Constructed for RMIT Melbourne’s ‘New Academic Street’ (NAS) precinct, the lush ‘Garden Building’ is an impressive 4-storey open building with a rooftop terrace.  The massive GLT timber frame and TCC (Timber Concrete Composite) floor is not only eye-catching, but contributes to the building’s 5 Star Green Interiors Design rating from the Green Building Council of Australia.

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Using 100m3 GL18 Hardwood sourced from ASH, Specialised Timber Fabrication crafted 450x450 columns and 600x135 rafters for the frame, and pre-poured the TCC floor panels in our factory before transporting to site for installation. This pre-fabrication process proves another benefit for the adoption of engineered timber designs, as the whole structure was installed in only 15 days.

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The Garden building has since won a multitude of prestigious awards, many of them recognising the building’s innovative use of mass-timber construction and sustainable design.