The development of laminated timber has facilitated the construction of unprecedentedly tall wooden buildings
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New materials continue to stimulate innovations in skyscraper design. The development of laminated timber has facilitated the construction of unprecedentedly tall wooden buildings, culminating – so far – in an 18-storey student residence at the University of British Columbia, completed last year. Taller buildings are on the cards, including an 80-storey tower designed by PLP Architecture and Cambridge University, and this 21-storey residential tower, proposed by Cameroonian architect Hermann Kamte with the intention of softening the predominantly concrete cityscape of Lagos.
The load-bearing structure is composed of laminated veneer lumber, and rises above an existing four-storey residential building. This densification of the neighbourhood would also provide additional amenities, such as a rooftop restaurant and lushly planted sky gardens inserted at intervals for the use of the residents. The building is clad in a wooden sleeve that shades the interior with patterns derived from traditional Yoruba tattoos.
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Wooden skyscraper floor plans by hermann kamte
Wooden skyscraper elevation by hermann kamte
