Swedish architecture firm Tham & Videgård has unveiled designs for a set of four 20-storey apartment blocks made entirely of timber for an urban regeneration scheme in Stockholm.
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If they are approved and built, they would be the tallest timber buildings in the world, beating the current record-holder, the 10-storey Forte apartment block in Melbourne, built in 2012 by Lend Lease.
The buildings would be constructed entirely of Swedish solid wood, from the load bearing structure to the facade, finishes and windows.
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