In Geelong, southwest of Melbourne, a multi-storey timber building was built according to the designs of the Australian architecture firm COX Architecture. multi-storey timber building. The name Wurriki Nyal (WUU-ruh-kih nee-YAHL) is derived from the language of the Wadawurrung which means to talk to each other.
High-performance composite beams
For the supports and bracing of the four-storey building, a total of 982 m³ of glulam spruce was used. As with the International House and its sister building, the Daramu House, in Sydney, specially developed glulam beams were used for this four-storey timber construction.composite beams to meet the requirements of a building with complex installation levels. These composite beams make it possible to realize openings in glulam without load-bearing capacity or clear height and without the need for additional reinforcements. The composite beams consist of three individual glulam components, between which two vertical laminated veneer lumber panels made of BauBuche are glued in between. Another special feature of this project is the curved exterior façade. For this, approximately 10 m³ of curved glulam with a maximum length of 5 8 m and an inner radius of 2.5 m has been used.
DESIGN & SUPPLY
The Australian construction company BESIX Watpac acted as general contractor for this project. As part of a design & supply contract, HESS TIMBER was commissioned with the planning, production and delivery of the approximately around 700 glulam components with a volume of 982 m³ and, as with projects in the past, worked closely with XLam Australia, who supplied the cross laminated timber components for this project.
