Community Centre, Ludesch
...is integrated into the ventilation unit. All mechanical systems are fitted with meters, to allow computer based monitoring of energy use. Early in the planning, the town council decided to cover the newly created town square to allow for a...
Ingeborg-Ortner-Children´s Home, Garching
...which also provide sun protection, serve to protect the recessed facade surfaces from the elements. The flat roof is beautifully landscaped. In order to ensure the most flexibility of use, the day care centre was divided into three units. Each...
Rathaus, Markdorf
...invite people to linger. In addition to the town hall, it needs a second, well-frequented use that further strengthens the location and also contributes economically to the success of the project. For this purpose, the largest possible gastronomy area is...
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
...connected by stairs and ramps to the rest of the yard level. A long, lying water-trough to the front of the building, the large open space allows for multifunctional use of the courtyard during parties and in everyday life, to...
Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...tonnes of CO2. | The dormitory is an important pilot project for solid construction in wood. In order to make the ecological qualities of this type of construction a relevant factor, however, it has to be used in a wide...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...internal channel. Even the thermal collectors are integrated into the parapets of the facade, while the photovoltaic modules are flush-mounted in the roof. Contemporary technology is integrated into the design, instead of being attached to the volume as a foreign...
Schmuttertal Secondary School, Diedorf
...for the fact that the school building contributes to the well-being of its users and thus indirectly to learning success.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann Learning landscapes are the basic framework in which young people learn to study by themselves....
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...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...two topographic elements. To the north by the steeply rising Molasse rock, and to the south by open views over Lake Constance. The pavilion integrates itself into this situation in a scenic way and includes references to both surrounding directions....
Moosmann, Lauterach
...is inserted and placed into the slope in such way that it provides a sufficiently naturally-lit bedroom level including bathrooms, while at the same time keeping the required setback to the neighbouring building to the west. The prefabricated construction method...
Ölzbündt, Dornbirn
...that is integrated in the large overall shape occupies the southern segment. Exterior space was added to the building in the form of multi-level balconies. On the inside, the residential floor section is protected against fire and acoustically insulated by...
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
...adapted to use as an office. The bevelled window reveals loosen up the strict structure and allow a high level of daylight in. Generous openings on the ground floor allow inquisitive passers-by to gain insights and lead the way to...
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...
Sportplatzweg, Schwarzach
...with plywood, while the base is covered with painted OSB panels. The basement ceiling is designed as a heavily insulated timber construction. The ground floor ceiling, due to the energy and building climatic considerations, is designed as an in-situ concrete...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
...the glass walls on the inside to provide support against the wind are similarly unpretentious, since they are almost invisible in back-lit conditions. Timber and steel are used to their maximum effect in this project, with clear architectural intentions. ...
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...
Fernpassstraße, Munich
A new era in modern timber construction used in urban development. The levels of timber construction in urban development were very low, so it was decided to rectify this and modernise the existing buildings between Fernpaßstraße and Badgasteiner Strasse, using...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
...integrated planning process was adopted, creating a holistic approach to planned sustainability« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann The new IWL stands out because it’s unique in comparison to the usual commercial buildings. The overall design is subject to pragmatic criteria...
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....
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...its personality while the longer side receives the visitor with a sweeping, generous gesture that culminates in the entrance way. The building consciously rejects the language of the simple “box”, instead offering a vivid interpretation, inspired by the town itself....
Am Garnmarkt, Götzis
A mixed construction and multiple-use city redevelopment. One of the most comprehensive centre development projects in Vorarlberg was realised in the market town Götzis. The first phase in 2007 focused on the refurbishment of the buildings of the Huber-site, including...
Biomasseheizwerk, Lech
...and its complex functional requirements, were decisive in the distinctiveness of this building at the entrance to the town. »The architect was involved in the early stages of the decision-making process, making it possible to respond to the specific landscape....
Metzler-Holz KG - Storage Warehouse, Bezau
...drying of various products. With the requirement to use solid timber for the construction as much as possible, the idea came for to use fish-belly girders with a solid top chord, as well as diagonals of crossed 30 mm bar...
IZM Illwerke Zentrum Montafon, Vandans
...user influence, safety, accessibility and in particular with regard to being cyclist friendly. Technical quality The requirements to achieve Passive House standard automatically means optimum technical quality in the areas of heat and moisture protection. A special feature in the...
Interpark Focus - Impulszentrum, Röthis
A tower visible from afar. A front square and facilities for communal use. The Impulszentrum, Interpark Focus is the new administration and architectural centre of an industrial area in Feldkirch-Röthis. The “Interpark Focus” is a group of enterprises clustered together...
Vorarlberg electricity Network - Operations Office, Lindenberg
Wide network – Compact container The small town of Lindenberg in Westallgäu is integrated into the supply network of the Vorarlberg energy company VKW. In a mixed use and widely spread area to the west of the town centre, the...
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...The necessary intimacy that these areas require, due to their use or requirement, is made possible by their location to each other and a direct daylight supply is ensured along with privacy. The residential complex in the southwestern is a...
Isar-Würm-Lech, Landsberg am Lech
...stages. The expansion in the first stage of construction houses the operational management. In the second stage of construction, this could be relocated to the main administrative building and the premises are used as workshops. A connection to the new...
High-rise timber house - Queckareal, Tübingen
...a new mixed-use development is being built, designed to be sustainable and integrated into the landscape. At the eastern tip of the area rises a striking structure that is an urban panicle, which, through its careful placement, creates the clear...
B&O wooden multi-storey car park, Bad Aibling
Parking in the park An innovative mixed-use district is growing in the north of the Upper Bavarian town of Bad Aibling. It is designed to be emission-free and built entirely from renewable raw materials. This multi-storey car park is made...
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...who has seen the world. In addition to the summit restaurant the station of the cable car is renewed. Again, the strategy is to build on the existing stock and continue to use the existing infrastructure as much as possible....
Kessler, Hirschegg
The perfect design solution for modern alpine home. The family home for these hoteliers, positioned right next to their old farm, tries to answer the popular question in alpine tourist regions: how to design a modern building in such...
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...
Conservation Centre, Fußach
...facilities are attached as an independent unit to the cubic main body and they have a steep slopping roof, in which a photovoltaic system is integrated. An optimised building envelope and a heat recovery system, guarantee very low energy consumption....
Fire department, Schnepfau
A striking structure wrapped in a finely knitted shell. In the village centre of Schnepfau a new fire station was built to replace old one, contemporary in its form and function and yet integrated into the regional building culture. The...
Rectory, Krumbach
...Kaufmann, Bernardo Bader and René Bechter of Bechter Zaffignani conducted a study to strengthen the centre. If you want to achieve something in Vorarlberg, you have to build a house.” | Remarkable architecture: not rash, not cheaply plastered, but committed...
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...Additional acoustic measures are provided via the walls and furniture. While the facade colour expresses the school to the outside, the three classrooms inside are deliberately differentiated in colour and independent from each other. In addition to the natural timber...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower, Dornbirn
...the original proposal to build the staircase core in wood, statutory provisions of fire prevention meant that the staircase had to be made in concrete.| LCT ONE has certification (according to DIN EN 13501) of the fire resistance REI 90...
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...
Natter, Mellau
Small, but perfectly formed. The small detached house in the middle of the Bregenzerwald is developed with the traditional personality of a Bregenzerwald house. An elongated, timber, simple, south-facing structure that reacts to the beautiful location and offers a quiet...
Changing Room - Pavilion, Lahti
...designed one timber building for the park. »Winner of the Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award 2010.« Wood in Culture Association Screws were used to put together the walls of the changing room from pillars bundled together in the shape...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa – Conversion Chalet, Hirschegg
Delicately wrapped old walls. The detached Franziska guest house was built in the southeast of the main building in the 1950s. After the upper floors of the existing building were demolished, the building underwent a renovation and expansion. An extension...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
...phase, including a multi-family house and a multi-generation housing complex, were formed. The multi-family house refers to a building with mixed residential use, for individuals and families to either rent or buy. Multi-generation housing offers decent living space, parental care...
Primary School, Schnepfau
...and the modular timber windows, the structure integrates itself harmoniously into the local building fabric without direct appropriation of the language of the surrounding farmsteads. The building has been technically and functionally upgraded to be state of the art. The...
Wälderhaus BA 1, Bezau
...to the new timber structure, Wälderhaus. The result of the two industrial complexes is a “timber city”. The aim of the design was to integrate the new volumes into the landscape using balanced forms and natural timber. Similar to the...
Glas Marte – Cutting Factory Hall, Bregenz
...sophisticated system. Due to the prefabricated facade system used, the back of the hall was dismantled and extended, which increased the hall to approximately three times the area in 1995, which includes the loading hall, additional storage and production areas....
Dorner Electronic, Egg
Inside, timber encases innovative technology. Outside, it responds to the local environment. In the 1960’s, Dorner Electronic was a major supplier of electronic devices to Russia. Since then it has evolved from a two-man company, into one with over...
Wilbinger, Bezau
...side. Due to the staircase being placed in the hall and not in the living room, and with the additional use of sliding doors, there are several configuration possibilities in the semidetached house. A narrow passage between the kitchen and...
Raiffeisenbank, Bezau
...the insulation, adapt to match modern user needs, and to give the building a new expression. The result is impressive. Now the office building appears in a new light, one that uses pragmatic means to reduce the energy requirements of...
Beck/Faigle, Hard
A beautiful family house that combines innovation and sustainability. The family house Beck/Faigle in Hard, sits in a very normal residential area. On the plot is a small old house which was to be demolished to make room for...
Local History Museum, Alberschwende
...reuse is of crucial importance for the identity of the original structures and Alberschwende as a whole. The municipality and its mayor, Walter Rüf, decided to convert an old stable, located in second row of the village centre, into a...
Foot and Cycle Bridge, Zwischenwasser
...a guardrail”, the bridge over the river Frutz in Zwischenwasser crosses the stream in an unspectacular way and is sparse in its form. It fulfils the requirements as an economic and quick realisation that is long-lasting and maintenance-free. The qualities...
Kaufmann Holz AG – Factory Hall Au, Reuthe
...transfer both load baring weight and wind forces to the main columns of the building. The design of this hall was carried out within a planning team involving engineers, builders and architects. This interdisciplinary process was necessary for planning efficiency....
Nigsch, Feldkirch-Tisis
Sculpted cube with a view and the sun. The small family home sits on a gently sloping incline to the northwest; the terrain is followed in the placement of a semi-basement level. The two upper floors are designed as a...
Hauser, Hohentannen
...offer different possibilities of use depending on the season, and are extended in the summer taking the house outside. The two-storey, glass tiled logia transforms into a cool oasis of sleep, the vestibule to the outside staircase serves as an...
Lexengasse, Liefering
...space’s original use as a nursery. The residential buildings are built in hybrid construction. Due to the sound insulation quality of this type of construction system inherent and economical choices could be implemented. Prefabricated timber elements form the building envelope...
Nürnbergkareal phase 1, Absam
Symbiosis on the sunny side. To design a cost-effective, innovative and sustainable residential project for multiple generations in which single people, families and older people feel all equally at home. This task was tackled by an interdisciplinary team of architects...
Hatlerstraße, Dornbirn
A multi-use development in the centre of the city. The property on the Hatlerstraße in Dornbirn is a residential building with 13 apartments and a commercial space on the ground floor. The apartments range between 30 m² and 121...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...say ‘grand’, ‘incredible’ and ‘ingenious’. This definitely applies to the bank in Egg.« Best of Austria 2010/2011 The plan is to build a 4-storey, fully timber-framed bank with a total floor space of more than 1,400 m². The individual storeys...
Biomasseheizwerk, Zug
...no uniform typology throughout the site. However, is the materialisation, the use of timber, which reflects the obvious functionality of the biomass heating plant. The natural timber, that forms a protective skin for the high-tech boiler system, demonstrates that timber...
Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...be lowered to protect these openings against strong wind and rain. The entire structure is built of solid timber grown locally; a new joining method is used to hold together the frame, replacing traditional glue-laminated timber. The structural system’s appearance...
Inatura Museum, Dornbirn
...connects the turnery and the foundry. Over the conserved area of the blast furnaces the museum visitor enters the newly built intermediate level. The tour includes the new buildings and provides an insight into the working of the natural scientists....
Dorfhus, Düns
...should all base themselves here. For the square, the main entrance of the church is to be included. While the “main house” faces the square, the large-scale store is to be accommodated west in its own wing. This lengthways tract...
Hofsteig waste material collection centre, Lauterach
...the two buildings should be as simple, inexpensive and appropriate to the buildings purpose. A roof construction was chosen that incorporates parallel girders, which are held by tension cables. This simple construction is calming in comparison to all the action...
Wildpark, Pforzheim
...in solid construction. The roof body is constructed in the area of the inner courtyard of juxtaposed, filigree timber trusses. In the area of the overhangs, the framework is dissolved into individual beams. The heated buildings are covered with extensive...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...is revived again and gives the whole area charm. The gates of the barn are always open and invite you to park the bike here. In addition, there are bicycle parking spaces for visitors in the parish garden. ~ Ground...
Assisted living, Mittelberg
...addition, we are not convinced that it is right to expand the space around the area of the garage that is to be demolished, because it is too big in relation to the village. A structural consolidation at this point...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...an additional buffer to the “Schlössli” and the street, and allows pedestrians and cyclists to linger. In the area dedicated to the residential area to the north, there are two structures that stagger the height of the natural terrain, and...
New housing, Krumbach
...to the southwest and linearly developed. The basic structure of the building is designed in such a way that timber construction is possible. It would also be necessary to investigate whether Krumbach’s community-owned timber can be used directly for this...
Heimat Österreich, Salzburg-Liefering
...will be subdivided into ground level and higher developments in order to avoid improper wall development. The required economic and ecological compactness was taken into account and the required apartments could be accommodated in only 5 buildings. Alignment The building...
City of Wood, Bad Aibling
...complete installation of plumbing, heating and electrical installations in the factory, as well as the installation of almost all doors. This makes it possible to eliminate the weak point in sanitary fixtures in timber construction, such as sealing. This constructive...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
...The exterior design of the annex responds respectfully to the design quality of the previous building and integrates into a whole, while taking into account the agricultural form language in the overall appearance. The large-size sliding elements protect against the...
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...
Catholic Centre of Excellence, Salzburg-Herrnau
...car park. The two buildings form a concisely articulated gate to the monastery wall in order to illustrate their function as social contact points and to show the character of the parish garden as a generally accessible green space. The...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...of constructing the load-bearing structure of the hall in timber, while metal elements were used to design the facades. The conscious decision to use renewable building materials also sends out a signal for sustainability, because every cubic meter of “built-in”...
Civic centre with a new Pallaufhof, Münsing
...saw-tooth roof and to the south, an additional building designed for semi-public use. The separation of the two functions, town hall and community centre, allows a clear urban planning setting. The new buildings form a central square between the town...
Landratsamt, Miesbach
The administrative centre of Miesbach, Upper Bavaria, is to be renovated and expanded. In addition to a new office for the seat for the district, a conference centre, and a residential building with underground parking are planned. In a competition,...
Sutterlüty, Landammanngasse - Rankweil
...main hall. This creates a place of tranquillity that protects its visitors from| the weather or excessive sunlight and, as the seating area of the bistro, invites them to linger and enjoy themselves. Since all exterior surfaces of the main...
woodpassage
From tree to house! Experience the walk-in installation. A tree grows in the forest – wood comes from the tree – and the wood becomes a house. The wooden “woodpassage” sculpture placed outdoors in the centre of Europe exemplifies this...
energie campus montafon, Vandans
...to the simple façades; while the inserted exposed concrete body emphasises the access zone and formulates a clear location. The trainees were able to participate in smaller tasks and were actively involved in a graffiti project as part of “Kunst...
Floras Garten, Lochau
Growing together. Flora’s Garden unfolds in a lively quarter in the centre of the town of Lochau. The former factory site of the Russ company was redesigned into an attractive living space, in which eight structures with uniquely dimensioned residential...
Building work begins at SWG Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH
...house the company headquarters using modular building techniques. In addition to the size of the project, the use of timber for a metalworking industrial space is rare. Especially in a heat treatment facility, the use of timber as a building...
Mühlweg Vienna Receives Best Architect Award
...in a city like Vienna? In the minds of many people, burning cities are in the recent history. Moreover, due to the absence of timber construction in many parts of Austria, the special qualities and excellence of performance of this...
Schmuttertal Gymnasium Diedorf wins the DGNB award Building Sustainable 2016
...awards for their engagement in sustainability at a festive gala, attended by 1200 honoured guests, in Düsseldorf The DGNB Price for Sustainable Building was awarded to the Schmuttertal-Gymnasium in Diedorf. The Schmuttertal Secondary School in Diedorf was nominated for multiple...
School nominated for prestigious sustainable building award in Germany
Germany’s most important architectural prize for sustainable buildings this year awards a project that focuses on people. The nominees for the DGNB Award 2016 are “AKTIV-STADTHAUS” in Frankfurt/Main, the “Solarraupe” in Marburg, and the Schmuttertal Secondary School in Diedorf in...
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...
Illwerke Zentrum Montafon receives first prize at the 2015 materialPREIS
Outstanding material competence and high-quality implementation. This year the materialPREIS was awarded to architects, interior designers, planners and designers who use qualitative, innovative or visionary material in their projects. More than 200 entries competed for the first award in the...
Awarded 1st place for the new Zünd Systemtechnik project in Altstätten
...however, there are conceptual questions as to how far this open ventilation zone cannot lead to uncontrollable turbulence on the three floors. The facade proposal is interesting, with two window strips per floor. While the lower window is at the...
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.
...pleasant atmosphere and sustainable construction in line with the corporate identity. This screw factory shows the future potential for the use of timber in industrial construction. The project is comprehensively documented in this book, from different perspectives as well as...
The SWG Schraubenwerk project receives an award for good building culture
...in the region, together with Hermann Kaufmann + Partner, show what is possible with hardwood. The supporting structure made of regional beech is pioneering in its dimensions and static properties and explores the use of materials to the maximum. Together...
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 –...
Gold for Klimaaktiv flagship development Unterstein in Langenegg
...sector for climate protection. The excellent Klimaaktiv projects impressively showcase how these possibilities can be used to make a lasting contribution to our future. They are therefore an important driving force in achieving our climate goals #mission2030” Bundesministerin Elisabeth Köstinger...
Ground breaking ceremony for ASZ Vorderland
...Zwischenwasser) will work together to build an ASZ is a first in Vorarlberg. Through the planned cooperation with the recycling and waste management centre in Feldkirch, existing experiences and synergies will be utilised. »The construction of the ASZ Vorderland has...
Insight into the exciting YKK project in Japan - exclusive interview with the project team
...is part of a “Passive Town” – a lighthouse project with “Power to Gas” system. We are trying to translate our experience and know-how from timber construction to the project in Japan, which is compatible with the local conditions (earthquake,...
European Architecture Award 2015: IZM – Illwerke Zentrum Montafon receives an accolade
...an integral part of the interior design, further contributing to a very good CO2 balance of the new building. The building receives passive house standard and the heating requirement is completely covered by the waste heat of electricity production and...
Nürnbergkareal Bauabschnitt 1, Absam receives klimaaktiv GOLD award
At the klimaaktiv award ceremony, Federal Minister Andrä Rupprechter celebrated 41 Tirolean buildings, which not only showed energy efficiency, but also the highest quality in terms of planning and construction, building materials, comfort and indoor air quality. 18 of them...
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...
Fernpassstraße receives recognition from the Prize for Quality in Housing 2015
Following the award’s successful premiere in 2013, this year saw the return of the “Prize for Quality in Housing”. The prize was awarded, and created by the association of the corporate real estate and housing industry, BFW Landesverband Bayern, together...
Breaking Ground at Illwerke Center Montafon
...the man made modifications to the land and large, two-storey blocks of flats. This stance is not unusual in architecture in the Alpine regions and is in the tradition of structural engineering of power plant construction in the region of...
Sohm Holzbau Receives Price the State Prize for Architecture Industry and Trade
...and is intended as a positive incentive for other companies, according to Mitterlehner. Due to the rapid growth of industrial and commercial areas, their sustainable architectural design is more important than ever before. Jury’s statement for the category ‘Small and...
The environmental education centre, Britzer Garten, is complete
...Garten into the building. Renewable raw materials were used for the construction of the new building. The carbon footprint and the primary energy consumption of the building are lower than comparable buildings that use more standard construction methods. The heating...
Symposium: Circular Economy in Construction
A contribution to sustainable construction There is a high demand for raw materials in the construction industry. Increasing resource efficiency is therefore an important step towards sustainable material consumption and use techniques in the construction industry. The guiding principle here...
Lectures in Ulm on contemporary timber architecture
...building system, called the LCT (LifeCycle Tower). The second is on the design of the Högl winery. This is an unmistakable, unpretentious and quietly confident project that is proudly settled into the Wachau landscape. The architects Ludescher & Lutz have...
The Vorland recycling centre is now open
...use. The ASZ Vorderland is open to all residents of the municipalities of Fraxern, Klaus, Koblach, Laterns, Meiningen, Rankweil, Röthis, Sulz, Übersaxen, Viktorsberg, Weiler, Zwischenwasser and the city of Feldkirch. Saturday March 7, 2020 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Industriestrasse...
The Federal HolzbauPlus 2020: Recognition for SWG Schraubenwerk
...since 2012. Building with renewable raw materials is an active contribution to climate protection because trees store tons of CO2 and remove greenhouse gases from the air. The CO2 remains stored even after the tree has been processed into building...
Hermann Kaufmann receives three Vorarlberg Timber Construction Awards
...building shows the ability to create a smart mixture of the materials. The second award win of the night went to the project ‘house R’ received, in the category ‘single-family house’. The jury said: “It is impressive how the wood...
We received the Austrian Green Planet Building® Award for the Brock Commons Tallwood House in Canada!
Canadian high-rise building in solid wood construction with know-how from Austria At 53 meters, the Brock Commons Tallwood House in Vancouver, Canada, is one of the world’s tallest buildings in solid wood construction. Except for the base floor and an...
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...
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The international roadshow is en route to European cities. How does timber construction move into the city? How do you convince citizens and politicians of the cities to use more timber in construction? proHolz Austria has, together with Hermann Kaufmann,...
DETAIL Special - Hermann Kaufmann Architekten
...car in the Alps or the large administration building of Illwerke VKW in Montafon document the completed buildings. The project descriptions also contain structural information and provide targeted insights into the planning and construction process. DETAIL Shop: LINK [June 2023,...
Public buildings: Orientation. Protection. Identity.
From town halls to fire departments to community centres. In their often-overlooked diversity, public buildings shape the quality of a place to live and therefore enjoy great public interest. They organise coexistence in cities and communities, meet the need for...