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...
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...
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...
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...floor, accessible to hotel guests and the public, integrated in the southern part of the building. The entire complex has 102 beds. The upper floors 1-4 in the northern and the upper floors 2-3 in the southern wing of the...
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,...
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....
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....
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...
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...
Hotel Schwanen, Bizau
...space was converted into a small hotel with 40 beds. From the two-and-a-half-story farmhouse hotel, a partially plastered, three-storey solid construction was based on an approximately square floor plan. Both materialisation and design did not match either the location or...
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...
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...
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...
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...