By . Sam Creighton . Work has begun on the world's tallest wooden apartment block - a 49 metre high building set to eclipse the current record holder in Australia. The new 14-storey structure, called Treet or The Tree, will be built in Central Bergen, Norway and will stand higher than the current record holder - the 32-metre Forte in Melbourne, Australia. The building will contain 62 luxury apartments, completed with rooftop terraces, balconies and an indoor car park. The flats range in price from £330,000 to £440,000 and 32 have already been snapped up. Stretching to 49 metres, it will be the tallest wooden apartment block in the world . The wooden frame will be encased in glass and steel to protect it from Norway's damp climate . Work has begun on the £22million and the expected completion date is in October 2015 . Ole Klappe, who is managing the £22million project for housing co-operative Bergen and Omegn Building Society, said: 'It's a pilot project to show that it's . possible to make tall buildings out of wood in the city. People keep . saying we have to build higher and increase the density in cities and . this is part of an answer to how we can do that and still use . environmentally friendly materials.' The apartment block is due to be finished in October 2015 and will overlook the coastal city's famous fjords. The building will contain a number of different woods - although the frame is largely fir - and will be encased in glass and steel to protect it the damp climate. The apartments cost up to £440,000 and 32 of the 62 available have already been sold . Once completed, the building will overlook the famous fjords in the coastal town of Bergen . The interior - even the communal car park - will also be made almost entirely of wood .
The 49 metre building will be completed in October 2015 .
It will be 17 metres higher than current record holder, Forte in Melbourne .
Apartments range from £330,000 to £440,000 and half have been sold .
By . Sam Creighton . Work has begun on the world's tallest wooden apartment block - a 49 metre high building set to eclipse the current record holder in Australia. The new 14-storey structure, called Treet or The Tree, will be built in Central Bergen, Norway and will stand higher than the current record holder - the 32-metre Forte in Melbourne, Australia. The building will contain 62 luxury apartments, completed with rooftop terraces, balconies and an indoor car park. The flats range in price from £330,000 to £440,000 and 32 have already been snapped up. Stretching to 49 metres, it will be the tallest wooden apartment block in the world . The wooden frame will be encased in glass and steel to protect it from Norway's damp climate . Work has begun on the £22million and the expected completion date is in October 2015 . Ole Klappe, who is managing the £22million project for housing co-operative Bergen and Omegn Building Society, said: 'It's a pilot project to show that it's . possible to make tall buildings out of wood in the city. People keep . saying we have to build higher and increase the density in cities and . this is part of an answer to how we can do that and still use . environmentally friendly materials.' The apartment block is due to be finished in October 2015 and will overlook the coastal city's famous fjords. The building will contain a number of different woods - although the frame is largely fir - and will be encased in glass and steel to protect it the damp climate. The apartments cost up to £440,000 and 32 of the 62 available have already been sold . Once completed, the building will overlook the famous fjords in the coastal town of Bergen . The interior - even the communal car park - will also be made almost entirely of wood .
Bergen, Norway and will stand higher than the current record holder - the 32-metre Forte in Melbourne, Australia. The building will contain flats range in price from £330,000 to £440,000 to 49 metres, it will be the tallest wooden already been sold . Once completed, the building