Hybrid wooden skyscraper planned for Canada

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Architecture firm Perkins and Will announced plans in May 2019 to build the tallest hybrid wooden skyscraper in the world in Vancouver.

The building will be called Canada Earth Tower and is expected to be built in the city's Central Broadway Corridor in collaboration with private developer Delta Land Development, which has yet to submit a formal rezoning application.

Bruce Langereis, president of Delta Land Development, told online newspaper the Daily Hive that the building's exterior, structural columns and floor plates would be made out of cross-laminated timber, a material that can be manufactured with a fire-resistance of 30, 60 and 90 minutes, according to industry site GreenSpec.

The building would also include a concrete core with an elevator and an emergency staircase.

The skyscraper could rise up to 40 stories high and include approximately 200 residential apartments in a 339,300 square feet space, according to ArchDaily. Sections of the tower would also include an outdoor garden for residents.

A horse-shaped complex would lie at the bottom of the building. Developers plan to transform the space into a place for retail stores, restaurants and offices.

The building would include other green designs such as energy-efficient air and water pumps, natural ventilation and insulated roofs, the Daily Hive reports.

RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. Canada Earth Tower
2. Skyscraper's exterior, elevator and emergency staircase
3. Building's height and footprint
4. Horse-shaped complex at the bottom of the tower

VOICEOVER (in English):
"Architecture firm Perkins and Will announced plans in May 2019 to build the tallest hybrid wooden skyscraper in the world in Vancouver."

"Called Canada Earth Tower, the building is expected to be built in the city's Central Broadway Corridor in collaboration with private developer Delta Land Development, which has yet to submit a formal rezoning application."

"Bruce Langereis, president of Delta Land Development, told online newspaper the Daily Hive that the building's exterior, structural columns and floor plates would be made out of cross-laminated timber, a material that can be manufactured with a fire-resistance of 30, 60 and 90 minutes, according to industry site GreenSpec."

"The building would also include a concrete core with an elevator and an emergency staircase."

"According to ArchDaily, the skyscraper could rise up to 40 stories high and include approximately 200 residential apartments in a 339,300 square feet space."

"Sections of the tower would also include an outdoor garden for residents."

"A horse-shaped complex would lie at the bottom of the building. Developers plan to transform the space into a place for retail stores, restaurants and offices."

SOURCES: ArchDaily, Archinect, Daily Hive, DesignBoom, GreenSpec

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