Architecture studios SHoP Architects and BVN have unveiled designs for the Sydney headquarters of technology company Atlassian, which they claim will be the "world's tallest hybrid timber building" when completed.
The Atlassian headquarters will be built next to Sydney Central Station in New South Wales, Australia. Due to reach 40 stories high, the office building will have an internal timber structure surrounded by an envelope of steel and glass.

At 180 metres, SHoP Architects predicts Atlassian's headquarters will be the tallest hybrid timber tower ever built when it completes in 2025. The New-York based practice is already working on the world's skinniest skyscraper.
In recent years several studios have made proposals for buildings that, if completed, would become the world's tallest hybrid timber tower. These include Perkins + Wills design for a 120-metre-high tower in Vancouver and Japanese architect Shigeru Ban's scheme for a  71-metre-high tower in the same city.
A steel exoskeleton will support "mega floors" that will divide the tower vertically into what SHoP Architects describes as neighbourhoods, which will incorporate a mix of indoor and outdoor spaces.

Elevated parks will be located at various points in the tower, which the New York architecture practice said are designed to be comfortable to enjoy all year round.
It will be clad with an electricity-generating glass facade which will be able to "self shade" the offices insi...