Case Studies

One of the three tower cranes used to build the world’s tallest timber-hybrid building has now come down, as Atlassian Central closes on its full height above Sydney’s Central Station. That is according to the latest Dexus and Built Obayashi Joint Venture site notice, which confirmed crews dismantled Tower Crane 3 last weekend using the The post Atlassian Central Nears Top Out as Plyscraper Towers Over Sydney’s Skyline appeared first on Wood Central.

Mareanui, the eight-storey mass timber building that houses Tauranga City Council, has won the Rider Levett Bucknall Supreme Award at the 2026 Property Council New Zealand Property Industry Awards. That is according to Property Council New Zealand, which named the 10,400-square-metre office the standout entry from a field of 133 projects at a ceremony in The post Tauranga’s Mass Timber Tower Wins NZ’s Supreme Property Award appeared first on Wood Central.

Fisher & Paykel Appliances’ $220 million mass timber headquarters at Penrose is nearing completion, with one of New Zealand’s largest cross-laminated timber builds now topped out and about a month from an expected handover. Wood Central understands landscaping along the Great South Road frontage is complete, and new traffic lights have been installed to serve The post Fisher & Paykel’s ‘Radical’ Mass Timber HQ Clicks into Place appeared first on Wood Central.

Beneath Stargazer Lawn at Barangaroo, mass-timber ‘trees’ branch into a cavern of raw sandstone, whilst across the harbour a sweeping timber roof shelters the crowds pouring into Sydney’s new Fish Market. The Timber Development Association toured both on Wednesday, holding them up as proof of how far Australian engineering and architecture have come as part The post Sydney’s New Timber Landmarks Lead the World in Engineering and Design appeared first on Wood Central.

Matchbox, a timber mixed-use building that stores more carbon than it emitted during construction, has opened at the entrance to Eindhoven’s former Philips manufacturing precinct. That is according to KAAN Architecten founding partner Vincent Panhuysen, who described the studio’s first timber project as “radical in its simplicity, refined in its detailing, and generous towards the The post Dutch Timber Matchbox Stores More Carbon Than Construction Emits appeared first on Wood Central.