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....
Hannoverhaus, Mallnitz
...to the east, which allows a solid ground terrace. In addition, this creates the opportunity to develop on the east side exposed areas. The ensuing asymmetry has become the subject of the shapes-development of the building volume, with the aim...
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
The aim of the new concept is the retention of the existing typology of the farm, and the extensive clearance of the eastern meadow area of development, so that the meadow connects undisturbed to the building. This concept makes the...
Bahnhofstraße, Wolfurt
...to the west of Bahnhofstrasse, mark the entrance to the complex. Granularity takes the complex into customised cubature. Thanks to the absence of an attic, clear volumes are created. Towards the east, the buildings become smaller and adapt to the...
Geissler, Wolfurt
Modern timber design in dialogue with the surroundings and its heritage. The building is part of the striking village street ensemble that runs along Hofsteigstrasse in Wolfurt, one of the few still preserved today. It was a simple renovation...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...the narrow property is not further restricted, and there are attractive views of the southwestern mountain ranges. Loggias and living spaces are therefore predominantly southwest oriented. In the east there are also two southeast oriented loggias with an additional garden...
Schlichtling, Telfs
...north. Adjoining two rows of north-south oriented apartment buildings by Hubert Riess, also built of timber. This structure extends from east to west, featuring access galleries and a north-facing staircase, similar to that in the “Ölzbündt” complex. The building contains...
Zerlauth, Frastanz
...on the urban periphery, densely surrounded by other structures. The view to the west extends to the Swiss Alps. Access to the house is from the east side, which is the highest point on the site and where one enters...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...entrance in the basement. The main development of the eastern apartments takes place, as for the shop, over the south-facing forecourt. The flats to the east are separated from the maisonettes in the west by a spacious courtyard but can...
Hirschau-Unterdorf, Schnepfau
...another. In the east of the property there is a ramp to the underground car park, in the basement there are also private cellar compartments and the technical rooms. In order to create living space for families, couples and single...
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...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
Timber and glazing are used to create a sense of protection in an open space. After decades of decay, the St. Gerold’s Priory was carefully restored. Today it is a thriving cultural centre. After the renovation of the existing facilities,...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Hostel, St. Gerold
...wing had to be renewed. This required numerous modifications and alterations to the historical fabric of the Priory. But what does the architecture that meets the needs of today while respecting the history of the Priory look like? The Benedictine...
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...
Wilbinger, Bezau
...technologies that we have today, while retaining the essence of the region in which the building resides.« Contemporary Vernacular Design The house was built with a timber frame construction with prefabricated elements, and enveloped with timber – inside with knot-less...
"Together House” Ellenbogen, Bezau
...in silver fir. »Our goal was to preserve the charm of the old and bring it into harmony with the functional requirements of today.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann | Two-thirds of the trades were carried out by craftsmen from...
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....
Rathaus, Markdorf
...is the basis for the success and acceptance by the residence. The existing entrance to the castle has been altered historically and appears from today’s perspective as a clear approach for the town hall. The labyrinthine hotel complex does not...
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
The halls are designed as dark spaces to best meet today’s requirements for exhibition and event operation. The interior should take a backseat to the individually designed and illuminated stands. The annular outer wall is completely smooth and without a...
Kaufmann, Lingenau
Building a home for a young family today is often an exception because both the ground and the construction costs are so high that it is no longer affordable for those with a normal income. In this case, the land...
Mühlweg, Wien
...from the 1960s to the west, with the adjacent green space to the east. The proximity to the plot boundaries, together with the arrangement of the buildings create an inner courtyard area which, despite its clear structure, is open to...
IZM – Illwerke Centre Montafon, Vandans
...the east, the structure welcomes its guests; the generous canopy marks the entrance and a park creates enough space to present the building to its full extent. The façade is divided into layers of parapets, ribbon windows and canopies. The...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
...on the east side of the village square, with its own delivery zone. The existing workshop and cafeteria buildings are to be reused as generic functional working areas. The workshop building is built using a mixture construction method, both timber...
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
...carrel-like niches, for reflection, are located behind them and the northern light shines past them to the central hallway. The steps and an elevator are east of the vaulted entrance hall and cannot be seen from the outside since it...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
...common basement with an underground car park. One long building is in a conventional east-west orientation, coming right to the side of the street that forms the town centre. The second building, with a more cubic footprint has a gentler...
Steinbockallee, Rum
...site and the local river, to create an enclosed semi-private area. The east-west oriented, larger five-storey building offers 41 two- to four-room apartments and eight senior apartments on the first floor. They are accessible through the central walk way and...
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 1, Jenbach
...living areas have floor-to-ceiling windows to the front, with covered terraces facing south or west. The predominantly north and east-facing bedrooms have smaller windows with shutters. The buildings are designed to a Passive House standard and have controlled ventilation with...
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 2, Jenbach
...arranged over three floors. The ground floor apartments have private gardens. The living areas have floor-to-ceiling windows to the front, with covered terraces facing south or west. The predominantly north and east-facing bedrooms have smaller windows with shutters. ~ The...
Moosmann, Lauterach
...plot sandwiched between existing single family houses that did not seem to allow for any infill development. The parents of the client live on the east side of the site, and they helped to determine the position of the new...
Näscher Studio, Eschen
...inexpensively and also meet Passive House construction standards. On a grid, this simple building was developed. It opens towards the view and closes to the north and east sides. The floor, walls and ceiling are made of thermally insulated multi-boxes,...
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...
Burger, Wolfurt
...and an NLQ value of 0.5. The Haus Burger stands in a single-family house area and sits on the east side of the plot, directly on the boundary. Due to its geometry, the simple low-energy house is very compact and...
Village Centre, Schwarzach
...its staircases to the new buildings, as well as plans for a future village hall on the east. The public square stretches to the foot of the hills in the background and at the front it is screened from the...
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...
State Secondary School, Bludenz
...accordingly. In the eastern area, a new school wing with theory and special classes is being built, replacing the disused school dining room. This new structure defines a clear development boundary in relation to the street and provides room for...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...the spatial formation of clearly readable accesses on the east, north and south side, we also connect the building ensemble directly to the planned circular route during the Landesgartenschau. Outdoor space interior The plaza around the pavilion is designed as...
Hofsteig waste material collection centre, Lauterach
...achieved with minimal extra effort. Only the east side, which is oriented towards the street, remains open creating the “stage for recycling”. ~ Tree The large oak tree on the property is integrated into the architectural concept. The tree forms...
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...
Herrenhofgasse, Feldkirch
...A recessed connection enables the development of the building and for the separation of external functions. The building receives a clear entrance as well as differentiated outdoor areas, such as the protected toddler playground in the east of the property....
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...pitched roof achieves further goals: the optimisation of sun exposure and the outlook; a differentiation of the building height between street and neighbouring buildings; a reaction to the roof landscape of the area; and the integration of an east-west photovoltaic...
City of Wood, Bad Aibling
...undulating parkland besides the river. Structure: Completion of the existing building structure – garden city with focal point and atrium housed in the flood plain – boundary lines to the east. Centre: Formation of the central village green, the definition...
Isar-Würm-Lech, Landsberg am Lech
...cafeteria or administration and seminar building takes place on the mezzanine level via a bridge. Therefore, the individual functional units are internally connected. The P-building is situated as an independent building on the east side of the village square, with...
Environmental Education Centre Britzer Garten, Berlin
...up another 75 cm is the covered ‘welcome area’. This room can also be used for exhibitions. Towards the east, an inviting glass façade reveals the new premises of the Environmental Center. Directly opposite the pedestal is the entrance to...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...been set up towards the south, which is why the production area has to be separated by a fire wall. In the east and west, two narrow spaces encompass the volume they contain infrastructure facilities, workshops and areas for building...
Residential complex Michaelipark, Augsburg
...residential buildings can move closer to each other in an east-west direction. This leads to differentiated and characterful outdoor spaces: despite the high density, the pleasant character of a smaller residential complex is created. The buildings are formed from state...
Landratsamt, Miesbach
...the north. The double entry in the floor plan marks the main entrance and facilitates the orientation. To the east is the smaller complex area, with the central service core and offices along the facades. There is room in the...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...the east side, which are oriented towards the morning sun through a generously dimensioned, floor-to-ceiling window element. Behind them are the warehouses for problematic substances. The volume has a closed facade structure against the busy traffic routes to protect against...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa – Extension of the main building, Hirschegg
Clam, clarity and functionality for a five century old family business. The extensive building complex of the nature hotel Chesa Valisa is located on a gently sloping south-east slope above the village centre of the historic Walser settlement of Hirschegg....
Sutterlüty, Landammanngasse - Rankweil
...and ground-level parking. The solid basement contains technical rooms, staff cloakrooms and internal underground parking spaces, which are accessed by a ramp on the east side of the building. The new building above is a hybrid construction. The central volume...
Provost Residence St. Gerold, riding hall - renovation project, St. Gerold
...Architekten, have taken place. The access to the extension built on the north-east side could be organised on two different levels due to the steep slope. While a seminar room, an office and the cloakroom are on the same level...
High-rise timber house - Queckareal, Tübingen
The tall wood house Gartenstrasse leads from the medieval core of the southern German university town of Tübingen along the Neckar to the east to the mouth of the Ammer. There, on the site of the former Queck cement factory,...
High-rise residential building in timber - Grieser Auen, Bozen
...access areas in the south-east of the building structure. These covered open spaces form a weather-protected meeting place and serve as a filter zone for the users of the community meeting place, which is located in the two basement floors....
Extension of the Bundeswehr kindergarten, Ulm
...the prerequisite for using the outdoor space in the southeast as an undisturbed playground. This is enhanced by the communal centre, with its sunlit terrace and shady courtyard tree to offer all children optimal opportunities for development. The internal routing...
Housing Estate Michaelipark, Augsburg
...residential buildings can move closer to each other in an east-west direction. This leads to differentiated and characterful outdoor spaces: despite the high density, the pleasant character of a smaller residential complex is created. The buildings are formed from state...
Pflegeheim Jesuheim, Lochau
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Haus H, Egg
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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,...
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...
De Meyer, Dornbirn
Growing inwards The central residential quarter to the east of Dornbirn’s market square is characterised by a variety of buildings from different eras, reflecting the successive development of this urban zone. To preserve the green character of the neighbourhood this...
Elma Alp, Mellau
A solid timber Alpine retreat, modern in construction and details. In the Bregenzerwald region livestock grazes in seasonal cycles. This tradition gave rise to the “Vorsäß”, an alpine small holding at around 1000 m. Alpine farmers always had small herds,...
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
Once life in the Bregenzerwald was firmly anchored in a traditional style of construction, in the middle of the last century a time came when this unity of life, architecture and landscape began to breakdown. Now, in the last few...
Sutterlüty, Schwarzach
In der Mellen, Mellau
Fakten: 3 houses Passive house construction all apartments with loggia 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...
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
Rathaus Quartier B1+B2, Hohenems
Residential development in sustainable wood construction
Biomass heating plant - extension 2021, Lech
Complex geometry maximises the potential of an undulating mountain plot for a vital service provider The expansion of the Stubenbach district made the heating capacity of the two existing biomass boilers in the Lech too low. After initially considering building...
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...
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...
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...
Neubaugasse, Lauterach
Densification with a sense of purpose. The tight-knit network of settlements in the Vorarlberg Rhine Valley is interspersed with farmland, orchards and gardens. As part of sustainable spatial planning, cautious structural densification takes place in order to preserve the original...
Kindertagesstätte Auenland, Reichelsheim
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Biohotel Schwanen - renovation kitchen, Bizau
Awarded 1st place in the bid for Russareal Lochau
...eight relatively small structures, the project is realised in a checkerboard-like building system, which subtly blends in terms of orientation and heights, between the two existing structures to the west and east. Due to the alternately twisting position of the...
Exhibition Berlin Bauen mit Holz – Wege in die Zukunft (building with wood – ways into the future)
...a long time, steel, glass, brick and concrete were the epitome of modern architecture. But now timber has returned to be the construction material that enriches today’s architecture. The renaissance of modern timber construction began at the beginning of the...
Mühlweg Vienna Receives Best Architect Award
...has such a project been implemented before. By combining experienced experts in the field of planning, a showcase for modern, ecological timber construction was created in exemplary cooperation with builders and building authorities. Jury Today you can have pure wooden...
Blattur Götzis receives the Werkbund label 2018
The German Werkbund (German Association of Craftsmen) in Baden-Württemberg has, since 2016, been awarding the biennial Werkbund Label. The award is given to exceptional projects, initiatives and companies, those that are innovative, forward-looking or have outstanding creative qualities, promote social...
"Haus Mitanand", Bezau is nominated for a Constructive Alps 2020 award
...architecture competition by autumn. And the public can also evaluate the projects. For the first time there is an award for the public favourite. Here you will find the 28 projects nominated for “Constructive Alps” 2020. Vote today! ...
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...
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...
Architekten Hermamm Kaufmann wins the tender to design for the Wildlife Park Pforzheim
...in 1968 with a single wild boar enclosure. The park has evolved and today it houses over 400 animals from 70 species. The Wildlife Park is characterised by the collection of species from Central and Northern Europe, as well as...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower is Awarded a Nomination of the State Prize
...for the State Prize is another confirmation for us that we have achieved our goal, and have been able to develop a future-oriented system for timber construction in urban areas.” Worldwide market is the objective Today, Austria is a...
Hermann Kaufmann receives the Toni Russ Prize
...escape from the legal constraints of the civilian technician’s test, they formed the group of the Vorarlberg architects, led by Hermann Kaufmann. The “young savages” have evolved and calmed down a little, today it is the “Vorarlberg School”, consisting of...
Energy-Efficient Construction: Practice Well Advanced Compared to Regulations - Appeal by Hermann Kaufmann
As demonstrated by the example provided by Günter, it is clear that practice has already advanced significantly beyond the regulations governing construction. Today, it is entirely feasible to construct energy-positive buildings without incurring substantial additional costs. For instance, we built...
The Swimming Pool in Mittelberg is Awards 1st Prize
...is also used as a lounge area, alongside a furnished seating terrace, while the rooms on the ground floor contain, in addition to the necessary technical facilities, changing rooms and play areas. The building is connected on its south-east side,...
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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