SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...services. In order to ensure a high degree of flexibility in the production processes, the number of supports in the hall is reduced to a minimum. The supporting structure consists of eight parallel, lengthways, 82 m long and 3.8 m...
Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...only a small number of steel elements. Threaded metal rods carry the tension loads; their slenderness contributes to the building’s light and airy appearance. | The central nave consists of pitched trusses, while the aisles are supported by simple beams....
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
...quiet impression of space as possible, priority was given to a simple and clear supporting structure. The roof structures are economical timber constructions, which optically fade into the background through black glazing. Truss girders, as the main supporting structure, stretch...
Kaufmann Holz AG – Factory Hall Au, Reuthe
...divided into two sections with different widths. The pylons consist of 2 HEA profiles each, with diagonals connected to a grid support. All other supports are made of timber, with Parallam, glued laminated timber or a cross-section composed of these...
Gaudier Bzreska Vocational School, Orleans
...support / wind band pillars made of timber laminate. The Workshop Mixed structure of metal columns / beams of laminated timber/ concrete slabs. Reception Room Mixed structure of peripheral support posts made of laminated timber/ metal posts and central beams....
City of Wood, Bad Aibling
...green surroundings. The top floor offers a higher residential value due to its expansive sun terrace. The floor plans are optimised for function and cost. The exterior wall system is modular and consists of three levels; a statically relevant support...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
...especially during the winter. The slender struts act as the window wall supports. Single-panel windows were used since they allow for greater transparency and less reflection. The use of glazing means that the riding school is protected from wind and...
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
...bathing hall that is flooded with light and has panoramic views, opens out between the foundations containing the swimming pool technology, and a delicate roof structure that is supported by pillars. The guest is led via a generously curved flight...
IZM Illwerke Zentrum Montafon, Vandans
...is planned as a Passive House. An appropriate design of the external components minimise transmission heat lose, optimises passive energy gains and prevents summer overheating. The technical equipment is united with the facade design and the heat and cooling supply...
Community Centre, Ludesch
...and conventional construction methods. The documentation and delivery of the project in Ludesch not only supported this program, it also was proof that new standards in energy efficiency and green building design could be archived with great success. Over the...
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
...authorities increased the maximum number of storeys from four to six in order to increase the height of wooden buildings. For the 53 m high dorm this change was not enough. However, the campus has its own building regulations and...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...the largest number of gimmicks imaginable. Sutterlüty’s new commercial centre in Hohnems was designed to be the antithesis of those ubiquitous, glaring, banal shaped boxes. »This shopping centre demonstrates that retail complexes do not have to be bland or impersonal.«...
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...
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...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...The developer Morscher Bau- & Projektmanagement GmbH from Mellau built a number of units that use the constructive language for which Vorarlberg is known. Most of the facades are made of wood – as are these two buildings. Morscher calls...
Hotel Schwanen, Bizau
...modernised, changed in their formation and adapted to today’s needs. Although this reduced the number of beds slightly, it has increased the numbers of rooms sold. The design deliberately retreats and is dominated by mute surfaces of timber and plaster....
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...highly thermally insulated outer shell. The element construction method makes it possible to ideally use a large number of Egger products. In addition, the interior offers different applications for the products from Egger. The outward appearance of the hotel is...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
...timber according to ecological and modern structural engineering requirements, as well as the requirements of the Passive House standard. The timber cladding is in the style of the existing building that will be demolished. The large number of parking spaces,...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...via four parallel axis. In the middle of the hall there are three massive concrete supports, which hold the two truss girders which are made of construction standard beech with steel supports at each end. Slender glulam beams made of...
Student Housing, Rosenheim
...built as prefabricated timber modules in the factory and then assembled on site. This design also makes it possible to minimise the number of working days on site and the associated weather dependency. The existing local system feeds low-temperature floor...
Wagner GmbH, Nüziders
...building materials. The façades consist of prefabricated elements that have been placed in front of the supporting structure, sitting between the pairs of columns. At the request of the client, a ventilated exposed masonry finish was created for the shell....
Security Center, Bezau
...in the centre of the town and to simultaneously support the needs of the local community with additional underground parking facilities in the town centre. »It was not just about meeting the needs of the town residence and the security...
Ingeborg-Ortner-Children´s Home, Garching
...spaces apart at 250 mm intervals. They form the support for the roof structure, contribute significantly to the architectural design and create exceptional acoustics. The ceilings of the spacious entrance foyer, the corridors and the functional areas are built, like...
Bus Stop, Krumbach
...Two 8.2-meter-long wall panels support the roof construction. Due to their L-shaped design, and that they offset to each other, the unique waiting areas create an elongated space. Deep benches made of solid oak invite you to linger. ~ Timber...
Changing Room - Pavilion, Lahti
...of a saw blade. Vertical windows are lined between the pillars, which form curving walls on a 360 mm steel base, cast inside a 200 mm concrete slab. The pillars support two radial frames of laminate beams that are slotted...
Untere Aue, Lustenau
...total energy consumption of the system is therefore below 15 kWh / m2a. For heating support and hot water preparation, a solar system with a 56 m2 collector surface will be built. The residual heat requirement is covered by a...
Dorner Electronic, Egg
...90 employees. Thanks to the company’s consistent support and provision of software and hardware solutions, today it is global market leader in its sector. The original plant was designed by Leopold Kaufmann in 1977 and he was also responsible for...
Mathis, Dafins
Life on a timber plateau, under a timber roof – floating without visible support: a glazed “Cella” with a “Peristyle” of covered terraces. »It is the most important step in bringing old and new into a dialogue. It is almost...
Bridge, Wetzlar
Creating accessible and beautifully functional bridges to support regional prosperity. For the occasion of the Hessentag 2012 (a large festival and fair), the city of Wetzlar gave the order to replace the old wooden bridge system. During the Hessentag...
Kopf, Au
...the interior, whereby the roof slabs are arranged in such a manner that they synchronously continue the rhythm of the wall joints. The ceiling above the column-free main story is suspended from the roof support structure with tension rods. Large...
Lexengasse, Liefering
...support of the heating system the thermal solar system, with a 52,000 litre storage tank is used. Also there is a central ventilation system with a rotary heat exchanger that is highly efficient in the recovery of energy and humidity....
Nürnbergkareal phase 1, Absam
...with controlled ventilation for heat recovery. The heat load peaks are covered by a central system that is powered by pellets and gas. There are solar collectors on the roof surfaces for hot water preparation and support for thermal energy...
Biomass Heating Plant, St. Christoph
...building are the warehouse and the boiler house. The supply of wood chips and disposal of the ash takes place via the south-facing gates. Construction The heating plant building is planned in solid construction. The support structure, exterior walls and...
Olpererhütte, Ginzling
...from the surrounding area, has been back filled with rubble from the demolition, the house itself consists of glue-laminated spruce timber. The outer walls of the ground floor act as support plates and are, in order to reduce the load...
Interpark Focus - Impulszentrum, Röthis
...realised in three-formed, pre-cast, reinforced concrete segments, which support the reinforced concrete ceilings with a few steel supports, and which guarantee a free disposition of the floor plan and a high flexibility in its utilisation. Due to the fact that...
Interpark Focus - Jura, Röthis
...on the facades, together with steel columns inside the building, support the reinforced concrete ceilings, allowing for an open layout of the floor plan and therefore flexibility. In addition to cooling, the building was equipped with a controlled ventilation system....
Environmental Education Center Britzer Garten, Berlin
...The ecological footprint of the building was improved by the choice of renewable building materials making its footprint considerably lower than comparable structures in mineral construction. An air heat pump and extensive green roofs support this sustainable and resource-conscious concept....
Rectory, Krumbach
...active land policy. The community stopped urban sprawl and focused on the centre. With financial support from the state of Vorarlberg, we organised projects, brought in private parties to the table, and engaged with the community. The “Dorfhus” started in...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...of the terraces, while the winter vegetation allows more direct sunlight into the space. Through this “natural filter” the building enters into dialogue with the surrounding park. In its materiality, the pavilion supports the ecological values aimed at by the...
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
...measures. Kindergarten and apartments, use symbiosis The kindergarten and residential building is open and playful in its design. The building, which was designed as a hybrid construction, includes a support structure made of reinforced concrete with suspended timber elements as...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...the roof windows. Supporting structure The supporting structure is very simple like the building. Load-bearing walls and ceilings are made of solid timber elements. The elements are made of rough-sawn square timbers without glue (e.g dowel wood). The load transfer...
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
...the facades and along the corridors, coverings are arranged. These form linear supports for the ceilings and collect the loads through the timber supports. The horizontal building restraint takes place through the formation of roof and ceiling panels. The vertical...
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...
Zünd assembly and logistics hall, Altstätten
...illuminate the front workstations, high-lying ventilation flaps serve to supply fresh air and illuminate the rear areas of the room. This also ensures efficient night-time cooling. The primary support structure of the building will be constructed using a timber-concrete hybrid....
Hirschau-Unterdorf, Schnepfau
...method. Steel pillars support the basic structure made of concrete, the inner walls are joined using dry construction. Based on the regional tradition of timber construction, the highly insulated timber elements of the outer shell were clad with shingle. This...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
New headquarters of Raiffeisenbank Mittelbregenzerwald. In the middle of the village of Egg in the Bregenzerwald, Austria the new headquarters of the Raiffeisenbank will be built. One of the goals of the new building is to build a simple, but...
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...
Nürnbergkareal phase 2, Absam
...were designed with the support of an interdisciplinary team of research scientists and are now to be expanded to the east by two more volumes. As the concept of social mixing has been proven, 26 rental units, 19 free-hold condominiums...
New building in Neubaugasse
...flats + common room Number of storeys: E+3 (house A, B), E+2 (house C) 38 flats, 38 underground parking spaces Special features: Exterior walls + facade in wood Heating system: groundwater heat pump with support of controlled aeration and ventilation...
Hermann Kaufmann nominated as the Austrian of the Year 2013
...if you support me. It is very simple and does not take much time. Just click on the “VOICES” link. Why I was selected you can read there. It would be nice, if you could tell your friends too! Many...
Timber Construction Day 2019: Lecture in Oslo
...engineer Ratio bois Sárl, present their innovative designs. Path Architects + Kaiser Group are both an architecture and contracting firm, and a leader in the use of mass timber in multi-story buildings in the United States. They will talk about...
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...
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
...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....
1st prize for a proposed development of the former Spicher school
...appearance of the building corresponds to the request for a residential building in timber, and is rated positively. The building maintenance and building operation, due to the large number of detached houses requires effort. Lanes between the building units must...
Awarded 1st place in the bid for Russareal Lochau
...styles and also differentiated designs, while maintaining its materiality. Very sensitively and skilfully, every building responds in each case to its environment and its peculiarities. Due to the relatively high number of building structures (compared to the project), they inevitably...
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...
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...
IZM, Illwerke Zentrum Montafon, receives the Hypo-Bauherrenpreis 2015
On April 24 the 7th Vorarlberger Hypo-Bauherrenpreis took place, and we can proudly announce that IZM, Illwerke Zentrum Montafon, received the Hypo-Bauherrenpreis 2015, in the category of ‘Commercial Building’. To support the awards there will be an exhibition at the...
International Architecture Project BUS: STOP KRUMBACH launches.
...the Bregenzerwald. The project is designed to support and encourage dialogue, and to develop the combination of the regional building tradition with future thinking. It will see seven international architectural firms from Spain, Belgium, Norway, Russia, Chile, China, and Japan...
Sohm Holzbau Receives Price the State Prize for Architecture Industry and Trade
The winners are characterised by a very high positive building culture; they emphasise and support the minimal consumption of resources, greater energy efficiency and the use of innovative technologies, stated Mitterlehner. The state prize reinforces raising awareness of sustainable architecture...
The Timber Construction Atlas adds Berlin-Brandenburg to its map
...develop future visions for environmentally conscious planning and building and, with the support of the Berlin Senate Department for Environment, Transport and Climate Protection, was able to further develop the academic project for the digital platform holzbauatlas.berlin Visit the site...
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...
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....
Orange Farm Kindergarten South Africa
...construction lasted five weeks and building Site Manager Bmstr. Gerold Hämmerle from Hermann Kaufmann’s office was there to help. When it was time to carry out the masonry work efficiently, Gerold Hämmerle travelled to South Africa to support the effort....
Energy-Efficient Construction: Practice Well Advanced Compared to Regulations - Appeal by Hermann Kaufmann
...be energy-positive buildings or, at the very least, zero-energy buildings. This is technically feasible and implementable. By doing so, we would also provide support to our young individuals who are currently expressing their protests and initiating various actions to be...
Groundbreaking ceremony, Munich - Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase TUM, cooperation with Francis Kéré
...this exceptional design by Kéré Architecture and will continue to do so. For the childcare project, they are receiving support from GAPP GmbH in Munich, which has been entrusted with professional project control and construction project management. Further information: ...
Work with us
...actively support the project ‘Spagat’ from the Institute for Social Services, by providing a workplace for the professional integration of young people with a higher need for support. We offer a permanent employment relationship, which is remunerated through the collective...
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40th Anniversary
...construction system for housing, the development of which was supported by the Austrian Research Promotion Fund. Building systems, prefabricated timber construction and standardisation in timber construction are topics that our office has been following all along. The big problem is...
Building with wood – A path to the future I Munich
The United Nations proclaimed 2011 the ‘International Year of Forests’. On this occasion, the Architecture Museum, together with the Department of Timber Construction of the Technical University of Munich, presented the technical, economic and design possibilities of the material in...