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SCION TIMBER INNOVATION HUB / TE WHARE NUI O TUTEATA ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND


Respecting climate & culture


A timber research facility has been constructed in Rotorua, New Zealand which combines a net zero design showcasing timber’s potential with a high degree of local cultural sensitivity. Jack Wooler reports


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he fritted pattern of the glazing between the timber structure of Te Whare Nui o Tuteata – otherwise


known as Scion Timber Innovation Hub in Rotorua – depicts the surrounding forests that inspired its design. And similarly the


building is intended to act as a bastion that proudly displays what timber is capable of. Located on the edge of the redwood treeline of Whakarewarewa Forest Park, the project, commissioned by New Zealand’s Government, brings much of the institute’s


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