Community Centre, Ludesch
...library, offices, seminar rooms and event spaces. The planning and construction were a combined effort, including officials from the town council, the Umweltverband Vorarlberg (Environmental Association of Vorarlberg) and the Austrian Institute for Healthy and Ecological Building (IBO), as well...
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...
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...
Rathaus, Markdorf
...proposed. The gastronomy is directly connected to the meeting area, and together with the other rooms in the Bishop’s Tower, and the unique location, has a high potential for events of all kinds. ~ An inviting and clear development concept...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...factors such as material quality and air hygiene are considered. The material language is strong and pure, but at the same time natural and timeless. This generates in the interior a feel-good atmosphere, which is increasingly in demand for administrative...
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...
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...
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...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...integrated in the building and, on the other hand, that an open and informal parking situation is created. The car park for the apartments is also accessed via the same access road and then leads down a ramp in the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Fernpassstraße, Munich
...use in the manufacture and processing of building materials. Timber offers the best alternative to reduce the environmental impact significantly and permanently. Complex details such as fire protection, moisture protection and sound insulation have to be considered and a solution...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Cable Car Station, Nebelhornbahn, Oberstdorf - Kleinwalsertal
Filigree gateway to the mountains Nestled in the Allgäu Alps, the market town of Oberstdorf has grown into a renowned summer and winter sports destination. The existing valley floor Cable Car station to the Nebelhorn has now been replaced and...
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
...will be demolished. The large number of parking spaces, and the exit of the underground car parking in the north of the building, open in the south areas for the orchard, the outdoor area, and the vegetable and herb garden....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Residenticial and Commercial Building, Natter, Bezau
...the building. Towards the north, the ramp to the underground car park is laid out, heading toward extensive storage and all the technical rooms. A mix of commercial and residential properties was implemented on the ground floor, while the two...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...not used due to its environmental impact. Therefore, together with structural engineer and carpenter Konrad Merz, Kaufmann developed adequate frame elements by creating double and triple layers of jointed solid timber beams. The details are simple and the joints require...
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...
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...
Assisted living, Mittelberg
...clear statics and optimal connection to the building’s utility supplies. Facade / construction It is proposed to carry out the garage floor and the basement and bicycle areas of the ground floor in concrete, the rest, in timber. The cross...
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”,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Nürnbergkareal phase 1, Absam
...and employees from the University of Innsbruck. In the INTENSYS project, multiple aspects from the areas of urban planning, traffic planning, building physics and sociology were researched and combined. In this way, three compact structures were developed, which are staggered...
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....
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...
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...
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....
Environmental Education Centre Britzer Garten, Berlin
...ventilated and carry a green roof. Prefabricated wall windows and interior wall elements, which are installed, form the interior and are partially stiffening constructed. The assembly can be done very quickly. Due to the high degree of prefabrication, the pavilion...
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...
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...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa - Spa, Hirschegg
Chesa Valisa Rest and relaxation in a copper cube. Surrounded by fruit trees and a carefully tended cottage garden, the compact volume of the former Pension Schuster, which was built in the 1960s, rises in the southwest of the hotel...
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....
Sutterlüty City-Park, Dornbirn
...possible due to the static planning carried out at the time of construction, allowing for the new 21 residential and 2 office units to be built in this prime location. In order to create well-lit and high-quality living space the...
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...
Dorf, Krumbach
...maximised.« Mayor and Client, Arnold Hirschbühl |The main initiator of this development is the current mayor Arnold Hirschbühl, who also contributed the plot of land for this new venture. The two new buildings take their proportions and dimensions from the...
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...
Rheinhof, Hohenems
...a modern farmhouse. It stands on the spot we proposed, one that is the best distance from the existing tree. Built from timber and clad with natural, vertical, sawed silver fir. Oriented to the south and west and developed from...
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...
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...
"Together House” Ellenbogen, Bezau
...renovated and thermally refurbished to accommodate various social amenities. After consultation with the Federal Monuments Office, original doors, panelling and parquet floors were removed, restored and carefully put back into place. The windows however, were replaced by new replicas made...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Zünd assembly and logistics hall, Altstätten
Industrial hall with daylight and fresh air. The existing location of Zünd Systemtechnik AG has reached its capacity limits, the construction of a new assembly and logistics hall is inevitable. In order to sound out suitable design and construction strategies,...
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,...
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...
Provost Residence St. Gerold, riding hall - renovation project, St. Gerold
...as a place of meeting and education, which is constantly being developed through various renovation and expansion measures. Now the renovation, restructuring and extension of the riding hall, which was built in 1997 and had already been planned by HK...
TUM Friedrich N. Schwarz Research Station, Berchtesgaden
...made of photovoltaics and solar thermal energy, as well as a combined heat and power plant using rapeseed oil ensure the energy and heat generation, while treated surface water and a biological small sewage treatment systems cover the sanitary needs....
Hofsteig waste material collection centre, Lauterach
...on the ground. Traffic The traffic flow of trucks and visitors were completely reconfigured, so that there can be no congestion during the day. By integrating the ramps and barriers into the building, the forecourt remains flexible and offers sufficient...
Inatura Museum, Dornbirn
...additions to the existing buildings are planned: technical room, storage rooms and offices in the old turnery workshops, the showrooms between the turnery and the foundry, and offices and exhibition space in the new foundry. The main entrance to the...
State Secondary School, Bludenz
A modern, light and functional addition to a school development. The Bundesrealgymnasium in Bludenz consists of the school and gymnasium buildings, built in 1956 and 1975. This high-quality building remains in the volume and architectural language, and will be renovated...
Environmental Education Center Britzer Garten, Berlin
...preceded by a circumferential layer of filigree, forming a braided band of round wood that filters light and the views. The construction was raised to a height of 75 cm and creates a timber frame, the floor and roof is...
Vorarlberg electricity Network - Operations Office, Lindenberg
...Both structures are built in a stand construction and covered by solid timber roofs, the outer shell is covered with fine vertical formwork made of rough sawn silver fir. | The building complex has large-scale photovoltaic systems and is heated...
A Senior Oasis, Weißenhorn
...program is clear and formed on a large plot, dotted with beautiful trees. The three-part building complex is grouped around a central development core, external and internal spaces, which are interconnected to establish visual connections and visual axes in the...
BSBZ Agriculture School Vorarlberg - New Building Tract E, Hohenems
...students, thanks to the natural garden and spacious terraces. While mainly the technical facilities and workrooms are housed in the solid basement, the two floors above were designed as open and flexible learning landscapes with natural timber surfaces and light...
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...
Local History Museum, Alberschwende
...church, town hall and a country inn, is set amongst traditional farmsteads complete with barns and stables. However, like most of villages of the region, the majority of the agricultural out-buildings lie in a state of disrepair. Their preservation 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....
Cable Car Station, Oberstdorf
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Stubenbach, Lech
...built in solid construction and the asymmetrical saddle roofs are covered in sheet metal. A fine vertical formwork, made of spruce boards, envelops the volumes, and windows and doors are also be made of timber. Walls and ceilings of the...
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...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...and natural swimming pond, sits two compact rows of single-family houses that stretch along a flat slope on the south side of the main street. The two carefully dimensioned objects take up the natural granularity of the location and close...
Unterholzer/Pichler, Bregenz
Calm elegance around a cosy core. In the densely built-up area of single-family houses, the narrow plot needed to be used optimally. The vehicles are stowed away in a spacious underground car park with a car lift for saving space....
Residential building Hälin, Langen bei Bregenz
...making the height development apparent. The access road runs as a clear incision in the terrain in order to formulate a clear address for residents and visitors. It leads both to the underground car park and to the public car...
3-fach Sporthalle, Kempten
A pillar construction as a place maker. The town of Kempten is considered the educational and administrative centre of the surrounding Allgäu region. A new triple sports hall, for up to 800 spectators, is to be built on the site...
School on a slope, Frankfurt (Bergen-Enkheim)
...was to be renewed and expanded. The city conducted a competition and the winning concept by HK Architects builds on the existing spatial qualities and identity of the five classroom buildings. It preserves the comb-like structure with its two-sided exposure...
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 2, Jenbach
...buildings are designed to a Passive House standard and have controlled ventilation with heat recovery. The residual energy demand is covered with gas, and the heating is underfloor. |The hot water is decentralised via solar panels for each building separately....
Spinnereistraße, Hard
...as possible by minimising rental and operating costs. The result is a cuboid structure with minimised entrance ways and open parking. The building shell, of prefabricated timber wall elements and well-insulated roofing, allows for a low-energy construction. Credit is given...
Zerlauth, Frastanz
...the form of the roof connecting to the north-east wall. Privacy and transparency are synthesised in one gesture. Energy consumption is very low despite the wide expanses of glass. Heating and ventilation are coupled with heat recovery, and hot water...
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...
Nürnbergkareal phase 2, Absam
...and four rent controlled apartments were implemented on the attic floor. The existing underground car park could be enlarged to create space for the new neighbours’ cars. The two units were built in hybrid construction from timber and concrete. The...
High-rise timber house - Queckareal, Tübingen
...underground car park and technical rooms is made of reinforced concrete, as is the central access core. This is positioned asymmetrically on the north-eastern facade in order to be supplied with daylight through large window openings and to guarantee differently...
Falkensteiner-Hotel, Latschau
...car and the elongated powerhouse of the Lünerseewerk and its reservoirs. An exclusive family hotel with 130 rooms and suites is to be built here, integrating itself into the landscape in an independent yet site-specific architectural language. Fundamental to the...
woodpassage
...these 4 gates. This corresponds to the pollutant emissions of a passenger car over 8 years. The increased use of wood in construction is creating a “second forest” in our towns and villages. Wooden houses bind CO2 in the long...
Reifen Forster, Lauterach
Light, transparent strength and functionality. As part of the relocation to a former food wholesale centre, the tyre service hall was built on the car park to the fount of the building. Here tyre service work can be carried out...
Hatlerstraße, Dornbirn
...underground garage, in the basement, is designed for 18 parking spaces and is accessible via the car park of the neighbouring hotel. The staircase core, the apartment partitions walls, and the ceilings are executed in reinforced concrete. The outer walls...
Die Drei – Advertising Agency, Dornbirn
...property includes an underground car park and office space on the ground floor and first floor. It is designed as a low energy building and equipped with controlled ventilation. The building shell consists of timber prefabricated elements with 30 cm...
Convenience Store, Bizau
...vehicles and bicycles. In the south, an open space with old trees opens up between the church, elementary school and the traditional Hotel Schwanen. The striking division of the building into three structures is achieved through recesses on the side...
Heldenstraße, Feldkirch-Altenstadt
...has one to three bedrooms and a generously designed, open living-dining-kitchen area with a direct connection to a private outdoor space. A basement, underground car park and lift have been dispensed with for cost reasons, since the quality of the...
Münchner Str. Hausner Grenzweg, Munich
...complex units, a semi-detached house and a multi-occupant building are arranged around carefully designed outdoor spaces that form the centre of the access zone. As an extension and development of a noise barrier, the covered ramp of the underground car...
Outer Lakeside City, Bregenz
...platform bridge to the bus station – Bahnhofsplatz. A dominantly visible and wide staircase makes this important design and developmental element clear. Both the 1st floor and the office floors can be accessed via the stairs or the lifts. Generous...
Oberdorf 561, Sulzberg
Hybrid construction of a multi-family apartment building. The building, consisting of 9 apartment units, is located on a south facing slope. The natural gradient is exploited for the development of the underground car park, in which the cellar space...
Steinbockallee, Rum
The lack of uniformity, the material choices, and the energy choices made create a liveable and enjoyable residential complex. This new residential complex in Innsbruck is two longitudinal structures, and a new kindergarten, that all follow the boundaries of the...
Im Haag, Lauterach
...main structure, with its exact southern orientation forms the backbone. The secondary structures create protected gardens and courtyards. This example shows how high-quality and unobservable retreat areas can be created to increase the living quality in a detached single-family home....
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...or, where necessary, mineral wool. In terms of sustainability, domestic timber varieties are the focus of the interior design. Untreated domestic silver fir for walls, fixtures and doors, and the oak furniture compliments and accentuates this. | Another focus is...
Schule am Hang, Frankfurt
...was to be renewed and expanded. The city conducted a competition and the winning concept by HK Architects builds on the existing spatial qualities and identity of the five classroom buildings. It preserves the comb-like structure with its two-sided exposure...
Sutterlüty, Frastanz
Simple and dense At the border between the commercial areas and residential quarters of the market town of Frastanz, the restrained volume marks the intersection of two heavily frequented main traffic arteries. The customers of the regional local supplier enter...
Kaeser Ladepark, Coburg
...the interweaving with the topography. Customers and visitors can easily find their way around and experience the four elements (sun, wind, water, earth) when charging their car. This creates a place of experience and well-being in the KAESER Charging Park....