University of Tasmania - Forestry Building

TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA University of Tasmania - Forestry Building

  • Builder

    Hansen Yuncken

  • Architecture

    Woods Bagot

  • Sector

    Education

  • Location

    Hobart, TAS

  • Service

    Mass Timber

Status Completed

Savcon played an integral part throughout the design phase assisting design consultants with buildability. Savcon undertook the timber installation package consisting of 418m3 intricate timber “saw-tooth” roof with splice connections made from Masslam GLT by Australian Sustainable Hardwoods ASH (Heyfield, Victoria).

The project aims to revitalise, adapt and activate
the Forestry Building precinct, to provide a new CBD location across 14,000sqm for the College – with
sustainability at the forefront.