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Timber buildings of the world

The documented reference projects placed on one map. Filter by height, structural system or climate zone to see how the same systems behave in very different climates. Facts come from the architects' and engineers' own publications; the coordinates are city-level positions.

Sara Cultural Centre — 80 m, SkellefteåMjøstårnet — 85.4 m, BrumunddalHoHo Wien — 84 m, ViennaHAUT — 73 m, AmsterdamBrock Commons Tallwood House — 53 m, VancouverTreet — 49 m, BergenDalston Works — 33.8 m, LondonKajstaden — 30 m, VästeråsStrandparken — 28 m, SundbybergLimnologen — 27 m, VäxjöAscent MKE — 86.6 m, MilwaukeeForté — 32.2 m, Melbourne25 King — 45 m, BrisbanePort Plus — 44 m, YokohamaWood Innovation and Design Centre — 29.5 m, Prince George

Dot size follows building height. 15 of 15 documented buildings shown.

Skellefteå, Sweden · Dfc Subarctic

Sara Cultural Centre

White Arkitekter · completed 2021

Height
80 m
Floors
20

One of the world's tallest timber buildings at completion, combining theatre, museum, gallery and hotel in a single timber structure.

CLT and glulam frame, hybrid cores

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Climate zones are the standard Köppen–Geiger classes for each city. For any other location, the climate engine derives the class and the exposure loads directly from ERA5 reanalysis.