Across the Board

TIMBER ARCH SETS RECORD FOR SIZE On its completion in early 2025, Studio Pacific Architecture’s new flagship hangar for Air New Zealand–;Hangar 4 in Auckland–;will be the largest single-span timber arch aircraft hangar in the southern hemisphere. At one and a half times the size of the airline’s largest existing hangar, it will be able to house one wide-bodied aircraft, such as a Boeing 777-300 or 787-9, as well as two narrow-bodied aircraft, such as an A320 or an A321neo, at the same time. The laminated veneer lumber (LVL) and cross-laminated timber (CLT) hybrid timber arch spans 98 metres and has a low total structure mass, making it considerably easier and more efficient to put together on site than a similarly sized steel structure would be. Lead architect Patrick Thompson says the arch…

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Architecture NZ (Digital) - 1 Issue, November-December 2023

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