2024-05-23T03:36:25-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150328751/a-new-mass-timber-proposal-in-zanzibar-would-challenge-milwaukee-s-ascent-tower-for-the-world-record Josh Niland 2022-11-01T17:52:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bd/bd4bc869fce0cbe4a7843f51c80218eb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A proposed new residential project in Zanzibar, Tanzania, could challenge <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1210313/ascent" target="_blank">Milwaukee's Ascent tower</a> for the title of world&rsquo;s tallest mass timber structure after being unveiled to the public on October 1.</p> <p>Rising 28 stories to a height of approximately 315 feet, the Burj Zanzibar is designed by the Berlin-based practice <a href="https://omt-architects.com/team" target="_blank">OMT Architects</a> and will occupy a plot in the seaside city of Unguja&rsquo;s <a href="https://fumba.town/hello-silicon-zanzibar/" target="_blank">Fumba Town</a>, a roughly one-mile-wide planned &ldquo;eco-town&rdquo; designed by the German engineer consortium CPS to attract tech workers and businesses to the country.&nbsp;</p> <p>In a <a href="https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/zanzibar/zanzibar-to-build-world-s-tallest-timber-apartment-tower-3975856" target="_blank">statement</a> to a local newspaper, OMT&rsquo;s founder, Leander Moons, said it will stand as a &ldquo;new ecosystem for the future of living.&rdquo; The tower will reportedly feature a total of 266 residences (7 more than Ascent&rsquo;s offerings) priced between $79,000 for a studio and $950,000 for the 26th-floor penthouse. Additional amenities include private garden terraces, a podium pool, and a retail component. CPS director Sebastian Dietzold added his view that ...</p>