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Prefabricated mass timber hotel sold before opening its doors.
Located in Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, The Clancy (prefabricated hotel) was developed by former Young Rich Lister Paul Fischmann’s 8Hotels and his business partner Jonathan Hasson.
A clear affirmation of market acceptance and appetite for mass timber developments, the hotel has been sold even before opening its doors to an undisclosed buyer.
The Clancy Hotel (prefabricated hotel) comprises six storeys (ground plus five hotel levels), 38 rooms, two ground floor retail spaces and three terraces. Featuring bespoke finishes, the scheme is positioned as a high-end hospitality offering.
Central to its efficiencies and overall buildability was the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT). The hotel was built using XLam-supplied CLT as they are regarded as a specialist in the use of timber in construction, resulting in its selection by the project’s builder, Alessi Design + Build.
Director Connie Alessi told Built Offsite that following extensive research on CLT and given the nature of the challenges presented by the site, “cross laminated timber construction not only made sense but seemed to be the only option.”
“The only solution was to build from within the site itself as there was no opportunity for a workzone and road closures were near impossible except for key installations of plant including the crane. As a result, the solution had to be fully customisable; cross laminated timber fit the brief and Xlam provided the guidance, support and design development to get the project across the line.
The only solution for access was for a truck turntable to be installed within the site on ground, for construction only and to be removed with final fit out, accessed from Elizabeth Street. All panels had to be cut to custom sizes to fit within the void to the rear of the site, as well as fit on the maximum size trucks allowable on the turntable.”
See: 8hotels.com/new-hotels
See: xlam.co
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