SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...used for the project, this means a CO2 saving of around 3,600 tons compared to conventional construction methods, based on a useful life of 50 years. | However, technical and economic arguments also speak in favour of a timber design....
Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...is airy and marked by a large number of unique elements. This is related to the decision to use timber from nearby forests: the length of the wood was limited to that which could be found locally. Gluelam technology was...
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...
3-fach Sporthalle, Kempten
...placed in relation to the existing buildings in order to create a sequence of three topographically staggered courtyard spaces that lead into the park, which is to be opened to the general public. Together with the school building and the...
Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...buildings still utilise a balloon-frame design, and even for larger buildings, the structure usually consists of a conventional frame construction. With massive construction and modular prefabrication, the local construction industry is relatively inexperienced. | ~ According to the website naturallywood.com...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...the desired temperature. The hydraulic system was optimised in such a way to allow the same system to be used for the heating and cooling, reducing the production costs and also adding further reductions to maintenance costs for daily operation....
Zerlauth, Frastanz
...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 is generated by solar collectors....
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,...
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...
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....
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...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
...floor is the care units and a lounge with gardens with covered areas. The historical elements of the collection are to be preserved or restored and integrated into the new building concept. The energy efficiency is improved with the renovation...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...noise and emissions, but opens up via the saw-tooth loading bay to the access road. It was desirable to reduce the number of materials and components used to just a chosen few, the large-scale roof construction transfers its static loads...
Student Housing, Rosenheim
...is designed according to aspects of low basic energy consumption and compliance with the open space requirements. The structure appears compact and closed to the outside, but it forms a formal opening to the southeast to Marienberger Strasse. A sense...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...to build a sustainable and high-quality building. By using a photovoltaic system and the connection to the local heating network, an energy balanced is achieved and the building is emission-free over the year. An overall sophisticated energy concept reduces the...
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...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
...it was decided to expand the complex to include a riding school for people with both developmental and physical disabilities. The new structure that houses the ridging school extends from the southwestern corner of the Priory framing the garden courtyard...
24.-25. April | Mission: Climate-friendly timber construction culture | Lecture Christoph Dünser
For the second time, the interdisciplinary congress “Three countries, one mission: Climate-friendly timber construction culture” will take place on 24 and 25 April in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. D-A-CH interdisciplinary congress “Three countries, one mission: climate-friendly timber construction culture” will...
The most beautiful books in Austria 2008: Hermann Kaufmann Woodworks
The most beautiful books in Austria 2008 have been announced. In the awards 56th year, a total of 15 books were selected, including Hermann Kaufmann’s ‘Woodworks’. The award is given to those publications whose design, concept and manufacturing quality is...
The Olpererhütte Ginzling receives the Best Architects Award 2009
The “Best Architects 09” award received the highest number of entrants since the awards were founded. 189 outstanding projects were submitted to the award. This year’s jury found it particularly difficult to select the best of the best. A total...
Hermann Kaufmann receives the Toni Russ Prize
...some 40 to 50 architects who all pull together for the region, says Hermann Kaufmann. Their common language is simple and clear. Beauty of Wood When Achleitner closed his presentation of the award, he pointed out to the gathered crowd...
1st prize for a proposed development of the former Spicher school
...mass. Around the squares and alleys, as a matter of course, and respecting privacy, the individual houses are developed. The covered loggias, which correspond to the wishes of the tender for communicative space and the desire to create a successful...
Awarded 1st place in the bid for Russareal Lochau
...individual buildings, both the semi-detached houses to the east, and the longitudinally oriented multi-storey buildings to the west, are incorporated into the structural system. The height of the individual residential buildings is three to four storeys, the commercial building on...
Experts discuss the very best Timber has to offer
...who wants to move towards more timber construction and is looking for initial contacts. Participation is free of charge. Since the number of participants is limited to 150, it is important to register here quickly, but no later than March...
New building in Neubaugasse
Low-cost housing for Lauterach On 6 October, Wohnbauselbsthilfe and Rhomberg Bau launched their joint new building in Neubaugasse in Lauterach. Through to autumn 2023, the developer and the general contractor will build a modern complex with 38 affordable flats in...
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...
Hermann Kaufmann Awarded Bezau Assisted Living Development
...the different levels. The elevator provides accessibility. The opening of the central corridor provides orientation in connection with the structure and, allows for a reduction in the number of access points. Another result of this central corridor is an attractive...
klima: aktiv Gold for Multi-Apartment Construction in Sulzberg
...running costs and the highest level of construction, the total annual costs are not higher than in buildings of standard quality. On November 16, 2012 the presentation of the plaque klima: aktiv Gold to Günter Morscher in the presence of...
Energy and Climate Protection: Particularly climate-friendly constructions honored – such as the project Unterstein, Langenegg
Vorarlberg’s excellence in climate-friendly construction is comprehensive. 57 particularly climate-friendly apartment buildings, commercial, and public buildings were honored by State Councillor Marco Tittler at the State House. We are especially pleased with the additional mention of “Morscher Bau“ with “Wohnbauselbsthilfe”...
Role Model Recycling Centre in Langerringen - Germany
The Augsburg district will halve the number of recycling centers by 2035, particularly affecting smaller municipalities. One of the winners of the new distribution concept is Langerringen, where a modern environmental competence center is set to be established next year....
Office Profile
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