Building a Healthier Future: How St Lukes Brought Timber to the Heart of Launceston
April 13, 2026
When St Lukes Health set out to consolidate four ageing Launceston offices into one headquarters, they did not simply want a building. St. Luke’s bold ambition was to make Tasmania the healthiest island on the planet by 2050. The result is a seven and a half thousand square metre mass timber office, the largest mass timber building in Tasmania and arguably the most sustainable build undertaken so far. From Tasmanian plantation hardwood CLT floors and ceilings on the St. Luke’s corporate levels to decorative Tas Oak and minor species used extensively throughout the build, St. Lukes has demonstrated why Tasmanian timber belongs at the heart of it.
Launceston's mass timber building a glimpse into the built environment future
September 29, 2022
The new headquarters for health insurance company St Luke’s Health is a building ahead of its time. The 5,500sqm Launceston project will be the most sustainable and carbon-positive office development in Tasmania, and the targeted 40% reduction in carbon will make it one of the first Net Zero Carbon projects in Australia.
Scott Balmforth
October 29, 2020
Terroir started out in Tasmania in 1999 when three university friends came together. The firm has since grown to an international scale with offices in Hobart, Sydney and Copenhagen. Having a strong connection to the state and its wilderness, Tasmania played a distinct role as their talent developed in their formative years and still influences their design today. Terroir were responsible for designing the first state heritage listed project to receive a 5-star Green Star Design rating for their project at 86-88 George Street at The Rocks in Sydney. One of Terroir’s founding directors Scott Balmforth offers his insights on Tasmanian design and what it means to be sustainable in 2020.
