Penda Designs Modular Timber Tower Inspired by Habitat 67 for Toronto
Penda, collaborating with wood consultants from CLT-brand Tmber, has unveiled the design of ?Tree Tower Toronto,? an 18-story timber-framed mixed-use residential skyscraper for Canada?s largest city. Drawing inspiration from the distinctly Canadian traditional modular construction, including Moshe Safdie?s iconic Habitat 67, the tower is envisioned as a new model of sustainable high-rise architecture that can establish a reconnect urban areas to nature and natural materials.
Courtesy of Penda
Penda, collaborating with wood consultants from CLT-brand Tmber, has unveiled the design of ?Tree Tower Toronto,? an 18-story timber-framed mixed-use residential skyscraper for Canada?s largest city. Drawing inspiration from the distinctly Canadian traditional modular construction, including Moshe Safdie?s iconic Habitat 67, the tower is envisioned as a new model of sustainable high-rise architecture that can establish a reconnect urban areas to nature and natural materials.?Our cities are a assembly of steel, concrete and glass. If you walk through the city and suddenly see a tower made of wood and plants, it will create an interesting contrast. The warm, natural appearance of wood and the plants growing on its facade bring the building to life and that could be a model for environmental friendly developments and sustainable extensions of our urban landscape,? states Chris Precht, partner at penda.The ?Tree Tower Toronto? will continue Canada?s pioneering efforts in timb...
Courtesy of Penda
Penda, collaborating with wood consultants from CLT-brand Tmber, has unveiled the design of ?Tree Tower Toronto,? an 18-story timber-framed mixed-use residential skyscraper for Canada?s largest city. Drawing inspiration from the distinctly Canadian traditional modular construction, including Moshe Safdie?s iconic Habitat 67, the tower is envisioned as a new model of sustainable high-rise architecture that can establish a reconnect urban areas to nature and natural materials.?Our cities are a assembly of steel, concrete and glass. If you walk through the city and suddenly see a tower made of wood and plants, it will create an interesting contrast. The warm, natural appearance of wood and the plants growing on its facade bring the building to life and that could be a model for environmental friendly developments and sustainable extensions of our urban landscape,? states Chris Precht, partner at penda.The ?Tree Tower Toronto? will continue Canada?s pioneering efforts in timb...
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