Community Centre, Ludesch
...project in Ludesch became part of the “Building for Tomorrow” program. A program that was established as part of a larger research and development project titled “Technologies for Sustainable Development” by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology....
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...requirement for a durable and low-maintenance solution, and they can ensures that the growth (1m per year for wisteria) can also be directed and managed across the facade. The system includes a recharge facility to compensate for the stresses caused...
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...
Dorfhus, Düns
...on this floor. On the second floor, the steep gable was used for spatially exciting first-time buyer apartments. Construction and material For the implementation of the Dorfhus a timber construction, made of load-bearing solid timber walls, is proposed. In addition,...
Schmuttertal Secondary School, Diedorf
...energy than its operation requires. »Timber construction has its perceived limitations. But, how do we push it further? With this project we have introduced new potential. Timber construction does not need to be reserved for platonic geometry. It has excitement,...
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
...translucent glazing, a relief-like play with light develops as you pass by and drive. Two design options are shown for this concept. For hall 11 the “timber upholstery” and for hall 9 the “timber curtain”. Statement on the budget The...
Rathaus, Markdorf
...is the basis for the success and acceptance by the residence. The existing entrance to the castle has been altered historically and appears from today’s perspective as a clear approach for the town hall. The labyrinthine hotel complex does not...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...concept – possible variants For example, for different opening hours of the cafe and office area. With increasing space requirements of the office space or for workshops, it would also be possible to extend the work area to a utility...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...office space and meeting rooms, also includes an extensive reception and exhibition area for visitors. Here, interested parties can get to know the products and their applications and study the structure on site using the multiple illustrative examples. This places...
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...
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...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...for heating and cooling purposes and make 100% use of the waste heat from the cooling units for heating. The building is heated and cooled through the floors. Should the waste heat from the cooling system be insufficient for heating...
Kaufmann Holz AG – Factory Hall Au, Reuthe
...m³ of dry and processed stock. It was paramount to quickly turn around a new hall and a warehouse for all sorting and drying of timber, for the company to get back to business. For planning and building permits 4...
IZM – Illwerke Centre Montafon, Vandans
...is suitable for multiple building types, including skyscrapers and multi-story apartment blocks. The sequential manufacturing process allows for precise construction, a speedy project delivery progress, and high economic efficiency. ~ | Redefining the landscape The new 120 m long IZM...
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...into the existing structure via the two development additions. This double route allows for ease of access to all class sections, while at the same time allowing for a second escape route without an additional staircase. The dining and common...
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...
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
...a buffer zone to the street. This meeting zone forms the connection for traffic and as an extended access area for administration, CARLA and kindergarten. Central to this square is the expanded access to the footpath and to a patch...
Hotel Engel, Mellau
...strives for. »With a focus on simplistic design and the use of natural materials, we took a dated alpine hotel from being stuck in the past, into celebrating its future. All work was done while still insuring the heart and...
Wagner GmbH, Nüziders
...department needed to expand. A solution has to be found that can offer agility for future company growth, that works around the existing buildings and their ongoing operations efficiently, and that can be precise and fit for purpose. »We wanted...
Nürnbergkareal phase 1, Absam
Symbiosis on the sunny side. To design a cost-effective, innovative and sustainable residential project for multiple generations in which single people, families and older people feel all equally at home. This task was tackled by an interdisciplinary team of architects...
Olpererhütte, Zillertaler Alpen
...is the possibility of an apprentice construction site to teach the younger people old techniques again. The scale would be ideal for this, as well as a clever communications could make advertising both for the house and for the teaching...
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,...
Wilbinger, Bezau
Three brothers, two builders, one house. On the outskirts of Bezau, in the Bregenzerwald, three brothers found the perfect opportunity to create a home for all their families, and they set about developing an old duplex building. It was...
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...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...or, where necessary, mineral wool. In terms of sustainability, domestic timber varieties are the focus of the interior design. Untreated domestic silver fir for walls, fixtures and doors, and the oak furniture compliments and accentuates this. | Another focus is...
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...
Dorf, Warth
A prototype for affordable housing in the Alps. The success of the winter sports resorts comes with a downsides for the locals. The prices for apartments and land is rising, and young people can’t afford property in their home town....
TUM Friedrich N. Schwarz Research Station, Berchtesgaden
An alpine science station at altitude The Technical University of Munich chose a piece of forest at 1,262 meters above sea level over the national park town of Berchtesgaden as the building site for their research station. In order to...
Lexengasse, Liefering
...buildings, each holding 13 to 15 units, as well as a generously designed nursing home, with diverse accommodation and services for people with varying access needs and usage requirements. As a harmonious counterpart to the gabled detached houses on Lexengasse,...
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...
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...
Pflegeheim, Mauren
...is planned for all residents of the house. Internal organisation The two parts of the building are each organised around courtyards to optimise the light and provide access for the residents. On the ground floor are the public areas, supply...
Wildpark, Pforzheim
New main entrance The Wildpark Pforzheim integrates scenically with the natural traffic of visitors, scattered enclosures and utility buildings in the surrounding natural space. However, the structural situation of the main entrance, hidden inside the scattered forest development and...
Ölzbündt, Dornbirn
...it is meant for sustained use. In addition to the larch used on the weather boarding, the building also features a canopy roof that acts as protection against the weather for the facade, in order to prolong its life-cycle without...
IZM Illwerke Zentrum Montafon, Vandans
...is optimised for sustainability, and the CO2balance is more than 90% cheaper than with conventional construction methods. The expansion and the buildings technology follow, as well as the shell, results in a low-emission and sustainable concept. In addition, the building...
Biomass heating plant expansion, Lech
...building its own heating plant for the district, it was decided to expand the existing buildings in Lech to accommodate a third boiler. During theses discussions it was decided a warehouse for the biomass was also to be built. »It...
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
...west wing had been used for educational purposes for centuries, but was no longer adequate for changing educational needs. It was therefore necessary to replace the dilapidated segment of the southern front of the west wing and replace it with...
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...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower, Dornbirn
...real key for being able to build upwards. The ceilings make it possible to separate the corresponding floors with a non-combustible cover. The wooden beams are inlaid into a steel formwork of 8.1 x 2.7 meters; the distances in between...
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...
Student Housing, Rosenheim
...is designed according to aspects of low basic energy consumption and compliance with the open space requirements. The structure appears compact and closed to the outside, but it forms a formal opening to the southeast to Marienberger Strasse. A sense...
Provost Residence St. Gerold, riding hall - renovation project, St. Gerold
A good place for people and animals. This ensemble has been under construction for more than 1000 years. As early as 960, Saint Gerold founded a Benedictine provost on the historic Faschina Pass route through the Great Walser Valley, which...
Local History Museum, Alberschwende
The transformation of an agricultural utility building into a special space for festive occasions that documents local history. Alberschwende is a community of over 300 people, located between the Bregenzerwald and the Rhine Valley. The characteristic village centre, with a...
Extension of the Bundeswehr kindergarten, Ulm
...cosy atmosphere. A construction of glue-free joined, stacked board elements for walls and ceilings ensures simple building processes. The foundation slab is cast from recycled concrete. The flat roof is extensively greened and forms generous cantilevers for constructive sun protection....
Sutterlüty, Weiler
Advanced timber construction provides supermarket chain Sutterluty with light and airy environments for customers and produce alike. This regional chain of supermarkets, already well established in Vorarlberg, is opening a series of new stores that break new ground both in...
Metzler-Holz KG - Storage Warehouse, Bezau
What is more obvious a solution than building a warehouse for timber, from timber? The sawmill and timber trading company needed a 30 x 60 meter, pillar-free hall for the storage of dried timber, as well as for the air...
Mühlweg, Wien
Showcasing the potential of modern timber construction in urban and residential design, on a scale never seen before in Europe. In 2003, the Vienna Land Procurement and Urban Renewal Fund invited tenders for the “timber and mixed-timber construction” of a...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...The distribution takes place via vertical climbing zones directly into the individual apartments. For the façade, a rough sawn, vertical timber formwork is planned, which is structured by horizontal strips. The natural, timeless façade should blend in with the cityscape....
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,...
Isar-Würm-Lech, Landsberg am Lech
...its own delivery zone. The existing workshop and cafeteria building is being reused as an area for work-related activities. The proposed timber construction, in combination with selected materials, provides a good basis for achieving the goals of energy-efficient construction. Particular...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
...it was decided to expand the complex to include a riding school for people with both developmental and physical disabilities. The new structure that houses the ridging school extends from the southwestern corner of the Priory framing the garden courtyard...
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...
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...
Recycling Centre Hofsteig, Lauterach
The form and colour language of the architecture acts as a simple framework for the presentation of the recyclable materials. The hall is designed as a pillar-free timber construction and forms an overall ensemble with the existing local biomass power...
Fire department, Schnepfau
...due to the sober cement surfaces, while the visitor can glean from the carefully tinted staircase how the upper floor is finished. Coasted entirely in brushed and untreated silver fir, it is a precisely blended sound box for the musicians....
TUM Center of Excellence, Garching
The interplay of people’s movements on campus, with the vibration of the facade allows for colourful experiences in the ‘Age of Signs’. (Erich Wiesner) The TUM Exzellenzzentrum stands on the forecourt of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, south of the...
Transfer Living Vorarlberg Blattur, Götzis
...structure of the site, this green space can also be used by the neighbours from the surrounding residential area as a passage or a playground. Since suitable living space should be created for single people, families, and also shared flats,...
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...
Catholic Centre of Excellence, Salzburg-Herrnau
...car park. The two buildings form a concisely articulated gate to the monastery wall in order to illustrate their function as social contact points and to show the character of the parish garden as a generally accessible green space. The...
City of Wood, Bad Aibling
...which all fittings such as doors, windows and shading are already pre-assembled in the factory. In addition, the insulating layer serves as a substructure for the third level, the timber facade. Between the three levels of the modular wall structure,...
Gaudier Bzreska Vocational School, Orleans
...woodcraft, so a system utilising laminated timber was the obvious solution. The building’s specifications were strongly influenced by its purpose (woodcraft training). The building is based on two parts: a hall (for teaching) and workshops (for the skilled craftsmen). In...
Interpark Focus - Impulszentrum, Röthis
A tower visible from afar. A front square and facilities for communal use. The Impulszentrum, Interpark Focus is the new administration and architectural centre of an industrial area in Feldkirch-Röthis. The “Interpark Focus” is a group of enterprises clustered together...
Hotel Hubertus, Balderschwang
Simplification and modernisation of a hotel complex Balderschwang, Germany’s highest located, independent municipality is home to Hotel Hubertus, which sits in a landscape of forests and meadows. The Hubertus is a basic structure of connected individual houses which has undergone...
"Together House” Ellenbogen, Bezau
...centre for assisted living. For structural reasons, and because of the extensive space program, it was necessary to replace the administrative section with a slightly longer new building. Since the traditional uniqueness’s of the building type should be maintained, mainly...
Moosmann, Lauterach
...proved ideal for integrating the design and construction of the visually dominant living⁄ dining level (approx. 4 m in width). The envelope of the slim building is highly insulated and gives the impression of being minimal, both in terms of...
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,...
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...
Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase an der TUM, Munich
...philosophy of Kéré Architecture. Groundbreaking Ceremony LINK Fact Sheet Design Planning: Kéré Architecture Execution Planning: HK Architekten Usage: Nursery and kindergarten for the Technical University of Munich 5 stories Total capacity: 60 children, 12 for under-3s / 48 for over-3s...
Nürnbergkareal phase 2, Absam
Further construction for good cooperation. On the day of handing over the keys for the houses in the first construction phase, the ground breaking ceremony for the expansion of the housing project was started. The existing ensemble of three structures...
Zünd assembly and logistics hall, Altstätten
...and, in combination with composite ceilings, form a very economical stiffening concept. The building envelope is exclusively made of timber-based materials and recycled materials, which guarantees optimal thermal insulation and maximum energy efficiency. For maximum electricity self-sufficiency, the roof is...
Educational campus at Sallerner Berg, Regensburg
...planted public forecourt with a bus stop. The placement of the volumes at the edge of the site allows for a green, park-like campus in the interior. The sports hall with integrated cafeteria forms the heart of the complex. A...
woodpassage
...term, which relieves our environment and contributes to improving the climate. Every trunk used from the forest creates space for new trees. While wooden buildings store carbon over their entire lifespan, the amount of wood used in the forest grows...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...play and recreation areas were created as part of the Landesgarten-schau 2020. A versatile timber gem provides catering for its visitors and weary explorers of the long-distance cycle path; during the exhibition period, it can be adapted as a district...
Waste material collection centre Vorderland, Sulz
...the motorway is designed as a closed timber wall. The north facade, along the main road, develops from the closed motorway side to the open sawtooth ramp – from a closed formwork to a formwork with plexiglas panes in between....
Inatura Museum, Dornbirn
The careful restoration and adaption of an old industrial complex for modern use. With the exception of the old assembly hall, the entire area will used by Inatura Dornbirn, a natural sciences museum. In the course of this refurbishment, three...
Greussinghof, Lauterach
...farm shop, with an adjoining conservatory. A second revenue stream for the family is the apartments that allow holidays on the farm, as well as a small seminar room, which offers an extremely stimulating atmosphere for small groups. The construction...
Education Centre St. Arbogast, Götzis
...thick brick walls, triple glazing (for the fixed panes), an automatic wood chip burner, a lighting concept for energy saving and atmosphere quality, rainwater harvesting, heat exchangers and solar panels all combining to prove that adequate architecture is always ecological....
Biomasseheizwerk, Zug
...the obvious functionality of the biomass heating plant. The natural timber, that forms a protective skin for the high-tech boiler system, demonstrates that timber is very well suited for this purpose and compliments the idea of using biomass for heating....
A Senior Oasis, Weißenhorn
...made of solid timber combined with an enclosed front façade. The glazed rhombus ledges are made of White Door. For the horizontal construction layers, a solid ceiling system made of dowel timber elements was chosen. The high value of the...
Convenience Store, Bizau
A house for regional local supplies. The small convenience shop of the Bregenzerwald village of Bizau was housed in a dilapidated old building. This should be replaced by a contemporary building in order to enable an expansion of the range...
BSBZ Agriculture School Vorarlberg - New Building Tract E, Hohenems
A flexible learning landscape with freedom. In the 1970s the technical agricultural and forestry school, near Hohnems, with its attached boarding facilities became the central training facility for Vorarlberg. In order to take into account the dynamic development of this...
Transfer Living Vorarlberg Hartmanngasse, Rankweil
...user groups are met. The economical interior openings create space for storage in the entrance areas to save on expensive basements. For cost reasons balcony systems are omitted, but generous French windows guarantee a light and sunny atmosphere for the...
Kaufmann, Reuthe
This modern home has more in common with the traditional neighbouring houses than firsts meets the eye. The owner – Anton Kaufmann – is the owner of the Kaufmann Holzbauwerk in Reuthe and is known for his commitment in...
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...
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...
Beck/Faigle, Hard
...so that it forms a courtyard together with the existing building. The house opens to the garden and to an old apple tree, which is included in the green living environment. The house highlights the courtyard formation by bringing the...
Übermellen, Mellau
...to the highest standard. »It has created a whole new quality of design settlement.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann For this revitalisation the residential element is preserved, but undergoes major renovations. Higher rooms were asked for so the floor on...
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...
Moosbrugger, Bizau
...implementation, a high importance was placed on regional value creation. The spruce and fir timber needed for the construction comes mainly from the regions forests, and the majority of the craftsmen involved in the construction come from the immediate neighbourhood....
Schlichtling, Telfs
...side of the building is 1.5 storeys lower, with the basement made of exposed concrete that is designed for communal uses such as central heating, dryer room, a storage room for bicycles and pushchairs, basement storage units, and the garage....
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...
Changing Room - Pavilion, Lahti
...Intended for summer use, the building’s energy is produced by solar panels. Hermann Kaufmann was granted the Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award 2010 by the Wood in Culture Association. The award was given for the first time in 2000....
Hotel Bellevue, Les Houches
Maintaining a traditional facade, but giving it an ecological and sympathetic ‘timber heart’. For an architect, accustomed to using their creative potential for the development of new, contemporary structures, this task presented an unusual challenge. A total reconstruction was required...
Spinnereistraße, Hard
Prefabricated timber allows for low-cost, social housing in the perfect central location. There is a huge demand for low-cost, social housing in the Bodensee community in Hard. The residential complex Spinnereistraße is located adjacent to existing residential complexes and the...
Sutterlüty City-Park, Dornbirn
...is a solid component for acoustic reasons. Both the exterior walls to the atrium and the supporting partitions on the fourth floor, and the entire roof construction were realised with prefabricated timber elements. Warm wooden colours dominate the atrium –...
Ingeborg-Ortner-Children´s Home, Garching
...spaces apart at 250 mm intervals. They form the support for the roof structure, contribute significantly to the architectural design and create exceptional acoustics. The ceilings of the spacious entrance foyer, the corridors and the functional areas are built, like...
Security Center, Bezau
...covered area above the garage doors and a wide open terrace that serves multiple purposes. The freestanding hose tower on the forecourt is also ideal for practice training. The building is covered in a spruce facade. In the roller shuttering,...
House R, Rankweil
...the new garage forms a protective barrier for the garden, shielding it from the noise of the road and offering the space a sense of intimacy. From the garage there is now access to the house, via swing doors and...
Cable Car Station, Nebelhornbahn, Oberstdorf - Kleinwalsertal
...supplemented. Its striking location in the centre of the village determines the basic urban and architectural concept of the project. In order to allow for a careful further development of the surrounding small-scale building structure, the various functional areas are...
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....
Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...doors that often seem stuck onto the building, here the doors have also been made of timber in keeping with the theme of the building. Altogether an exemplary teaching farm whose design has set new standards for high-quality agricultural buildings....
Im Haag, Lauterach
...main structure, with its exact southern orientation forms the backbone. The secondary structures create protected gardens and courtyards. This example shows how high-quality and unobservable retreat areas can be created to increase the living quality in a detached single-family home....
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...
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....
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...
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...
Sutterlüty, Lochau
...columns; the outer shell consists of highly thermally insulated, prefabricated timber frame elements. For the design of the aluminium panelling on the ground floor, the artist Annabell Stübe was brought in, we derived the motif from her artistic forest photographs....
Rectory, Krumbach
...core. A true landmark is the new rectory, where the whole village meets in the hall and in the library.« Andres Herzog “For a long time, the Vorderwald was dormant” says Hirschbühl. “It was an opportunity to set up an...
Sportplatzweg, Schwarzach
...slab which takes on an additional function of cooling. The upper floor is executed in a 35 cm thick insulated timber construction. The roof is made up of narrow Douglas fir BSH girders and is designed as a ‘warm roof’...
Conservation Centre, Fußach
A simple, energy efficient facility for a complex and vital cause. The Rheindeltahaus is a small conservation station, which stands in the Rhine delta and emphasises the importance of this nature reserve and how it can be preserved through...
Mathis, Dafins
...are protected by broad roof overhangs. The outer skin and soffits are made of different types of silver fir. Thanks to good thermal insulation, double glazing, a geothermal heat pump and solar panels for water heating, energy consumption is low....
Kessler, Hirschegg
The perfect design solution for modern alpine home. The family home for these hoteliers, positioned right next to their old farm, tries to answer the popular question in alpine tourist regions: how to design a modern building in such...
Civic centre with a new Pallaufhof, Münsing
...hall, church and community centre – in the back of the plot is the community gardens, an attractive green space for people to enjoy. Through uniform creative paving the exterior space is form as a unit. Council and community centre...
Sutterlüty, Rohrbach - Dornbirn
Bringing the marketplace to the customers. Sutterlüty puts the ‘market place’ at the centre of their considerations when planning the new branch in Dornbirn, Rohrbach. They want to create and experience for their customers that is reminiscent of doing...
Impulszentrum, Egg
A demonstration of the regional building culture in a unique location. At the location of the disused railway station in Egg, a service centre has been created to encourage people to engage with the regional, highly skilled, handcrafts. It...
Oberdorf 564, Sulzberg
...Spacious terraces, open, bright living rooms, and the magnificent views are just as impressive as the energy system, which provides a positive energy balance over the year. »We are very pleased that the people responsible at the Ecobuild fair have...
Bus Stop, Krumbach
...population of the region and due to the redevelopment work the bus routes and bus stops needed investigation and auditing for public safety and daily usability. A traffic planning study recommended the new stop be built in the northern area...
B&O wooden multi-storey car park, Bad Aibling
...»We created an open structure for permeability, brightness and for the users’ sense of security. The challenge of the planning was to predict the movement behaviour as well as the swelling and shrinkage behaviour of the wooden beams. Problem solving...