Community Centre, Ludesch
...the following criteria: Use of native wood Promotion of regional economic activity Protection of exterior wood surfaces by architectural means – no wood coatings Insulation made from renewable resources No PVC, solvents or of materials that contain formaldehydes and halogenated...
Ölzbündt, Dornbirn
The long structure lies on a narrow plot of land on the north-eastern outskirts of Dornbirn, in Austria. The square, elongated, three-story building is clad with larch which emphasises the structure’s volume. The balconies on the western side, along the...
Environmental Education Centre Britzer Garten, Berlin
...necessary via folding walls. There is also the possibility to open the windows to the terrace, so you can include the covered outdoor area during events. ~ Opposite the multifunctional room is the large seminar room. This can also be...
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
...connected by stairs and ramps to the rest of the yard level. A long, lying water-trough to the front of the building, the large open space allows for multifunctional use of the courtyard during parties and in everyday life, to...
Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...space, affording a view of the entire stable. In contrast to conventional stables with prefabricated metal doors that often seem stuck onto the building, here the doors have also been made of timber in keeping with the theme of the...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...the strengths of each material. Efficiency is the top priority within the apartments. Continuous, spacious balconies make up for the confinement of the rooms – in this location you want to spend your time outside anyway. The details show the...
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...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...needs over its life cycle – this also guarantees long-lasting value stability. The interior is an expression of a culture of transparency. There are visual connections over all floors; you can see who comes in and out. In order to...
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...
Ingeborg-Ortner-Children´s Home, Garching
A versatile, safe and welcoming day centre that also focuses on sustainability and cost-effective operations The site of the Ingeborg-Ortner-Children’s Home works around the urban planning of the original road layout. In order to create a cocoon for the children...
Rathaus, Markdorf
...The integration of apartments also appears to be a hindrance to the future development of the Rathaus ensemble. From our point of view, the personnel and EDP department can most likely be accommodated here, since a high level of discretion...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...of constructing the load-bearing structure of the hall in timber, while metal elements were used to design the facades. The conscious decision to use renewable building materials also sends out a signal for sustainability, because every cubic meter of “built-in”...
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...
Sutterlüty, Rohrbach - Dornbirn
...start of the generous refreshment department. Here you can experience the original flair of the old market, take a quick snack or enjoy fresh fruit shopping, without having to run through a labyrinth of shelves. You can talk with sales...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...the largest number of gimmicks imaginable. Sutterlüty’s new commercial centre in Hohnems was designed to be the antithesis of those ubiquitous, glaring, banal shaped boxes. »This shopping centre demonstrates that retail complexes do not have to be bland or impersonal.«...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
...an optimised building envelope and high levels of daylight utilisation. To generate heat, the wood remnants are salvaged and used. For the hot water preparation, the waste heat of the compressed air generation is used. The heat transfer in the...
Isar-Würm-Lech, Landsberg am Lech
...attention should be paid to the use of materials which are not harmful to human health. All material decisions should be subject to them same criteria as we experience when building the community center in Ludesch. The use of durable...
Hotel Engel, Mellau
...appearance of the entire house and some rooms also had to be refreshed. The result is 5 new rooms to the southwest under the new roof that form the premium offer of the hotel. To the northeast, the building is...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...outdoor seating areas with lake views. The access to restaurants and kiosk is oriented towards the city centre of Überlingen and the neighbouring playing areas. The offshore kiosk users can enjoy additional seating and an optimal overview of the adjacent...
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...the far side of the dining room, they are located one step higher to allow the view over the neighbouring diner’s heads. | The focus was on the sparing use of materials, the use of existing structures and the appropriateness...
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...
Hauser, Hohentannen
...offer different possibilities of use depending on the season, and are extended in the summer taking the house outside. The two-storey, glass tiled logia transforms into a cool oasis of sleep, the vestibule to the outside staircase serves as an...
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...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...north side by Bachgehölz what on the one hand offers an external spatial quality, but on the other hand, the plot also restricts. Urban development and landscape In order to promote the creation of a center in the core zone,...
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...
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
...for the air quality in the school, but also for the heating energy consumption because of the heat recovery system. It is a new contribution to the ecology discussion due to the use of timber and its latest energy-saving technologies....
Metzler-Holz KG - Storage Warehouse, Bezau
...drying of various products. With the requirement to use solid timber for the construction as much as possible, the idea came for to use fish-belly girders with a solid top chord, as well as diagonals of crossed 30 mm bar...
High-rise timber house - Queckareal, Tübingen
The tall wood house Gartenstrasse leads from the medieval core of the southern German university town of Tübingen along the Neckar to the east to the mouth of the Ammer. There, on the site of the former Queck cement factory,...
Interpark Focus - Impulszentrum, Röthis
...these pre-cast segments are staggered from one floor to the next, the cladding is rhythmically structured and the whole structure has an appearance which is in dialogue to the plant of the neighbouring company Jura („Interpark Focus 1“), which was...
Moosmann, Lauterach
Exemplary use of lightweight, prefabricated timber construction, ideally suited to make use of subdivided residual space. The challenge of this project was the creation of a living and study space for a young family in a cramped situation; a...
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
...adapted to use as an office. The bevelled window reveals loosen up the strict structure and allow a high level of daylight in. Generous openings on the ground floor allow inquisitive passers-by to gain insights and lead the way to...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
...of roof and the large glass panels used on three sides of the building. The visitor doesn’t feel they are in an enclosed space because the building does not centre around one axes, instead it reaches outwards to the views...
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...
Hotel Bellevue, Les Houches
...heat the house. Here a so-called “Passive House” was created. Simply put, this building only needs between 10 and 20% of the heating energy compared to conventional buildings. In addition to optimum thermal insulation there are special windows, with triple...
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,...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
...will be demolished. The large number of parking spaces, and the exit of the underground car parking in the north of the building, open in the south areas for the orchard, the outdoor area, and the vegetable and herb garden....
House R, Rankweil
...generous glazing on all sides, when entering the house the wood creates a homely atmosphere. ~ |The key project objective was to create ‘open living’, incorporating multiple references to the very beautiful surroundings while also highlighting the different qualities of...
Dorf, Warth
...are usually too big to be functional or attractive. The house in Warth is an opportunity to tackle these challenges and to add a new type of building to the community, a contemporary multi-family dwelling with appeal. The basic structure...
Spa Hotel, Bad Reuthe
...a feeling of security, like a light curtain. Opposite, the wall surface opens to nature. Inside and outside becomes one. Through the red-grey granite floor of the relaxation area you enter the natural loggia-like timber terrace made of larch wood....
Bicycle Bridge, Gaißau
...be the cheapest bridges to maintain. The supporting structure consists of two girders which are stretched and form the side walls of the bridge. Bridges are special places with a special meaning. Here you do not drive on a raised...
woodpassage
...process. With simple pictographic symbols over forty stages, it conveys the transformation from fir to house. This conversion is shown as cuts out of large blocks of wood, cut by cut. The result is a sensory experience; consisting of four...
Mathis, Dafins
...a gauge on how to use this highly up-to-date and unerring modern building style, especially in timber regions.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann From the slopes of the scattered hamlet of Dafins, the eyes can wander to the south and...
Sportplatzweg, Schwarzach
...translucent panels. The building is an expression of how the Kaufmann / Lenz / Gmeiner office thinks and works: a clear, pragmatic architectural language with building structures that emerge from the sensible use of materials, and that also have a...
Wildpark, Pforzheim
...you to take a short break. The northern building is the “restaurant and event building” with a large garden. Due to its slightly elevated position, it also has a beautiful view over Pforzheim. It is independent of the rest of...
Mühlweg, Wien
...carried around the corner to cover the surfaces of the walls, as experience has shown the weathering of such details produced extreme contrasts on the exterior surfaces. Another novelty is the use of weatherproof, prefabricated, laminated timber elements, in order...
Fernpassstraße, Munich
...a timber prefabricated system. The reduction of Co2 emissions contributed to the choice of construction material. Achieving high thermal energy savings in residential buildings requires not only a high level of financial investment, but also a high level of energy...
Am Garnmarkt, Götzis
...volumes of the buildings to be constructed were defined by the precise master plan. The varied gastronomic and cultural offerings on the streets and squares create meeting places for the young and old alike. This communion of generations is reinforced...
Biomasseheizwerk, Lech
...even so-called “functional buildings” with dedicated architectural designs can be an asset in the town-scape. The use of biomass as a renewable energy source, and the use of state-of-the-art technology, have contributed significantly to the ecological development of the region....
IZM Illwerke Zentrum Montafon, Vandans
...present draft is the use of timber in the structure. This requires compensatory measures to meet the fire protection requirements, which, according to the current state of standardisation, lead to a higher level of fire protection than conventional buildings. The...
Vorarlberg electricity Network - Operations Office, Lindenberg
...extensive old building of the distribution office is replaced by a compact ensemble in order to consolidate the valuable areas close to the centre for residential use. The building and its outdoor facilities move back away Sedanstrasse and extend as...
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...
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...
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...
3-fach Sporthalle, Kempten
...placed in relation to the existing buildings in order to create a sequence of three topographically staggered courtyard spaces that lead into the park, which is to be opened to the general public. Together with the school building and the...
Zerlauth, Frastanz
...on the urban periphery, densely surrounded by other structures. The view to the west extends to the Swiss Alps. Access to the house is from the east side, which is the highest point on the site and where one enters...
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....
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...noise and emissions, but opens up via the saw-tooth loading bay to the access road. It was desirable to reduce the number of materials and components used to just a chosen few, the large-scale roof construction transfers its static loads...
Center for Children - Steinbockallee, Rum
...of the children.« Holzbaupreis Tirol, 2015 The space includes five nurseries, two crèche rooms, an exercise room, a spacious dining area with a kitchen, all of which open onto gardens, terrace spaces or relaxation rooms via large glazed doors. Colour...
Owens "House Drexel", Warth
...constructed the wider region has dramatically changed due to tourism however, Warth has manged to keep hold of a lot of its original charm. In order not to affect the atmospheric heritage of Warth, the “Haus Drexel” must be kept...
Untere Aue, Lustenau
...an exposed concrete access area, as well as a highly insulated building shell made of timber. Each apartment is assigned an outside area in the form of a private garden or a balcony. »The project Vogewosi in Lustenau, ecological and...
Burger, Wolfurt
...the property, the environment, and the client. The details are designed to be low energy or Passive House standard. It can therefore be used to construct a thermal open space building shells with K values of 0.1 W / m2K...
Environmental Education Center Britzer Garten, Berlin
...the northern part of the building is oriented inward as a closed office and infrastructure block, the exhibition area and a dividable seminar room, open up through floor-to-ceiling glass windows to the southwest of the park. This core structure is...
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...
Children’s care centre, Kennelbach
Kennelbach lies in a narrow strip between the Bregenzer Ach River and the first hills of the Bregenzerweld region. On a plot of land behind the old parish hall of Kennelbach, a new children’s care centre is to be built,...
Legero, Graz
...rooms. The office floors can do without wall installations allowing for departments to be flexible, and offices and meeting rooms can be arranged anywhere along the facade. The depth of the facade offers a major advantage in summer with protection...
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...
Conservation Centre, Fußach
...research, administrative and public outreach work. Due to the flood levels in the area, the house stands on stilts, which has already proven very successful this summer. On these short stilts a timber construction is set, which consists mainly of...
Fire department, Schnepfau
A striking structure wrapped in a finely knitted shell. In the village centre of Schnepfau a new fire station was built to replace old one, contemporary in its form and function and yet integrated into the regional building culture. The...
Elma Alp, Mellau
...dovetails. The dovetail joints allow for the beams to interlock without gaps. Consequently, the end grain is not exposed to weathering. Spotless surfaces were not a priority; therefore no varnish, coating or tiling is used. From the ridge-beam to the...
Stallinger, St. Gerorgen im Attergau
...was designed using the very minimum variation in building materials, while employing an optimal amount of solid timber. The objective was to build a very simple structure with minimal wall assembly, while maximising the heat storage capacity of the timber...
Sutterlüty City-Park, Dornbirn
...extension was conceived as an atrium placed onto the large commercial structure. Attractive apartments are located around the spacious, glass-roofed atrium, which opens onto both storeys. The living areas are open to the outside, the side rooms and bedrooms that...
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...
Oberdorf 564, Sulzberg
This residential development in Sulzberg is one of the 50 most innovative buildings in Austria. In one of the most beautiful locations in Sulzberg a new timber Passive House apartment complex, with a total of four apartments has been built....
Biomass heating plant expansion, Lech
...of local spruce. Due to the very short construction time of 6 months, the construction had to have a high degree of prefabrication. This was achieved with the help of prefabricated wall elements which had to be arranged on site....
Primary & Elementary School, Schwarzach
...an essential accessibility requirement, a redesign of the school playground was possible. From the entrance you enter a foyer, and from there the new inner courtyard opens up. The extension of the school was made in lightweight construction to the...
Education Centre St. Arbogast, Götzis
...tall arcade on slender steel columns forms the transition into the closed architecture of the main building. Once inside the high-ceilinged building, the guest is greeted with the magical view and the open stairwell and with the cafeteria facing onto...
Unterholzer/Pichler, Bregenz
...Carefully designed floor plans allow you to separate the house into distinct levels. On the ground floor, the living rooms and the master bedroom open up to the sunny pool, a bright access room leads to the upper floor, which...
Doppelmayr, Wolfurt
...with a view to the factory floor. Office organisation The spatial organisation of the office is fundamental for the entire building. The focus is on maximum flexibility. This is ensured by office areas without permanently installed walls or rooms, and...
The Headquarters of Künz GmbH, Hard
Künz GmbH in Hard is one of the oldest companies in Vorarlberg’s engineering industry. The industrial area at Hard needs to be extended to include an office building. For this, the family business ran a competition. The challenge was to...
Transfer Wohnraum Vorarlberg Froschweg, Dornbirn
...system lies in the intersection of the two structures and opens onto each floor to slim corridors. These lead to the individually designed 2 to 4 room apartments. The family apartments on the ground floor, with cover terraces, are oriented...
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...southwest. The integration and extension of the existing terrace into the courtyard also opens up further possibilities for school operation. On the one hand as a possible platform for the envisaged outdoor classes, on the other hand as a necessary...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower, Dornbirn
...us maintain the livability of our world.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann The aim of the project is to verify the feasibility of the construction system, and to declare it both functional and efficient through use. This modular prefabricated construction...
Security Center, Bezau
...the narrow boards are strung together vertically overlapping each other, the appearance is reminiscent of pleated fabric. The floors on the ground level are buffed concrete screed and on the upper level the floor is wooden. Timber is also prominent...
Natter, Mellau
Small, but perfectly formed. The small detached house in the middle of the Bregenzerwald is developed with the traditional personality of a Bregenzerwald house. An elongated, timber, simple, south-facing structure that reacts to the beautiful location and offers a quiet...
Changing Room - Pavilion, Lahti
...designed one timber building for the park. »Winner of the Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award 2010.« Wood in Culture Association Screws were used to put together the walls of the changing room from pillars bundled together in the shape...
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...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
...to younger citizens and assisted living for older villagers. For this second phase of work the optimal solution was determined to be a non-profit housing developer organising the planning and financing, a developer to put the plans into operation, and...
Primary School, Schnepfau
...of the gymnasium and event space. The previous hues of white, heavyweight transverse walls and dark timber glazed fronts has been transformed into a duality of flush-sheathed, cantilevered timber with a simple basement made of white walls and floor-to-ceiling windows....
Wälderhaus BA 1, Bezau
...building, marked out only by window openings in the facade. One L- and two square-shaped halls use a staggered arrangement in response to the shape of the plot. The halls are connected by vaulted shed roofs, partially glazed and made...
Fuchs, Langen
...windows. The generous glazing is the reaction to the wonderful location with a great view of the surrounding Bregenzerwald. Particular attention was paid to differentiated outdoor spaces. Generous covered areas offer a variety of accommodation options in this unique location....
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,...
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...
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...
Raiffeisenbank, Bezau
...centre, the crucial question was: replacement or refurbishment? In particular, the question of energy consumption was crucial. Nevertheless, the client decided to continue to use the building and not to replace it. Key objectives of the renovations where to improve...
Beck/Faigle, Hard
A beautiful family house that combines innovation and sustainability. The family house Beck/Faigle in Hard, sits in a very normal residential area. On the plot is a small old house which was to be demolished to make room for...
Local History Museum, Alberschwende
...reuse is of crucial importance for the identity of the original structures and Alberschwende as a whole. The municipality and its mayor, Walter Rüf, decided to convert an old stable, located in second row of the village centre, into a...
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...
Kaufmann Holz AG – Factory Hall Au, Reuthe
...divided into two sections with different widths. The pylons consist of 2 HEA profiles each, with diagonals connected to a grid support. All other supports are made of timber, with Parallam, glued laminated timber or a cross-section composed of these...
Nigsch, Feldkirch-Tisis
...succinct timber cube on the slightly cantilevered ceiling slab. In order to grant both a wide view of the Appenzell Alps and to optimise the sun light, the consistently rhythmic openings are oriented in two directions. The clean lines of...
Lexengasse, Liefering
...south side of the residential building, can be unlocked. The common green areas are also orientated to make them open and welcoming. The system of walkways and thoroughfares, and a rich variety of trees, shrubs and hedges, refer to the...
Nürnbergkareal phase 1, Absam
...accessible to offer the possibly of assisted living. To the south of the building, a striking unit connects to the parking level, which contains 18 condominiums over four floors. In front of it are eight precisely executed terraced houses with...
Hatlerstraße, Dornbirn
...m² (most of the apartments are 56 m²). All apartments have a balcony or terrace that are oriented to the south. Due to the location of the building on the busy Hatlerstraße the balconies have movable glass protective shields. The...
Biomasseheizwerk, Zug
...no uniform typology throughout the site. However, is the materialisation, the use of timber, which reflects 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...
Dorfhus, Düns
...to the small size of the project. An economical operation of the shop and the catering trade can be achieved only if the restaurant remain in “one pair of hands”, so that resources and personnel can be used optimally. Nevertheless,...
Hofsteig waste material collection centre, Lauterach
...natural fit to the Lauteracher Ried (a conservation area), which also supports the ideas of recycling and resource-efficient construction. Stage Due to the boarders on three sides and the facade forming the ‘4th wall’, a noticeably “tidy” overall impression is...
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...
New housing, Krumbach
...to the southwest and linearly developed. The basic structure of the building is designed in such a way that timber construction is possible. It would also be necessary to investigate whether Krumbach’s community-owned timber can be used directly for this...
Heimat Österreich, Salzburg-Liefering
On the obvious use of the prevailing saddle roof is deliberately omitted to avoid creating poor, unusable above-ground volume. As far as possible (especially in direct connection to Lexengasse – in contrast to the distinctive gabled single-family dwellings), the buildings...
City of Wood, Bad Aibling
...of the space with two poles formed by the eight-storey landmarks. Orientation: Optimised orientation of the apartments to the south and southwest – large terraces overlooking the mountains or the meadowy countryside. ~ Terraced house Multi-storey timber constructions in...
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...
Civic centre with a new Pallaufhof, Münsing
The town of Münsing wants to create a new civic centre with the new “Pallaufhof”. The ensemble south of the church will be formed of three buildings. A new oblong town hall, parallel, a new community centre with a distinctive...
Landratsamt, Miesbach
...a variety of views of the surroundings. The residential building is designed as a three-storey building on Münchner Straße. It has an internal staircase with an atrium. In the new location, a commercial use is planned on the ground floor....
Sutterlüty, Landammanngasse - Rankweil
Arcades over a calm and enjoyable space A compact structure replaces the outdated large-scale supermarket in the mixed use zone, north of Rankweil railway station. The playful outdoor space is created by carefully placed plantings to create clear access routes...
energie campus montafon, Vandans
...are left raw and untreated in order to consciously show traces of manufacture and use. The outer skin is made of timber elements and covered with a vertical formwork of pre-greyed spruce boards. Continuous pilaster strips of glulam add rhythm...
Floras Garten, Lochau
...rotated alternately by 90 degrees. This creates differentiated outdoor areas and a variety of views into the green space. The four-storey organisation with three to four upper storeys creates optimally sunlit floor plans that are oriented towards the diversely planted...
Bildungshaus St. Arbogast - renovation, Götzis
...joined forces again to gently renovate the complex and to equip and design it in a contemporary way. The renovations were carefully designed to give the existing building a high degree of openness, transparency and comfort and to create additional...
YKK Passivetown, Kurobe
...in harmony with nature.The existing picturesque park flows into the spacious access zone of the residential complex, offering various usage options and communal areas. Special attention is paid to high-quality garden design, including sophisticated landscaping. Different outdoor spaces create a...
Mühlweg Vienna Receives Best Architect Award
...they are all a positive commitment to a good cause. And if you do not know the flair of modern timber construction, you should look at the results from time to time; you will be surprised at what you see....
Insight into the exciting YKK project in Japan - exclusive interview with the project team
...snow). What elements of the project are you most proud of? VR: I am proud that our timber construction is known as far away as Japan. It is nice to be able to show our qualities, our good, detailed planning...
The Federal HolzbauPlus 2020: Recognition for SWG Schraubenwerk
...protection – because it stores carbon. So if you build with it, you act! Building a single-family house out of wood produces up to 56 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Builders, investors and planners around the world are increasingly relying...
Hermann Kaufmann nominated as the Austrian of the Year 2013
...if you support me. It is very simple and does not take much time. Just click on the “VOICES” link. Why I was selected you can read there. It would be nice, if you could tell your friends too! Many...
Our new book is at the printers.
We are eagerly awaiting the delivery from the printer. Our latest book “SCHRAUBENWERK MIT HOLZ – Plumbing the Limits of Hardwood”, author Marko Sauer, will be published soon and can now be pre ordered. You can secure their copy here...
Building work begins at SWG Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH
...house the company headquarters using modular building techniques. In addition to the size of the project, the use of timber for a metalworking industrial space is rare. Especially in a heat treatment facility, the use of timber as a building...
New building in Neubaugasse
...three buildings, on a plot of about 4,300 m2. The former Mayor Elmar Kolb was also present at the ground-breaking ceremony as a representative of the parish of Lauterach. “We are very pleased to be able to do our part...
European Architecture Award 2015: IZM – Illwerke Zentrum Montafon receives an accolade
...Europe, with more than 10,000 m² of floor space. The surroundings of the 120 meter long structure, a narrow Alpine valley, allow the building to mimic the landscape. With the modular hybrid construction of wood and concrete, and the use...
Nürnbergkareal Bauabschnitt 1, Absam receives klimaaktiv GOLD award
At the klimaaktiv award ceremony, Federal Minister Andrä Rupprechter celebrated 41 Tirolean buildings, which not only showed energy efficiency, but also the highest quality in terms of planning and construction, building materials, comfort and indoor air quality. 18 of them...
The environmental education centre, Britzer Garten, is complete
...works with an air heat pump and the extensive green roofs help to improve the overall sustainability of the building. The environmental education centre was finished very quickly due to the prefabrication of the main elements. The office for landscape...
Schmuttertal Gymnasium Diedorf wins the DGNB award Building Sustainable 2016
...German plus energy standard, it is also modular, allowing for agility in the ever changing ways in which modern education is carried out. The four buildings that form the school perfectly integrate into the landscape at the edge of the...
School nominated for prestigious sustainable building award in Germany
...the ever changing ways in which modern education is carried out. The four buildings that form the school perfectly integrate into the landscape at the edge of the Augsburg Nature Park. The project shows how modular building and pre-manufacturing can...
Exhibition Berlin Bauen mit Holz – Wege in die Zukunft (building with wood – ways into the future)
...modern manufacturing methods, open up timber construction to completely new forms of design. The exhibition shows sensational wooden architecture from all over the world, which until recently would have been inconceivable. It gives clear answers to urgent questions surrounding climate...
Illwerke Zentrum Montafon receives first prize at the 2015 materialPREIS
Outstanding material competence and high-quality implementation. This year the materialPREIS was awarded to architects, interior designers, planners and designers who use qualitative, innovative or visionary material in their projects. More than 200 entries competed for the first award in the...
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...
The SWG Schraubenwerk project receives an award for good building culture
...with indirectly guided daylight, the use of rainwater and the use of a gas-driven air compressor for heat and cold control, the project impressively demonstrates a possible path to climate-friendly construction in the commercial building sector.” 44 good building culture...
Timber Construction Day 2019: Lecture in Oslo
This year’s Timber Construction Day will be held on September 4 at DOGA in Oslo. It is an arena which brings together the latest from the world of timber architecture including technical innovative solutions, modern use of timber and award-winning...
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...
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
...the cultural sense.” Do not stop Kaufmann himself, who has planned around 300 objects to date – 80 percent of them in wood – wants to go further: “We must not grow too comfortable and satisfied with ourselves, but we...
1st prize for a proposed development of the former Spicher school
Wohnbaugruppe Augsburg will build new apartments on the site of the former Spicher School in Pfersee. For this purpose, a competition was held in March. Our office will take over the planning of the housing complex with 70 apartments. The...
Awarded 1st place in the bid for Russareal Lochau
...individual buildings, both the semi-detached houses to the east, and the longitudinally oriented multi-storey buildings to the west, are incorporated into the structural system. The height of the individual residential buildings is three to four storeys, the commercial building on...
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...
Hermann Kaufmann Awarded Bezau Assisted Living Development
...the development will be extended to the west. One of the particular challenges of the design is to preserve the traditional characteristics of the building. The front and rear sides of the houses must remain distinguishable, the contrast between shingle...
Unterstein Langenegg receives the Klima:aktiv award
...optimisation during operation. In this category, the energy quality of the building is evaluated on the basis of its real energy consumption. For the first time, three buildings won in this category, including the project multi-family house Morscher in Langenegg....
A new Sutterlüty supermarket opens in Rankweil
On Thursday November 21st a new experience in shopping opens on Landammanngasse in Rankweil. Large, open arches greet customers and reflect the market hall character of the fresh produce displays. This new open concept idea flows through the entire shop...
Architekten Hermann Kaufmann presents their latest book
Individuality from a modular system: Illwerke Zentrum Montafon The new office building of the Vorarlberg power plants in Vandans is a hybrid timber construction designed and implemented by Architekten Hermann Kaufmann. On July 10, the book “Hermann Kaufmann IZM –...
Gold for Klimaaktiv flagship development Unterstein in Langenegg
...sector for climate protection. The excellent Klimaaktiv projects impressively showcase how these possibilities can be used to make a lasting contribution to our future. They are therefore an important driving force in achieving our climate goals #mission2030” Bundesministerin Elisabeth Köstinger...
Ground breaking ceremony for ASZ Vorderland
Interkommunal for more sustainability! 11 municipalities work together to realise the Recycling Centre (ASZ) Vorderland. At the celebration of the laying of the foundation stone on 06.06.2019, President Harald Sonderegger emphasised the positive example displayed by this extraordinary cooperation –...
The Architekturtage Experience in 2008
...events offering an exciting access to the most diverse aspects of architecture. We invite you to open buildings and architecture workshops, guided tours, walks and bus tours, exhibitions, lectures, discussions, festivals, art events, a diverse program for people young and...
Cluster Innovative - SWG site inspection of the production hall
Invitation to visit the new wooden production hall for free. On 24 October 2019, proHolzBW has organised a site inspection of the production hall as part of “Cluster Innovative”. If you are interested and for further information click here....
"Haus Mitanand", Bezau is nominated for a Constructive Alps 2020 award
The international prize for sustainable renovation and building in the Alps “Constructive Alps” spans international borders. The awards are part of the larger Alpine Convention and aims to offer ‘food for thought’ about alpine life and living. Switzerland and Liechtenstein...
Fernpassstraße receives recognition from the Prize for Quality in Housing 2015
...in Apartment Construction’. With over 30 high-quality projects entering the awards, we wanted to celebrate the diversity of the projects”, said Andreas Eisele, President of BFW Bayern. “Now in their second year, we have started to build a strong future...
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...
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...
Symposium: Circular Economy in Construction
...may be the idea of an infinite circulation of materials. The symposium is a contribution to sustainable construction, and informs about topics such as Aktivhaus and R-Beton. As part of this symposium, DI Christoph Dünser delivers a lecture entitled “Exemplary...
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...
The Vorland recycling centre is now open
...use. The ASZ Vorderland is open to all residents of the municipalities of Fraxern, Klaus, Koblach, Laterns, Meiningen, Rankweil, Röthis, Sulz, Übersaxen, Viktorsberg, Weiler, Zwischenwasser and the city of Feldkirch. Saturday March 7, 2020 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Industriestrasse...
klima: aktiv Gold for Multi-Apartment Construction in Sulzberg
...running costs and the highest level of construction, the total annual costs are not higher than in buildings of standard quality. On November 16, 2012 the presentation of the plaque klima: aktiv Gold to Günter Morscher in the presence of...
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....
Hermann Kaufmann Wins Contract for Illwerke Centre Montafon
...facades. Timber construction offers optimised embodied energy (savings of a factor of 3) and makes the building exemplary. The skeleton structure, with a few reinforcing cores, offers a high level of flexibility, it would be possible to expand the form,...
Hermann Kaufmann receives three Vorarlberg Timber Construction Awards
...building shows the ability to create a smart mixture of the materials. The second award win of the night went to the project ‘house R’ received, in the category ‘single-family house’. The jury said: “It is impressive how the wood...
We received the Austrian Green Planet Building® Award for the Brock Commons Tallwood House in Canada!
...objectives and strict criteria of the national climate protection initiative klimaaktiv for the building and real estate industry to an international level. The outstanding achievements of Austrian planning offices, consultants, construction companies and production plants abroad in the field of...
Energy-Efficient Construction: Practice Well Advanced Compared to Regulations - Appeal by Hermann Kaufmann
...be energy-positive buildings or, at the very least, zero-energy buildings. This is technically feasible and implementable. By doing so, we would also provide support to our young individuals who are currently expressing their protests and initiating various actions to be...
Winner of the Schmiedberger Boutique Hotel
...and seminar rooms. The necessary feeling of intimacy, required in these particular areas because of their function, has been delivered in the formulaic design of the space. Direct daylight also adds the visual screen affect. The residential complex in the...
Lecture series "Visions of Sustainable Construction"
The Freiburg Chamber of Architects and the city’s Department of Environmental Protection again present three perspectives that take up these questions and pursue them: The Evolution of Systematic Timber Construction Speaker: Christoph Dünser, Hermann Kaufmann + Partner ZT GmbH, Schwarzach...
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The international roadshow is en route to European cities. How does timber construction move into the city? How do you convince citizens and politicians of the cities to use more timber in construction? proHolz Austria has, together with Hermann Kaufmann,...
DETAIL Special - Hermann Kaufmann Architekten
Ecological, durable and climate-friendly: the buildings by Hermann Kaufmann and HK Architekten set standards in a wide variety of aspects. This monograph documents ten future-orientated timber buildings by HK Architekten, which show how softwood and hardwood are used as construction...
Public buildings: Orientation. Protection. Identity.
From town halls to fire departments to community centres. In their often-overlooked diversity, public buildings shape the quality of a place to live and therefore enjoy great public interest. They organise coexistence in cities and communities, meet the need for...