Recent plans have been announced to construct the world's tallest wooden skyscraper in Tokyo, Japan. The skyscraper would be a 70-story, 350 meter (1148') tower located in the Marunouchi district in Tokyo. It's called W350, the plan being that it will be finished in the year 2041, the 350th anniversary of the founding of the company- Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.
According to the Japanese company planning this incredible feat, about 10% of the 70-story W350 tower would be made from steel, which would be combined with approximately 180,000 cubic meters of indigenous wood. This ridiculous amount of wood would apparently be enough to build 8,000 homes with balconies at every level.
Sumitomo Forestry is an enormous industry in Japan, but, as of late they have been experiencing an ongoing issue. Most of their wood goes into building houses and, with a shrinking population and a dislike of immigration, there are not a lot of houses being built, so they are pivoting to, what they are deeming as 'plyscrapers.'
In order to help mitigate damage from Japan's regularly occurring earthquakes and high seismic activity, a 'braced tube structure,' with diagonal steel vibration-control braces would be placed at the center of a 350 m wood and steel column in a crisscross fashion in order to help protect the tower from potential destruction and collapse.
The estimated cost of such a project is currently said to be around 600 billion yen, which is about twice the cost of a conventional skyscraper of the same size. However, Sumitomo says it expects the costs to drop before its completion due to technological breakthroughs occurring from now until 2041.
Currently, a 53 m block of student flats in Vancouver is the world's tallest wooden skyscraper, according to a report from the Guardian. The W350 tower would stand nearly 1,150 feet tall and would be used for residential apartments and public spaces, mixed with hotel, office and even retail space, too.
If there is group of people able to pull off this architectural feat, it would be most definitely be the Japanese. Everything they do is done with such precision and accuracy, so I can see this project being one for the history books if Sumitomo is able to follow through with their astounding blueprint.
Sources: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42839463
https://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/70-story-tallest-timber-tower-tipped-tokyo.html
That will be really so amazing
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peww you're tellin me!! once this puppy goes up I am most definitely gonna be making my way to check it out... this will be something magnificent to see in person, this I am sure of!!
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This will be built for pennies when 3D printing becomes more efficient and mainstream in construction. Id say by 2030 it will be built
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3D printing is definitely on the rise and improving sectors like the healthcare industry, automotive, manufacturing, etc. I can definitely see this breakthrough playing a role in reducing the cost of a project like this and also speeding up the process as well. I think Sumitomo is shooting for the 350th anniversary date as a hard deadline, so not sure if they are actually looking to finish as early as you say, but who knows I could be way off.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Cheers!!
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Builders in Japan announce shit like this ever year or two and nothing ever get's built. I love wood, but I don't think this is a good idea. Sumitomo should focus more on crypto!
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I feel as though this is the case, not only for this case, but for wherever you go. Most of the time we are 'all talk' in terms of exhibitions that require us to be challenged in areas we are not accustomed to.
I also am not sure of the idea itself, it seems a little sketchy to say the least, but if it happened it sure as hell would be pretty cool, not gonna lie lol
Yes, we should all opt into crypto, such a game changer for those of us that are here!!
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