Ngunnawal
ACT
A highly sustainable office building that is human in scale and positively impacts on the wellbeing of its occupants.
At the time of design, this was the first mass timber construction office building in Canberra. It has been pivotal in gaining increased confidence amongst developers, industry and tenants in the viability and value of timber structures.
This project uses over 280m³ of hardwood glulam timber, which, after factoring in the energy used to produce it, captures and offsets more than 115,772 kilograms of CO2. The timber comes from fast-growing trees in Tasmania and is made in Victoria, reducing emissions during transportation. This amount of timber regrows every 74 minutes – a highly renewable method. The structure is designed for easy assembly on site with finger joints and bolts, allowing the timber to be taken apart and reused or recycled at the end of the building’s life.
Marcus Graham, Design Architect
Sasha Lesiuk, Project Architect
Mark Craswell, Project Architect
DOMA Group, Developer
Indesco, Structural Engineer
S4B – Mechanical, Engineer
S4B – Electrical, Electrical Consultant
Tennant Hydraulic Consulting Services, Hydraulic Consultant
Redbox, Landscape Consultant
S4B, ESD Consultant
Northrops, ESD Consultant
Holmes Fire, Fire Engineer
Facade Industries, Facade Engineer
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
