CPS Zanzibar Limited: World’s Tallest Timber Apartment Tower to be Built in Zanzibar - Seite 2
Once realised, Burj Zanzibar would be the highest timber building in the world and Africa's first high-rise ever in this innovative technology. A few weeks ago the 86.6-metre Ascent Tower in Milwaukee, US, was certified as the world's tallest timber hybrid building by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Africa's highest conventional skyscraper is a 385-metre office tower named "Iconic Tower" in Egypt, still under construction.
Tanzania's top skyscraper is the 157-metre Ports Authority building in Dar es Salaam. The world's tallest conventional building is Burj Khalifa in Dubai with 828 metres.
Consortium of specialists from New York to Switzerland
Burj Zanzibar is planned as a hybrid timber tower. A steel-reinforced concrete core is designed to meet all required fire and life safety standards. The project is to be executed by a consortium of leading specialists from Switzerland, Austria, Germany, South Africa, Tanzania and the US. Green roof gardens and planted balconies further reduce the carbon footprint of the building. "Burj Zanzibar will be a widely visible new landmark for Zanzibar and beyond, not only because of its appearance but because of its construction method", said architect Leander Moons during the launch event.
Set to promote locally available wood as a building material, Tanzania and its vast land resources for agroforestry would also benefit from the ambitious green mega tower. A large forest development in central Tanzania near Iringa already covers twice the size of New York; "an enlarged forest industry could create hundreds of thousands of jobs in the East African country", said CPS Director Dietzold.
Playful, elegant style fitting any culture
The playful architectural style - reminiscent of a beehive with honeycombs - combines modern urban trends with local culture. "Panorama windows, closed-in green loggias and a modular layout will enhance the green nature of the tower and allow for flexible apartment floor plans, tailor-made for any cultural preferences", explained lead architect Moons. Residents can have their outdoor garden even on the top floor.
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Representing a young, vibrant and most of all sustainable lifestyle, the building allocates a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and deluxe penthouses. The elegant tower stands on a terraced podium with shared and private gardens , shops and a common pool. Sizes of units range from studios starting at $79,900 to a vast penthouse with a private pool on the 26 th floor at $950,880. "As a global architectural highlight the Burj Zanzibar will be setting a new benchmark of building in the 21 st century", CPS director Sebastian Dietzold concluded.