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5 King Tower in Brisbane
Timber Office Building in Queensland, Australia – design by Bates Smart Architecture
10 Feb 2017
5 King Tower
Architects: Bates Smart
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Architects Bates Smart design Australia?s tallest engineered timber building – 5 King

5 King is a high performance commercial building and the tallest engineered timber building in Australia. The 52 metre* high tower in the Brisbane Showgrounds development will also hold the title for the largest gross floor area (GFA) for an engineered timber office building worldwide. Designed by Bates Smart for Lendlease, 5 King is at the leading edge of contemporary workplace thinking.
In blending tradition with innovation, Bates Smart have designed a building that addresses our fundamental need to connect to nature and preserve the environment. 5 King utilises cross laminated timber (CLT) and glue laminated timber (Glulam), together they combine the structural strength of concrete and steel with a low carbon footprint.

Bates Smart Director, Philip Vivian, said ?We see timber buildings as the next generation of workplace for a creative class looking for rich environments that enhance wellbeing and productivity. The timber construction recalls the vernacular ?Queenslanders? as well as relating to the historic RNA** pavilions, to create a site specific and innovative tall building that connects with nature...