Rathaus, Markdorf
The exterior qualities of the historical ensemble are elaborated with a few precise interventions. The tower is freed from the massive staircase, and therefore strengthened in its meaning and perception. This also creates a direct link from Schlosshof to Schlossgarten....
Community Centre, Ludesch
...as plants can thrive in good soil, openness and understanding on the part of the client allows for new ideas and standards can be realised.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann Due to a special request from the regional government, the...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...playground. The building also opens to the west and north, creating further points of contact. From the interior and the outside terrace, the view expands to the impressive Molasse rock. At the same time, a glimpse from the outside into...
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
...should be relaxed and pleasant. In contrast, the facade seen from the highway is part of the cityscape of Dornbirn and should appear here as a large form in appearance. The facade is supposed to retreat from the neighbouring consumer...
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
...depend on the availability of transportation. The old hut was made of stones from the surrounding area. The transport of large quantities of construction material from the valley was not feasible in those days and the labour-intensive stone masonry was...
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...
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....
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...thermally insulated. The closed parts of the facade are made from vertical spruce batons of differing depths, giving them a lively surface that is protected from the sun. This is accentuated by the striking openings covered in light exposed concrete....
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...for heating and cooling purposes and make 100% use of the waste heat from the cooling units for heating. The building is heated and cooled through the floors. Should the waste heat from the cooling system be insufficient for heating...
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...
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...
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....
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
...The outdoor area is accessed via a porch. The accessibility of the 1st floor is via its own secure access from the apartment staircase. The apartments were distributed in the specified key from 6 – 2 – 1. They are...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Unterfeldstraße, Ludesch
...timber walls and cross-laminated timber ceilings. The development is made from arcades that are made from non-combustible building materials such as steel and concrete. | For cost reasons, and to keep the building compact, the balconies are presented free of...
Schmuttertal Secondary School, Diedorf
...a grid of 2.70 m units from east to west. In the opposite direction, the width of the grid varies depending on usage. For example, the classroom blocks consist of nine units with a size of 2.70 m x 2.70...
Mühlweg, Wien
...common – a commitment to a good cause.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann, DI Johannes Kaufmann Selected from the public competition was the proposal from Johannes and Hermann Kaufmann. Tit was a site-specific design that linked the existing residential buildings...
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...is relatively compact and clearly separates itself from the extensive outdoor space, and the adjacent settlement area. Only the two entrances for the school, and the adult education centre break, the closed design. These vacant lots mark the entrances, which...
3-fach Sporthalle, Kempten
A pillar construction as a place maker. The town of Kempten is considered the educational and administrative centre of the surrounding Allgäu region. A new triple sports hall, for up to 800 spectators, is to be built on the site...
Zerlauth, Frastanz
The antithesis of cubist architecture, open angular rooms under an abstract roof. Frastanz, in Austria, is home to a large number of international businesses. In contrast to the Bregenzerwald region, this area is firmly in the grip of a...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...The developer Morscher Bau- & Projektmanagement GmbH from Mellau built a number of units that use the constructive language for which Vorarlberg is known. Most of the facades are made of wood – as are these two buildings. Morscher calls...
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...
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...
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...
Dorfhus, Düns
Location From our point of view, the proposed village square can best develop in the area between the church, the parish hall and the existing shop. The buildings are facing each other and from the lined space that is well...
Vorarlberg electricity Network - Operations Office, Lindenberg
...opens up to the urban surroundings through large windows. In order to ensure the greatest possible flexibility, the interior walls are constructed using partition walls, whereas the static loads are taken from the core of the building to the exterior...
Sutterlüty, Weiler
...and from the local context. Further Sutterluty’s of this kind that are local and tailor-made are planned.« proHolz 2010 Sutterlüty was searching for a spatial structure and a material concept that provided optimum flexibility, using only a few elements. In...
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...
Bridge, Wetzlar
...the main bridge. The timber structure is protected from rain and moisture, which promises a long life with low maintenance costs. The lighting concept was realised with energy-saving LED bulbs in the handrail. Only the tower is illuminated from below....
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...
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
...air and returns the energy from the waste air, which is normally lost, to the building via heat exchangers. Together with a heating system, which derives its energy from the ground, an energetic and ecological flagship project has been created....
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 Engel, Mellau
...strives for. »With a focus on simplistic design and the use of natural materials, we took a dated alpine hotel from being stuck in the past, into celebrating its future. All work was done while still insuring the heart and...
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...
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
...site come from its specific location and its topographical conditions. The adjacent main road is busy but provides optimal access, while the steep slope, although demanding in terms of construction, opens up to a privileged and scared panoramic view. A...
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,...
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...
Housing Estate Michaelipark, Augsburg
...the green areas and the neighbourhood, are created between the buildings. Many of the existing trees can be preserved The volumes are offset in the north-south from each other, with the ground floor apartments facing south. As a result, the...
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
...which places the kindergarten and the child care under one roof. The site is located directly at the transition from the flat valley to the first slopes of the nearby hills. This attractive location means the care centre has wonderful...
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...
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...
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...
Heimat Österreich, Salzburg-Liefering
...view of the Anger, and dividing the outdoor area of the property into an introverted eastern and extroverted western parts of the garden. Access is from the northwest, on which are the sites for the kindergarten and additional houses. The...
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...
Pflegeheim, Mauren
...bay, the access to the underground car park and for taxis or ambulances takes place from the north over the Gänsenbach. In this area there is also the main access with cafeteria and public functions, multipurpose room, training room, chapel,...
Rectory, Krumbach
...active land policy. The community stopped urban sprawl and focused on the centre. With financial support from the state of Vorarlberg, we organised projects, brought in private parties to the table, and engaged with the community. The “Dorfhus” started in...
Fire department, Schnepfau
...building, together with the parish hall and the parish church, form a compact ensemble that encapsulates the public square with its mighty chestnut tree and fountain. The village stream is passed under the building, which lifts the plot from behind...
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
Generosity through reduction. As visitors on holiday to Bregenzerwald, thrilled by the Vorarlberg architecture, the family of construction developers wanted a carefully thought out house built from timber. It should also find its place in the context of their local...
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
...level, and from there they can be channelled directly into the day tanks. The ash disposal takes place at the lowest point directly from the street level. The route of the bio-material can be seen in the architecture: The horizontally...
Nürnbergkareal phase 1, Absam
...and employees from the University of Innsbruck. In the INTENSYS project, multiple aspects from the areas of urban planning, traffic planning, building physics and sociology were researched and combined. In this way, three compact structures were developed, which are staggered...
"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...
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...
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...
Schwimmbad, Riezlern
...place the new building on this site as well. This preserves the old main entrance situation directly from the village street, however the visitor will be received in a very different manner. They enter the bathroom via a spacious terrace...
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...
Kaufmann, Reuthe
...the entrance area and a small office. The timber cube contains all living spaces. The base is largely solid cement, while the cube is executed in pure timber. It was the task of the client to build the cube from...
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...
Gasthaus Adler, Schwarzenberg
...in 1756 then rebuilt in 1865. In the 60s and 70s the hotel and restaurant underwent constant renovation and a lot of this work subsequently deteriorated. In 1990 the new owner came in and, apart from the old restaurant on...
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
...of new buildings is often left to chance, despite their impact on the natural landscape. This project, on the periphery of Bezau, benefitted from a previous intervention by Hermann Kaufmann, who had built the timber production halls in close vicinity...
Geroldsegg, Schwarzenberg
...home from abroad chose this village to settle in for her retirement. The house consists of two separate apartments, as well as additional living space and guest rooms in the basement. »The craftsmen in the Bregenzerwald were fortunate that the...
Owens "House Drexel", Warth
...out from the rest of the buildings, but a little time will age and weather the house’s facade, uniting it with the whole village. For the “Haus Drexel” the renovations are only one moment from the early 21st century it...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
...pitched roof that covers concealed interior spaces. Both buildings are timber from the ground floor up and achieve the Passive House standard. The layout and careful planning of the buildings creates a new and unexplored focal point in Krumbach, a...
Security Center, Bezau
...of community buildings that have been constructed in the last few years that are dedicated to promotion of timber construction and modern architecture. Timber is the material of choice when creating public buildings in Vorarlberg. The building material comes from...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
Location and situation The plot is located on the outskirts of Schnifis, in the immediate vicinity of the village centre. The ski lift to the east of the site, and the adjoining forest mark a legible transition from the compact...
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...
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
...the green areas and the neighbourhood, are created between the buildings. Many of the existing trees can be preserved The volumes are offset in the north-south from each other, with the ground floor apartments facing south. As a result, the...
Transfer Wohnraum Vorarlberg Froschweg, Dornbirn
Sustainable and compact mixed living Agricultural green spaces run through the residential and commercial zones in the district of Wallenmahd on the south-western boundary of Dornbirn, in Austria. The fifth project from the initiative Transform Wohnraum Vorarlberg, condenses the rapidly...
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...
YKK Passivetown, Kurobe
...These spaces are not designated for living but rather serve as areas for necessary infrastructure and storage. The apartments are arranged starting from the second floor. New residential houses are being constructed in the park, embodying the concept of living...
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...
Student Housing, Rosenheim
...built as prefabricated timber modules in the factory and then assembled on site. This design also makes it possible to minimise the number of working days on site and the associated weather dependency. The existing local system feeds low-temperature floor...
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...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
...timber according to ecological and modern structural engineering requirements, as well as the requirements of the Passive House standard. The timber cladding is in the style of the existing building that will be demolished. The large number of parking spaces,...
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....
New thermal baths, Obersdorf
...construction on a solid foundation. The visitor’s path leads down to the basement, set in cast-in-place concrete, with its spacious reception areas, cloakrooms and technical rooms, and then up to the level of the bathrooms. The visitor virtually emerges from...
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...
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,...
Provost Residence St. Gerold, riding hall - renovation project, St. Gerold
...stables, on the roof of which, in turn, the outdoor area of the guesthouse has been created.| From there, visitors can enjoy expansive views of the UNESCO-designated biosphere park. The interior was lined according to local craftsmanship tradition with high-quality,...
Educational campus at Sallerner Berg, Regensburg
...loggias, forms the transition from the residential area to the school grounds. A wide, gate-like passage into the inner courtyard formulates a clear location and provides an overview of the various building accesses. The primary school is set parallel to...
Falkensteiner-Hotel, Latschau
...landscape as an independent structure. The power plant buildings are hidden from the perception of the hotel guests in order to bring the impressive mountain panorama to the fore. A slightly curved ground plan allows for wide views over the...
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...
The Headquarters of Künz GmbH, Hard
...site. With the installation of the parking spaces, an attractive park is being created in the middle of the industrial area. The new access is to the west. From there you go into a spacious, two-storey entrance hall. A green...
TUM Friedrich N. Schwarz Research Station, Berchtesgaden
...a shower chamber; the rooms for lecturers have their own bathrooms. The structures in contact with the ground are made of reinforced concrete. All other room-forming components are made of solid timber. The outer walls were built from cross laminate...
Catholic Centre of Excellence, Salzburg-Herrnau
...these diverse building structures emerged from the 1950s on the former grounds of Schloss Herrnau. As the spiritual centre of the newly founded district, the sacred settlement of St. Erentrudis was inaugurated in 1963. The listed parish centre is surrounded...
Environmental Education Centre Britzer Garten, Berlin
...separated via folding walls from the foyer. Behind it is the small seminar room. At large events, you can open all the folding walls, so you get a large room that extends over both seminar rooms, the foyer and the...
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
...developed, residential, supportive and administrative. Assisted living is a centrally developed building type with an interior hall illuminated from above. We offer an attractive development, as well as possibilities of joint use of the ground floor hall area. The northern...
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
New headquarters of Raiffeisenbank Mittelbregenzerwald. In the middle of the village of Egg in the Bregenzerwald, Austria the new headquarters of the Raiffeisenbank will be built. One of the goals of the new building is to build a simple, but...