Rathaus, Markdorf
...meet the requirements of a modern city with simple orientation and short distances. To improve the accessibility, the New Castle and the tower are connected directly to each other on all three storey levels. In the connection construction, the common...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower, Dornbirn
LCT ONE the world’s first multi-storey hybrid timber passive house building with a modular construction system. The LCT ONE is the first ever multi-storey building made using timber. The LCT ONE is a prototype of prefabricated timber construction, developed for...
Community Centre, Ludesch
...standard product range. The selection and processing of the materials was subject to continuous inspection. Data sheets for each and every one of the project’s 214 products give detailed descriptions of their composition and ecological quality. In addition to the...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...north side by Bachgehölz what on the one hand offers an external spatial quality, but on the other hand, the plot also restricts. Urban development and landscape In order to promote the creation of a center in the core zone,...
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....
Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...Only on the top floor, which serves as a recreation room for the students, the timber is visible and provides a window into the construction method used to create the skyscraper. A redundant system supplies the sprinkler system with water...
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
The halls are designed as dark spaces to best meet today’s requirements for exhibition and event operation. The interior should take a backseat to the individually designed and illuminated stands. The annular outer wall is completely smooth and without a...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...the desired temperature. The hydraulic system was optimised in such a way to allow the same system to be used for the heating and cooling, reducing the production costs and also adding further reductions to maintenance costs for daily operation....
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...southwest. The integration and extension of the existing terrace into the courtyard also opens up further possibilities for school operation. On the one hand as a possible platform for the envisaged outdoor classes, on the other hand as a necessary...
Olpererhütte, Ginzling
...reservoir, opposite it the glaciers and the mountain tops of the Zillertal Alps. Since refurbishment of the old building was impossible, in 2005 the decision was made to build a new one. Our company principle of “innovation through reduction” is...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...appearance strengthens both public perception and the company’s self-image. A building ensemble is now designed in the immediate vicinity of the company headquarters. The large-scale production hall is connected by a bridge to a three-storey pavilion, which, in addition to...
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...
House R, Rankweil
...made hand in hand with the architect and craftsmen, one that was discussed and created together. A house tailored to us, one that gives us a feeling that money can’t buy. It is our house.« Client R. The position of...
Mühlweg, Wien
...emerged in cooperation with the building owners and building authorities: pure wooden buildings over 4 storeys next to mixed timber construction, passive houses next to low-energy buildings, wooden facades next to plaster facades. But they all have one thing in...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Schmuttertal Secondary School, Diedorf
...through production to installation on the construction is utilised. This design and manufacturing method provides efficient and rational manufacturing with a very short construction time. This is the reason for the flexibility – the timber construction provides a framework for...
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...
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...
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...
Unterfeldstraße, Ludesch
Proof that timber construction is justified in social housing from an ecological and economic prospective. The Unterfeldstraße residential complex in Ludesch is another milestone in a series of residential buildings developed with Vorarlberg based, non-profit housing construction and housing company...
Dorfhus, Düns
...required criteria with regards to the desired diversity of use on the ground floor. Based on the experience of completed and ongoing projects in collaboration with gastronomy planners, we advise against the leasing of the gastronomy to two tenants due...
Vorarlberg electricity Network - Operations Office, Lindenberg
...as a simple timber structure. Its closed courtyard is separated from the street space by the elongated one-storey commercial building with workshops, garages and storage and is enclosed to the southwest by an L-shaped canopy to accommodate the company vehicles....
Waste material collection centre Vorderland, Sulz
...the ASZ directly. The entrance to the hall is via the eastern gate and leads past the administration and small containers, to the sawtooth ramp. From there it is possible to leave the hall in the southwest via one of...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Owens "House Drexel", Warth
...Drexel” the renovations are only one moment from the early 21st century it its long life. ~ “The considered renovations that took place during the House Drexel project conserved the past while taking the house into the future.” Wolfgang Hammerer...
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...
Fire department, Schnepfau
A striking structure wrapped in a finely knitted shell. In the village centre of Schnepfau a new fire station was built to replace old one, contemporary in its form and function and yet integrated into the regional building culture. The...
Olpererhütte, Zillertaler Alpen
After inspection, it is clear that a complete new construction of the Olpererhütte is required. The new building will be built in the same place as the existing one. This location is very scenic and may hold a network of...
Sutterlüty, Weiler
...short they wanted a method of construction that is both economic and sustainable, and one that provides a strong framework and background for the “visual presentation” of their goods. Based on this the ceiling of the sales space in Weiler,...
Interpark Focus - Impulszentrum, Röthis
...these pre-cast segments are staggered from one floor to the next, the cladding is rhythmically structured and the whole structure has an appearance which is in dialogue to the plant of the neighbouring company Jura („Interpark Focus 1“), which was...
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....
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...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
...rest on the tip of a tension strip. The black, slender steel tension bars fade into the background, hence the straddles seem to hover over the room, giving it a sense of dynamism. The diagonal elements set in front of...
Raiffeisenbank, Bezau
...centre, the crucial question was: replacement or refurbishment? In particular, the question of energy consumption was crucial. Nevertheless, the client decided to continue to use the building and not to replace it. Key objectives of the renovations where to improve...
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...
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...
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...
Hauser, Hohentannen
...already been determined. One of the challenges of the project was to develop a high degree of autonomy and creativity within the predefined strict framework. »Many build only once in a lifetime. Therefore, it is natural for us to get...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...the Bregenzerwald apparently again is a viable option for people. This steady population growth also led to an increase in construction in the region. Part of this recent boom is the two residential buildings in the district of Unterstein Langenegg....
Wilbinger, Bezau
...important for the brothers to save costs by limiting the new development to only the most essential of room needs. The one half of the house is inhabited by the family of five of the eldest brother, while the other...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
Spatial situation, shape The design is site-specific. Due to its position on the Schellenbergstraße and the orientation of the building, several goals are achieved simultaneously: the creation of a common space for the rectory, the parish stable and the house...
Nürnbergkareal phase 1, Absam
...towards the south on the gently sloping slope of the Eichat district. The top volume is partly based on the underground car park for the entire area. The senior care rooms are located on its ground floor and are aligned...
Foot and Cycle Bridge, Zwischenwasser
...was prefabricated and mounted on site with a crane truck, in order to get the old bridge replaced as soon as possible. With a light and transparent construction, the new boardwalk over the river Frutz gives the leading role to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Geroldsegg, Schwarzenberg
A modern interpretation of a traditional housing type. Schwarzenberg is one of the most well preserved villages in the Bregenzerwald region. It is dotted with inns and farm houses built in the 18th and 19th centuries. A publicist who returned...
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...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
Family-friendly living in a local recreation area. The first residential complex in the history of the village adds density to the eastern edge of Schnifis. In the middle of the tranquil recreation area with its tennis courts, small cable car...
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...
Extension of the Bundeswehr kindergarten, Ulm
...of the existing building within the orthogonal campus structure and to implement the consistent continuation of the original design idea with minimal intervention. The thoughtful placement of the extension makes it possible to redesign the north-west façade into an appealing...
Indoor swimming pool, Bregenz
...from the newly designed pool landscape over the natural garden to the lake on the horizon. Through the changing areas they reach the highest level of the swimming pool, which cascades down to the children’s zone. Wide steps along 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...
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
...the complex despite the use of alternative materials and light construction techniques as opposed to solid stone walls. The ground floor facade is solid with an oak-wood-glass construction on the 1st and 2nd floors. This creates a deliberate contrast to...
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...
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...
Dorf, Warth
...As a result, they move away and seldom come back and the community perishes. In order to offer an alternative to the next generation, the Vorarlberg non-profit housing and settlement company (VOGEWOSI) in Warth has created an initiative to develop...
Recycling Centre Hofsteig, Lauterach
...plant and an organic waste centre. This integration was accomplished by the continuation of the existing timber facade of the power plant, which further enhances the overall impression. The entire area is accessible to customers via a driveway, which then...
Hirschau-Unterdorf, Schnepfau
...to one another. The compact structure with a steep pitched roof blends confidently into the spatial and historical context. As a contemporary interpretation of the traditional structures of the region it is not oriented to the forest behind it but...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Hostel, St. Gerold
...to faults, a total renovation is inevitable, so that the Priory with its vast and fascinating history can continue to thrive in the long term, ideologically and materially. ~ A six stage renovation and redevelopment program was created. The first...
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...
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...
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...
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...
"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...
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...
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...
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
...of the front building and will include insulation. With the choice of an insulation thickness adapted to the ratio, one can save energy without sustainable choices changing the shape of the existing building. The new building will be built in...
Hotel Schwanen, Bizau
...space was converted into a small hotel with 40 beds. From the two-and-a-half-story farmhouse hotel, a partially plastered, three-storey solid construction was based on an approximately square floor plan. Both materialisation and design did not match either the location or...
Kaufmann Michael – Beam Assembly Hall, Reuthe
Only by focusing on the details does a timber construction begin to come alive. The building demonstrates the new ways and potential of modern timber construction. Great attention was paid to fine-detail, which is possible through intelligent design. Only by...
Steinbockallee, Rum
...prefabricated timber elements, with vertical timber shades, non-load-bearing timber walls, and reinforced concrete staircase cores. Energy is provided via controlled ventilation with heat recovery, one ventilation unit per house, plus wood pellet heating. The entire complex has underground car parking....
Residenticial and Commercial Building, Natter, Bezau
...the building. Towards the north, the ramp to the underground car park is laid out, heading toward extensive storage and all the technical rooms. A mix of commercial and residential properties was implemented on the ground floor, while the two...
New housing, Krumbach
...to the southwest and linearly developed. The basic structure of the building is designed in such a way that timber construction is possible. It would also be necessary to investigate whether Krumbach’s community-owned timber can be used directly for this...
Spa Hotel, Bad Reuthe
...in the garden is a pleasure all year round. On the garden side, a spacious staircase leads to the upper floor. Here you enter the sauna and wellness centre of Bad Reuthe. The focus is on water, stone and wood,...
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...
Oberdorf 564, Sulzberg
This residential development in Sulzberg is one of the 50 most innovative buildings in Austria. In one of the most beautiful locations in Sulzberg a new timber Passive House apartment complex, with a total of four apartments has been built....
Heldenstraße, Feldkirch-Altenstadt
...has one to three bedrooms and a generously designed, open living-dining-kitchen area with a direct connection to a private outdoor space. A basement, underground car park and lift have been dispensed with for cost reasons, since the quality of the...
Transfer Living Vorarlberg Blattur, Götzis
...one of the best ways for refugees to re-establish their roots and to locate and ground themselves.« explains co-initiator Andreas Postner To enable residents to enjoy time together a spacious lounge with a sunny outdoor seating area was created, welcoming...
Transfer Living Vorarlberg Hartmanngasse, Rankweil
...ceilings are created by local companies; special emphasis was placed on very low energy metrics. This prototype demonstrates a low-cost housing model, which is both a good integration into the existing neighbourhood and one that considers the regional value chain....
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...
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...
Environmental Education Centre Britzer Garten, Berlin
The new pavilion of the Environmental Education Center is located at the same place in the Britzer Garten as its predecessor. It shows itself as a floating pavilion between the ancient trees. Behind the diagonally arranged timber shafts one can...
Housing Estate Michaelipark, Augsburg
...of cross laminated timber possible. Thanks to the systematic building concept and the innovative construction method, inner-city residential construction, with several buildings, becomes socially sustainable and at the same time economical. [competition text 2018, Marko Sauer, English translation Bronwen Rolls]...
iCampus Werksviertel, Munich
...mixed construction allows for a quick assembly phase from the completion of the concreate building parts, and avoids complex connection details of timber construction to the ground. The finely structured facade made of metal and glass allows freedom to see...
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
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...
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...
Böhler Fenster, Wolfurt
...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. A metallic outer skin protects the timber construction....
Biomass heating plant, Zürs
Architecture that mirrors process and efficiency. The biomass heating plant Zürs is located in the countryside on the road to Lech, Austria. Integrated into an existing gravel quarry and landfill site, this area was rehabilitated by this construction project...
Ölzbündt, Dornbirn
...it is meant for sustained use. In addition to the larch used on the weather boarding, the building also features a canopy roof that acts as protection against the weather for the facade, in order to prolong its life-cycle without...
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...
Scout Centre, Wolfurt
...directly into the main entrance, on the first floor. This makes the building fully accessible, without the installation of a lift, since all rooms are accessible via ramps. On the main floor there is a function room with adjoining kitchen,...
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...
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
...is characterised by a collection of old trees. What is required is a dense construction with high-quality outdoor spaces. By restricting the developments to four units over three stories, well-lit and usable outdoor spaces, with a variety of views into...
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...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...energy consumption to a minimum, so that a Passive House standard is almost reached. The added value for the Bregenzerwald region is the fact that approximately 85% of the work was awarded to Bregenzerwald craftsmen or to customers of the...
Hub, Egg
...alignment of the building is altered to regain the characteristic shape of the Bregenzerwald House. The core, without the roof, of the main house is simply lifted onto the prepared new foundations. This results in much more space. The house...
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...
Vorarlberger Landesversicherung, Bregenz
...rich references, the project sits back while at the same time asserts itself in its corner position. The four office floors take advantage of the minimum distance granted to the Bahnhofstraße and – coming from the train station – form...
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...
Wagner GmbH, Nüziders
...to take a step back to the roots of timber construction while exploring innovative prefabricated methods. For us the result is a rewarding, new direction in hybrid timber construction. This project has conclusive benefits: it combines the advantages of prefabrication...
IZM – Illwerke Centre Montafon, Vandans
...The clear-cut wooden structure could only be accommodated on the perimeter of the lake, extending over the edge of the basin and onto the water’s surface. | In this position, the building has a clear separation into two sides. To...
School on a slope, Frankfurt (Bergen-Enkheim)
The School am Hang is one of 160 schools in Frankfurt am Main. The primary school did not provide enough space for the approximately 400 children, and the situation was becoming critical. The construction, with it’s the distinctive ridge structure,...
Schule am Hang, Frankfurt
...the renewal works roll across the individual class rooms. As the classes can be still held on their own grounds, expensive rental containers are eliminated and the classes remain on site. [competition text 2017, Marko Sauer, English Translation Bronwen Rolls]...
Farming Estate Rheinhof-Kühllager, Hohenems
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...
Propstei St. Gerold - main building renovation, St. Gerold
...expansion measures. The renovation of the strictly listed main building was necessary to avert the threat of closure. Both the electrical engineering and the fire safe levels no longer met the required authorisation standards. In addition, the building lacked the...
Legero, Graz
The shoe factory Legero, which was founded in 1872, is planning a new headquarters with an outlet shop with administration and sales area, in the area next to Graz airport. The urban arrangement of the design creates a division characterised...
Student Housing, Rosenheim
...needs to be promoted and therefore they are grouped together in clusters, whose common areas open up to the inner green zone and are accessed by arcades. In order to ensure high quality standards for the student rooms, they are...
Hotel Hubertus, Balderschwang
...rooms round off the construction project. With the exception of the stables, the components were built in solid construction, insulated according to the latest ENEV requirements and finished with a natural timber facade. Due to the geographical situation of the...
LifeCycle Tower
Multi-storey buildings are still rarely built in timber worldwide. Building regulations and fire protection requirements prevent larger heights from four to six storeys, depending on the country. The historical reaction of mankind to the combustible building material has not yet...
Chapel, Reuthe
...on a hill, the cemetery is located on an artificial terrace, about 3 meters lower. In order to be able to integrate the Chapel of Rest into the cemetery, it was necessary to enlarge it by extending the cemetery wall....
Village Centre, Schwarzach
...the competition entry. The location of the town hall as a distinct hub both “on the square” and “along the road”, the exposure and reuse of the structural core of the old brewery and its connection to a new wing...
Moosmann, Lauterach
...plot sandwiched between existing single family houses that did not seem to allow for any infill development. The parents of the client live on the east side of the site, and they helped to determine the position of the new...
Kessler, Hirschegg
...the shell is noticeable and clearly different from furnished rooms. The insulation materials are carefully selected according to ecological criteria (wood fibre insulation), together with the low energy construction results in a high ecological standard and a resource-saving construction concept....
Center for Children - Steinbockallee, Rum
...with play areas for the children and access paths to the residential blocks. The entire basement is underground parking, refuse and storage rooms. »The air quality and light quality improves the readiness to learn and also improves the concentration levels...
energie campus montafon, Vandans
The Illwerke premises on the southern shore of the reservoir in Vandans are being continuously renewed and expanded. Existing vehicle halls and workshops are giving way to a building entirely dedicated to the next generation and serves as a training...
Kaeser Ladepark, Coburg
The charging park is a counter-design to the insincerity of globalised petrol station concepts in order to meet the need for “fuel” at a local level in a holistic new way. Architecture and open space design go hand in hand...
Wälderhaus BA 2, Bezau
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...
Hofsteig waste material collection centre, Lauterach
...the two buildings should be as simple, inexpensive and appropriate to the buildings purpose. A roof construction was chosen that incorporates parallel girders, which are held by tension cables. This simple construction is calming in comparison to all the action...
Education Centre St. Arbogast, Götzis
...tall arcade on slender steel columns forms the transition into the closed architecture of the main building. Once inside the high-ceilinged building, the guest is greeted with the magical view and the open stairwell and with the cafeteria facing onto...
Steurer Installationen, Andelsbuch
...The materialisation with untreated timber refers to the building tradition of the Bregenzerwald. The awning-less building is designed to weather evenly. The necessary openings are minimised and combined in larger elements to highlight the industrial character of the building. Two...
Geissler, Wolfurt
...that was requested, but this was not possible due to the poor building fabric. The alternative was to reformulation of the front of the building on the same footprint. A timber construction with solid wood ceilings and a contemporary facade,...
Textile School, Dornbirn
Faithful renovation of mid-century architecture creates a new home for two Vorarlberg design institutes. The old textile school is considered a typical example of the architecture of the fifties, and one of the best in Vorarlberg from the first...
Changing Room - Pavilion, Lahti
...designed one timber building for the park. »Winner of the Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award 2010.« Wood in Culture Association Screws were used to put together the walls of the changing room from pillars bundled together in the shape...
Allmeinteilweg - BA 5, Ludesch
...three-story high components were delivered in one piece and mounted on top of the ground slab. The state-of-the-art building utilities include solar panels for hot water, a pellet-biomass heating unit, separate cold and hot water meters and a photovoltaic unit...
Doppelmayr, Wolfurt
...are exposed on both sides and always have a direct external reference on one side and the reference to the inner courtyard on the opposite side. The inner courtyard and the transparent ‘communication zone’ create a relationship to the rows...
Isar-Würm-Lech, Landsberg am Lech
...stages. The expansion in the first stage of construction houses the operational management. In the second stage of construction, this could be relocated to the main administrative building and the premises are used as workshops. A connection to the new...
Elma Alp, Mellau
A solid timber Alpine retreat, modern in construction and details. In the Bregenzerwald region livestock grazes in seasonal cycles. This tradition gave rise to the “Vorsäß”, an alpine small holding at around 1000 m. Alpine farmers always had small herds,...
Nürnbergkareal phase 2, Absam
Further construction for good cooperation. On the day of handing over the keys for the houses in the first construction phase, the ground breaking ceremony for the expansion of the housing project was started. The existing ensemble of three structures...
Cable Car Station, Oberstdorf
Stubenbach, Lech
...district Stubenbach 18 housing units, with two to four rooms are built. In order to record the grain of the surrounding area, and to ensure optimal lighting, the volume was divided into three parallel, analogue-sized building structures. These are connected...
Erlebniszentrum für Reisen, Rottweil
Unterholzer/Pichler, Bregenz
...Carefully designed floor plans allow you to separate the house into distinct levels. On the ground floor, the living rooms and the master bedroom open up to the sunny pool, a bright access room leads to the upper floor, which...
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...
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,...
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
...particularly resource-saving timber-concrete hybrid construction method takes into account the ecological challenges of the sensitive site. Due to the high proportion of prefabricated construction elements, a particularly precise execution quality is achieved and the construction time is reduced. ...
Sutterlüty, Landammanngasse - Rankweil
Arcades over a calm and enjoyable space A compact structure replaces the outdated large-scale supermarket in the mixed use zone, north of Rankweil railway station. The playful outdoor space is created by carefully placed plantings to create clear access routes...
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...
Catholic Centre of Excellence, Salzburg-Herrnau
...by a embankment like wall, which houses the expressive church design, the rectory and the monastery. The existing kindergarten was demolished to create space for a contemporary interpretation of the construction and accessible apartments on the upper floors. In addition,...
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....
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...
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...
Lustenauerstraße, Dornbirn
Reifen Forster, Lauterach
Light, transparent strength and functionality. As part of the relocation to a former food wholesale centre, the tyre service hall was built on the car park to the fount of the building. Here tyre service work can be carried out...
Sutterlüty, Rankweil
Environmental Association, Dornbirn
Biomass Heating Plant, St. Christoph
...false ceilings are a reinforced concrete structure. In the boiler house, the false ceilings and stairs are planned to be partially realised as a mesh steel construction. Due to the situation, the south-facing facades including windows, doors and gates must...
Hofsteigstraße G, Wolfurt
Feldkircher, Egg
Stockachgasse, Bregenz
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Hofsteigstraße, Schwarzach
...are all oriented to the south and line up along the bank of a flowing stream. The largest building is located directly on Hofsteigstrasse. Due to its prominent position opposite the church and cemetery, the beginning of the road section...
Nigsch, Feldkirch-Tisis
...succinct timber cube on the slightly cantilevered ceiling slab. In order to grant both a wide view of the Appenzell Alps and to optimise the sun light, the consistently rhythmic openings are oriented in two directions. The clean lines of...
Kammern, Egg
This careful preservation of a traditional Bregenzerwald house helps to maintain regional identity. The preservation of old Bregenzerwald houses is very important for the constructive future of the Bregenzerwald in Austria. It is these houses that still characterise the Bregenzerwald,...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa – Conversion Chalet, Hirschegg
...on the valley side complements the two massive basement floors to create space for a large private apartment with a covered terrace and access to the orchard. The two upper floors could be completely redesigned in timber construction. 14 high-quality...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa – Extension of the main building, Hirschegg
...made accessible via a continuation of the lift system. In order to carry out the construction work as quickly as possible in the off-season the planning team decided to add the extension using prefabricated wall elements with solid timber ceilings....
Bäumelweg, Brühl
Pfanner Hochregallager, Lauterach
Bebauungsstudie Eggerstraße, Egg
Schilling-Grabher, Bildstein
Zentrumsplanung, Langen bei Bregenz
Bebauungsstudie Sennhuus, Mellau
Jäger, Bregenz
Mayer, Weiler
Clear edge of the orchard. The view sweeps over the historic village centre of Weiler into the expanse of the Rhine Valley to the massif of the Alpstein. The house in the Bongert sits on a gently sloping hillside facing...
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...
Pflegeheim Jesuheim, Lochau
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