The world's tallest timber tower, Atlassian Central, will be constructed in Sydney, Australia

The world's highest timber building, a 182-meter sustainable skyscraper made of wood and other materials, will be constructed in Sydney, Australia, by Obayashi, a Japanese general contractor, to house Atlassian's Sydney offices.

The building and operation of Atlassian Central received approval under the stringent terms of State Significant Development Application #10405.

Dexus and Built Obayashi Joint Venture are getting ready for the start of construction.

Obayashi plans to use renewable energy to build the 39-story Atlassian Central.

Project Detail

·         Project Name – Atlassian Central
·         Project Owner – RailCorp, TOGA Group, YHA Australia
·         Project Occupant – Atlassian, Canva, ROKT, Safety Culture, Afterpay
·         Project Manager – Avenor
·         Architect (Design) – BVN, SHoP Architects​
·         Structural (Design) – Eckersley O’Callaghan, Taylor Thomson Whitting
·         MEP (Design) – LCI Australia Pty Ltd.
·         Planning (Consultant) – Urbis Pty Ltd
·         Landscape (Consultant) – Aspect Studios
·         Environmental (Consultant) – Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH
·         Fire (Consultant) – Norman Disney & Young
·         Lighting (Consultant) – ISP Design 
·         Acoustics (Consultant) – Stantec Ltd.

World’s Tallest Timber Tower – Powered by Renewable Energy

The world's highest timber tower is being built in Sydney as a cooperative venture between Australian and Japanese construction companies.

The 39-story Atlassian Central skyscraper will be situated next to the Central rail station in Sydney's Tech Central innovation and technology zone. The mixed-use building, with a floor area of 75,000 square metres, will also accommodate a hotel and retail establishments.

The companies aim to cut carbon dioxide emissions during construction by at least 50% compared to a conventional building project. They also want to use only renewable energy to power the skyscraper. On the seventh storey, there will be a cross-laminated wood building with steel frames or a wood panel product made of joined layers of sawn lumber.

The product can be recycled, is lighter, and produces less CO2 during production than concrete, claims the Japanese construction giant. It can also be used for many things.

The basement and the floors below the seventh story will be composed of reinforced concrete, according to the two builders.

Obayashi's joint venture with local building business Built is being worked on by Australian real estate firm Dexus, and the tower is anticipated to be completed in 2026.

By creating and promoting the use of recyclable resources like lumber and wooden materials, Obayashi said that his company strives to create a sustainable society and that doing so will help with concerns like achieving carbon neutrality and other social issues.

Atlassian’s sustainability goals will be pursued through the proposal’s approach to design and innovative climate concepts, construction, and building operations. The following are the broad objectives of the proposal:

• Construction has 50% less embodied carbon than a comparable conventionally constructed building
• 50% less energy consumption than a traditional building
•  100% renewable energy

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