Rathaus, Markdorf
...administration areas in the buildings are served by the adapted access structure. The upper floors of the new castle and the visitor’s toilet in the basement are reached by new stairs directly from the foyer. The areas municipal bodies and...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...the dining area is also possible, inviting passing cyclists to rest. All outdoor terraces and entrance zones are shaded by a vertical green roof construction and horizontal awnings. This space-shaping structure, which adapts to the seasons, envelops the entire building...
Community Centre, Ludesch
...has received both national and international awards. Ludesch is a district in Vorarlberg, Austria, with a population of approximately 3000 people. The area is actively involved in initiatives and alliances, both regionally and internationally, that strive for better ecological and...
Olpererhütte, Ginzling
...is the floor plate of the restaurant. The bracing is provided by the floor plate and by the roof, which also acts as a foundation. A small, thermally insulated auxiliary building serves as winter shelter and accommodation for self-catering visitors....
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...an additional buffer to the “Schlössli” and the street, and allows pedestrians and cyclists to linger. In the area dedicated to the residential area to the north, there are two structures that stagger the height of the natural terrain, and...
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
...foyer 12 can be assigned as an additional multifunctional area of approx. 80m2. A staircase leads from the ground floor to the foyer of the seminar area. The division into spatial layers is analogous to the ground floor. The seminar...
woodpassage
...buildings store carbon over their entire lifespan, the amount of wood used in the forest grows again and actively extracts CO2 from the surrounding air. Wood as a building material thus has a doubly positive effect on the CO2 balance....
Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...approval process was time-consuming: in addition to a peer review, a committee of fire protection experts, scientists, authorities and firefighters assessed the construction. To increase the resistance of the wooden structure against fire, the wooden components are packed in plasterboard....
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...from the central reception core, the fitness, wellness and sports medicine areas in the southern part of the building, as well as the hotel area with breakfast and seminar rooms in the northern part of the building, are fully accessible....
Schmuttertal Secondary School, Diedorf
...life and sentiment.« DI Florian Nagler »Schools are important buildings in the development of a human being. Here, a young person learns how spaces, materials, and architecturally created moods influence on a person’s health. As an architect one bears responsibility...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...and lies on a timber frame. | Like the foundations and the ramp elements, the problematic material stores are cast from concrete. The two office units are timber frame construction and are the only areas of the building that are...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...Constructive Alps, 2013 The architecture of the building has multiple sides, with varying attributes and geometry. The unexposed sides are calm and contained, whereas the “shop fronts” are structurally more expressive and angular. Viewed from the roundabout, the ‘face’ reveals...
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
...The outdoor area is accessed via a porch. The accessibility of the 1st floor is via its own secure access from the apartment staircase. The apartments were distributed in the specified key from 6 – 2 – 1. They are...
Waste material collection centre Vorderland, Sulz
...The green section is executed in a concrete rib construction closed to the highway. ~ Traffic The entire development of the area is via the entrance to the southwest. From here, the customer can either approach the green area or...
Convenience Store, Bizau
...of the one-storey business facade and the central placement of a partially projecting volume as a residential wing above. An essential aspect of the planning work was the organisation of the various access routes. In the west of the property...
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...can also be extended again and again, at the same time enabling a high spatial quality at the interface between interior and exterior spaces. The present draft attempts to pick up and further strengthen this urban planning and spatial potential....
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...extension. The design team led by Prof. Hermann Kaufmann and his partners argued emphatically for the realisation of an autonomous new building in order to avoid disruptions to ongoing operations and problematic connections and transitions. In addition, a confident architectural...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...decades, life in Bregenzerwald has changed again. The possibilities have become more diverse; people are increasingly seeing a future in a place far away from the cities. Again the question arises: how to build for these new residents? How can...
Interpark Focus - Impulszentrum, Röthis
A tower visible from afar. A front square and facilities for communal use. The Impulszentrum, Interpark Focus is the new administration and architectural centre of an industrial area in Feldkirch-Röthis. The “Interpark Focus” is a group of enterprises clustered together...
Olpererhütte, Zillertaler Alpen
...materials we can utilise. Also, the position allows a generous area to the south. The development is carried out, as it is now, on the southwest terrace and is organised with a certain separation of “day and overnight guests”. A...
Dorfhus, Düns
...with bar and a large adjoining area. In normal operation, the whole room is open for reading and dining in a living room atmosphere. The area can be divided almost arbitrarily by mobile partitions. The cafes and outdoor seating niche...
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...
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...
Gantner/Bundschuh, Sulzberg
...living space, as well as a garage deck and a comfortable wellness area, can also be created. | When renovating the front building, the planning team paid particular attention to the existing elements, upgrading supporting structures to the original stone. ...
Gymnastics and Celebration Hall, Muntlix
...provided via a box-like skylight over the entire longitudinal axis. The stage is hidden behind the eastern end wall and can be folded out as and when needed. Across the hall entrance are a narrow auditorium and a control room....
Moosbrugger, Bizau
...service sectors. In the throes of a progressive, timber-based architecture movement, the area readily combines sustainable goals with a sleek minimalist look. And a new Bregenzerwald farmhouse, built for a dairy farmer in Bizau, would not be out of place...
Rheinhof, Hohenems
...the north, with a small extension for the essential car and a covered patio. The whole building is subdued and modest; its dimensions are the result of an in-depth optimisation process. Also modest is the energy consumption due to an...
Unterfeldstraße, Ludesch
...timber walls and cross-laminated timber ceilings. The development is made from arcades that are made from non-combustible building materials such as steel and concrete. | For cost reasons, and to keep the building compact, the balconies are presented free of...
Mühlweg, Wien
...structural characteristics creates interesting and functional angles, variations in the apartment’s sizes, and a rich and engaging prospective both inside and out. The building entrances connect to the courtyard on all sides. All three upper floors are made of large...
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...the pavilion takes visitors to the lower level and the restaurant. As an alternative you can also reach the lower terrace via the Skywalk via the north face. Access is also provided by a lift between the two floors. The...
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
...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...
Kehl/Fischer, Burgebrach
Generosity through reduction. As visitors on holiday to Bregenzerwald, thrilled by the Vorarlberg architecture, the family of construction developers wanted a carefully thought out house built from timber. It should also find its place in the context of their local...
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...
Impulszentrum, Egg
...is a natural timber-clad building with a central multi-functional entrance hall, flexible offices and an energy concept that includes a ventilation system and a biomass heating, all integrated into the built environment. Buildings of this kind are built with multiple...
Fuchs, Langen
Calming lines and a soft design approach to a family home. Replacing the dilapidated farmhouse in this exposed location is a spacious, modern family home. Horizontal calming lines, in combination with the reduced height of the building accentuate the deign...
Children’s care centre, Kennelbach
...support and to offer a creative aesthetic. This gives the care centre a pleasant atmosphere and it achieves optimum indoor air quality. The facades also have a timber theme, but they vary. The large windows are partially flush with the...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...at ground level from Jagdbergstrasse. Between the two buildings is a planted green area with seating that invites the residents to enjoy and share them. Both house entrances are oriented towards it and the children’s playground can also be clearly...
Heimat Österreich, Salzburg-Liefering
...view of the Anger, and dividing the outdoor area of the property into an introverted eastern and extroverted western parts of the garden. Access is from the northwest, on which are the sites for the kindergarten and additional houses. The...
Fire department, Schnepfau
...and against the slope, it is framed by smaller chambers, in which the areas for maintenance and inventory are organised, as well as operational areas, the technic-room, and storerooms. | The single-flight staircase on the east side of the building...
Schwimmbad, Riezlern
...and play areas. The building adjoins the sunbathing area on the southeast side, so the terraces have a very direct and uncomplicated connection to the sunbathing areas. From the parking lot, it is also possible to reach the entrance area...
Kaufmann, Reuthe
...remnants from their own company. For this reason, the house actually takes a back seat and is, as it was customary in the Bregenzerwald, disguised. The living area opens south to a beautiful vista. This southern side has a sliding...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...are arranged on the north side. The attractive living areas can be used as best as possible for lounges. The four garden apartments have off-set terraces, while the above-ground apartments have recessed, private loggias. By deliberately avoiding the projecting balconies,...
Extension of the Bundeswehr kindergarten, Ulm
...into a light dining area and finally leads into the cloakroom zone, from where the group and ancillary rooms are accessed. The doors and walls are generously glazed and combined with built-in furniture, while windows, wall panels and ceilings made...
Indoor swimming pool, Bregenz
...building. An open entrance area with a bar leads guests to the wellness area, which then leads directly into an intimate, secluded garden. On the floor above there are the relaxation rooms with views into the distance. The materialisation of...
Vorarlberg electricity Network - Operations Office, Lindenberg
...a bordered unit along the newly planned access area. A two-storey high volume forms the main building, which in addition to office space for administration also houses a publicly accessible customer centre. The clearly structured building has total accessibility and...
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...
Bridge, Wetzlar
...cm asphalt on 2 layers of bitumen waterproofing. The smaller bridge is described as an arch. It spans over 25 m and is designed as a pure block glued laminated timber beam with a thickness of 65 cm. The bearing...
Sutterlüty, Lochau
...size and design making the load transfer points and roof spans for the new construction, fixed. The new generation Sutterlüty stores offer high-end market like spaces and a unified operating principle, while the external appearance of all stores are unique....
Hotel Bellevue, Les Houches
...air and returns the energy from the waste air, which is normally lost, to the building via heat exchangers. Together with a heating system, which derives its energy from the ground, an energetic and ecological flagship project has been created....
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
A contemporary intervention that sensitively fits into the existing ensemble. The whole complex, near the edge of Lake Constance, is formed of a church, a cloister, and school buildings that are all create a formation around a central quadrant. The...
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...
Stallinger, St. Gerorgen im Attergau
...own stock. »The building represents a convincing application of the potential quality of the construction system adopted, and the concept makes it an extraordinary example of functional rationality and realised efficiency.« The International Prize for Sustainable Architecture 2011 The architecture...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
...building, a pedestrianised zone is created, to avoid a clash between the flow of goods and the flow of people. The main idea for the final area is the creation of a spacious multi-functional ‘village square’. This area serves as...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
...and protection”. Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann ~ |Large sliding gates open for the horses to be able to exercise and graze on a fenced paddock. The broad, projecting canopy features a skylight, giving the hall ample amounts of light,...
Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...school representatives, local farmers and agriculture officials, Kaufmann developed an efficient alternative to conventional stables with a gable roof. To allow light and air into the 46 m long and 30 m wide stable, the building envelope takes the shape,...
Cable Car Station, Nebelhornbahn, Oberstdorf - Kleinwalsertal
...as a central point of contact for visitors. Reducing the architecture to its pure function underlines its significance as a direct interface between the local area and the alpine landscape. A regular row of timber parabolas, encased in curved laminated...
Environmental Education Centre Britzer Garten, Berlin
...ventilated and carry a green roof. Prefabricated wall windows and interior wall elements, which are installed, form the interior and are partially stiffening constructed. The assembly can be done very quickly. Due to the high degree of prefabrication, the pavilion...
Hannoverhaus, Mallnitz
...of creating a form that responds precisely to the location, and that addresses the peculiarity of the situation. The images of the weather and wind worn boulders and stones remain. The functions are clear; on the entrance floor the kitchen,...
Näscher Studio, Eschen
...which are finished with OSB panelling in the interior. A skin of rubber tracks winds around this material skeleton as a protective weather cover. Due to the hillside location and the proximity to the residential street the building stands above...
Biomass heating plant expansion, Lech
...with the terrain. ~ From Zürs you can see the narrow and low end of the warehouse. Recognisable are the arch of the roof and the curved and slightly conical floor plan of the hall. The curved facade and the...
Spinnereistraße, Hard
...as possible by minimising rental and operating costs. The result is a cuboid structure with minimised entrance ways and open parking. The building shell, of prefabricated timber wall elements and well-insulated roofing, allows for a low-energy construction. Credit is given...
Nebelhornbahn Talstation - cable car station, Oberstdorf
...as a central contact point for the visitors. A reduction of the architecture to the pure function emphasises its importance as a direct interface between the local area and the alpine landscape. Depending on the direction of travel, the parabolic...
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
...in a characteristic Montafon Maisäss landscape. The hotel’s sleeping wing is set as a self-confident four-storey volume to the north and connected to the spa and children’s area by a filigree bridge construction, which is integrated into the preserved cultural...
Housing Estate Michaelipark, Augsburg
...the green areas and the neighbourhood, are created between the buildings. Many of the existing trees can be preserved The volumes are offset in the north-south from each other, with the ground floor apartments facing south. As a result, the...
iCampus Werksviertel, Munich
...the iCampus-Park and creates high-quality outdoor areas. A light filled central lobby connects the green space to the northern accesses areas and to the three main lines of vertical development. This arrangement allows up to six independent office structures per...
Kaufmann, Lingenau
Building a home for a young family today is often an exception because both the ground and the construction costs are so high that it is no longer affordable for those with a normal income. In this case, the land...
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
...strong green areas towards the lake are preserved and strengthened. Narrow wind protection hedges run across this and secure the terrain slopes. An orchard holds park and sports fields and dissolves further to the east and opens the view to...
Children’s care centre, Zwischenwasser
...a timber frame (BSH columns). The spatial arrangement and the layout of the facade allow the application of a construction that is made up of a few different components. This allows for a very economical implementation in prefabricated timber. The...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...the criteria of sustainability. In addition to ecological and economic criteria, which are described separately, this mainly affects the social criteria. In the construction, these are the inclusion of local resources such as craftsmanship and building materials. In the actualisation,...
Pflegeheim, Mauren
...and disposal rooms and the dementia group with 12 rooms, and also the residence and activation zones with covered terraces. On the first floor there are two living areas with 16 residents each. ~ The inner living areas are differentiated...
Rectory, Krumbach
...1999: a shop, a hairdresser, a cafe, all with apartments above. The community renovated its parish hall, the church renewed the cemetery, it added residential buildings, and a bus stop with a large roof. In 2008, the three architects Hermann...
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...
Böhler Fenster, Wolfurt
...and the new hall clearly demonstrates this. The hall extension connects to the existing building via a simple join, creating a formal contrast. The large trusses are made from a simple glued laminate, which is also visible from the outside....
Biomass heating plant, Zürs
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...
Nürnbergkareal phase 1, Absam
...to a sunny green space. The children also use it as a playground. On the three floors above, 23 rental apartments are arranged in a ring around a bright access hall. A dozen 2-room apartments were designed to be fully...
"Together House” Ellenbogen, Bezau
...and the large-scale solar system on the roof supports the hot water requirements. In the outdoor area, a small garden offers all the inhabitants a sense of nature and recreation, because “A cottage garden is part of a real Wälderhaus“....
Ölzbündt, Dornbirn
...using protective treatments. Access to the subterranean parking garage and the stairs is possible from the north. However, a path leads from the uppermost tree-lined walkway, over a staircase and bridge, to the south as well. The building is also...
BSBZ Agriculture School Vorarlberg - New Building Tract E, Hohenems
...as a timber-concrete composite to reduce vibrations. The tried-and-tested façade design made of dark red, rough-sawn timber slats was also adopted again and supplemented with new elements in order to establish a design and consistency for the entire school. ...
Stallinger, St. Georgen im Attergau
...timber frame (BSH columns). The spatial arrangement and the layout of the facade allow the application of a construction that is made up of a few different components. This allows for a very economical implementation in prefabricated timber. The floor...
Kopf, Au
A pioneering example of prefabricated panel construction using glue-less, diagonally-dowelled, solid timber studs. The client runs a local sawmill which processes spruce, fir and larch from the region into timber for windows and construction, as well as planks for log...
Foot and Cycle Bridge, Zwischenwasser
Timber design that offers an economic and quick realisation of a bridge. The old construction had grown old and dilapidated due to use by pedestrian and cyclist taking the connecting route between Rankweil and Muntlix. As a “boardwalk with...
Übermellen, Mellau
Maintaining the integrity of an alpine hamlet with sympathetic contemporary renovations. This typical Bregenzerwald house, with both residential and agricultural spaces, dates back to about 1880 and is part of a hamlet in Mellau where old farmhouses are restored...
Scout Centre, Wolfurt
...was as compact and energy efficient as possible, and that the simple constructive solutions and materialisations allowed a high degree of self-construction. For this reason, as well as for ecological considerations, a timber construction was the obvious solution. The choice...
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...
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
Inside, timber encases innovative technology. Outside, it responds to the local environment. In the 1960’s, Dorner Electronic was a major supplier of electronic devices to Russia. Since then it has evolved from a two-man company, into one with over...
Wälderhaus BA 1, Bezau
Offices, workshops, warehouses and sales space: an industrial complex made of wood, glass and steel – woven into the landscape. Industrial and commercial parks are few and far between in Bregenzerwald, whose main source of revenue is agriculture. The design...
Geroldsegg, Schwarzenberg
...or sitting area. In this home two such arbours are located above each other on the south side of the building. Made of silver fir, they form a barrier to the street, serve as a place to receive guests and...
Owens "House Drexel", Warth
...be activated via an app. The insulation of the ceiling above the first floor also contributes to the general comfort. The original brick and timber structural layout could only undergo minor adjustments.|In the centre of the house, a new bathroom...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
...pitched roof that covers concealed interior spaces. Both buildings are timber from the ground floor up and achieve the Passive House standard. The layout and careful planning of the buildings creates a new and unexplored focal point in Krumbach, a...
Security Center, Bezau
...service teams; it was also about making sure we created another example of modern timber architecture in Vorarlberg, to continue to promote this wonderful, versatile and sustainable building material.« DI Claudia Greußing The Sicherheitszentrum is another project in a series...
House R, Rankweil
...room, creating added depth and individuality. The atmospheric quality of the alcove between the bathroom and the bedroom caused the client to abandon the planned Jacuzzi, in favour of an additional seating area. At the beginning, three identical children’s rooms...
B&O wooden multi-storey car park, Bad Aibling
...A sculpturally designed concrete ramp, and the filigree steel staircase opposite, contrast the stringent material concept. The mastic asphalt road surface extends into the interior as a protective layer, where slender slats filter the light and act as fall protection.~|...
Residential complex Michaelipark, Augsburg
...the green areas and the neighbourhood, are created between the buildings. Many of the existing trees can be preserved The volumes are offset in the north-south from each other, with the ground floor apartments facing south. As a result, the...
Transfer Wohnraum Vorarlberg Froschweg, Dornbirn
...wing on Froschweg has three floors. The building with 21 residential units has a large area of glazing that faces north, housing the entrance area. From here the bicycle store and additional storage areas are accessible. The staircase with lift...
Simma Electronic, Egg
...are of hybrid construction and are organised around the atrium, which is flooded with light and covered by a large skylight. The invitingly designed reception area for customers is open and transparent, while the staff have a separate entrance to...
YKK Passivetown, Kurobe
...These spaces are not designated for living but rather serve as areas for necessary infrastructure and storage. The apartments are arranged starting from the second floor. New residential houses are being constructed in the park, embodying the concept of living...
Propstei St. Gerold - main building renovation, St. Gerold
...accessibility and infrastructure required for a modern seminar centre. In order to create space for a bright reception and access area, the floor plan of the compact building complex was closed in the south-west corner by a slim replacement building....
Sutterlüty, Rohrbach - Dornbirn
...people and friends in a cosy atmosphere and enjoy a coffee or tea. From this marketplace you have the overview on the aisles, so you can find the goods quickly. The whole shopping experience happens in a bright, airy, high-ceiling...
Sutterlüty O, Egg
...the openings are developed according to energy efficiency and functionality. The smooth and barren north side is in contrast to the open and sculpted south facade, as well as the steep northern roof, covered with timber shingles and the flat...
Beck/Faigle, Hard
...allows open living in spacious and bright rooms, which are decorated with simple but beautiful materials and furniture. The typical floor plan, the north-facing staircase, and all rooms are oriented to the south which works almost automatically in this situation....
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa – Extension of the main building, Hirschegg
...opened on the ground floor. The plan was to find more calm and clarity in its design through well-thought-out architectural interventions. Organisational, infrastructural and thermal improvements were also required. An enlargement of the kitchen and its storage rooms were also...
Student Housing, Rosenheim
...and cyclists. The outdoor activities of student life are concentrated on the inner courtyard, whose green spaces invite you to relax and play. Mobile seating elements and the outside area of the café also create places for talking and interaction....
Hauser, Hohentannen
Abundant space in a simple shell. A house for a movement therapist and a music teacher should be designed according to the individual needs of its residents. But in the newly developed area, a large number of planning parameters had...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
...sun and glare, and are stylistically based on the shape and proportions of the existing agricultural wing. In the interior, however, is a space that allows for a high quality, contemporary living and working. The interior is determined by the...
Kaeser Ladepark, Coburg
...an honest architecture that is rooted in the location through the choice of building materials and the interweaving with the topography. Customers and visitors can easily find their way around and experience the four elements (sun, wind, water, earth) when...
Zünd assembly and logistics hall, Altstätten
Industrial hall with daylight and fresh air. The existing location of Zünd Systemtechnik AG has reached its capacity limits, the construction of a new assembly and logistics hall is inevitable. In order to sound out suitable design and construction strategies,...
City of Wood, Bad Aibling
...the typical requirements of affordable housing and it should remain possible to retrofit accessibility. All apartments are accessed via a staircase, which can be retrofitted with a lift. The cellar is replaced by storerooms, which are stacked on the north...
Assisted living, Mittelberg
...a two-sided exposure. 23 of the 25 apartments have a southwest-southeast orientation and 2 apartments have a northwest-northeast orientation with southwest oriented terraces. In addition, all apartments of the same size are located directly above each other. This ensures a...
Herrenhofgasse, Feldkirch
...A recessed connection enables the development of the building and for the separation of external functions. The building receives a clear entrance as well as differentiated outdoor areas, such as the protected toddler playground in the east of the property....
Biomasseheizwerk, Zug
A facade that unifies the purpose and the landscape. The facilities at the Biomasseheizwerk all share the special location outside the village of Zug. Each part of the plant is tuned to the specific situation, that is, there is...
Hatlerstraße, Dornbirn
A multi-use development in the centre of the city. The property on the Hatlerstraße in Dornbirn is a residential building with 13 apartments and a commercial space on the ground floor. The apartments range between 30 m² and 121...
Stubenbach, Lech
...built in solid construction and the asymmetrical saddle roofs are covered in sheet metal. A fine vertical formwork, made of spruce boards, envelops the volumes, and windows and doors are also be made of timber. Walls and ceilings of the...
Village Centre, Schwarzach
A composition of different buildings provides a village with a focal area, and frames multi functional community spaces. The new village centre was a “centennial project” for Schwarzach. In essence, the architectural competition held in 1999 encompassed the same program...
Biomasseheizwerk, Lech
Architecture dictated by landscape that reveals the potential beauty of functional buildings. The construction of the largest biomass heating plant in Austria in 1999 was a milestone in the history of Lech, Austria. The unusual location of the building,...
Am Garnmarkt, Götzis
...the high-bay warehouses and administrative buildings. As a result, additional trading and service companies chose this location. After intensive planning and development work, as well as several architectural competitions, the second section was started at the beginning of 2010. In...
Sutterlüty City-Park, Dornbirn
An extension that opens up a city’s centre with a light-filled atrium and 21 new residential units. Artriumhaus The Atriumhaus Mozartstrasse is a 2-storey extension of the original building from 1983 called “City-Park” in the centre of Dornbirn, Austria....
Natter, Mellau
...a Bregenzerwald house. An elongated, timber, simple, south-facing structure that reacts to the beautiful location and offers a quiet and spacious home. Passive solar use, active collector surfaces and wood heating, together with an optimised building envelope, guarantee economical operation....
IZM – Illwerke Centre Montafon, Vandans
...long and elegant timber construction projects from the foot of the mountains onto the lake, creating an engaging spatial experience and a sense of purposefulness to the valley as a whole. With the LCT system all the prerequisites have been...
Landratsamt, Miesbach
The administrative centre of Miesbach, Upper Bavaria, is to be renovated and expanded. In addition to a new office for the seat for the district, a conference centre, and a residential building with underground parking are planned. In a competition,...
Vorarlberger Landesversicherung, Bregenz
...composite ceilings allow greater room height and can be acoustically effective as well offering cooling, or act as an electric blanket. The system is designed for short spans to be efficiently and economically implemented. The existing yard is maintained and...
Doppelmayr, Wolfurt
...entrance area and forecourt of the building are oriented towards the street and the opposite workshop. As described above, the south facade marks the transition from the nature reservation area to the commercial area. This interface also becomes a meeting...
energie campus montafon, Vandans
...extensive gallery areas. Above this are the training rooms for electrical engineering, IT technology and commercial training. These are functionally structured and clearly organised. On the floor, bright communal areas are arranged around a spacious roof terrace, which allows unobstructed...
New thermal baths, Obersdorf
A solitary light in lush parkland. The beneficial effects of water have a long tradition in the spa town of Oberstdorf. For this reason, a newly designed spa complex is to be built to the south of the spa parkland....
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
...alignment and proportions of the quarter. The structure, as well as the facades of the eight-story high-rise, is designed to meet the basic requirement of enabling flexible use as a residential and commercial building. The basement with a generously dimensioned...
Provost Residence St. Gerold, riding hall - renovation project, St. Gerold
...regional materials. The areas of the upper floor are entirely in ash, and the strap floor, as well as the panelling and the slatted ceiling were all executed in this richly grained wood. The access ramp, the small seating area...
Sutterlüty, Landammanngasse - Rankweil
...secondary girders are arranged at close intervals on the same level and span over 20 metres to the enclosing walls. A service zone wraps around the back of the volume as an angular structure made of exposed concrete. The arcade...
The Headquarters of Künz GmbH, Hard
...site. With the installation of the parking spaces, an attractive park is being created in the middle of the industrial area. The new access is to the west. From there you go into a spacious, two-storey entrance hall. A green...
TUM Friedrich N. Schwarz Research Station, Berchtesgaden
...has a wet room and can be used as a wheelchair-accessible guest room if required. The sleeping areas for a total of 44 people are on the upper floor. Two of the four-bed bunks are connected to each other via...
Catholic Centre of Excellence, Salzburg-Herrnau
...administration building meets the passive house standard is clearly and pragmatically structured, its floor plans and facades are appropriately coordinated for use as an office building. In order to allow a flexible division of the rooms, the static loads are...
Schopfacker, Trogen
...wing are separated, and pushed apart to form two parallel units. This creates the opportunity to create a third building in the rear, a detached house, which, like the two main buildings, also benefits from the open surroundings and views....
New housing, Krumbach
...developed, residential, supportive and administrative. Assisted living is a centrally developed building type with an interior hall illuminated from above. We offer an attractive development, as well as possibilities of joint use of the ground floor hall area. The northern...
Im Haag, Lauterach
High-quality and unobservable retreat areas increase living quality. A large building plot was reconfigured, due to the demolition of a centrally placed house, allowing two duplex units to be built. The elongated main structure, with its exact southern orientation...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...the second floor. The third floor is intended as a social area for employees or for training. There is a spacious roof terrace that offers a generous panoramic view of Egg. The upper floors are connected by spacious airy walkways,...
Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase an der TUM, Munich
...are grouped by age across the middle three stories. The top floor is a covered roof terrace where the children can play and enjoy the sheltered outdoor space, with panoramic views across Munich. This outdoor play area will be called...