Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...two residential buildings. The two buildings are carefully set in the natural terrain. Due to the building adapting to the terrain there are differentiated entrance levels. Underground structures are hardly visible. ~ Outdoor facilities and parking Due to the gentle...
Wilbinger, Bezau
...half consists of two two-room flats in which the other two brothers live. The project is firmly in the family hands: the two uncles, the architect and the carpenter, planned and built the semidetached house for their nephews. »Architekten Hermann...
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
...rooms are also back loading for ease of event break down and the loading of catering equipment. Exposure takes place via two atrium, a roof glazing over the outside staircase and two in the foyer, as well as via skylights...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...girders, whereby the detail is developed in such a way that the steel girders in combination with the concrete are utilized efficiently. On this level, two-storey buildings are being built, with the construction typology of the north-facing residential building being...
Community Centre, Ludesch
...years that Ludesch developed, the town had never created a concentrated centre or a traditional village square. The spatial relationship between the church, school and the old council offices was incoherent. The new two-story building creates the urban focal point...
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...
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....
Dorf, Warth
...marked by a hallway that leads to the bathroom and the storage room. In the 4-room apartments, the two bedrooms can be reached above this entrance area. The kitchen is arranged at an angle and as a supplement, a corner...
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...
Center for Children - Steinbockallee, Rum
A timber and concrete hybrid, creating openness and energy efficiency. Residential development in Rum made it necessary to build another kindergarten. The centre for children creates, with the two residential buildings, a three-sided enclosed courtyard. It is a semi-public place,...
Steinbockallee, Rum
...site and the local river, to create an enclosed semi-private area. The east-west oriented, larger five-storey building offers 41 two- to four-room apartments and eight senior apartments on the first floor. They are accessible through the central walk way and...
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
Basis The existing monastery wall was breached on the north-west side, and was supplemented with two new buildings creating gateways for the social centre. The kindergarten and the administration building open the church garden to the general public. The spatial...
Schmuttertal Secondary School, Diedorf
...buildings: two classroom bloacks, a gymnasium and a section for central uses. The considerable volume, of around 80,000 m³, has been designed to fit naturally into the delicate landscape on the edge of the Augsburg Nature Park. The combination of...
Kaufmann Holz AG – Factory Hall Au, Reuthe
...as a support. During the foundation work, the prefabrication of the roof and wall elements in the timber framed hall was carried out in shifts. After erecting the first two main trusses, they immediately went on to lay the roof...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...and natural swimming pond, sits two compact rows of single-family houses that stretch along a flat slope on the south side of the main street. The two carefully dimensioned objects take up the natural granularity of the location and close...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
Sustainability is not a ‘buzzword’, it is the driving force behind this project. Constructing big retail centres on the outskirts of towns is often an exercise in ticking boxes, with an aim to create something as cheaply as possible with...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...between the motorway and the main road, the basic parameters of the unit are defined by both the traffic orientation and the need for clearly structured and functional processing. The simple and concise design of the building is accessible from...
Unterfeldstraße, Ludesch
...thermal bridges, the outer skin consists of untreated larch, which consciously takes the weathering process into account. The structures are positioned on the property in such a way that it is possible to expand the facility by two more buildings...
Wälderhaus BA 1, Bezau
...to the new timber structure, Wälderhaus. The result of the two industrial complexes is a “timber city”. The aim of the design was to integrate the new volumes into the landscape using balanced forms and natural timber. Similar to the...
Residenticial and Commercial Building, Natter, Bezau
...permeability in the area and with the neighbours. The volumes are set and aligned in such a way that minimises being overlooked while guaranteeing maximum exposure. The buildings have moved to the sites boundaries in order to clearly define the...
energie campus montafon, Vandans
...steel-concrete composite construction. The workrooms of the metal technology training branch occupy the two lower floors. The heart of the building is a two-storey machine hall, which opens extensively to the north and creates visual links and communication axes through...
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...
Dorf, Krumbach
...renovation of the old municipal office as well as the renovation of the large hotel and restaurant, Adler. The clear objective of the community is to develop the centre as much as possible. The two newly built apartment buildings make...
Moosbrugger, Bizau
...attached stable is preserved. In spite of the new building adjoining the old stable, the two buildings have become one. »Low-tech meets high-tech in the Bregenzerwald, where traditional dairy farmers share their villages with employees from the area’s electronics and...
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...
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...
Dorfhus, Düns
...of the two parts of the building are the same. The language of the facade is also uniform. Nevertheless, the building is divided by the intersection, as well as the dissolved facade in the entrance area of the store. ~...
Pflegeheim, Mauren
Urban Design The new nursing home in Mauren will be built in a small-level built-up district. The apartments are located in two buildings on Lachenstraße and adapted in size to the environment. The entrance of the nursing home, the delivery...
School on a slope, Frankfurt (Bergen-Enkheim)
...was to be renewed and expanded. The city conducted a competition and the winning concept by HK Architects builds on the existing spatial qualities and identity of the five classroom buildings. It preserves the comb-like structure with its two-sided exposure...
Central Development Postplatz, Lech
The Postplatz in Lech represents an important intersection in the fabric of the town, structurally, historically, traffic planning, and the landscape all converge here. For this extremely sensitive central development, the community carried out a two-stage competition, with prequalification. The...
Educational campus at Sallerner Berg, Regensburg
...A variety of visual relationships and shared recreational opportunities are created around the low building. As a design element, the seating in front of the building extends into the break halls of the two schools, which span the two storeys....
B&O Villen, Bad Aibling
...double-height living spaces and studios. Two storeys in prefabricated timber frame construction with visible ceilings made of cross-laminated timber are built on top of the two solid base storeys. The rounded façades are covered with spruce shingles. The buildings are...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...been set up towards the south, which is why the production area has to be separated by a fire wall. In the east and west, two narrow spaces encompass the volume they contain infrastructure facilities, workshops and areas for building...
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...
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...
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...
House R, Rankweil
House R. is situated in a traditional region of the Rhine valley. The surroundings are characterised by small residential buildings, the village church, and undeveloped, lush green meadows. A mature walnut tree marks the border between, and signposts the way...
The Headquarters of Künz GmbH, Hard
...efficiently link to the existing complex and, in the same way, complement the area in an urbanistic way. The project provides a slender and tall office building, with the industrial developments to the north forming a striking conclusion to the...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
...quality of room design and atmospheric qualities this material has. The largely natural wood application takes into account the weathering process, the facades are designed in such a way that the sensitive window areas are protected by canopies or they...
Hotel Engel, Mellau
...prepared as a shell for future extension of the business. The apartment of the host family, on the 3rd floor, is transformed and houses two new suites. Even if it looks like major surgery, the procedure is gentle. The first...
LifeCycle Tower
...laws in England. The aim of the present research project “LifeCycle Tower” is the development of a construction-ready modular timber system for the construction of buildings up to 20 storeys high. Two key advantages of timber are: a) Buildings made...
Bildungshaus St. Arbogast - renovation, Götzis
...carefully composed ensemble around a naturally planted inner courtyard. More than 30 years ago, Hermann Kaufmann and Christian Lenz designed the L-shaped main building as a landscape-defining structure that captures the softly flowing outdoor spaces. Now, the two architects have...
IZM – Illwerke Centre Montafon, Vandans
...is famous. The shape of the IZM is defined by two specifications: the static structure of the building system with the prefabricated ribbed ceilings, and the goal to create enjoyable and functional conditions for all 270 workplaces. The depth of...
Bus Stop, Krumbach
...Two 8.2-meter-long wall panels support the roof construction. Due to their L-shaped design, and that they offset to each other, the unique waiting areas create an elongated space. Deep benches made of solid oak invite you to linger. ~ Timber...
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...
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...
Biomass heating plant expansion, Lech
Complex geometry maximises the potential of an undulating mountain plot for a vital service provider. The expansion of the Stubenbach district made the heating capacity of the two existing biomass boilers in the Lech too low. After initially considering...
Glas Marte – Cutting Factory Hall, Bregenz
Optimal use of timber, steel and glass create a flexible and sophisticated form. The factory building of this wholesale glass company was built in two phases. The first construction phase consisted of a pure glass facade, without opening elements,...
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...
Kaufmann Holz AG – Beam Assembly Hall, Reuthe
New timber construction technology enables a vast open assembly hall. The column-free room of the assembly hall measures 30 by 60 meters, running its length are two cranes with a weight baring loads of 6.3 tonnes each. Their rails...
Nigsch, Feldkirch-Tisis
Sculpted cube with a view and the sun. The small family home sits on a gently sloping incline to the northwest; the terrain is followed in the placement of a semi-basement level. The two upper floors are designed as a...
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...
Unterholzer/Pichler, Bregenz
...has four rooms and two bathrooms. It sits as a graphically shaped solid timber construction with a rough clapboard skin siting on the two basement floors made of light concrete which leaves room for a terrace to enjoy the evening...
Rathaus, Markdorf
...The city wall in the area Schlossscheuer should correspond more to its original character by reducing the wall and roof openings from the 1980s. The location at the castle courtyard should be enriched due to its importance as the gateway...
Wildpark, Pforzheim
...concept, two buildings with different functions were derived. A filigree roof body summaries this ensemble as a large form. This architectural artifice creates a generous, gate-like entrance situation, which concentrates all functions around a central place, but at the same...
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....
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
...centre for these two areas is aimed for. Own central equipment for kitchen ventilation, gym and food processing. Isothermal air intake at 22 ° C in summer and winter. To ensure the constant supply air temperature in the ventilation units...
Catholic Centre of Excellence, Salzburg-Herrnau
Creating social connection at the gateway to the monastery Commercial buildings, apartment blocks and single-family houses are lined up along the four-lane Alpenstrasse on the southern foothills of the city of Salzburg. Lined with dense green forest and agricultural areas,...
Bahnhofstraße, Wolfurt
...four residential buildings that are connected to the surrounding structures at various levels. The orientation to the Bahnhofstrasse determines the mass distribution. Towards the street are the two larger volumes, which strengthen the settlement edge and together with the houses...
Indoor swimming pool, Bregenz
...bathing terraces serve as seating and lounging options or as spectator areas during competitions. Due to the terraced levels, each platform and the restaurant have appropriate room height. The sauna landscape extends over two levels in the northeast of the...
iCampus Werksviertel, Munich
...floor that can also be flexibly connected vertically. Concrete forms two massive underground parking levels and the ground floor, which made of exposed concrete. The material change takes place in the entrance hall, where the timber is introduced. This theme...
High-rise residential building in timber - Grieser Auen, Bozen
...on an extensive green zone, which provides space for the playground of the nearby kindergarten and a football pitch. Shady plant islands are laid out on the invitingly designed forecourt, to which the two-storey arcades orient themselves, which enclose the...
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...
Owens "House Drexel", Warth
...the modern infrastructure required for a holiday home. The heart of the conversion is the kitchen, which was created by combining two small rooms. It offers a modern approach to living, as does the smart wooden pellet heating which can...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Hostel, St. Gerold
...courtyard was also redesigned and accessible to all users. The biggest change takes place in the central section between the monastery yard and the agricultural buildings. Spiritual and secular guests meet at this interface between the two areas. | The...
Schule am Hang, Frankfurt
...was to be renewed and expanded. The city conducted a competition and the winning concept by HK Architects builds on the existing spatial qualities and identity of the five classroom buildings. It preserves the comb-like structure with its two-sided exposure...
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...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
Mühlweg, Wien
...building regulations paved the way for multi-story timber structures to be subsidised within Vienna’s social housing program. »Nowhere in Europe has such a project been implemented. By combining experienced experts into the planning, a showcase of modern, ecological timber construction...
Hotel Bellevue, Les Houches
...tight restraints. The result is a small, manageable and very familiar and cosy mountain hotel, which offers a very special experience in the simplest way. »We relished the chance to put life back into the hotel. The result is a...
Kessler, Hirschegg
...a way that over time it is accepted by the surrounding, community and visitors alike? The materialisation of the structure in this timber-rich region is obvious. The form is based on the traditional gable roofed longhouse, which does not play...
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...
Moosmann, Lauterach
...is inserted and placed into the slope in such way that it provides a sufficiently naturally-lit bedroom level including bathrooms, while at the same time keeping the required setback to the neighbouring building to the west. The prefabricated construction method...
Hub, Egg
A carpenter’s timber family home that combines old character with modern spaces. »Our goal was to combine the old and the new in such a way that the character of the old Wälderhaus was preserved while achieving a high...
Raiffeisenbank, Bezau
Renovations give this bank a new revived future with better energy efficiency and a contemporary appearance. For older buildings, a renovation is often a question of survival. If they are not listed, they often have to give way to...
Village Centre, Schwarzach
...to discuss alternatives. In the meantime, additional plots were purchased, opening the way for broader planning initiatives. Lang⁄ Schwärzler began to collaborate with Hermann Kaufmann, who had also participated in the competition. The planning was revised, while retaining aspects of...
Foot and Cycle Bridge, Zwischenwasser
...a guardrail”, the bridge over the river Frutz in Zwischenwasser crosses the stream in an unspectacular way and is sparse in its form. It fulfils the requirements as an economic and quick realisation that is long-lasting and maintenance-free. The qualities...
Chapel, Reuthe
...the cemetery wall. The room was added to this new position, under the “church vestibule”. The existing quarry stone wall was removed, replaced by a dark coloured concrete wall and forms the outer entrance way of the ‘subterranean resting place’....
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...
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...
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...
Hotel Hubertus, Balderschwang
...various stages of extensions, as many family run hotels do. The main task was to extend all the hotel’s functions while respecting the existing structure. Structural adaptations should be arranged in such a way that the guest is led to...
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...
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...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...use the barn in the way for which it was built: the barn becomes a bicycle rack, the barn becomes a frost-protected archive; and the south-facing arbour becomes a sun-drenched and weather-protected seating area for the café. Therefore the stable...
New housing, Krumbach
The urban idea of this welcomed further consolidation of the Krumbach town canter is the creation of an ensemble consisting of two new buildings, the bus stop and the existing community building. For example, the assisted living building has moved...
Vorarlberger Landesversicherung, Bregenz
...a striking and memorably eye-catching sight the way to the city centre. The project falls below the height of the existing building and thus gives the so-called Welzenbacher-Haus priority. Towards Bahnhofstraße 39, however, the eaves of the neighbouring building are...
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...
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...
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...chalet and it had, in addition to functional deficiencies, above all, one weakness: the chalet did not have a view of the summit. Therefore it was decided that the new building moves away from the cable car. A staircase in...
Wagner GmbH, Nüziders
...~ The two building materials work together optimally: wooden beams are loaded on the underside of the ceiling with tension, while the concrete on the upper side absorbs the pressure. Thanks to the addition of 1% polypropylene in the concrete...
Sohm Timber Construction, Alberschwende
...space and a new heating installation system in the basement. It also allowed for the construction of a covered, but open, multi-purpose hall with a two-storey office, rising above the ground floor. »This is an example of a modern timber...
Neudorfstraße, Wolfurt
...guided this project to both an affordable and pleasing conclusion.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann The two buildings sit inside a neighbourhood of single family homes and align themselves with the scale and fabric of the surroundings, especially through the...
Sutterlüty City-Park, Dornbirn
...an attractive space, a semi-public zone in front of the apartments.| Sutterlüty City Park The commercial building “City-Park”, was built in 1983 and is now in need of refurbishment for functional, structural and architectural reasons. The two floor extension is...
Changing Room - Pavilion, Lahti
...of a saw blade. Vertical windows are lined between the pillars, which form curving walls on a 360 mm steel base, cast inside a 200 mm concrete slab. The pillars support two radial frames of laminate beams that are slotted...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa - Spa, Hirschegg
...side in the west by a two-story extension, which offers sufficient space for the extensive spa area. On the ground floor there are various sauna and steam bath chambers, a relaxation zone with a Kneipp basin and the spacious outdoor...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
...the execution predominantly done by local craftsmen. All stakeholders were known in the community, which allowed for an non-bureaucratic process, ensuring collaborative processes and keeping the benefits in the region. |Our design for Hittisauerstrasse envisages two typical buildings on a...
Schlichtling, Telfs
...north. Adjoining two rows of north-south oriented apartment buildings by Hubert Riess, also built of timber. This structure extends from east to west, featuring access galleries and a north-facing staircase, similar to that in the “Ölzbündt” complex. The building contains...
Am Garnmarkt, Götzis
...by the units for assisted living and by the inter-company childcare facility. Two buildings are connected by commercial units on the ground floor. The formation of the structure was specified in the master plan, and by the ground floor shopping...
Am Kreuz, Bludenz
...a more energy efficient solution. The following year, the two adjoining residential buildings, each with 22 apartments, underwent an energy efficiency overhaul. In addition to a comprehensive facade renovation, a new solar system, and a redesign of the entrance areas...
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...
Primary & Elementary School, Schwarzach
...are easily accessible via two staircases, as well as the lift. The new intensive colour scheme gives the corridors, and the courtyard, a new appearance and sense of space. Due to the sensitive handling of the existing buildings and the...
Local History Museum, Alberschwende
...details of the new intervention and rough surfaces of the existing structure which bear testimony to the craft tradition and harsh living conditions of the past. Two large skylights and a wide footbridge highlight the new use that the building....
Kaufmann, Reuthe
...create a house without seriously affecting the terrain. The result is two interconnecting components. Firstly, a pedestal that was inserted into the site and, secondly lying across it, a timber cube which projects over the base. The pedestal includes garages,...
Transfer Living Vorarlberg Hartmanngasse, Rankweil
...located conveniently at the confluence of a narrow access lane and the feeder route to the centre. Two restrained constructions follow the grain of the environment and create a total of eleven residential units. The volumes are perpendicular to each...
BSBZ Agriculture School Vorarlberg - New Building Tract E, Hohenems
...built environment. The newly built classroom wing expands the sense of space and strengthens the existing spatial potential. It complements the entrance structure to form a walkway, creating another courtyard, which is designed as a protected relaxation area for the...
Ölzbündt, Dornbirn
...tree-lined walkways, are made of slender steel struts with timber planking, differentiating the main structure and adjacent outer spaces. The stairway is the third structural element and its individuality is created by its glass shell. A single family residential unit...
Münchner Str. Hausner Grenzweg, Munich
...edge, a compact residential ensemble of seven units was to be built, and for this a separate development plan was drawn up. Three free-standing buildings, each surrounded by spacious private gardens, are set on the outer property boundary. Two triple...
Nürnbergkareal phase 2, Absam
...were designed with the support of an interdisciplinary team of research scientists and are now to be expanded to the east by two more volumes. As the concept of social mixing has been proven, 26 rental units, 19 free-hold condominiums...
"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...
Lexengasse, Liefering
...three blocks of flats form a structured avenue, while two more blocks moved towards the south-eastern boarder. Through this clear placement of the buildings sunny, open spaces in the centre of the ensemble, as well as in front of the...
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
Awarded 1st place in the bid for Russareal Lochau
...the unobtrusive and unpretentious way of composing and creating, which shows a clear and sympathetic attitude of the designer and produces a project that integrates itself into the existing environment in a simple, yet intelligent way. This is where a...
On the way to the future - Possibilities and perspectives of wood as a modern building material
On September 26, 2018, 7 pm, Hermann Kaufmann will talk about “ The possibilities and perspectives of wood as a modern building material” in his latest work report. The lecture takes place within the framework of the theme series “On...
IZM receives recognition at Constructive Alps 2015
The IZM received recognition at this years’ Constructive Alps awards because it demonstrates that commercial, utility companies can play a pioneering role. The energy producer chose to demonstrate their approach to sustainability in two ways: they chose a low-energy build...
Schmuttertal Secondary School wins German Wood Construction Award 2017
...projects in total were awarded with the Deutscher Holzbau Preis: two outstanding new buildings and two in the category “components/concepts” The award winners will be presented in the travelling exhibition “HOLZ.BAU.ARCHITEKTUR – Designing, Constructing and Building with Wood”, sponsored by...
Ground-breaking ceremony for the residential complex in Schnifis
Opposite the cable car station in Schnifis, 15 residential units will be built, grouped together in two three-storey buildings. The two buildings contain 15 residential units, which are designed as 2-, 3- and 4-room apartments with between 48 and 92...
Awarded 1st place for the new Zünd Systemtechnik project in Altstätten
...however, there are conceptual questions as to how far this open ventilation zone cannot lead to uncontrollable turbulence on the three floors. The facade proposal is interesting, with two window strips per floor. While the lower window is at the...
Ceremonial inauguration of the Schmuttertal High School in Diedorf
After two years of construction, the Schmuttertal Gymnasium was inaugurated on October 21, 2015. It was planned and built with an integral and future-oriented approach, as a nationwide unique lighthouse project. It was necessary to combine economic, ecological and social...
Hermann Kaufmann Wins Contract for Illwerke Centre Montafon
The landscape and architectural environment of the new location for the Illwerke Centre was characterised by the interplay between the natural untouched countryside with the man made modifications to the land and large, two-storey blocks of flats. From this, the...
Hermann Kaufmann wins project to create new apartments in Krumbach
The two hugging buildings differ in their structure and design. One has a more ‘classical’ design and has greater access to wider internal spaces, while the contrasting building slopes down to compliment and embrace the other. The conception of two...
24.-25. April | Mission: Climate-friendly timber construction culture | Lecture Christoph Dünser
...construction offensive and in cooperation with vorarlberger holzbau_kunst, Proholz Bayern and Lignum Holzwirtschaft Schweiz. Vanue: Graf Zeppelin Haus, Friedrichshafen Lecture: Christoph Dünser, HK Architects Day 2 at 11:30 | Topic: Structural building with hardwood Tickets and further information at: proHolzBW...
The most beautiful books in Austria 2008: Hermann Kaufmann Woodworks
...considered excellent. With 211 submitted publications, from more than 100 publishers and designers, this year saw the largest number of entries. The competition “The most beautiful books in Austria” is annually published by the Federal Ministry of Education, the Arts...
The Olpererhütte Ginzling receives the Best Architects Award 2009
The “Best Architects 09” award received the highest number of entrants since the awards were founded. 189 outstanding projects were submitted to the award. This year’s jury found it particularly difficult to select the best of the best. A total...
Hermann Kaufmann receives the Toni Russ Prize
...in front of an audience of over 400 guests at the Bregenzer Festspielhaus, with the 34th Dr. Toni Russ Award. “What is extraordinary is the great number of excellent architects and the depth the reputation has penetrated into the region....
1st prize for a proposed development of the former Spicher school
...appearance of the building corresponds to the request for a residential building in timber, and is rated positively. The building maintenance and building operation, due to the large number of detached houses requires effort. Lanes between the building units must...
Experts discuss the very best Timber has to offer
...who wants to move towards more timber construction and is looking for initial contacts. Participation is free of charge. Since the number of participants is limited to 150, it is important to register here quickly, but no later than March...
New building in Neubaugasse
...buildings with 2-, 3- and 4-room flats + common room Number of storeys: E+3 (house A, B), E+2 (house C) 38 flats, 38 underground parking spaces Special features: Exterior walls + facade in wood Heating system: groundwater heat pump with...
Illwerke Center Montafon is the klimaaktiv "Property of the Month”
...protection and energy saving. Klimaaktiv buildings are also planned and built in such a way that they remain largely independent of energy price developments. Buildings according to the klimaaktiv building standard already fulfil the requirements of the Directive 2010/31 /...
wienwood 15 - Holzbaupreis honours Mühlweg
...flair. Three storeys built of wood were, at the time of construction, a first for Vienna. The experience gained from this project paved the way for subsequent wooden buildings. As an internationally respected milestone, this catalyst project joins other hybrid...
Sohm Holzbau Receives Price the State Prize for Architecture Industry and Trade
...ceiling and wall elements made of solid wood, which do not need glue or steel connections. This idea sounds simple, but requires precise processing and profound knowledge. The expansion of the company was a way to carry the image of...
Prize Awarded to the Recently Built Administrative Buildings of Erne Fittings
...evolving surroundings. This is why the drafts propose to place the main working areas in a detached building structure, consisting of individual building elements. These are then connected linearly via an internal walk way. This creates a building structure that...
Architekten Hermamm Kaufmann wins the tender to design for the Wildlife Park Pforzheim
...and this fits perfectly into its surroundings,” says Stadtbau’s managing director Ulrich Füting. In the two buildings, the areas of information and services, gastronomy, school classes and education, and the shop are all beautifully presented. Between the two buildings one...
Fernpassstraße Munich receives the Bavarian Energy Award 2014
On October 15, 2014, Franz Josef Pschierer, State Secretary in the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Media, Energy and Technology, will be presenting the Bavarian Energy Prize 2014. Every two years, the Bavarian State Government presents outstanding innovations...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower Receives the KYOCERA Environmental Prize 2014
...Austrian Cree GmbH won with their “LCT ONE -LifeCycleTower” project. This is a new, modular building system for high-rise buildings, which is based on the renewable resources of wood. The company has already implemented two office buildings in Austria. ...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower receives the Schweighofer Innovation Award 2013
The SCHWEIGHOFER PRIZE 2013 was awarded for outstanding performance in the development and implementation of LCT ONE – LifeCycle Tower. The SCHWEIGHOFER PRIZE has been awarded, every two years, by the Austrian wood industry family Schweighofer since 2003. It awards...
Hermann Kaufmann erhält den Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award 2010
...has created a piece of architecture that integrates into the environment with its modernism.” The prize has been awarded every two years since 2000 and comes with a 40,000 euros award. Also receiving the prize are Italy’s Renzo Piano, Kengo...
Housing complex Unterstein receives Energy Globe Vorarlberg Award 2017
Due to the high quality of the submissions, two Energy Globe Awards have been granted this year. Morscher Construction and the project management, by our team, received awards for Vorarlberg’s most energy efficient housing complex. The residence in Langenegg produces...
The environmental education centre, Britzer Garten, is complete
The construction of the environmental education centre in Britzer Garten, and the design of the outdoor facilities, is now complete after 16 month of construction. Berlin State financed the project, costing two million euros. The new building is ambitious,...
The new gastronomy centre at Uferpark Überlingen has been awarded to Hermann Kaufmann + Partners
...entries. The task was divided into two parts. Create a permanent gastronomy centre for the Uferpar, while simultaneously delivering a temporary restaurant pavilion of the district of Bodenseekreis that can accommodate and supply large catering needs during the Landesgartenschau 2020....
Lectures in Ulm on contemporary timber architecture
Two lectures from Hermann Kaufmann + Partner ZT GmbH and Ludescher & Lutz. The first will be given by partner and architect Christoph Dünser. He will be reporting on the office building of the Illwerke Zentrum Montafon. It is currently...
Hermann Kaufmann Awarded Bezau Assisted Living Development
...the different levels. The elevator provides accessibility. The opening of the central corridor provides orientation in connection with the structure and, allows for a reduction in the number of access points. Another result of this central corridor is an attractive...
klima: aktiv Gold for Multi-Apartment Construction in Sulzberg
...aktiv Bauen und Sanieren” found an absolute winner in this project. The multi-family dwelling achieved 979 points, the highest point number of all multi-family buildings in Austria so far and therefore exceeding the requirements of 900 points, making it a...
Energy and Climate Protection: Particularly climate-friendly constructions honored – such as the project Unterstein, Langenegg
...Bau” – partly in collaboration with “Wohnbauselbsthilfe” with 10 projects – are the developers presenting the highest number of certified buildings this year. Among the honored buildings are also the last two winners of the State Prize, the office and...
Role Model Recycling Centre in Langerringen - Germany
The Augsburg district will halve the number of recycling centers by 2035, particularly affecting smaller municipalities. One of the winners of the new distribution concept is Langerringen, where a modern environmental competence center is set to be established next year....
Fernpassstraße receives recognition from the Prize for Quality in Housing 2015
...rather unconventional way of dealing with urban redevelopment. The building’s grouping creates very well-proportioned open spaces, which gives a very high standard of living for the residents. The renovation of the old building and the new extensions were realised from...
Breaking Ground at Illwerke Center Montafon
...the man made modifications to the land and large, two-storey blocks of flats. This stance is not unusual in architecture in the Alpine regions and is in the tradition of structural engineering of power plant construction in the region of...
Herman Kaufmann Awarded the IWL Landsberg Project.
...is proposed, which also takes into account the weathering process. The facades are designed in such a way that the sensitive window areas are protected by constructive weather protection (canopies) or they are shielded by being embedded into the facade....
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