Hermann Kaufmann erhält den Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award 2010
The Finnish prize for wood architecture ‘Spirit of Nature’, this year, goes to the Vorarlberg architect Hermann Kaufmann. The jury based its decision explicitly on Kaufmanns life’s work. The work of the Austrian, born in 1955, was characterized by sustainability,...
Awarded 1st place in the bid for Russareal Lochau
...continued into the site. The altitude of the site is picked up the west side and then continued horizontally to the end of the east-facing development. This enables accessibility and easy access to the entire site, a simple and economical...
Cluster Innovative - SWG site inspection of the production hall
Invitation to visit the new wooden production hall for free. On 24 October 2019, proHolzBW has organised a site inspection of the production hall as part of “Cluster Innovative”. If you are interested and for further information click here....
New building in Neubaugasse
...us to create living space on site at affordable prices,” said Wohnbauselbsthilfe’s Managing Director, Thomas Schöpf “Sustainability is also an important aspect in the construction itself”, adds Christian Jauk, business unit manager of GU Wohnbau of Rhomberg Bau, “we paid...
Virtual tour of the energie.campus Montafon
...training is an essential guarantor for the training of highly-qualified specialists”. The Governor declared the million-euro investment in the site a clear commitment to the region: “For Montafon, the new training centre is an important motivation for the region.” In...
1st prize for a proposed development of the former Spicher school
Wohnbaugruppe Augsburg will build new apartments on the site of the former Spicher School in Pfersee. For this purpose, a competition was held in March. Our office will take over the planning of the housing complex with 70 apartments. The...
Orange Farm Kindergarten South Africa
...together” in South Africa. In the summer, 29 architecture students from the Technical University of Munich built a nursery school in Johannesburg in a township (Orange Farm), from design to execution planning to on-site, construction management and fund raising. The...
The LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower receives the Balthasar Neumann Prize 2014
The Balthasar Neumann Prize is one of the highest-profile awards for architecture and civil engineering in Germany. The Balthasar Neumann Prize recognises the exemplary, the innovative and the highest standard of technical excellence. In the spirit of Balthasar Neumann, it...
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...
A new Sutterlüty supermarket opens in Rankweil
...layout. In the 1,300 square meters of retail space there is, among other things, a large fresh food counter with fresh fish and dry-age maturing cabinets, sushi from EatHappy and a new planning concept that moves the restaurant and the...
The environmental education centre, Britzer Garten, is complete
...works with an air heat pump and the extensive green roofs help to improve the overall sustainability of the building. The environmental education centre was finished very quickly due to the prefabrication of the main elements. The office for landscape...
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...
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...
European Architecture Award 2015: IZM – Illwerke Zentrum Montafon receives an accolade
...through the heat pump system 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...
The Timber Construction Atlas adds Berlin-Brandenburg to its map
...Berlin area, on which around 70 innovative timber construction projects in the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region are displayed and locatable on an interactive map. Everyone can visit the website at holzbauatlas.berlin and get a comprehensive picture of contemporary and historical timber...
The Priory St Gerold recevies Constructive Alps 2017 recognition prize
...ensures its economic survival, which enriches the tourism standard of the region. The architect, Hermann, Kaufmann, took every care with material selection and usage, and deliberately expanded the historical site without creating unwelcome contrasts between the old and the new....
Experts discuss the very best Timber has to offer
...who wants to move towards more timber construction and is looking for initial contacts. Participation is free of charge. Since the number of participants is limited to 150, it is important to register here quickly, but no later than March...
Hermann Kaufmann receives the Toni Russ Prize
...in front of an audience of over 400 guests at the Bregenzer Festspielhaus, with the 34th Dr. Toni Russ Award. “What is extraordinary is the great number of excellent architects and the depth the reputation has penetrated into the region....
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...
The most beautiful books in Austria 2008: Hermann Kaufmann Woodworks
...considered excellent. With 211 submitted publications, from more than 100 publishers and designers, this year saw the largest number of entries. The competition “The most beautiful books in Austria” is annually published by the Federal Ministry of Education, the Arts...
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...
Opening of the new "Holzparkhaus" in Nuremberg
We are pleased to announce the opening of the new wooden parking garage for the Construction Industry Center “Bauindustriezentrum” (BIZ) in Nuremberg-Wetzendorf. The official inauguration took place on June 26th in a small ceremony. This innovative parking garage was constructed...
Hermann Kaufmann Wins Contract for Illwerke Centre Montafon
...to increase its size. The design has many, simple reoccurring elements. Wood-concrete composite elements are located on glued timber supports integrated into the façade, which are held in the central axis by a steel beam resting on steel supports. The...
The SWG Schraubenwerk project receives an award for good building culture
As part of the regional building culture initiative “Hohenlohe-Tauberfranken”, the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Architects, Chamber District Stuttgart, together with the Ministry of Regional Development and Housing, awarded 44 exemplary projects for good building culture. 14 of them from the Hohenlohe...
The Swimming Pool in Mittelberg is Awards 1st Prize
...the largest pieces of architecture we have proposed, within which the large side wall was to be in rough concrete. On this site sits a very light and partly transparent wooden building that is both functional and sympathetic of the...
Insight into the exciting YKK project in Japan - exclusive interview with the project team
...there. What are you looking forward to the most in visiting the client in Japan? VR: I’m looking forward to seeing the conditions from the plan on site, to seeing the Japanese colleagues directly (not via the camera) – and...
klima: aktiv Gold for Multi-Apartment Construction in Sulzberg
...aktiv Bauen und Sanieren” found an absolute winner in this project. The multi-family dwelling achieved 979 points, the highest point number of all multi-family buildings in Austria so far and therefore exceeding the requirements of 900 points, making it a...
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...
Energy and Climate Protection: Particularly climate-friendly constructions honored – such as the project Unterstein, Langenegg
...Bau” – partly in collaboration with “Wohnbauselbsthilfe” with 10 projects – are the developers presenting the highest number of certified buildings this year. Among the honored buildings are also the last two winners of the State Prize, the office and...
Role Model Recycling Centre in Langerringen - Germany
The Augsburg district will halve the number of recycling centers by 2035, particularly affecting smaller municipalities. One of the winners of the new distribution concept is Langerringen, where a modern environmental competence center is set to be established next year....