Client, architect, engineer and specialist timber contractor worked closely to deliver an extraordinary nine story residential development in central London. At the time, it was the tallest residential timber building of its kind, with an entirely wooden structure from the first floor up.

The building pushed the boundaries of timber use in modern construction and profoundly affected the way we build in the future.

The journey and the processes used in the construction of Stadhaus Murray Grove was well documented in the book “A Process Revealed” by Henrietta Thompson, co-edited by Karl-Heinz Weiss, Andrew Waugh and Matthew Wells.

Architects: Waugh Thistleton

Engineers: Techniker

Specialist Timber Contractor, design support, timber manufacture, supply and install: KLH UK, Karl-Heinz Weiss, Managing Director.

Image: Will Pryce

The Open Academy in Norwich pioneered the use of engineered timber at scale for educational buildings in the UK and beyond. It was the largest cross-laminated timber panel structure in the UK on completion. It used more than 3,600 cubic metres of timber, and was three storeys high.

The innovative design employed a cross-laminated timber system as its structural core for the walls, floors and roof, providing a marked reduction in the building’s carbon footprint.

Architects: Sheppard Robson

Engineers: Ramboll

Contractor: Kier Eastern

Specialist Timber Contractor: KLH UK, Karl-Heinz Weiss, Managing Director. We provided design support and timber manufacture, supply and install

Image: City Academy Hufton+Crow

Forte Living is a 10 storey apartment building. It was the first Australian building to be made from cross laminated timber (CLT). Standing at 32.2m when it was constructed it was also the world’s tallest modern timber apartment building and the highest made from CLT. The building comprised 759 CLT panels of European spruce (picea abies), weighing a total of 485 tonnes. The spruce for the CLT panels was grown and harvested in Austria, the panels were manufactured then shipped to Australia in 25 shipping containers. The building was prefabricated and included the 5,500 angle brackets and 34,550 screws required for erection.

Consultants: DesignMake Lendlease

Builders: Lendlease

Architects: Michelle Punch / Lendlease

Specialist Timber Contractor: KLH UK, Karl-Heinz Weiss, Managing Director. We provided design and engineering, timber manufacture, supply (from Europe to Australia) and installation supervision. This included training the installers in the Australian installers in the UK

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The three storey lightweight timber building sits atop a heritage listed wharf. The first public building in Australia to be constructed using cross laminated timber (CLT) technology. The use of CLT as the primary structural material significantly reduced the carbon footprint of the building and reduces the weight of the building by thirty percent.

Design architect: Clare Design

Architect : Hayball (commissioned by Lendlease)

Library Fitout: City Design Office

Clients: City of Melbourne, Lendlease, Places Victoria

Specialist Timber Contractor: Timber First, Karl-Heinz Weiss, Director. We provided timber engineering and design support. In addition we wrote the tender for the timber procurement and oversaw the QA process with overseas manufacturers

Image: Dianna Snape

International House was Australia’s first contemporary commercial wooden multi-storey office building was built in Sydney and was globally recognised. This project, located in the district of Barangaroo South, marked a milestone in the history of the Australian construction industry.

To meet the requirements of a commercial building with complex installation levels, Lendlease DesignMake collaborated with Hess timber to develop a new laminated timber beam solution using a combination of spruce and beech, providing impressive load bearing capacities.


Architect: Jonathan Evans, Tzannes

Timber supplier: Stora Enso, Hess Timber, Wiehag

General contractor Lendlease Australia

Engineering ,Timber Procurement (additionally Timber Fabrication for Daramu House) : Lendlease DesignMake, Karl-Heinz Weiss, Director, and General Manager Product Development.

Image: Ben Guthrie

At the time of completion, 25 King was the tallest and largest engineered-timber commerical building in Australia. The 9-storey plus ground superstructure utilises a combination of revolutionary engineered cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glulam (glue laminated timber). The glulam is used for the structural beams and columns, and the CLT for the floors, lift shafts and escape stairs.

The use of highly engineered timber, combined with the ‘Queenslander’ vernacular and references to the historic RNA pavilions, has resulted in a site-specific and innovative tall building that meets the demands of the contemporary workplace.

Client: Lendlease / Impact Investment Group
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Architect: Bates Smart, Woods Bagot

Engineering, timber procurement, fabrication and supply: Lendlease DesignMake, Karl-Heinz Weiss, Director, and General Manager Product Development.

Image www.batessmart.com