OFO Hope, New Zealand
As a forestry business OneFortyOne (OFO) wanted to show how timber can be used to achieve a cost-effective carbon neutral build so they have taken all the components that are normally made from concrete and steel and have tried to find a timber alternate. Source: Timberbiz
According to the company the sheer volume of timber in this building is a real statement around what it stands for as a company and as an industry.
The building was designed by Irving Smith Architects, and constructed by Scott Construction New Zealand.
Some of the design highlights include:
- Glulam posts, the equivalent of concrete in OFO’s design thinking
- LVL rafters, used those like steel
- The timber floor is the largest the builders have ever built, and with the use of screw piles they were able to cut down construction time by almost a third.
