Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...around € 10 billion each year. Not surprisingly, the building material in the region has a long tradition, but what is astonishing is the low level of innovation in modern timber construction in Canada. Conventional constructions methods dominate. Small scale...
BTV, Hohenems
A complete overhaul of function and form. Due to the new function that was to be given to the building, it had to be completely hollowed out, except for the outer walls and the ceilings. It got a new...
Geroldsegg, Schwarzenberg
...architects were able to show them that development could initiate a combined exercise in quality, design and materials.« Bauwelt 2006 While its design and material choices were inspired by local traditions, the building, located perpendicular to the slope, adapts to...
Moosbrugger, Bizau
...now facing the sun with large, generous glazing. The workshop is located in the basement. The staircase is illuminated from two sides and it opens up all the floors. ~ Constructively it is freely developed skeleton construction. Steel supports, steel...
Mathis, Dafins
...a gauge on how to use this highly up-to-date and unerring modern building style, especially in timber regions.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann From the slopes of the scattered hamlet of Dafins, the eyes can wander to the south and...
Hofsteigstraße H, Wolfurt
Lifting the housing complex out of the ordinary residential building design. The villages in the Rhine Valley are traditionally linear and made of old timber farmhouses. The Wolfurt Hofsteigstraße, where this residential complex is located, is still characterised as such....
Edeka, Wörthsee
...gibt es ein breites Angebot an günstigem Wohnraum mit sogenannten „Starterwohnungen“ von ca. 28 bis 63 qm. Für den Bau konnten wir den Vorarlberger Architekten Prof. Hermann Kaufmann gewinnen, der sich im Holzbau einen Namen gemacht hat. [Quest Baukultur, 2022]...
Gault&Millau award: The Organic Hotel Schwanen in Bregenzerwald was awarded as "The Hotel Of The Year 2023". Congratulations to the family business!
...Bodensee. Die Familie Moosbrugger, tief in der Region verwurzelt, hat 2009 das Hotel umgestaltet. Das Haus besticht durch eine klare und reduzierte Ästhetik ebenso wie durch sein typisches Bregenzerwälder Erscheinungsbild. Hermann Kaufmann, der Architekt, hat hier gemeinsam mit der Familie...
Recognition for ‘Haus der Kinder’ at the Holzbaupreis Tirol 2015
...proHolz Tirol and the Chamber of Architects and Engineers invited Tirol and Vorarlberg to submit their outstanding projects for the award “Holzbaupreis Tirol 2015”. The award met with widespread interest, a sign that wood plays a key role in architecture...
Energy-Efficient Construction: Practice Well Advanced Compared to Regulations - Appeal by Hermann Kaufmann
...heard and to drive this transition in heating practices. This would give them something tangible to hold onto, a sign that progress is indeed happening in this realm. That’s my request.” Hermann Kaufmann In an interview with varmeco Managing Director...
New Caritas headquarters build begins in Salzburg
...around 90 employees from the central and service areas of Caritas will work in an area of 2,200 m², spread over four floors. The parish building will be 1,050 m². The kindergarten, with an integrated toddler group, will provide child...
Gault&Millau award - Naturhotel Chesa Valisa in Hirschegg was awarded as "The Hotel Discovery Of The Year 2023" Congratulations to the 14th generation!
...und David Kessler hat mittlerweile die 14. Generation der Familie Kessler das Ruder des Betriebs im Kleinwalsertal übernommen. Der Kern wurde bewahrt, und auch wenn rundherum wunderschöne und moderne Gebäude mit klarer Linie und viel Holz für die Gäste errichtet...
Research
...what already exists without questioning it and developing it further. We always ask ourselves for every task: What can we do better? But that also means that we consciously choose to take well-considered risks and experiments. « Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI...