A journey into timber

Featuring Peter Fisher, Director, Bennetts Associates

Timber Square consists of two buildings - a former printworks that has been extended upwards by six storeys and a new-build 15-storey building, the largest commercial building in the UK to feature CLT floor slabs. The project brief called for a human-centric, health-focused design with low embodied carbon and operational carbon, strong connections and a porous urban realm, all of which led to the use of CLT. 

Peter Fisher, the director at Bennetts Associates responsible for Timber Square, combines leadership and technical expertise with a belief in the value and beauty of restrained, resourceful design. He has an unusual background, having studied both architecture and environmental design. The journey into timber traces the practice’s use of timber over many years in award-winning projects.

This event will take place live at the exhibition.

A&DS:SpACE is a collaborative venue created by Architecture and Design Scotland and Space for Architecture, Carbon & Environment. Through exhibitions, events and public programming, it provides a platform for conversations about architecture, design, sustainability, placemaking and the future of Scotland's built environment.

Image credited to Bennetts Associates.