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Sumitomo Group wants to celebrate their 350th anniversary in a big way. Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. is planning on building a 350-metre-tall wooden tower in Tokyo filled with residences, office space, a hotel, and retail. Targeting a 2041 completion, W350 would become the tallest building in Japan, and the tallest wooden skyscraper on the planet.
Japanese firm Nikken Sekkei is responsible for the design of the latticed building, which is proposed as a wood and steel hybrid. Boasting an interior made entirely of wood, the 70-storey development could remove roughly 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air. It would cover 6,500 square metres and encompass 455,000 square metres of floor place. The braced tube structure requires 6.5 million cubic feet of wood.
Renderings show the structure penetrated by swaths of vegetation. The developer hopes the project will inspire similar buildings that promote reforestation initiatives in urban areas.
Vancouver's Brock Commons Tallwood House currently holds the record for tallest primarily wooden building. The student residence at the University of British Columbia stands 53 metres above the ground.
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