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
...wall and to arrange the remaining functional surfaces in a space layered between concrete wall and hall 11. This concept is at the same time a continuation of the spatial layer between hall 12/13 and foyer / exhibition office. The...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...climbing plants and as a space-forming element. The light and transparent construction is a design element and at the same time offers views of the timber facade of the gastronomic pavilion. The density of planting is playful and controllable depending...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...floors The generous facade openings and the threshold-free entrances create a smooth transition between space and building. In addition to the central main entrance it is possible to open the seminar room, cafe, exhibition and utility room directly onto the...
Rathaus, Markdorf
The exterior qualities of the historical ensemble are elaborated with a few precise interventions. The tower is freed from the massive staircase, and therefore strengthened in its meaning and perception. This also creates a direct link from Schlosshof to Schlossgarten....
Dorfhus, Düns
...there is wool insulation and a vertical rough-sawn facade. This makes sense in many ways. This construction is particularly ecological and sustainable. In addition, timber is readily available in the community, and the physiological and atmospheric quality of the timber...
Schmuttertal Secondary School, Diedorf
...In doing so, they gain methods of acquiring knowledge and actively participating in class. Engagement with the students and teachers began with the planning and they have helped to model the shape of their school today and for its future....
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...can also be extended again and again, at the same time enabling a high spatial quality at the interface between interior and exterior spaces. The present draft attempts to pick up and further strengthen this urban planning and spatial potential....
Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...clad in the same way as the facades in the student housing area. The corridors feature wooden doors and colour accents in umber and ochre. The interior of the 305 studios, and four larger units, are economical and simple: the...
IZM – Illwerke Centre Montafon, Vandans
...and conference rooms occupy the area on the lake, thus becoming unusual and memorable places. The office concept was developed in workshops and interviews with the employees, and the end result is a space that is designed to give everyone...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...office space and meeting rooms, also includes an extensive reception and exhibition area for visitors. Here, interested parties can get to know the products and their applications and study the structure on site using the multiple illustrative examples. This places...
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...
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
...a buffer zone to the street. This meeting zone forms the connection for traffic and as an extended access area for administration, CARLA and kindergarten. Central to this square is the expanded access to the footpath and to a patch...
Wilbinger, Bezau
...Unheated and accessible only by an external staircase, the cellar serves as a storage and boiler room, |with log burner and storage tank. Unheated cellars and carports reduce construction costs considerably. The load-bearing walls run through the middle, parallel to...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...north side by Bachgehölz what on the one hand offers an external spatial quality, but on the other hand, the plot also restricts. Urban development and landscape In order to promote the creation of a center in the core zone,...
Pflegeheim, Mauren
...and disposal rooms and the dementia group with 12 rooms, and also the residence and activation zones with covered terraces. On the first floor there are two living areas with 16 residents each. ~ The inner living areas are differentiated...
Mühlweg, Wien
Showcasing the potential of modern timber construction in urban and residential design, on a scale never seen before in Europe. In 2003, the Vienna Land Procurement and Urban Renewal Fund invited tenders for the “timber and mixed-timber construction” of a...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
Creating distinction and differentiation with the extraordinary power of designing with timber. The carpentry workshop, the administrative depart, and a new power supply has been rebuilt to the west of the existing structures. Between the new building and the existing...
Fernpassstraße, Munich
...of Munich. Students worked on a draft of the modernisation and extension of the neighbourhood, and then these ideas become the basis for processing and structural implementation by the office Hermann Kaufmann and Lichtblau Architekten. The original development between Fernpaßstraße...
Bus Stop, Krumbach
...population of the region and due to the redevelopment work the bus routes and bus stops needed investigation and auditing for public safety and daily usability. A traffic planning study recommended the new stop be built in the northern area...
Wildpark, Pforzheim
...time remains open and permeable. The building The courtyard offers enough space for waiting, gathering and orientation after entering. This area, and the front zones of the two buildings, are also weather-protected by the roof. The southern building is the...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
The town centre is a place of business and assembly, here is the place of coming and going that has its own heart. “In the last seventy years the same amount of land has been built on as was...
House R, Rankweil
...made hand in hand with the architect and craftsmen, one that was discussed and created together. A house tailored to us, one that gives us a feeling that money can’t buy. It is our house.« Client R. The position of...
Hotel Engel, Mellau
Re-oriented towards a new direction and a new future. A tourist’s expectations are hard to live up to, and fashions and trends in tourism are always changing. At The Hotel Engel, in Mellau, it was obvious their time of meeting...
Am Garnmarkt, Götzis
...the Granmarkt, a regionally significant living space, was created integrating shopping, working and living facilities. The consolidation created a centre in Götzis, and also for the entire Kummenberg region. New paths and squares, axes, spatial and visual relationships, locations and...
Hotel Hubertus, Balderschwang
...extension also includes the new main kitchen, which is served by the delivery and storage level. The extension creates more space for a buffet and restaurant zone. Additional extensions create a fitness studio, shop and office space and other guest...
IZM Illwerke Zentrum Montafon, Vandans
...is optimised for sustainability, and the CO2balance is more than 90% cheaper than with conventional construction methods. The expansion and the buildings technology follow, as well as the shell, results in a low-emission and sustainable concept. In addition, the building...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa – Extension of the main building, Hirschegg
...and the choice of natural, regional materials. The rooms were lined with clay plaster, panelling and slatted ceilings made of silver fir as well as oak and slate floors and furnished with solid wood, natural leather, felt and organic cotton....
Wagner GmbH, Nüziders
...department needed to expand. A solution has to be found that can offer agility for future company growth, that works around the existing buildings and their ongoing operations efficiently, and that can be precise and fit for purpose. »We wanted...
Ingeborg-Ortner-Children´s Home, Garching
...using the building, the whole structure is pivoted to create an enclosed courtyard and multiple concealed and secure play-zones. The open, and welcoming, entrance faces towards the main road, greeting the families who use the facilities. Inside there is a...
City of Wood, Bad Aibling
...and insulation materials. Both are based on renewable raw materials and both have building services, and an energy supply concept, that utilises renewable energy sources. The outstanding quality of the location is the view of the mountains and the lush...
Foot and Cycle Bridge, Zwischenwasser
Timber design that offers an economic and quick realisation of a bridge. The old construction had grown old and dilapidated due to use by pedestrian and cyclist taking the connecting route between Rankweil and Muntlix. As a “boardwalk with...
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...to the constructive and creative possibilities of timber construction. The curved lines of the terrace follow and undulate with the terrain. ~ The summit of the Nebelhorn can be reached and explored free of obstacles. What was once reserved for...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...exit. Construction and material The mixture of housing and the room layout are respected. Despite the differentiated vertical organisation and the different types of dwellings, shafts and ventilation can be executed throughout all floors. It is proposed to form the...
Kaufmann Holz AG – Factory Hall Au, Reuthe
...m³ of dry and processed stock. It was paramount to quickly turn around a new hall and a warehouse for all sorting and drying of timber, for the company to get back to business. For planning and building permits 4...
Propstei St. Gerold - main building renovation, St. Gerold
...following eras with buildings in the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classicist styles to create a multi-layered complex. In 1958, the monastery was rededicated as a place of encounter and education, which is constantly being further developed through careful renovation and...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...Constructive Alps, 2013 The architecture of the building has multiple sides, with varying attributes and geometry. The unexposed sides are calm and contained, whereas the “shop fronts” are structurally more expressive and angular. Viewed from the roundabout, the ‘face’ reveals...
Sutterlüty, Weiler
...and from the local context. Further Sutterluty’s of this kind that are local and tailor-made are planned.« proHolz 2010 Sutterlüty was searching for a spatial structure and a material concept that provided optimum flexibility, using only a few elements. In...
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...five-storey building and is accessed via its own staircase or lift, which is accessible from the underground car park and the south-facing entrance area, ensuring the privacy of the residents. The shop and the wine retailer are on the ground...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
...sun and glare, and are stylistically based on the shape and proportions of the existing agricultural wing. In the interior, however, is a space that allows for a high quality, contemporary living and working. The interior is determined by the...
Hotel Bellevue, Les Houches
...wall. This is plastered to correspond to the appearance of the old hotel. | ~ The soft and warm characteristic of the timber offers the guest a naturally pleasant ambience and is protected by the hard and resistant building material...
Beck/Faigle, Hard
...north and east walls forward. These exterior and interior timber facing walls are in contrast to the southern and western walls, which are glass-clad on the outside and plastered boarded on the inside. ~ The architectural language of the houses...
Olpererhütte, Ginzling
...entrance and bedrooms are unheated. The building utilities are limited to a minimum. A tiled stove and the waste heat of the photovoltaic and canola oil powered CHP used for water purification; both supply the building with heat. ~ The...
Catholic Centre of Excellence, Salzburg-Herrnau
...transferred through a solid core and the outer walls. These are made of innovative thermal insulation bricks, on which a layer of insulating plaster and finely worked top plaster are applied. | The kindergarten and residential building have an open...
energie campus montafon, Vandans
The Illwerke premises on the southern shore of the reservoir in Vandans are being continuously renewed and expanded. Existing vehicle halls and workshops are giving way to a building entirely dedicated to the next generation and serves as a training...
Residenticial and Commercial Building, Natter, Bezau
...rear and front. Along the eaves the facades bend upwards and forms plastic-looking canopies. | The buildings fit into the village context by absorbing the grain, rhythm and texture of their surroundings. Nevertheless, they establish an individually shaped architectural language...
Kammern, Egg
...and their disappearance and redundancy would cause a creeping loss of identity. »After a year of construction and excellent supervision, the Wälderhaus impresses with clarity, form, materials, comfort and it meets the highest of demands. Traditional and modern – carefully...
Hauser, Hohentannen
...expansive meadows and dense groves and orchards. The restrained timber construction is oriented towards the generous landscape, it’s precisely placed and formulated openings deliberately provide framed views into the green space. While the ground floor, with cooking and dining area,...
Ölzbündt, Dornbirn
...tree-lined walkways, are made of slender steel struts with timber planking, differentiating the main structure and adjacent outer spaces. The stairway is the third structural element and its individuality is created by its glass shell. A single family residential unit...
Lexengasse, Liefering
...south side of the residential building, can be unlocked. The common green areas are also orientated to make them open and welcoming. The system of walkways and thoroughfares, and a rich variety of trees, shrubs and hedges, refer to the...
Education Centre St. Arbogast, Götzis
In a magical landscape this “text book example” of contemporary architecture emerges, following ecological principles without force. A youth and education centre is extended with seminar rooms and function rooms, workshops and offices. In a magical landscape this “text book...
Fire department, Schnepfau
...to the north to a steep embankment. The ground floor and the hollow tower are made of solid reinforced concrete; the slightly cantilevered upper floor and the roof construction are in timber. The elemental dialogue between the building and its...
TUM Center of Excellence, Garching
...adjacent buildings and streets. On the ground floor, the floor plan includes public spaces, an event hall, a library, and a contact point for doctoral candidates. On the top three floors are the workplaces and meeting rooms of the “CCC”,...
Assisted living, Mittelberg
...would be better. The large volume responds to the neighbouring hotel construction, and is greatly reduced by the “low-level” where it sits. Spacious outdoor areas are retained by the compact design and allow for diverse community use. Development In order...
Olpererhütte, Zillertaler Alpen
...materials we can utilise. Also, the position allows a generous area to the south. The development is carried out, as it is now, on the southwest terrace and is organised with a certain separation of “day and overnight guests”. A...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...between the motorway and the main road, the basic parameters of the unit are defined by both the traffic orientation and the need for clearly structured and functional processing. The simple and concise design of the building is accessible from...
Student Housing, Rosenheim
...and cyclists. The outdoor activities of student life are concentrated on the inner courtyard, whose green spaces invite you to relax and play. Mobile seating elements and the outside area of the café also create places for talking and interaction....
Provost Residence St Gerold - Hostel, St. Gerold
...of the Benedictine practice. In addition to the church and the cloister, numerous commercial buildings and craft workshops are also housed there alongside gardens and agricultural land which reflect the extensive self-sufficiency of the residents. The hotel business and gastronomy...
Gymnastics and Celebration Hall, Muntlix
...the basement are the workroom, library and bar. On the hall level above it are the kitchen, cafe and storage rooms. Stairs and bridges on both floors make the connection between the separate components of the complex. The building functions...
Security Center, Bezau
A unique fire and rescue centre continues the promotion of timber construction in modern architecture. The new Sicherheitszentrum in Bezau was commissioned because the fire and rescue teams needed more functional space. As the fire department requires a large ground...
Sutterlüty City-Park, Dornbirn
...Over the course of the renovations, the previously planned development of the 3rd and 4th floor was realised. 21 residential and 2 office units spread over 2 floors, grouped around a spacious, bright, glass-covered atrium, with views out across the...
Dorf, Warth
A prototype for affordable housing in the Alps. The success of the winter sports resorts comes with a downsides for the locals. The prices for apartments and land is rising, and young people can’t afford property in their home town....
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa - Spa, Hirschegg
...and structural renovation. Precisely formulated large-format openings and the finely structured, horizontal spruce cladding of the facades and the balcony strips in front give the building a contemporary alpine architectural language. The room wing is spatially enclosed on the slope...
Biomass heating plant expansion, Lech
...with the terrain. ~ From Zürs you can see the narrow and low end of the warehouse. Recognisable are the arch of the roof and the curved and slightly conical floor plan of the hall. The curved facade and the...
Waste material collection centre Vorderland, Sulz
...parking lots. Energy On the roof, a photovoltaic system is proposed. A heat pump heats the internal working areas and is fed by the photovoltaic system. The open north and west facade and the continuous skylight minimises artificial lighting. Construction...
Environmental Education Centre Britzer Garten, Berlin
...allude to the rooms of the environmental education centre. This interplay between facade, environment, exterior and interior makes you curious and entices the visitors to the Britzer Garten into the interior. Over a ramp or stairs that takes the visitor...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...and built on the basis of ecological guidelines. Only the foundations are solid, the wall and ceiling elements made of cross-laminated timber are insulated with mineral wool and clad on their outside with fine vertical formwork made of silver fir....
Sutterlüty, Landammanngasse - Rankweil
...on the main façade was also made of solid concrete and placed in front of the building as a prefabricated construction. This timeless architectural motif divides the space between the circulation areas and the sales and gastronomy zone of the...
Cable Car Station, Nebelhornbahn, Oberstdorf - Kleinwalsertal
...timber construction and its striking shape frames the street space and defines the street space through its prominent placement at the crossroads. It separates the motorised traffic and the parking areas from a generously proportioned square as a direct extension...
Nebelhornbahn Talstation - cable car station, Oberstdorf
...the entrance to the shop, the toilet facilities and the ski depot are clearly laid out and compact near the cable car. The administration building is directly connected to the station to ensure smooth operation. The warehouse and offices, with...
Elma Alp, Mellau
...and as a result, the Vorsäß chalets were typically very small and modestly equipped for short stays. Simplicity is one of the central features of these Alpine structures, and their pure and natural atmosphere makes them popular holiday homes. »In...
Hotel Schwanen, Bizau
...deliberately retreats and is dominated by mute surfaces of timber and plaster. The natural white spruce cladding, doors and furniture in combination with oiled oak floors and beds, create a very homelike and unobtrusive atmosphere that sets the hotel apart....
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
...attractive gable on the left. »The Cloister Mehreau School is the first school in Austria, which is designed and realised in timber. This is due to the vast experience and understanding of the Vorarlberg timber construction companies, and the long...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa - Lounge/Reception, Hirschegg
...wide view of the valley and the sun. It’s carefully choreographed sequence of lounge and service areas enhance the existing spaces both spatially and functionally and create a new relationship between the inside and outside. The complex communication lines of...
Primary School, Schnepfau
...structure incorporates a school, kindergarten and a multi-purpose hall under a functionally effective composition of staggered saddle and single-pitched roofs. The roof arrangement and the asymmetrically distributed openings disperse daylight throughout. As a result of the clear use of materials...
Kaufmann, Reuthe
...timber construction and timber architecture. For this reason, it was a special challenge to design and deliver the perfect house that met both the needs of the location in Bregenzewald, and the owner’s expectations. The most important thing was to...
Kaufmann Michael – Beam Assembly Hall, Reuthe
...and subverts practicable methods of production and installation. It demonstrates the possibilities of surface design as well as the combination of timber and glass, but without questioning the economic efficiency. Joists, resting on clamped supports, consist of a double-girder truss...
Transfer Living Vorarlberg Blattur, Götzis
...flexible 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom units, with individual balconies and terraces, have been planned. Storage rooms and parking spaces for bicycles and prams can be found in the entrance areas of the building, which saved on expensive basement costs. A...
"Together House” Ellenbogen, Bezau
...the shingle and the rhythmic and recessed window construction towards the front of the building, a compact, perpendicularly interconnected volume was connected at the rear building. This part of the building is built according to current ecological and construction guidelines...
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,...
Spa Hotel, Bad Reuthe
A harmonious blend of water, timber and stone creates a calm and enjoyable atmosphere. The Spa and Health Hotel Bad Reuthe, which is well known far beyond the Austrian borders, has been expanded to include a bathhouse with sauna...
Gantner/Bundschuh, Sulzberg
...Timber floors and the wall and ceiling panels were largely preserved. Existing furnishings and furniture were professionally renovated and integrated into the contemporary living concept. Particular emphasis was placed on using natural building materials from the region and to outsource...
Extension of the Bundeswehr kindergarten, Ulm
...into a light dining area and finally leads into the cloakroom zone, from where the group and ancillary rooms are accessed. The doors and walls are generously glazed and combined with built-in furniture, while windows, wall panels and ceilings made...
B&O Villen, Bad Aibling
Sustainability through innovation. Along the Moosbachauen meadows in the north of Bad Aibling, the model project City of Wood is developing. On a disused military site, an emission-free urban district is being created from renewable raw materials, powered exclusively by...
Neubaugasse, Lauterach
...the neighbourhood development structure between the tranquil Neubaugasse and the main traffic axis of Harderstrasse. The buildings were carefully positioned in terms of sunlight, access and circulation to the site in order to create high-quality, traffic-free outdoor spaces.| The reinforced...
Unterfeldstraße, Ludesch
...timber walls and cross-laminated timber ceilings. The development is made from arcades that are made from non-combustible building materials such as steel and concrete. | For cost reasons, and to keep the building compact, the balconies are presented free of...
Kessler, Hirschegg
...with historical formalities of the design. It is however, by its very modern details, developed into a self-confident new statement. Structurally, it is a solid timber construction with visible walls and ceilings made of knot-free diagonal timber elements. This gives...
Kaufmann Holz AG – Beam Assembly Hall, Reuthe
...are emphasised with vertical timber shuttering that sits between horizontal form-work of the walls. Thanks to the Parallam truss technology, massive BSH binders (which reach more than 2.5 meters in height and obstructed the flow of light) could be avoided....
Kopf, Au
...was used to prefabricate the outer walls and the ceiling and roof panels. The story-high external sheathing and the insulated walls were directly delivered to the construction site. The structure and pure materiality of this method determines the ambience of...
Metzler-Holz KG - Storage Warehouse, Bezau
What is more obvious a solution than building a warehouse for timber, from timber? The sawmill and timber trading company needed a 30 x 60 meter, pillar-free hall for the storage of dried timber, as well as for the air...
Stallinger, St. Georgen im Attergau
The basement and the surrounding free-standing columns are made of in-situ concrete, the rest of the construction is provided in timber. To ensure the greatest possible flexibility, the entire building is designed in a grid of 2.60 m as a...
Münchner Str. Hausner Grenzweg, Munich
...made of solid timber. The basic structure of vertical and horizontal cross-bearing timber elements were insulated on the outer shell and clad with a standing timber screen. To make the living atmosphere bright and light, white painted plasterboard clad the...
Nürnbergkareal phase 2, Absam
...subsidies.«. Managing Director of Neue Heimat Tirol Hannes Gschwentner Even with the houses that were completed previously, there was a desire to promote good cooperation between the residential communities through architectural decisions. |The entire development could be planned traffic-free, a...
Recycling Centre Hofsteig, Lauterach
The form and colour language of the architecture acts as a simple framework for the presentation of the recyclable materials. The hall is designed as a pillar-free timber construction and forms an overall ensemble with the existing local biomass power...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...to build a sustainable and high-quality building. By using a photovoltaic system and the connection to the local heating network, an energy balanced is achieved and the building is emission-free over the year. An overall sophisticated energy concept reduces the...
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...
Children’s care centre, Zwischenwasser
...several functions: it serves as a spatial buffer towards the street, it optimally defuses sun light and glare, it allows for weather-independent night cooling of the building, it protects the untreated timber facade and windows permanently against weathering and last...
Isar-Würm-Lech, Landsberg am Lech
...storage areas is carried out by radiant ceiling panels. The shed roofs serve on the one hand the natural exposure in the building depth, as also a ventilation option and as a mounting surface for the photovoltaic modules. The new...
Vorarlberger Landesversicherung, Bregenz
...composite ceilings allow greater room height and can be acoustically effective as well offering cooling, or act as an electric blanket. The system is designed for short spans to be efficiently and economically implemented. The existing yard is maintained and...
B&O wooden multi-storey car park, Bad Aibling
...permeability, brightness and for the users’ sense of security. The challenge of the planning was to predict the movement behaviour as well as the swelling and shrinkage behaviour of the wooden beams. Problem solving at its best.« Andreas Ströhle M.Sc....
Pflegeheim Jesuheim, Lochau
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Holzparkhaus Biz, Nürnberg
Wälderbushaltestelle, Doren
A thoughtfully designed bus shelter. In the municipality of Doren, the prototype of the new “Wälderbushaltestelle” was unveiled, which is not only functional but also aesthetically pleasing. The prefabrication and assembly of this project were carried out by Fetz Holzbau,...
Sutterlüty J, Egg
Open, light and airy. A large, almost villa-like space program is organised in a cross-shaped in response to the west and north slopes, fringed by a brook and groups of trees. The south-facing entrance opens up to a view of...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...stairwell it is glazed on the 2nd floor. The building is mixed construction: the ceilings are reinforced concrete and stand on metal columns, while the facades are made of highly insulated timber elements. The mixed construction is efficient and exploits...
Sutterlüty, Schwarzach
In der Mellen, Mellau
...Office space and commercial units 2-, 3- and 4-room apartments Spacious garden with children’s playground wooden facade Solar system and PV system Comfort ventilation bicycle room Moped parking space Charging infrastructure for e-mobility Drying room Underground parking garage and elevator...
Edeka, Wörthsee
Text only in German available Mitten in Wörthsee: Oben wohnen, unten einkaufen. Ein neuer Supermarkt mit 21 neuen Wohnungen Entgegen der verbreiteten Herangehensweise, Gewerbe und Wohnen möglichst zu trennen, werden bei diesem Projekt beide Nutzungen in einem Gebäude vereint. Durch...
Floras Garten, Lochau
...entire complex is wheelchair-accessible and pedestrianised throughout, and in its centre the network of connecting paths opens up into a generous neighbourhood square. The balance between private and communal areas promotes communication and togetherness both inside and outside the site....
Children’s care centre Auwiesen, Wangen
Hirschau-Unterdorf, Schnepfau
...could be built here thanks to the cooperation of a non-profit organisation and a private property developer. In order to guarantee a mixture of residence both purchase and rental units were planned in the small complex, in a balanced relationship...
Rathaus Quartier B1+B2, Hohenems
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Biomass heating plant - extension 2021, Lech
...challenge of the extension lay in the limited space of the building plot. Wedged between the Lechtalstraße and the Zürsbach, the footprint of the existing building follows the curvature of the road. For the existing building, the height is also...
B&O Mehrfamilienhaus, Bad Aibling
Family living with perspective. The City of Wood is the architectural realisation of an ecological vision for the future. The energy self-sufficient garden city with space for living, learning and working is being developed on the site of a former...
Kindertagesstätte Auenland, Reichelsheim
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Biohotel Schwanen - renovation kitchen, Bizau
Awarded 1st place in the bid for Russareal Lochau
...the unobtrusive and unpretentious way of composing and creating, which shows a clear and sympathetic attitude of the designer and produces a project that integrates itself into the existing environment in a simple, yet intelligent way. This is where a...
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...
IZM - Illwerke Zentrum Montafon nominated for State Prize for Architecture and Sustainability 2014
...Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW). The competition is managed and supported by the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT) in cooperation with the University of Art, Linz, the Association of the Stone and Ceramics Industry,...
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...
Exhibition Berlin Bauen mit Holz – Wege in die Zukunft (building with wood – ways into the future)
...1990s and it continues to gain momentum every day. This familiar material presents itself in new and diverse forms. Continuous researching has resulted in enormous developments and improvements in construction technology and furthermore, the new computer calculation methods, and the...
Ground breaking ceremony for ASZ Vorderland
...resources and anticipate, and provide people with better services.« Harald Sonderegger The President of the State Parliament thanked all those responsible from the municipalities, the Regio Vorderland and the other project participants, and congratulated them all on the construction progress...
Groundbreaking ceremony, Munich - Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase TUM, cooperation with Francis Kéré
...the belief in a better future“ – Francis Kérè Hermann Kaufmann is known for his significant contributions to the development and promotion of timber architecture. He and his team have been working closely together for several months to make real...
Hermann Kaufmann Wins Contract for Illwerke Centre Montafon
The landscape and architectural environment of the new location for the Illwerke Centre was characterised by the interplay between the natural untouched countryside with the man made modifications to the land and large, two-storey blocks of flats. From this, the...
Hermann Kaufmann Wins the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2007
...du Patrimoine” and Epamsa. It was supported by the Yvelines departmental assembly and internationally by the committee of the Global Award. It was designed to gather together, and connect, public and private stakeholders who believe that sustainable housing offers immediate...
Lecture Detail Congress 2019
...planners, top-class personalities from architecture and research shed light on the topic from different perspectives. Building projects are presented and solutions and reference projects are shown that represent and reflect upon the critical subject of “rural space”. The experts explain...
Awarded 1st place for the new Zünd Systemtechnik project in Altstätten
Zünd Systemtechnik AG (ZST) has been producing digital flatbed cutters at their Swiss Altstätten location for over 30 years. They have been delivering innovative products and services all around the world, and demand is growing. In order to consolidate and...
Architekten Hermamm Kaufmann wins the tender to design for the Wildlife Park Pforzheim
...and this fits perfectly into its surroundings,” says Stadtbau’s managing director Ulrich Füting. In the two buildings, the areas of information and services, gastronomy, school classes and education, and the shop are all beautifully presented. Between the two buildings one...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower is Awarded a Nomination of the State Prize
...pioneer in modern timber construction and energy-efficient building technology. The LifeCycle Tower as a sustainable wooden high-rise building, that generates more energy than consumed, is unique in the world and places the Austrian engineering services and products on the international...
Architecture on the spot 128: Wagner GmbH
...public space, open space and landscape design, education and social affairs, trade and industry. The high-quality architecture is presented by their inhabitants, who guide the visitors through their spaces, report from the first idea to the current usage, about all...
On the way to the future - Possibilities and perspectives of wood as a modern building material
...the wooded path into the future” – possibilities and perspectives of wood as a building material. Place: Neues Museum Nürnberg, Klarissenplatz, free admission. Organiser: BDA Kreisverband Nürnberg, Central Upper Franconia. Further works reports: 16.10.2018, 19.00 hrs. Menges Scheffler Architekten, Frankfurt...
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....
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...
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...
Insight into the exciting YKK project in Japan - exclusive interview with the project team
...earthquake zones and that the Japanese fire protection regulations are still a major obstacle to timber construction. The project will continue until 2024. Between now and then we will share the developments as they progress and become real in Kurobe....
Interview with Hermann Kaufmann – about the 40th anniversary and his plan for the future.
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