Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...school representatives, local farmers and agriculture officials, Kaufmann developed an efficient alternative to conventional stables with a gable roof. To allow light and air into the 46 m long and 30 m wide stable, the building envelope takes the shape,...
Ölzbündt, Dornbirn
...possible to heat incoming air even if it is a minimal amount of air that is circulated. Compact, individually adjustable devices control the ventilation and heating in every apartment. Fresh air is heated to minimum of 0° centigrade by the...
Community Centre, Ludesch
...has received both national and international awards. Ludesch is a district in Vorarlberg, Austria, with a population of approximately 3000 people. The area is actively involved in initiatives and alliances, both regionally and internationally, that strive for better ecological and...
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
...foyer 12 can be assigned as an additional multifunctional area of approx. 80m2. A staircase leads from the ground floor to the foyer of the seminar area. The division into spatial layers is analogous to the ground floor. The seminar...
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
...strong green areas towards the lake are preserved and strengthened. Narrow wind protection hedges run across this and secure the terrain slopes. An orchard holds park and sports fields and dissolves further to the east and opens the view to...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...extension. The design team led by Prof. Hermann Kaufmann and his partners argued emphatically for the realisation of an autonomous new building in order to avoid disruptions to ongoing operations and problematic connections and transitions. In addition, a confident architectural...
Education Centre St. Arbogast, Götzis
...thick brick walls, triple glazing (for the fixed panes), an automatic wood chip burner, a lighting concept for energy saving and atmosphere quality, rainwater harvesting, heat exchangers and solar panels all combining to prove that adequate architecture is always ecological....
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...summer months. At peak periods for cooling and dehumidification, it is possible to switch the heat pump unit over into a cooling mode, to dehumidify incoming air and keep the building at the desired temperature. The hydraulic system was optimised...
Hauser, Hohentannen
Abundant space in a simple shell. A house for a movement therapist and a music teacher should be designed according to the individual needs of its residents. But in the newly developed area, a large number of planning parameters had...
Student Housing, Rosenheim
...needs to be promoted and therefore they are grouped together in clusters, whose common areas open up to the inner green zone and are accessed by arcades. In order to ensure high quality standards for the student rooms, they are...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
...building, a pedestrianised zone is created, to avoid a clash between the flow of goods and the flow of people. The main idea for the final area is the creation of a spacious multi-functional ‘village square’. This area serves as...
Hotel Bellevue, Les Houches
...glazing. At the heart of this is a ventilation system that supplies the building with the necessary fresh air and returns the energy from the waste air, which is normally lost, to the building via heat exchangers. Together with a...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...directly into a large foyer which accommodates the exhibition. Immediately at the entrance are also the shared toilet facilities and the changing rooms. It is also possible to separate the foyer from the porch via a mobile glass partition. Separate...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...an additional buffer to the “Schlössli” and the street, and allows pedestrians and cyclists to linger. In the area dedicated to the residential area to the north, there are two structures that stagger the height of the natural terrain, and...
Isar-Würm-Lech, Landsberg am Lech
The entire workshop area is kept as flexible as possible. The necessary pillars are located on the peripheral areas, so as not to impede further development or internal growth. A partial expansion is planned in the first and second building...
Zünd assembly and logistics hall, Altstätten
Industrial hall with daylight and fresh air. The existing location of Zünd Systemtechnik AG has reached its capacity limits, the construction of a new assembly and logistics hall is inevitable. In order to sound out suitable design and construction strategies,...
Fire department, Schnepfau
...and against the slope, it is framed by smaller chambers, in which the areas for maintenance and inventory are organised, as well as operational areas, the technic-room, and storerooms. | The single-flight staircase on the east side of the building...
Indoor swimming pool, Bregenz
...building. An open entrance area with a bar leads guests to the wellness area, which then leads directly into an intimate, secluded garden. On the floor above there are the relaxation rooms with views into the distance. The materialisation of...
3-fach Sporthalle, Kempten
A pillar construction as a place maker. The town of Kempten is considered the educational and administrative centre of the surrounding Allgäu region. A new triple sports hall, for up to 800 spectators, is to be built on the site...
Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...approval process was time-consuming: in addition to a peer review, a committee of fire protection experts, scientists, authorities and firefighters assessed the construction. To increase the resistance of the wooden structure against fire, the wooden components are packed in plasterboard....
Zerlauth, Frastanz
The antithesis of cubist architecture, open angular rooms under an abstract roof. Frastanz, in Austria, is home to a large number of international businesses. In contrast to the Bregenzerwald region, this area is firmly in the grip of a...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...their expectations be met? These two residential buildings in Langenegg exemplify how quality and affordability can be combined to form an amalgamation of urban elegance and rural living. After a rural exodus that took place until the 1970s, life in...
Hotel Schwanen, Bizau
...timber balustrades give the building a cubic form, an answer to the traditional house style of the Bregenzerwald. The entrance area has been reorganised, and a new lift makes the hotel accessible on every floor. The rooms themselves were partly...
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...characteristic Alpine vistas. The guest reaches the centrally located reception via an attractively designed lobby that is in direct relation to the spacious outdoor terrace over the lounge, as well as to the breakfast room and the spa area. Starting...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
...The exterior design of the annex responds respectfully to the design quality of the previous building and integrates into a whole, while taking into account the agricultural form language in the overall appearance. The large-size sliding elements protect against the...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...noise and emissions, but opens up via the saw-tooth loading bay to the access road. It was desirable to reduce the number of materials and components used to just a chosen few, the large-scale roof construction transfers its static loads...
Center for Children - Steinbockallee, Rum
...with play areas for the children and access paths to the residential blocks. The entire basement is underground parking, refuse and storage rooms. »The air quality and light quality improves the readiness to learn and also improves the concentration levels...
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
A contemporary intervention that sensitively fits into the existing ensemble. The whole complex, near the edge of Lake Constance, is formed of a church, a cloister, and school buildings that are all create a formation around a central quadrant. The...
Owens "House Drexel", Warth
...be activated via an app. The insulation of the ceiling above the first floor also contributes to the general comfort. The original brick and timber structural layout could only undergo minor adjustments.|In the centre of the house, a new bathroom...
Untere Aue, Lustenau
...an exposed concrete access area, as well as a highly insulated building shell made of timber. Each apartment is assigned an outside area in the form of a private garden or a balcony. »The project Vogewosi in Lustenau, ecological and...
Burger, Wolfurt
...floor. The heating concept integrates a wood-burning stove in the living area, which heats both the supply air and the hypocaust. The basement is completely unheated. The solar collectors are used for hot water and are installed in the facade....
Metzler-Holz KG - Storage Warehouse, Bezau
...drying of various products. With the requirement to use solid timber for the construction as much as possible, the idea came for to use fish-belly girders with a solid top chord, as well as diagonals of crossed 30 mm bar...
Environmental Education Center Britzer Garten, Berlin
...to convey urban ecology topics to children in a contemporary way, the desire arose to create a weatherproof public space for training, educational projects and events. The single-storey building was designed as a floating pavilion in the old trees. While...
Pflegeheim, Mauren
...room of silence, hairdresser and administration offices. The open-air areas on the property are located along the Jugendweg to the east and to the west with the protected Dementia Garden. At the lower component, a roof garden with covered seating...
Children’s care centre, Kennelbach
...support and to offer a creative aesthetic. This gives the care centre a pleasant atmosphere and it achieves optimum indoor air quality. The facades also have a timber theme, but they vary. The large windows are partially flush with the...
Legero, Graz
The shoe factory Legero, which was founded in 1872, is planning a new headquarters with an outlet shop with administration and sales area, in the area next to Graz airport. The urban arrangement of the design creates a division characterised...
woodpassage
...buildings store carbon over their entire lifespan, the amount of wood used in the forest grows again and actively extracts CO2 from the surrounding air. Wood as a building material thus has a doubly positive effect on the CO2 balance....
High-rise timber house - Queckareal, Tübingen
...a new mixed-use development is being built, designed to be sustainable and integrated into the landscape. At the eastern tip of the area rises a striking structure that is an urban panicle, which, through its careful placement, creates the clear...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...say ‘grand’, ‘incredible’ and ‘ingenious’. This definitely applies to the bank in Egg.« Best of Austria 2010/2011 The plan is to build a 4-storey, fully timber-framed bank with a total floor space of more than 1,400 m². The individual storeys...
Im Haag, Lauterach
High-quality and unobservable retreat areas increase living quality. A large building plot was reconfigured, due to the demolition of a centrally placed house, allowing two duplex units to be built. The elongated main structure, with its exact southern orientation...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
...and protection”. Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann ~ |Large sliding gates open for the horses to be able to exercise and graze on a fenced paddock. The broad, projecting canopy features a skylight, giving the hall ample amounts of light,...
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...top is just a simple gazebo that acts as the entrance to the restaurant and houses an open and light bistro. The glass fronts of the pavilion can be opened, to bring in the clear alpine air. The restaurant appeals...
Bildungshaus St. Arbogast - renovation, Götzis
...joined forces again to gently renovate the complex and to equip and design it in a contemporary way. The renovations were carefully designed to give the existing building a high degree of openness, transparency and comfort and to create additional...
YKK Passivetown, Kurobe
...diverse and inviting atmosphere, promoting the well-being of the residents. The community center is intentionally designed as a separate building and serves as the symbolic center for the residents, hosting various events and activities. Parking spaces are located in compact...
Our new book is at the printers.
...structures give the factory building a filigree appearance, while the mighty supports divert enormous forces. There are innovative engineering and technological advances in every detail. The interplay of these factors resulted in a building that combines efficient floor plans, a...
Architekten Hermann Kaufmann presents their latest book
...book “Hermann Kaufmann IZM – Illwerke Zentrum Montafon” was presented at the IZM. At the event the architecture journalist and editor Marko Sauer spoke about the special features of the building and described how this development found its creative realisation....
Now available - book "SCHRAUBENWERK MIT HOLZ – Pushing the Limits of Hardwood"
...book the project is comprehensively documented from different perspectives, including in-depth technical and professional prospective and insights. Order now! Language: German/English Book design: Atelier Andrea Gassner / Christopher Walser and Andrea Gassner Photography: Atelier Andrea Gassner / Christopher Walser ...
New book release: Atlas of multi-storey timber construction
In June, a completely new reference work on multi-storey timber constructions for architects, planners, wood specialists and building owners, was published as part of the Atlas series by the DETAIL publishing house. The publication was largely supported by proHolz Austria...
We congratulate Altelier Andrea Gassner on the award - book among the 15 most beautiful books in Austria 2021
The most beautiful books in Austria 2008: Hermann Kaufmann Woodworks
...and Culture and the Austrian book trade. The top three most outstanding publications, from the final of the 15 award winners, are awarded by the BMUKK. This year, the Minister of Education, Art and Culture, Claudia Schmied, and the President...
Book - Public buildings: Orientation. Protection. Identity. Insights into the project B&O wooden multi-storey car park, Bad Aibling
Security Centre Bezau showcased at "Participate in Architecture of Necessity 2013” in Sweden
Architekten Hermann Kaufaufmann ZT GmbH added their Bezau Security Centre to a collection of international architectural projects that have formed an exhibition in Sweden. The exhibition is part of a competition called “Participate in Architecture of Necessity 20132, and was...
Smart Bauen is now published
...their experiences. Thanks to its interdisciplinary and cross-thematic approach, the book is aimed equally at architects and engineers as well as building owners and anyone interested in architecture and urban planning in the context of the energy transition. Order here...
The Olpererhütte Ginzling receives the Best Architects Award 2009
The “Best Architects 09” award received the highest number of entrants since the awards were founded. 189 outstanding projects were submitted to the award. This year’s jury found it particularly difficult to select the best of the best. A total...
Hermann Kaufmann receives the Toni Russ Prize
...to draw in around 5000 visitors to Vorarlberg a year. Flourishing The prestigious speaker Achleitner, author of the only standard work on architecture in Austria, recalled the “roots of the revolution” of the internationally established Vorarlberg architects. In order to...
1st prize for a proposed development of the former Spicher school
...approximately 7,500 square meter area is located between Metzstraße to the north, Koboldstraße to the west of the Stadtberger Straße and the Spicherer Straße to the east. A total of 70 timber-framed apartments are planned, including fully accessible living and...
Awarded 1st place in the bid for Russareal Lochau
...are closer together. This combination is considered possible due to their design, and above all because of the materialisation in timber. The authors of the project propose a central development axis in a north-south direction, which subtly alternates because of...
Experts discuss the very best Timber has to offer
...first hand on selected projects and are then available to answer questions. Collectively the panel probes, explores, challenges and develops new and existing elements of, and topics in timber architecture. This year the event takes place in Forum 21 of...
New building in Neubaugasse
...three buildings, on a plot of about 4,300 m2. The former Mayor Elmar Kolb was also present at the ground-breaking ceremony as a representative of the parish of Lauterach. “We are very pleased to be able to do our part...
European Architecture Award 2015: IZM – Illwerke Zentrum Montafon receives an accolade
...the air cooling demands are met too. Furthermore, all luminaries are equipped with LED lamps and daylight control. The jury praises the consistent implementation of the sustainable construction and the successful integration of the technical equipment into the whole structure....
Nürnbergkareal Bauabschnitt 1, Absam receives klimaaktiv GOLD award
At the klimaaktiv award ceremony, Federal Minister Andrä Rupprechter celebrated 41 Tirolean buildings, which not only showed energy efficiency, but also the highest quality in terms of planning and construction, building materials, comfort and indoor air quality. 18 of them...
Unterstein Langenegg receives the Klima:aktiv award
Klima:aktiv is an initiative from the Austrian Ministry of Life, dedicated to active climate protection. The award stands for energy efficiency, ecological quality, quality of building materials, overall comfort, indoor air quality, and planning, as well as the highest quality...
The environmental education centre, Britzer Garten, is complete
...building and the neighbouring grove. The covered exhibition area will be equipped with mobile exhibition walls and will have dual purposes, it will showcase topics on urban nature, and the area can also be used as a covered-outdoor learning zone....
A new Sutterlüty supermarket opens in Rankweil
...baked goods department into the entrance area. The building is equipped with a modern refrigeration system with a CO2 cascade, with deep and normal cooling and air heat pump technology. By embracing new alternatives such as new cooling technology, LED...
The Federal HolzbauPlus 2020: Recognition for SWG Schraubenwerk
...since 2012. Building with renewable raw materials is an active contribution to climate protection because trees store tons of CO2 and remove greenhouse gases from the air. The CO2 remains stored even after the tree has been processed into building...
Ceremonial inauguration of the Schmuttertal High School in Diedorf
After two years of construction, the Schmuttertal Gymnasium was inaugurated on October 21, 2015. It was planned and built with an integral and future-oriented approach, as a nationwide unique lighthouse project. It was necessary to combine economic, ecological and social...
Baden-Württemberg Timber Construction Prize 2022 for SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
The Baden-Württemberg Timber Construction Prize 2022 was awarded for the first time as part of the state’s timber construction campaign. Many of the submitted works raised awareness of the need for an environmentally-friendly building culture using wood, and a sustainable...
Hermann Kaufmann Awarded Bezau Assisted Living Development
...the different levels. The elevator provides accessibility. The opening of the central corridor provides orientation in connection with the structure and, allows for a reduction in the number of access points. Another result of this central corridor is an attractive...
klima: aktiv Gold for Multi-Apartment Construction in Sulzberg
The multi-apartment building in Sulzberg, from Morscher Bau- & Projektmanagement GmbH, was awarded the “klima: aktiv Gold” in November 2012 by the Austrian Government. With one of the best evaluations for a multi-family residences in all of Austria, the “klima:...
Energy and Climate Protection: Particularly climate-friendly constructions honored – such as the project Unterstein, Langenegg
..., and we congratulate all involved: “Alpenländische” and “Morscher Bau” with “Wohnbauselbsthilfe” projects stand out. Affordable rents are particularly important for non-profit housing developers, and low energy costs naturally contribute to this. Therefore, “Alpenländische Heimstätte” with 31 buildings and “Morscher...
Role Model Recycling Centre in Langerringen - Germany
...This center will allow for barrier-free and covered disposal of recyclable materials on every business day. The planned center will also house the Augsburg waste management office and provide a learning space for school classes. Architect Frank Lattke, who is...
Hermann Kaufmann Wins Contract for Illwerke Centre Montafon
...The good surface area/volume ratio as well as the well-developed shell structure guaranteed optimised energy consumption values in summer as well as in winter; the structural dimensions also allow easy maintenance of the building due to optimal accessibility to the...
The SWG Schraubenwerk project receives an award for good building culture
...district, 16 from the Main-Tauber district and 14 from the Schwäbisch Hall district. We are delighted to announce that the SWG was one of these award winners. Comments from the jury: “With the Schraubenwerk Gaisbach, two companies originating and based...
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Public buildings: Orientation. Protection. Identity.
...security and care and play an important role in establishing identity and community. Public building always means designing a public space in which people meet, differences collide and demands are negotiated. In the best case, architecture can help create a...
Hermann Kaufmann IZM - Illwerke Center Montafon
Creating the largest wooden hybrid building to date. The Austrian state of Vorarlberg is vital to timber construction. An active and innovative scene has emerged around this renewable building material, including craftsman, planners and industrial operators that are expanding their...
DBU Building 1: Schmuttertal High School
...The new High School embodies this spirit. Innovative educational approaches and a participatory planning culture formed unusual spatial structures, ambitious ecological goals guided the construction, and practical and inspirational ideas formed the architecture. Builders and sponsors, users and planners, specialists...
Building with Wood - Creating the Future
...All the building examples shown in the diagrams are presented with explanatory paragraphs, meaningful photographs and detailed plans. Then it goes on to share nine well-known specialist authors’ analyses of the technological and aesthetic potential of wood in timber construction....
Atlas Multi-Storey Timber Construction
Wood is regarded as a visual attractive, tactile material; it is sustainable, renewable and usually readily available. The fact that wood is now almost unrestricted for use in multi-storey buildings is, however, new and requires a more creative approach to...
Corporate Timber. Schraubenwerk mit Holz
...combines efficient floor plans, a pleasant atmosphere and sustainable construction in line with corporate identity. In this book the project is comprehensively documented from different perspectives, including in-depth technical and professional prospective and insights. Award: Austrians most beautiful books 2021...