Adding to the growing trend of timber-framed architecture, Tzannes has released plans for International House Sydney, the ?first modern commercial engineered timber building of its size and type in Australia.? Located in the new urban district of Barangaroo, the building was conceived as a gateway to the area, linking pedestrian infrastructure systems and providing six floors of new commercial space.

View from Hickson Road pedestrian bridge. Image Courtesy of Tzannes

Adding to the growing trend of timber-framed architecture, Tzannes has released plans for International House Sydney, the ?first modern commercial engineered timber building of its size and type in Australia.? Located in the new urban district of Barangaroo, the building was conceived as a gateway to the area, linking pedestrian infrastructure systems and providing six floors of new commercial space.
View from Hickson Road colonnade. Image Courtesy of Tzannes

Taking advantage of the structural capabilities of timber, Tzannes? design features a colonnade of y-shaped members, giving the building a dynamic presence from the street and providing shade and cover for the pedestrian ?Merchant?s Walk.? Behind the colonnade, the seven-story building is made up of two components: a two-story base housing retail that responds to surrounding pathways, and a simple glass envelope above that allows the building?s unique structural frame to be displayed from both the inside and outside.

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