Rathaus, Markdorf
...to the old town. All entrances are oriented to the courtyard. The underground car park development will be relocated from the Schlossgarten to the Schlosshof. As a spatial conclusion of a side street to the Marktstraße, the castle’s courtyard should...
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...
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....
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...characteristic Alpine vistas. The guest reaches the centrally located reception via an attractively designed lobby that is in direct relation to the spacious outdoor terrace over the lounge, as well as to the breakfast room and the spa area. Starting...
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...
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...
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
...demolition of the east wing, from 1954, necessary. After examination we have concluded that due to the structure and the altitude to the main building, and the low basement height, integration can be realised with conversion and restoration measures, which...
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...
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...traffic flows are shared immediately thereafter. Going straight on from the entrance, the path leads directly past the central cloakroom and past the courtyard, to the main staircase. Similar to the existing building, the staircase connects the processing and workshop...
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
...foyer 12 can be assigned as an additional multifunctional area of approx. 80m2. A staircase leads from the ground floor to the foyer of the seminar area. The division into spatial layers is analogous to the ground floor. The seminar...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
Sustainability is not a ‘buzzword’, it is the driving force behind this project. Constructing big retail centres on the outskirts of towns is often an exercise in ticking boxes, with an aim to create something as cheaply as possible with...
Dorfhus, Düns
...goods, as well as bicycles, can be quickly and easily transported to the basement via the large elevator. To relieve the stairwell during store opening hours, a direct, covered entrance to the store is provided. The design maps almost all...
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....
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...
Olpererhütte, Ginzling
...from the surrounding area, has been back filled with rubble from the demolition, the house itself consists of glue-laminated spruce timber. The outer walls of the ground floor act as support plates and are, in order to reduce the load...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
analysis The neighboring development of the area has a strong differentiation and ranges from small single-family homes to large blocks of flats. Due to the sloping terrain of the property towards the north, a topographical height development results which generates...
Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...authorities increased the maximum number of storeys from four to six in order to increase the height of wooden buildings. For the 53 m high dorm this change was not enough. However, the campus has its own building regulations and...
Convenience Store, Bizau
...of goods as well as allowing goods to be delivered efficiently and to improve storage conditions. The elongated new building now stands away from the street, directly on a steep edge of the terrain, to create parking spaces for motor...
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...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...timber binds the carbon from 1 ton of CO2 from the atmosphere in the long term. In addition, other materials are replaced that would release CO2 again during their manufacture. Since a total of around 1,800 m³ of timber is...
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...
Nürnbergkareal phase 1, Absam
...accessible to offer the possibly of assisted living. To the south of the building, a striking unit connects to the parking level, which contains 18 condominiums over four floors. In front of it are eight precisely executed terraced houses with...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
...on further development. A connection to the new cafeteria, administration and seminar building is from a mezzanine level via a bridge, allowing for all the zones to be connected, while maintaining independence from each other. The production building is situated...
Residential building Hälin, Langen bei Bregenz
...the ground floors are adapted to the slope. Each unit is oriented to the south via large-format openings to a covered private outdoor space from which the residents can enjoy wide views of the mountain landscape. The positioning and volumetric...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...floors The generous facade openings and the threshold-free entrances create a smooth transition between space and building. In addition to the central main entrance it is possible to open the seminar room, cafe, exhibition and utility room directly onto the...
BSBZ Agriculture School Vorarlberg - New Building Tract E, Hohenems
...flooring. In order to be able to separate the classrooms from the adjoining common areas with spatially formulated built-in furniture, ceiling-like girders and steel supports take the static loads of the load-bearing central axes. This part of the building, like...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
...Hirschbühl describes it. To be more precise, however, subtle differentiation in structure, geometry and proportion reveals itself emphasised on the edges, towering rhythmically over the central yard, closed to the north, open to the south, floating to form a square...
Extension of the Bundeswehr kindergarten, Ulm
...and organisation correspond to the logic of the existing building. A central visual axis from the entrance area to the multi-purpose room provides a clear view of the green space in the east of the complex. The play corridor widens...
Olpererhütte, Zillertaler Alpen
...upper floor are different in size, but by harnessing the space above the central aisle, they become approximately the same. An emergency escape from the upper floor directly into the outside meets the conditions of fire protection. Contrary to the...
Bridge, Wetzlar
...2012, which is important for the region, the bridge system connects the event locations and has to offer an accessible route. Accessibility had to be central to the design of the bridges, with clear passage widths from 2.50 m to...
Schlichtling, Telfs
...twelve apartments, ranging from one bedroom apartments to the west, to three bedroom apartments facing east. Medium size apartments are located in the centre of the building, extending through it from the balconies on the south side to the galleries...
Gantner/Bundschuh, Sulzberg
...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 the work to craft businesses from the Bregenzerwald....
Waste material collection centre Vorderland, Sulz
...the motorway is designed as a closed timber wall. The north facade, along the main road, develops from the closed motorway side to the open sawtooth ramp – from a closed formwork to a formwork with plexiglas panes in between....
Gymnastics and Celebration Hall, Muntlix
The old schoolhouse in Muntlix was originally built in the 1960’s. The town took the opportunity to give the village, scattered over large area, an attractive centre suitable for varied purposes and celebrations. From the front, the hall is in...
Moosbrugger, Bizau
...implementation, a high importance was placed on regional value creation. The spruce and fir timber needed for the construction comes mainly from the regions forests, and the majority of the craftsmen involved in the construction come from the immediate neighbourhood....
Unterfeldstraße, Ludesch
...VOGEWOSI. It is proof that timber construction is justified in social housing from an ecological and economic prospective. It takes into account the desire of ecologically committed communities to develop highly energy-efficient and sustainable buildings. Increased subsidies make it possible...
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...
Central Development Postplatz, Lech
...village reception, municipal offices and Lech-Zürs-tourism, and is parallel to the Oberlechbahn, directly to the Lechtalstraße. The covered front areas of the railway and village reception serve as protected bus stop. As the volumes develop upward toward the centre of...
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...
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...
Zerlauth, Frastanz
...on the urban periphery, densely surrounded by other structures. The view to the west extends to the Swiss Alps. Access to the house is from the east side, which is the highest point on the site and where one enters...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...long and narrow. The house is almost up to the 2nd floor in the ground due to the steepness of the plot. The pedestal foundations house the basements and garages for the vehicles. To get light in the back, the...
High-rise timber house - Queckareal, Tübingen
The tall wood house Gartenstrasse leads from the medieval core of the southern German university town of Tübingen along the Neckar to the east to the mouth of the Ammer. There, on the site of the former Queck cement factory,...
Ölzbündt, Dornbirn
...using protective treatments. Access to the subterranean parking garage and the stairs is possible from the north. However, a path leads from the uppermost tree-lined walkway, over a staircase and bridge, to the south as well. The building is also...
Kaufmann, Reuthe
...remnants from their own company. For this reason, the house actually takes a back seat and is, as it was customary in the Bregenzerwald, disguised. The living area opens south to a beautiful vista. This southern side has a sliding...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...village centre to the outskirts of the village. The differentiated composition of the two structures reacts to this specific situation. The eastern building is placed directly on the Jagdbergstraße. As the street grows denser in its approaches to the village...
Kammelweg, Wien
...the first Passive House standard project. Also, a first for the city is the realisation of the seven-storey building in mixed timber construction. A compact, central development with a “twisted” south line that responds to the specific the site on...
iCampus Werksviertel, Munich
...of the area, in which the planned office building will hold an important position, forming the connection to the surrounding structures. The recessed nature of the ground floor zones enables generous public passage to and from the technology centres to...
Children’s care centre, Kennelbach
...to the south are the shared terrace and a porch. In the corners are the four group day rooms. It benefits from exposure on two sides. The construction is made of timber, which is chosen to act as both a...
Heimat Österreich, Salzburg-Liefering
On the obvious use of the prevailing saddle roof is deliberately omitted to avoid creating poor, unusable above-ground volume. As far as possible (especially in direct connection to Lexengasse – in contrast to the distinctive gabled single-family dwellings), the buildings...
Gasthaus Adler, Schwarzenberg
...aisle was taken back all the way to the rear and from this the individual rooms were developed. In the central area the hallway is separated only by a glass wall, expanded and opened to the guest garden. The individual...
House R, Rankweil
...the new garage forms a protective barrier for the garden, shielding it from the noise of the road and offering the space a sense of intimacy. From the garage there is now access to the house, via swing doors and...
Indoor swimming pool, Bregenz
...of stairs with an access ramp to the entrance level on the 1st floor, from there is a direct line of sight to the outdoor pool and the beach. The platform offers space for the optimally sun-drenched terrace area of...
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...
Sutterlüty, Weiler
...sides; the lower slab constitutes the finished ceiling. To continue the atmosphere of the bright spruce ceiling, the main girders, which have a width of up to 72 cm, have also been integrated into the ceiling. For installation purposes, a...
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...
Sutterlüty, Lochau
From the old we make the new. Originally built in the 1990’s, Sutterlüty in Lochau had to be rebuilt due to structural defects which had caused damage to the roof. The existing foundations had to be considered with regards to...
Hotel Bellevue, Les Houches
...to create a fully functioning modern hotel, but nothing could change with regards to its size or appearance. The shell limited the scope, so it was important to bring as rational, and as economical, a solution to life inside the...
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...
Stallinger, St. Gerorgen im Attergau
A company headquarters made from its own product, a prefabricated solid timber frame with no additional casing. The headquarters of this timber processing company features a novel, extremely economic, and flexible construction made of spruce glue laminate, from the company’s...
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...
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...free the summit, to make it the centre of attention and to bring it to life when looking up at it from below or when you have ascended to the peak by train.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann To highlight the peak,...
Wildpark, Pforzheim
...contrary to the need for a ‘welcome point’, did not meet requirements. The result was the decision to situate the new building out of the forest as a powerful gesture, directly on the road. Based on a slightly adapted gastronomic...
Dorf, Krumbach
...a significant contribution to this, and form an important spatial consolidation of the town centre. »We tried to send out a signal with this project. Residential buildings have tremendous potential with regards to sustainability and climate protection, which should be...
energie campus montafon, Vandans
...centre for apprentices. The compact building blends into the growing ensemble and is connected to the central administration building by a carefully landscaped park. On top of the concrete basement, with technical and service zones, four storeys were built in...
Falkensteiner-Hotel, Latschau
...design are the different qualities of the spatially differentiated building site. While the main area of the site is optimally connected to the surrounding infrastructure, the narrow southern annex has the effect, due to its extraordinary location, to be embedded...
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...
Educational campus at Sallerner Berg, Regensburg
...a south-facing slope, oriented towards the city centre. The reduction of the design principles to two basic motifs enables a stringent project that is well integrated into the urban situation. While the central schoolyard, as a grove of light-crowned trees,...
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...
Propstei St. Gerold - main building renovation, St. Gerold
...adjoining wings of the building have been carefully restored, the original window arrangements restored and the rare Romanesque brickwork of the nave uncovered. The weathered figure of Christ from 1770 now appears to emerge from the rough quarry stones. In...
Housing Estate Michaelipark, Augsburg
...residential buildings can move closer to each other in an east-west direction. This leads to differentiated and characterful outdoor spaces: despite the high density, the pleasant character of a smaller residential complex is created. The buildings are formed from state...
Kaufmann, Lingenau
...was provided by the municipality Lingenau for a very low price, as the builder comes from the village. The construction costs were very limited and it was only due to the fact that the family did almost everything together with...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...at ground level from Jagdbergstrasse. Between the two buildings is a planted green area with seating that invites the residents to enjoy and share them. Both house entrances are oriented towards it and the children’s playground can also be clearly...
Children’s care centre, Zwischenwasser
...but not least, it allows access to the outside from every room. The steel construction of the balcony is suspended from the canopy, which is designed as a thick three-layer board; therefore the sealed shell of the building is not...
Pflegeheim, Mauren
...stacked together. The modular design means a short construction time, a fast technical fit-out, and limited disruption to the neighbours. The prefabricated rooms are ready to go to the construction site, including all installations. The sound insulation is released via...
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...
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...
Lino, Montagnola
A lake view from the sundeck. The expressive structure sits on a steep southeast slope in the Ticino village of Montagnola, surrounded by stately villas in Mediterranean vegetation. The determining design parameters are the orientation to the sun and the...
Kehl/Fischer, Burgebrach
...community in Upper Franconia.The result is a tailor-made building volume whose rooms blend into each other, alternating from dense to generous. The living and sleeping areas open onto the sun filled garden planted with vegetation. On the north side the...
Böhler Fenster, Wolfurt
...and the new hall clearly demonstrates this. The hall extension connects to the existing building via a simple join, creating a formal contrast. The large trusses are made from a simple glued laminate, which is also visible from the outside....
Biomass heating plant, Zürs
...and the natural environment partially restored. The functionality is clearly visible. The heating house is attached to the open warehouse. The topography has logistical advantages, the wood chips can be delivered to the warehouse, which is above the heating house...
"Together House” Ellenbogen, Bezau
...in silver fir. »Our goal was to preserve the charm of the old and bring it into harmony with the functional requirements of today.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann | Two-thirds of the trades were carried out by craftsmen from...
Schwimmbad, Riezlern
In principle, the location of the existing swimming pool building is correct. A building at this point manages to form a clear demarcation to the nearby village street, and to record the alternation in the terrain. We therefore proposes to...
Stallinger, St. Georgen im Attergau
...against weathering and last but not least, it allows access to the outside from every room. The steel construction of the balcony is suspended from the canopy, which is designed as a thick three-layer board; therefore the sealed shell of...
Kopf, Au
A pioneering example of prefabricated panel construction using glue-less, diagonally-dowelled, solid timber studs. The client runs a local sawmill which processes spruce, fir and larch from the region into timber for windows and construction, as well as planks for log...
Foot and Cycle Bridge, Zwischenwasser
...found in the old bridge, which represented a pragmatic and unspectacular solution, were taken up for the new plans and developed further as the essential guidelines. The river bed is bridged by a construction which seems to emerge from the...
Übermellen, Mellau
...from the basement to the upper floor, the railing is glass. Visible original walls, contrasting to new timber and glass openings, create a whole that is atmospheric. The floor plan follows the original structure, but is adapted to the requirements...
Scout Centre, Wolfurt
...toilet facilities and two group rooms. On the ground floor are also two group rooms, storage rooms, toilet facilities (accessible from outside for scout camp), and a small covered outdoor space. The demands on the planning were that the design...
Primary & Elementary School, Schwarzach
...an essential accessibility requirement, a redesign of the school playground was possible. From the entrance you enter a foyer, and from there the new inner courtyard opens up. The extension of the school was made in lightweight construction to the...
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...
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...
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...
Owens "House Drexel", Warth
...constructed the wider region has dramatically changed due to tourism however, Warth has manged to keep hold of a lot of its original charm. In order not to affect the atmospheric heritage of Warth, the “Haus Drexel” must be kept...
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...
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...
Residential complex Michaelipark, Augsburg
...residential buildings can move closer to each other in an east-west direction. This leads to differentiated and characterful outdoor spaces: despite the high density, the pleasant character of a smaller residential complex is created. The buildings are formed from state...
Transfer Wohnraum Vorarlberg Froschweg, Dornbirn
...system lies in the intersection of the two structures and opens onto each floor to slim corridors. These lead to the individually designed 2 to 4 room apartments. The family apartments on the ground floor, with cover terraces, are oriented...
Simma Electronic, Egg
Choreographed view axes into the mountains. On the historic country road leading from the village centre of Egg to the neighbouring municipality of Schwarzenberg, three plots of land have been claimed to create a small business park. The newly built...
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...
YKK Passivetown, Kurobe
...The goal is to develop a construction system that presents innovative approaches to modern wood construction. It is especially important for these houses to be constructed quickly, particularly the wood components, to limit the necessary rain protection measures in terms...
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...
Hauser, Hohentannen
Abundant space in a simple shell. A house for a movement therapist and a music teacher should be designed according to the individual needs of its residents. But in the newly developed area, a large number of planning parameters had...
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....
Sutterlüty O, Egg
...southern roof, which has a copper covering. The Passive House standard is achieved by the insulated outer walls. The planned extension of the building, to create a veterinarian centre, does not to affect the independence of the main building body....
Beck/Faigle, Hard
...so that it forms a courtyard together with the existing building. The house opens to the garden and to an old apple tree, which is included in the green living environment. The house highlights the courtyard formation by bringing the...
High-rise residential building in timber - Grieser Auen, Bozen
...The communal exercise room, the reading room with a connection to the lounge area above and the caretaker’s office are publicly accessible to the residents of the entire settlement. In the west a private entrance leads through a small foyer...
Zünd assembly and logistics hall, Altstätten
...structure emerged, which can be extended towards Industriestraße at a later date if required. Three central courtyards, which are located directly on the west side in the first phase of construction, are intended as open galleries that guide daylight into...
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...
City of Wood, Bad Aibling
...undulating parkland besides the river. Structure: Completion of the existing building structure – garden city with focal point and atrium housed in the flood plain – boundary lines to the east. Centre: Formation of the central village green, the definition...
Inatura Museum, Dornbirn
...to bring the visitor back to the basement of the turnery. The connection to emergency exit stairs is accomplished via bridges. In front of the turning shop is the central wood-chip plant, which also supplies heating to surrounding urban buildings....
Gaudier Bzreska Vocational School, Orleans
...a new building was commissioned. This new space, with a total of 5000 m², is completely dedicated to the training of woodcraft professions. Spacious, with room for the sun light to poor in, it had to be the embodiment of...
Interpark Focus - Jura, Röthis
...the new building is formally divided into three-storeys with connecting glass corridors, and a six-storey tower on the ground floor of which there is a restaurant. The three-layer reinforced concrete prefabricated elements, that characteristically appear on the facades, together with...
Dobler Timber Construction GmbH, Röthis
...the assembly hall for carpentry, the building yard as well as a metal workshop and storage rooms. The possibility of an expansion of operations is possible to the west. The office building is a massive supporting frame made of concrete...
A Senior Oasis, Weißenhorn
A serene view to the garden. Being together with friends in retirement, creating a home, a place for individual needs but also a place with a good sense of community – that was the request of the owner. The space...
Lexengasse, Liefering
...buildings, each holding 13 to 15 units, as well as a generously designed nursing home, with diverse accommodation and services for people with varying access needs and usage requirements. As a harmonious counterpart to the gabled detached houses on Lexengasse,...
Heldenstraße, Feldkirch-Altenstadt
...site boundary to create space to the south for an inviting garden area with children’s playgrounds and vegetable patches. The residential units are grouped around a central access wing, in which the storage areas are also laid out. Each apartment...
Nürnbergkareal phase 2, Absam
...ventilation for heat recovery and connected to the existing central heating system. »The project development of this residential complex was extremely demanding, since a research project supported by the university had to be implemented in the financial restrictions of housing...
Hammerl/Natter, Hard
...on the footprint of a demolished building to save on expensive foundations. It is entirely made of prefabricated spruce timber elements. Open beam ceilings reduce disturbing flutter echoes with their geometry. The organisation of the living space is based on...
Outer Lakeside City, Bregenz
...is reduced in order to make the building’s tower appear leaner, and to emphasise the height. The main development is accessible via the station square, while the first floor is also connected to the new ramp. Beneath the new ram...
IZM Illwerke Zentrum Montafon, Vandans
Ecological quality Main criteria for influencing the local and global environment are resource consumption and pollutant emissions. Timber is central to this unique design, making the most mass-intensive part of the structure from a renewable raw material. The resource consumption...
Wilbinger, Bezau
...of the two apartments are right next to each other. If, at a later date, it is decided to combine both apartments to a large housing unit, the partition can be relatively easily removed. The stairs lead up directly into...
Impulszentrum, Egg
A demonstration of the regional building culture in a unique location. At the location of the disused railway station in Egg, a service centre has been created to encourage people to engage with the regional, highly skilled, handcrafts. It...
Untere Aue, Lustenau
...accessible public housing. The focus is to combine high-quality construction with modern ecological and energy standards.« Vogewosi-Geschäftsführer Dr. Hans-Peter Lorenz The 2nd and 3nd construction phase will be built according to the PHPP guidelines at a Passive House standard, the...
Steinbockallee, Rum
...site and the local river, to create an enclosed semi-private area. The east-west oriented, larger five-storey building offers 41 two- to four-room apartments and eight senior apartments on the first floor. They are accessible through the central walk way and...
Spinnereistraße, Hard
...“Schöller factory” near Lake Constance, 10 minutes from the centre of Hard. The objective of the project was to optimise the building’s structure, floor plan, and the structural concept in order to make living in this great location as affordable...
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...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Hostel, St. Gerold
...enough daylight into the interior, the ceiling had to be replaced to make room for a two-storey room. The lighting in the shop area also serves the adjacent rooms, as it brings daylight deep into the converted building and visually...
Nebelhornbahn Talstation - cable car station, Oberstdorf
A sophisticated and delicate gateway to the mountains. Nestled in the Allgäu Alps, the market town of Oberstdorf has evolved into a renowned summer and winter sports destination. The existing valley floor cable car to the Nebelhorn is to be...
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,...
Legero, Graz
...thermal buffer, which allows the heat to escape overnight in the summer and keeps the outside air warm in winter. The park and courtyards, with their relaxed and playful design, create an exciting contrast to the clearly structured office building....
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...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower, Dornbirn
...system will be marketed internationally, making the LCT ONE pilot project a central building block for both testing and future marketing success.| ~ The building consists of a reinforced staircase core, bordering on one-side to the office space. Contrary to...
Elma Alp, Mellau
...dovetails. The dovetail joints allow for the beams to interlock without gaps. Consequently, the end grain is not exposed to weathering. Spotless surfaces were not a priority; therefore no varnish, coating or tiling is used. From the ridge-beam to the...
New thermal baths, Obersdorf
A solitary light in lush parkland. The beneficial effects of water have a long tradition in the spa town of Oberstdorf. For this reason, a newly designed spa complex is to be built to the south of the spa parkland....
Kaufmann, Bregenz
Preservation through change. The little house is actually a wooden timber structure, because apart from the brick walls of the first floor, it was completely made up of this material. Since 1913 it was in a quiet residential area that...
Provost Residence St. Gerold, riding hall - renovation project, St. Gerold
...Architekten, have taken place. The access to the extension built on the north-east side could be organised on two different levels due to the steep slope. While a seminar room, an office and the cloakroom are on the same level...
The Headquarters of Künz GmbH, Hard
Künz GmbH in Hard is one of the oldest companies in Vorarlberg’s engineering industry. The industrial area at Hard needs to be extended to include an office building. For this, the family business ran a competition. The challenge was to...
TUM Friedrich N. Schwarz Research Station, Berchtesgaden
An alpine science station at altitude The Technical University of Munich chose a piece of forest at 1,262 meters above sea level over the national park town of Berchtesgaden as the building site for their research station. In order to...
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...
Schopfacker, Trogen
...wing are separated, and pushed apart to form two parallel units. This creates the opportunity to create a third building in the rear, a detached house, which, like the two main buildings, also benefits from the open surroundings and views....
New housing, Krumbach
...behind the bus stop, while the residential building to the north has moved closer to the road. This creates a clearly defined outdoor space on which the public spaces of assisted living are aligned. Through this forecourt all functions are...
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...
De Meyer, Dornbirn
Growing inwards The central residential quarter to the east of Dornbirn’s market square is characterised by a variety of buildings from different eras, reflecting the successive development of this urban zone. To preserve the green character of the neighbourhood this...
Bildungshaus St. Arbogast - renovation, Götzis
...joined forces again to gently renovate the complex and to equip and design it in a contemporary way. The renovations were carefully designed to give the existing building a high degree of openness, transparency and comfort and to create additional...