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Lendlease's Forté – Australia's first mass timber high rise apartment building

At 10 storeys high, the 32-metre Forté was – at that time – the tallest timber residential building in the world, and Australia’s first cross laminated timber (CLT) construction. Located in Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour, the CLT building s design was led by Andrew Nieland, Lendlease’s then head of timber solutions. Built in 2012, Forté features 23 apartments with net living areas of 59m², 80m² and 102m², and retail on the ground floor. Every apartment at Forté has a dual aspect design to maximise sunlight and natural ventilation.

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