Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...variety of scales and uses – both in visible applications and in timber construction. To promote this construction, the project was funded by the TallWood Buildings Demonstration Project Initiative, with contributions from the Province of British Columbia, the Binational Softwood...
Fernpassstraße, Munich
...building complexes is also desirable, because it slows down urban sprawl. The Fernpaßstraße development has been built according to the latest research findings in modern timber construction, including the load-bearing prefabricated timber frame walls and individual supports store steel girders,...
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
...for the air quality in the school, but also for the heating energy consumption because of the heat recovery system. It is a new contribution to the ecology discussion due to the use of timber and its latest energy-saving technologies....
Hotel Hubertus, Balderschwang
...rooms round off the construction project. With the exception of the stables, the components were built in solid construction, insulated according to the latest ENEV requirements and finished with a natural timber facade. Due to the geographical situation of the...
Propstei St. Gerold - main building renovation, St. Gerold
Heritage in transition: putting new life into old walls For more than 1,000 years, there has been activity on this site. In 960, St Gerold founded a Benedictine priory on the historic Faschina Pass route, which was expanded over the...
Architekten Hermann Kaufmann presents their latest book
Individuality from a modular system: Illwerke Zentrum Montafon The new office building of the Vorarlberg power plants in Vandans is a hybrid timber construction designed and implemented by Architekten Hermann Kaufmann. On July 10, the book “Hermann Kaufmann IZM –...
Hannoverhaus is the Latest Competition Win.
The second round of a design competition has decided in favour of the architect Hermann Kaufmann ZT GmbH for the reconstruction of Hannoverhaus. The Hannoverhaus is located at 2719 m, above the resort Mallnitz in the national park Hohe Tauern....
Exhibition Berlin Bauen mit Holz – Wege in die Zukunft (building with wood – ways into the future)
A fascinating new exhibition on current building culture that focuses on wood; a natural, renewable resource. With international and national projects, the exhibition presents ecologically, sustainable modern wooden architecture. Spectacular projects, trend-setting urban wooden dwellings, and the latest trends in...
On the way to the future - Possibilities and perspectives of wood as a modern building material
On September 26, 2018, 7 pm, Hermann Kaufmann will talk about “ The possibilities and perspectives of wood as a modern building material” in his latest work report. The lecture takes place within the framework of the theme series “On...
Timber Construction Day 2019: Lecture in Oslo
This year’s Timber Construction Day will be held on September 4 at DOGA in Oslo. It is an arena which brings together the latest from the world of timber architecture including technical innovative solutions, modern use of timber and award-winning...
Our new book is at the printers.
We are eagerly awaiting the delivery from the printer. Our latest book “SCHRAUBENWERK MIT HOLZ – Plumbing the Limits of Hardwood”, author Marko Sauer, will be published soon and can now be pre ordered. You can secure their copy here...
DETAIL Editorial May: The roof of the Nebelhornbahn cable car station is being anaylized
...fifth facade. At the latest after the introduction of Google Earth and the increasing use of camera drones, this understanding has been reversed. Today, the vertical view, i.e. the roof, is often the first impression we have of buildings. In...
Insight into the exciting YKK project in Japan - exclusive interview with the project team
For many years HK Architekten has been working on projects around the world, and the latest destination on our international journey is Kurobe, Japan. Since hearing Hermann Kaufmann give a lecture in Japan on the subject of timber architecture and...
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 – Path to the future I Berlin
...the latest trends in timber construction, at a new incredible standard, are presented in large format models, plans, text and photographs. The exhibition is curated by Prof. Hermann Kaufmann in cooperation with Prof. Winfried Nerdinger from the Technical University of...