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AUTUMN 2012
www.timber-building.com
The Hive creates a buzz
Salvation for Stonehenge
New heights for high rise
OPENING SHOTS:
The front cover and this page show The Hive, Worcester's
stunning new library. The building excels in function and
form, combining concrete foundations and walls with an
advanced cross-laminated timber roof to create a structure
that is stunning visually, does its job and boasts a BREEAM
Excellent rating
9
CASE STUDIES
9 Treading the boards
Austrian cross-laminated timber
plays a key role in the recent
refurbishment of Regent's Park
Open Air Theatre.
12 Hive of wood activity
Complex computer modelling was
used to create the roof for
Worcester's £60m new library.
18 Up down under
The world's tallest timber building has
AUTUMN 2012 www.timber-building.co
OPENING SHOTS: The front cover and this page sh
9 CASE STUDIES 9 Treading the bo
WOOD AWARDS 2012 SHORTLIST Going for GOLD For it
www.timber-building.com Top, above, above left:
WOOD AWARDS 2012 SHORTLIST
Below: Repair & Adaptive Reuse Feering Bury Farm
WOOD AWARDS 2012 SHORTLIST
REGENT'S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE Taking to the
REGENT'S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE
Cultivating creativity Coillte Panel Products are
THE HIVE Shining brightly The Hive, Worcest
IMAGINE THAT. DIMENSIONALLY FUNGAL
THE HIVE
the interior space beneath. On the exterior the i
THE HIVE ❮ “The
AUSTRALIAN HIGH-RISE Melbourne marvel IT WAS INEV
community around the construction site, with buil
AFFORDABLE HOUSING Latest low cost Scottish ho
A local employer itself, Rural Design decided to
GLULAM The new French CONNECTION France's leadi
which can produce an almost limitless range of gl
GLULAM Community spirit A visually-striking To
STONEHENGE Monumental challenge The demandi
❮ and shifting visitor centre, car and coach park
of the foundations,” said Dapper. “It also slopes
STONEHENGE ❮ To enhance the rural effect, and
SIPS PANELS Market forces THE LEWISHAM LANDMAR
SIPS PANELS ❮ The majority of the s
RIAS TIMBER AWARD 2012 The addition of a prize
DESIGN COMPETITION Platform for the future A desi
TIMBER EXPO PREVIEW Timber Expo: the industry hub
TIMBER EXPO PREVIEW ❮ The Deeside Timber and J
International Timber and Pasquill are platinum sp
OSB vs MgO Concerns about timber frame constructi
FIRE RESISTANT BOARDS Fire-retardant OSB produ
FLOOR, WALL & ROOF SYSTEMS Solution providers
development and improved technical guidance ITW
FLOOR, WALL & ROOF SYSTEMS
TECHNICAL – MOTHBALLED TIMBER FRAME Salvage from
TECHNICAL – MOTHBALLED TIMBER FRAME ❮ Wood nat
SOLAR SYSTEMS Patrick Hislop and Philip O'Leary r
TECHNICAL – SOLAR SHADING required. For instan
TECHNICAL – INNOVATIVE TIMBER CONSTRUCTION COMPA
TECHNICAL – INNOVATIVE TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
NEWS Stewart Milne does the double Stewart Mi
NEWS Leisure centre's engineered wood feast
NEWS Serpentine turns heads New residents hav
UKTFA Time for quality investment As its chief e
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