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...
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....
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...
Sutterlüty City-Park, Dornbirn
An extension that opens up a city’s centre with a light-filled atrium and 21 new residential units. Artriumhaus The Atriumhaus Mozartstrasse is a 2-storey extension of the original building from 1983 called “City-Park” in the centre of Dornbirn, Austria....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
...The buildings, which are kept minimalist in their outward appearance, subtly blend into the surrounding urban context. Moving away from the church, they give them enough room to do justice to their distinctive architecture. The straightforward office building allows for...
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...
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...highly thermally insulated outer shell. The element construction method makes it possible to ideally use a large number of Egger products. In addition, the interior offers different applications for the products from Egger. The outward appearance of the hotel is...
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...
Indoor swimming pool, Bregenz
Bathed in light with lake views. An extensive leisure facility with direct access to Lake Constance extends along the promenade of the city of Bregenz, and the existing indoor pool is to be replaced by a modern new building. A...
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...subsequently lead to two courtyards. The entrance yard of the school, with adjoining multi-purpose hall, marks the actual centre of the complex. If one tries to attribute the existing building, together with the surrounding open spaces for agriculture and sport,...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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....
B&O Villen, Bad Aibling
Sustainability through innovation. Along the Moosbachauen meadows in the north of Bad Aibling, the model project City of Wood is developing. On a disused military site, an emission-free urban district is being created from renewable raw materials, powered exclusively by...
B&O Mehrfamilienhaus, Bad Aibling
Family living with perspective. The City of Wood is the architectural realisation of an ecological vision for the future. The energy self-sufficient garden city with space for living, learning and working is being developed on the site of a former...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
...tradition in the implementation of modern wooden structures.« DI Christian Lenz & Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann A box-like classroom block projects into the courtyard. It is separated from the existing walled structures by glass walls featuring slender mullions. Small...
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...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
Extension of the Bundeswehr kindergarten, Ulm
...was built in 2015 as a single-storey timber building and is now to be expanded to accommodate two additional groups of 30 children each. Important criteria for the development of the new volume were to strengthen the free urban form...
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...
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...
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...
B&O wooden multi-storey car park, Bad Aibling
Parking in the park An innovative mixed-use district is growing in the north of the Upper Bavarian town of Bad Aibling. It is designed to be emission-free and built entirely from renewable raw materials. This multi-storey car park is made...
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
BSBZ Agriculture School Vorarlberg - New Building Tract E, Hohenems
...facility, the building had to be reprogrammed and enlarged several times over the following decades. As early as 2006, the buildings were already divided into clear structures through carefully designed interventions, around courtyard typography, confidently differentiating itself from its heterogeneous...
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...
"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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...directly into a large foyer which accommodates the exhibition. Immediately at the entrance are also the shared toilet facilities and the changing rooms. It is also possible to separate the foyer from the porch via a mobile glass partition. Separate...
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...
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....
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...
Dorf, Warth
...are usually too big to be functional or attractive. The house in Warth is an opportunity to tackle these challenges and to add a new type of building to the community, a contemporary multi-family dwelling with appeal. The basic structure...
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...
Am Garnmarkt, Götzis
A mixed construction and multiple-use city redevelopment. One of the most comprehensive centre development projects in Vorarlberg was realised in the market town Götzis. The first phase in 2007 focused on the refurbishment of the buildings of the Huber-site, including...
Textile School, Dornbirn
...half of this century. Since 1981 the buildings, owned by the federal government, ha been vacant. The idea to revitalise the entire area was developed by the city of Dornbirn, with an aim to give the architecturally sound buildings a...
Münchner Str. Hausner Grenzweg, Munich
Living at the edge of the big city. The town of Kirchheim is conveniently located close to Munich. Over the past decades, a small-scale development of single-family and terraced houses has grown around the town centre. On its north western...
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,...
Hatlerstraße, Dornbirn
...m² (most of the apartments are 56 m²). All apartments have a balcony or terrace that are oriented to the south. Due to the location of the building on the busy Hatlerstraße the balconies have movable glass protective shields. The...
Environmental Education Center Britzer Garten, Berlin
...to convey urban ecology topics to children in a contemporary way, the desire arose to create a weatherproof public space for training, educational projects and events. The single-storey building was designed as a floating pavilion in the old trees. While...
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...
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...
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...
Vorarlberger Landesversicherung, Bregenz
...a striking and memorably eye-catching sight the way to the city centre. The project falls below the height of the existing building and thus gives the so-called Welzenbacher-Haus priority. Towards Bahnhofstraße 39, however, the eaves of the neighbouring building are...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Wälderhaus BA 2, Bezau
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...
wienwood 15 - Holzbaupreis honours Mühlweg
...Vienna. The experience gained from this project paved the way for subsequent wooden buildings. As an internationally respected milestone, this catalyst project joins other hybrid wooden constructions from Dietrich | Untertrifaller and Hubert Rieß to be honoured with an award....
Architekten Hermamm Kaufmann wins the tender to design for the Wildlife Park Pforzheim
...energy-efficient buildings can be realised regardless of any economic limitations”, says Gert Hager. The building is being built by STADTBAU GmbH and leased to the city. The 2 million-euro building is to be financed by the income from parking fees....
1st prize for a proposed development of the former Spicher school
...approximately 7,500 square meter area is located between Metzstraße to the north, Koboldstraße to the west of the Stadtberger Straße and the Spicherer Straße to the east. A total of 70 timber-framed apartments are planned, including fully accessible living and...
Fernpassstraße receives recognition from the Prize for Quality in Housing 2015
...in Apartment Construction’. With over 30 high-quality projects entering the awards, we wanted to celebrate the diversity of the projects”, said Andreas Eisele, President of BFW Bayern. “Now in their second year, we have started to build a strong future...
Timber Construction Day 2019: Lecture in Oslo
This year’s Timber Construction Day will be held on September 4 at DOGA in Oslo. It is an arena which brings together the latest from the world of timber architecture including technical innovative solutions, modern use of timber and award-winning...
Mühlweg Vienna Receives Best Architect Award
...construction material are simply not known. A political decision by the City of Vienna to reorganise timber construction by creating an amendment to the Vienna Building Act 2001, to classify wood according to the state of the art has been...
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...
Gold for Klimaaktiv flagship development Unterstein in Langenegg
Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism Elisabeth Köstinger honours 94 sustainable building projects from Tyrol and Vorarlberg. On Wednesday, April 3, Federal Minister Elisabeth Köstinger awarded sustainable construction projects and companies in Innsbruck. A total of 87 buildings from Tyrol...
New Caritas headquarters build begins in Salzburg
...of space and the immense construction costs in the old town area within which it is located. A benefit of the new building is that the existing kindergarten from the Heilbrunnerstraße can be renewed and integrated directly next to the...
An update from Nebelhornbahn restaurant
The new restaurant at the summit of Nebelhorn will open on 22nd December 2016. This impressive dining location is well worth a visit.
Hermann Kaufmann erhält den Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award 2010
...Kuma from Japan, Richard Leplastrier from Australia, and Switzerlands Peter Zumthor. Two years ago the award went to the Chilean architect José Cruz Ovalle. In addition to his work as an architect, Hermann Kaufmann has been a professor at the...
Detail: The world's largest roof structure made from Baubuche laminate
DAM Exhibition - Nice out here, from 27th March - 27th November 2022 in Neu-Anspach
Hermann Kaufmann takes part in leading TV-documentary from arte. He explains the role in sustainability of wood and timber architecture. Our recommendation "A New World" - now on arte
Watch the documentary: “A New World” – arte Online: 08/11/2022 – 08/07/2023 In 6 languages available...
The SWG Schraubenwerk project receives an award for good building culture
...district, 16 from the Main-Tauber district and 14 from the Schwäbisch Hall district. We are delighted to announce that the SWG was one of these award winners. Comments from the jury: “With the Schraubenwerk Gaisbach, two companies originating and based...
Groundbreaking ceremony, Munich - Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase TUM, cooperation with Francis Kéré
...I’m delighted to be able to realise this project here on the main campus in Munich. This building will be a house for children, but it is also a gift to the entire urban society, a signal for sustainability and...
8th International Forum on Timber Construction in Dijon France
France’s construction sector is picking up again, with almost half a million homes approved in 2017 and around 420,000 building permits granted. The demand is enormous, and the trend towards timber construction goes from strength to strength. Timber construction in...
Architecture on the spot 128: Wagner GmbH
...public space, open space and landscape design, education and social affairs, trade and industry. The high-quality architecture is presented by their inhabitants, who guide the visitors through their spaces, report from the first idea to the current usage, about all...
IZM - Illwerke Zentrum Montafon nominated for State Prize for Architecture and Sustainability 2014
...in harmony with the local environment and nature is possible.” said Federal Minister Andrä Rupprechter at the award ceremony held this week. From 74 to the top 5 winners In the categories of “new construction” and “renovation” there were a...
Hermann Kaufmann Wins the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2007
...committee of the Global Award. It was designed to gather together, and connect, public and private stakeholders who believe that sustainable housing offers immediate opportunities to contribute to the common good and to stimulate the international debate around sustainable architecture....
Schmuttertal Secondary School wins German Wood Construction Award 2017
...jury evaluated more than 200 works, ranging from ambitious new buildings, to innovative renovations, to pioneering developments in product development. Owners, architects, structural engineers, and wood construction companies were honoured for their excellent contributions to timber construction. This year, four...
The environmental education centre, Britzer Garten, is complete
...contemporary architecture, made from largely renewable raw materials. The new construction appears to be a floating pavilion, nestled between the old trees surrounding it. The interplay between façade, environment, exterior and interior encourages curiosity and lures visitors of the Britzer...
Lectures in Ulm on contemporary timber architecture
...building system, called the LCT (LifeCycle Tower). The second is on the design of the Högl winery. This is an unmistakable, unpretentious and quietly confident project that is proudly settled into the Wachau landscape. The architects Ludescher & Lutz have...
24.-25. April | Mission: Climate-friendly timber construction culture | Lecture Christoph Dünser
...construction offensive and in cooperation with vorarlberger holzbau_kunst, Proholz Bayern and Lignum Holzwirtschaft Schweiz. Vanue: Graf Zeppelin Haus, Friedrichshafen Lecture: Christoph Dünser, HK Architects Day 2 at 11:30 | Topic: Structural building with hardwood Tickets and further information at: proHolzBW...
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
...in front of an audience of over 400 guests at the Bregenzer Festspielhaus, with the 34th Dr. Toni Russ Award. “What is extraordinary is the great number of excellent architects and the depth the reputation has penetrated into the region....
Awarded 1st place in the bid for Russareal Lochau
We are honoured to announce our architects firm, Hermann Kaufmann + Partner ZT GmbH, has been selected as the winner, from the ten tender entries, of the Russareal Loachau competition. Extract from the jury report With a total of...
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
...three buildings, on a plot of about 4,300 m2. The former Mayor Elmar Kolb was also present at the ground-breaking ceremony as a representative of the parish of Lauterach. “We are very pleased to be able to do our part...
German Council of Shopping Centres: LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower receives the Innovation Prize 2013
The German Council of Shopping Centres has awarded Hermann Kaufmann ZT GmbH the Innovation Prize 2013 in the “city centre” category....
Lecture series "Visions of Sustainable Construction"
...8pm Energy Needs Neighbourhoods – Concepts for the Cities of Tomorrow Speaker: Matthias Schuler, Transsolar KlimaEngineering, Stuttgart Thursday, March 22 2018, 8pm You can register to attend here The lectures take place in the Catholic Academy, Wintererstraße 1, 79104 Freiburg....
The new gastronomy centre at Uferpark Überlingen has been awarded to Hermann Kaufmann + Partners
...complex and unique gastronomic commission. The commissioning was prepared and carried out by landscape architects and the gastronomy consultant Ingo Wessel (hospitality development) and was commissioned by the city of Überlingen. A total of three firms where asked to submit...
The Vorland recycling centre is now open
...use. The ASZ Vorderland is open to all residents of the municipalities of Fraxern, Klaus, Koblach, Laterns, Meiningen, Rankweil, Röthis, Sulz, Übersaxen, Viktorsberg, Weiler, Zwischenwasser and the city of Feldkirch. Saturday March 7, 2020 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Industriestrasse...
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 development will be extended to the west. One of the particular challenges of the design is to preserve the traditional characteristics of the building. The front and rear sides of the houses must remain distinguishable, the contrast between shingle...
klima: aktiv Gold for Multi-Apartment Construction in Sulzberg
...presentation of the plaque klima: aktiv Gold to Günter Morscher in the presence of Mayor Helmut Blank by Erich Schwärzler and Martin Ploß from the Energieinstitut Vorarlberg as regional partner of the program klima: aktiv Bauen und Sanieren, took place....
Energy and Climate Protection: Particularly climate-friendly constructions honored – such as the project Unterstein, Langenegg
..., and we congratulate all involved: “Alpenländische” and “Morscher Bau” with “Wohnbauselbsthilfe” projects stand out. Affordable rents are particularly important for non-profit housing developers, and low energy costs naturally contribute to this. Therefore, “Alpenländische Heimstätte” with 31 buildings and “Morscher...
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....
Hermann Kaufmann wins project to create new apartments in Krumbach
...appreciation of the centre of the city centre. Public, semi-public and private external spaces form this important centre hub. The quality of the design of the facades and ground floor zones corresponds to all the necessary requirements. Extract from Juriprotokoll...
Smart Bauen is now published
...author presents a variety of future-oriented building concepts – starting from the individual room through to the façade, whole structure and also entire city districts. The strategies and construction principles are each considered under the aspect of an intelligent and...
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...traditional log and half-timbered on-site construction methods, forms of prefabrication have developed from timber frame to element, sheet and spatial cell construction. Also with the increased array of choices from glued timber, board pile to cross laminated timber, materials and...
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40th Anniversary
...on the state’s funding guidelines. The next step was then to take wood out of two and three storeys into multi-storey buildings, to the edge of the tower block and beyond. Here, too, we first worked on developing a construction...
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BUS:STOP Krumbach
7 international architecture offices designed 7 bus stops for the Bregenzerwald community in Krumbach, and enter into a dialogue with people, landscapes and tradition. Accompanied by architects from the region and local craftsmen, small utility buildings, akin to extraordinary sculptures,...
WOODBOX
The international roadshow is en route to European cities. How does timber construction move into the city? How do you convince citizens and politicians of the cities to use more timber in construction? proHolz Austria has, together with Hermann Kaufmann,...