Community Centre, Ludesch
...were insulated with cellulose, and sheep wool was used as the insulation material for the fit-out and finishes. Sheep wool replaces the commonly used polyurethane window insulation, costing only 800 euros more. Solid walls stiffen the structure, while slender steel...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...services. In order to ensure a high degree of flexibility in the production processes, the number of supports in the hall is reduced to a minimum. The supporting structure consists of eight parallel, lengthways, 82 m long and 3.8 m...
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...
Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...only a small number of steel elements. Threaded metal rods carry the tension loads; their slenderness contributes to the building’s light and airy appearance. | The central nave consists of pitched trusses, while the aisles are supported by simple beams....
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...
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...
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...
Owens "House Drexel", Warth
...as comprehensive as possible. In the facades facing the village only damaged areas were repaired – mainly with reclaimed timbers found in the attic. The patches are barely visible. The windows were renovated and partially renewed. On the northern and...
Hotel Engel, Mellau
...soul of “The Hotel Engel” remained the same.« Arch. DI Roland Wehinger The objective was clear; The Hotel Engel needed to be brought up to date. The hotel should not only receive a facelift, but also expand with new guest rooms....
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...
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...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
The house Ellenbogen 183 is a striking, landmark building. Its continued use for residential purposes prolongs its existence. Within the given volume, the space program is only possible if the house is extended a little to the west. The particular...
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...
Waste material collection centre Vorderland, Sulz
...The hall is designed as a timber structure. The roof construction is chosen so that there are only 3 columns in the hall. The roof structure consists of timber supports running side by side, which are only interrupted in the...
Steurer Installationen, Andelsbuch
...functions were combined in one building – a storage area and a small office. This is reflected only in the different opening designs. A division of the building was deliberately avoided. Both office and warehouse are organised on two floors....
Olpererhütte, Ginzling
...never more so reflected, than in this project. »The only indulgence is a gigantic panoramic window overlooking the valley. That is, after all why people come up here.« Best of Austria 2009 Construction at great heights did, and still does,...
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...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...the store building in its cubic capacity dominates, but by the height grading with only three floors, the ground floor receding back to the road and the dissolved facade takes back. The covered forecourt created on the ground floor creates...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
High-rise residential building in timber - Grieser Auen, Bozen
...of reinforced concrete. The predominantly prefabricated components are appealing due to their resource-saving production and the corresponding significantly reduced construction time. The modules only have to be assembled on site, which minimises noise and dirt pollution for the surrounding area....
Sutterlüty, Landammanngasse - Rankweil
...volume are covered with either glazing or spruce boards, only the intermediate zone of the archway and the fine parabolic pilaster strips on the façade appear as concrete surfaces. The interior is lined with wall elements made of coarse chipboard...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...and built on the basis of ecological guidelines. Only the foundations are solid, the wall and ceiling elements made of cross-laminated timber are insulated with mineral wool and clad on their outside with fine vertical formwork made of silver fir....
Environmental Education Centre Britzer Garten, Berlin
...can be built rain-proof in 2 days; the expansion takes only a few weeks. Modularity The core unit, 10 elements, can be extended to 15 elements or 20 elements, each with additional seminar, training or multi-function rooms. A high flexibility...
City of Wood, Bad Aibling
...the City of Wood presents themselves as a forward-looking solutions that comply, not only with the classic requirements such as statics, sound insulation and fire protection, but they also combine an intelligent building shell with the use of ecological building...
Heimat Österreich, Salzburg-Liefering
...will be subdivided into ground level and higher developments in order to avoid improper wall development. The required economic and ecological compactness was taken into account and the required apartments could be accommodated in only 5 buildings. Alignment The building...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...buildings. Only employees who feel comfortable can reach their full potential. Architecture and materiality are a major contribution to this. The mineral-coated timber facade integrates into the surrounding buildings and is an expression of a sustainable and forward-looking architecture. Usage...
Hofsteig waste material collection centre, Lauterach
...achieved with minimal extra effort. Only the east side, which is oriented towards the street, remains open creating the “stage for recycling”. ~ Tree The large oak tree on the property is integrated into the architectural concept. The tree forms...
Dorfhus, Düns
...to the small size of the project. An economical operation of the shop and the catering trade can be achieved only if the restaurant remain in “one pair of hands”, so that resources and personnel can be used optimally. Nevertheless,...
Rathaus, Markdorf
...only four new wall breakthroughs. The wedding room in the Knights’ Hall is not affected by the new staircase; with multi functional furniture no further room installations are required. To make the impressive roof trusses noticeable, the sixth floor in...
Inatura Museum, Dornbirn
...exhibition is located on the first floor. The additional upper floors are not accessible to the public; these include the library (for study purposes only) and the administration offices. The actual tour of the museum begins in the showroom, which...
TUM Center of Excellence, Garching
...the stiffening core of the building. In addition, a wall plate extending over all floors acts as stiffening. The basement is the only core area. The facade of the office rooms on the upper floors are surrounded by triple glazing....
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...
Reifen Forster, Lauterach
...to which the very narrow sub-beams, which are only 6 cm wide, are attached. These secondary beams lie directly on supports in the side facade area. The windbreak of this wall is accomplished with acrylic glass plates clamped in the...
A Senior Oasis, Weißenhorn
...be efficiently modified. | It is a Passive House standard building and features a controlled ventilation system. It is further heated by the solar system with buffer storage, only on very cold days, a gas boiler is also used. ...
Münchner Str. Hausner Grenzweg, Munich
...surfaces of the rooms; only on the ground floors can the solid timber ceilings be seen. The floor coverings are designed as parquet or tiles depending on the room function.| The owners wanted a development with a contemporary design with...
Sutterlüty P, Egg
...agreed that in this situation, this roof shape is possible due to the structurally diverse neighbourhood. The quality of a house depends not only on the right roof shape. This house takes over many attributes of the Bregenzerwald house such...
Kaufmann Holz AG – Factory Hall Au, Reuthe
...in large-sized panels, was the most suitable product for this purpose. The large format allows a high degree of prefabrication and thanks to the high strength qualities this plate could be used not only as a space-enclosing element, but also...
Chapel, Bizau
...of hope and light. It should make it clear that earthly life is only transitory, an indeterminate path to the ‘light’. The living, who say goodbye to the deceased, should feel the symbolism of the room, and take it as...
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....
Municipal Office, Schnepfau
...farmhouses, not only in terms of the layout, volume and height, but also with regard to their steep hip-roofs. The 18th-century vicarage in Schnepfau also has these characteristics. It stands opposite the parish church and marks the western end of...
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...
Dorner Electronic, Egg
...given that the existing structure was primarily built of timber, it seemed – despite some reservations from the client – only natural to encase the headquarters in the gradually weathering timber that is native to the region. The slightly cantilevered...
Hotel Widderstein, Schröcken
...gable ends are a timber construction, designed to give well-lit corridors and spacious rooms. The traditional house typology is transformed to avoid the hotel disappearing into the sea of similar Alpine competitors. The whole construction period was only eight months....
Glas Marte – Cutting Factory Hall, Bregenz
...in front of a sealed warehouse building, which is clad with corrugated iron and is only accessible through two gates for deliveries. Behind it are the areas for the production of insulated glass. The roof structure consists of a timber...
Biomass heating plant expansion, Lech
...two 18-meter high boiler storage tanks could be easily integrated into the building. The ceiling of the boiler house could only be moved after the boilers had been lifted and can be removed again at any time for maintenance purposes....
Wälderhaus BA 1, Bezau
...building, marked out only by window openings in the facade. One L- and two square-shaped halls use a staggered arrangement in response to the shape of the plot. The halls are connected by vaulted shed roofs, partially glazed and made...
Oxa Store, Bildstein
A wonderful new design of a community lynch-pin. The former kiosk of Bildstein, which was affiliated to the restaurant “Ox”, is the only shop in the village. If it did not exist, the residents would have to get into...
Oberdorf 564, Sulzberg
...3 room apartments, you can see the highest quality and standards not only architecturally, also technically. The Passive House residential complex is absolutely up to date. The heating and hot water production takes place via a large solar thermal system...
Hotel Bellevue, Les Houches
...heat the house. Here a so-called “Passive House” was created. Simply put, this building only needs between 10 and 20% of the heating energy compared to conventional buildings. In addition to optimum thermal insulation there are special windows, with triple...
Sutterlüty City-Park, Dornbirn
...wonderful panorama. The atrium is connected via a newly constructed vertical development, via the ground floor with the underground parking spaces on the 2nd floor. Structurally, the increases made to the construction had to be lightweight; only the false ceiling...
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
...the rendered neighbouring buildings that surround this specific situation. The energy concept of the building is state-of-the-art. The energy is powered by a recycled wood-chip plant. Controlled building ventilation is not only significant for the air quality in the school,...
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...
Fernpassstraße, Munich
...a timber prefabricated system. The reduction of Co2 emissions contributed to the choice of construction material. Achieving high thermal energy savings in residential buildings requires not only a high level of financial investment, but also a high level of energy...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...organisation The western residential building has 7, the eastern 8, residential units. An elevator is only provided in the four-storey part of the building. Nevertheless, 12 of 15 apartments are accessible. This also applies to the assigned storage rooms and...
Neubaugasse, Lauterach
...concrete load-bearing structure is encased in prefabricated timber frame elements that are statically reinforced by steel supports and clad with finely crafted spruce boards. The low-energy construction with solar panels and groundwater heat pump not only guarantees the comfort of...
Wälderbushaltestelle, Doren
A thoughtfully designed bus shelter. In the municipality of Doren, the prototype of the new “Wälderbushaltestelle” was unveiled, which is not only functional but also aesthetically pleasing. The prefabrication and assembly of this project were carried out by Fetz Holzbau,...
Elma Alp, Mellau
...glazing in the living area.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann When building the chalet on Elma, we sought to capture the special atmosphere. We used only timber as the building material, minimised the proportions of the spaces, and introduced a...
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...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
Timber and glazing are used to create a sense of protection in an open space. After decades of decay, the St. Gerold’s Priory was carefully restored. Today it is a thriving cultural centre. After the renovation of the existing facilities,...
Wälderhaus BA 2, Bezau
Provost Residence St Gerold - Hostel, St. Gerold
...stage includes the renewal of the restaurant. In the second step, additional guest rooms complete the hostel. The third stage comprises the northern bunk building with official apartments. Only in the fourth phase does the main building receive attention. For...
Edeka, Wörthsee
Text only in German available Mitten in Wörthsee: Oben wohnen, unten einkaufen. Ein neuer Supermarkt mit 21 neuen Wohnungen Entgegen der verbreiteten Herangehensweise, Gewerbe und Wohnen möglichst zu trennen, werden bei diesem Projekt beide Nutzungen in einem Gebäude vereint. Durch...