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1 New Frontiers in Timber Construction

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CONTENTS

1. History of timber

2. Anatomy of Building

3. Why use timber?

4. Trends

5. Potentials and limitations

of timber

6. Q & A

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History of Timber

4 Traditional House

Istana Seri Menanti

Emotive Engineering

7 Concrete House

8 Development of timber house in MALAYSIA

Anatomy of a typical t imber house

Ridge Pla te /Board

Clay Roof Ti les on 50mmx50mm Bat tens

Post and Beams, F loor Joists & Stud Wal l

Framing system

Floor Beams, Jo is ts and Foot ing

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Timber is the new CONCRETE !

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Forte, Melbourne

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WHY USE TIMBER?

Durability & Stability

Flisa Bridge , Norway

China

Kjollester Bridge,Norway

Henderson Wave, Singapore

I n n o v a t i v e

Yellow Tree house Restaurant, Auckland

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Korkeasaari Zoo Lookout Tower, Helsinki Korkeasaari Zoo Lookout Tower, Helsinki

Evolver, Switzerland

Onepoto Footbridge, Auckland, New Zealand

Centre Pompidou-Metz ,FRANCE

Nature Boardwalk at Lincoln Park Zoo, US

Versatility

Stadium, NORWAY

Hungary’s spectacular new Pancho Arena

Hungary’s spectacular new Pancho Arena

Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium Multi-Purpose Hall, DENMARK

Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium Multi-Purpose Hall, DENMARK

Whitney Fire Station, USA

Fire Station 76 By Henneberry Eddy, USA

Fire Station 76 By Henneberry Eddy, USA

THAILAND

CHINA

FRANCE

Aesthetic Appeal

Starbucks, JAPAN

School of Design, MELBOURNE

School of Design, MELBOURNE

St Marys Cathedral Centre, TASMANIA

Local Examples

FRIM, KEPONG

FRIM, KEPONG

Today, MTIB Johor Off ice in Glulam

Expo 2015 Milano, Malaysian Booth

Lok Wooi’s House, Shah Alam

Ar. Azman Zainal’s House

MTC Booth, Archidex 2016

MTC Booth, Archidex 2016

Glulam Pedestrian Bridge Precinct 16, Putrajaya

Glulam Pedestrian Bridge Precinct 16, Putrajaya

High rise buildings

Dalston Lane 10 storey CLT Apartment, London

Communal flats Hummelkaserne, Austria

Observation tower, Pyramidenkogel, Vienna

Observation tower, Pyramidenkogel, Vienna

Wooden lookout, Czech Republic

POTENTIALS AND LIMITATIONS

OF TIMBER

Corrosion

Recommended Connections

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Fungi

Termites

• Make less durable species more durable

• Protect against insects/fungal attack

• Prolong service life of wood

• Minimize environmental impact

Wood Preservation Solutions

Timber to be ABOVE ground

Proper End Capping

Timber: The World’s Most Advanced Building Material !

UBC’s Brock Commons high-rise student residence is

the tallest building of its kind in the world

THANK YOU

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