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Sustainable new office development for central Hastings

This month, at 90 Devonport Road, Tauranga City Council (TCC) staff have come together in a single office building, complete with its mass timber structure and interior features. Hard on...

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PostLofts: Topping up by utilizing lightweight, low-carbon mass timber

Here’s a project from Ontario, which could apply to many buildings in NZ cities: We are excited to announce PostLofts – a mixed-use development set to bring housing to downtown...

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Staircase envy just became a thing

One for the computational design experts out there. The new headquarters of the Swiss timber construction company Blumer Lehmann exemplifies contemporary timber architecture. At its core is a sculptural atrium...

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The Leed Platinum Design

When we think of mass timber, CLT, LVL and glulam come to mind. However in North America mass plywood is another arrow in the mass timber quiver. Here is a...

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Drone footage showing how vast the Walmart head office is

While we have covered the completion of the Walmart HQ in recent issues, here is a stunning drone clip which adds some perspective on how big this facility is. The...