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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sutterlüty, Lochau
...outer shell is clad in either aluminium or glazing, the protruding roof overhangs are designed as lightweight, translucent, transparent shrouding that is back-lit at night. This allows the store to get the necessary attention because it is set back from...
Oxa Store, Bildstein
...addition to everyday goods, the “OXA Lädelä” also sells numerous specialities from the region: local farmers and producers supply the shop with vegetables, meat, dairy products, eggs and cheese. A small oven allows OXA Lädelä to offer freshly baked bread....
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
...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...
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...
Rathaus, Markdorf
...proposed. The gastronomy is directly connected to the meeting area, and together with the other rooms in the Bishop’s Tower, and the unique location, has a high potential for events of all kinds. ~ An inviting and clear development concept...
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...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
Sustainability is not a ‘buzzword’, it is the driving force behind this project. Constructing big retail centres on the outskirts of towns is often an exercise in ticking boxes, with an aim to create something as cheaply as possible with...
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
...timber balustrades give the building a cubic form, an answer to the traditional house style of the Bregenzerwald. The entrance area has been reorganised, and a new lift makes the hotel accessible on every floor. The rooms themselves were partly...
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...characteristic Alpine vistas. The guest reaches the centrally located reception via an attractively designed lobby that is in direct relation to the spacious outdoor terrace over the lounge, as well as to the breakfast room and the spa area. Starting...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
...The exterior design of the annex responds respectfully to the design quality of the previous building and integrates into a whole, while taking into account the agricultural form language in the overall appearance. The large-size sliding elements protect against the...
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...
Student Housing, Rosenheim
...needs to be promoted and therefore they are grouped together in clusters, whose common areas open up to the inner green zone and are accessed by arcades. In order to ensure high quality standards for the student rooms, they are...
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...
Mathis, Dafins
Life on a timber plateau, under a timber roof – floating without visible support: a glazed “Cella” with a “Peristyle” of covered terraces. »It is the most important step in bringing old and new into a dialogue. It is almost...
Conservation Centre, Fußach
...facilities are attached as an independent unit to the cubic main body and they have a steep slopping roof, in which a photovoltaic system is integrated. An optimised building envelope and a heat recovery system, guarantee very low energy consumption....
Sportplatzweg, Schwarzach
A 58-meter-long timber “living cube” floats above an architectural office space. This ‘living cube’ protrudes north and south, with a sheltered, covered entrance and access on the north side, with a shaded facade on the south. The cube is clad...
Fire department, Schnepfau
...to the north to a steep embankment. The ground floor and the hollow tower are made of solid reinforced concrete; the slightly cantilevered upper floor and the roof construction are in timber. The elemental dialogue between the building and its...
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...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...to build a sustainable and high-quality building. By using a photovoltaic system and the connection to the local heating network, an energy balanced is achieved and the building is emission-free over the year. An overall sophisticated energy concept reduces the...
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,...
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.~|...
Mühlweg Vienna Receives Best Architect Award
...construction material are simply not known. A political decision by the City of Vienna to reorganise timber construction by creating an amendment to the Vienna Building Act 2001, to classify wood according to the state of the art has been...
Insight into the exciting YKK project in Japan - exclusive interview with the project team
...They want to achieve carbon neutrality and zero waste. Through innovative practices, renewable energy, and circular economy principles, YKK aims to minimise their environmental impact, fostering a more sustainable and responsible future. This is why they wanted HK Architekten on...
24.-25. April | Mission: Climate-friendly timber construction culture | Lecture Christoph Dünser
...construction offensive and in cooperation with vorarlberger holzbau_kunst, Proholz Bayern and Lignum Holzwirtschaft Schweiz. Vanue: Graf Zeppelin Haus, Friedrichshafen Lecture: Christoph Dünser, HK Architects Day 2 at 11:30 | Topic: Structural building with hardwood Tickets and further information at: proHolzBW...
The Swimming Pool in Mittelberg is Awards 1st Prize
...is also used as a lounge area, alongside a furnished seating terrace, while the rooms on the ground floor contain, in addition to the necessary technical facilities, changing rooms and play areas. The building is connected on its south-east side,...
Virtual tour of the energie.campus Montafon
...to get an impression of the new building during a virtual tour of the planned building. Numerous apprentices also took the opportunity to look into the future via tablets and smartphones and they are already looking forward to their new...
Lecture Detail Congress 2019
...has a future. Space, functioning infrastructure and employment make rural and suburban living attractive. In order to further strengthen the positive trends in these areas, different players and tools are needed. This is reflected in the form of new housing...
The Timber Construction Atlas adds Berlin-Brandenburg to its map
...Berlin area, on which around 70 innovative timber construction projects in the Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region are displayed and locatable on an interactive map. Everyone can visit the website at holzbauatlas.berlin and get a comprehensive picture of contemporary and historical timber...
The most beautiful books in Austria 2008: Hermann Kaufmann Woodworks
...and Culture and the Austrian book trade. The top three most outstanding publications, from the final of the 15 award winners, are awarded by the BMUKK. This year, the Minister of Education, Art and Culture, Claudia Schmied, and the President...
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
...to draw in around 5000 visitors to Vorarlberg a year. Flourishing The prestigious speaker Achleitner, author of the only standard work on architecture in Austria, recalled the “roots of the revolution” of the internationally established Vorarlberg architects. In order to...
1st prize for a proposed development of the former Spicher school
...approximately 7,500 square meter area is located between Metzstraße to the north, Koboldstraße to the west of the Stadtberger Straße and the Spicherer Straße to the east. A total of 70 timber-framed apartments are planned, including fully accessible living and...
Awarded 1st place in the bid for Russareal Lochau
...are closer together. This combination is considered possible due to their design, and above all because of the materialisation in timber. The authors of the project propose a central development axis in a north-south direction, which subtly alternates because of...
Experts discuss the very best Timber has to offer
...first hand on selected projects and are then available to answer questions. Collectively the panel probes, explores, challenges and develops new and existing elements of, and topics in timber architecture. This year the event takes place in Forum 21 of...
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...
Schmuttertal Gymnasium Diedorf wins the DGNB award Building Sustainable 2016
Exemplary sustainability achievements in business, development and research were celebrated at the 2016 the German Sustainability Awards. The Prime Minister of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay, US actor Nicolas Cage, and the hip-hop group Die Fantastischen Vier, were honoured with a special...
School nominated for prestigious sustainable building award in Germany
Germany’s most important architectural prize for sustainable buildings this year awards a project that focuses on people. The nominees for the DGNB Award 2016 are “AKTIV-STADTHAUS” in Frankfurt/Main, the “Solarraupe” in Marburg, and the Schmuttertal Secondary School in Diedorf in...
Exhibition Berlin Bauen mit Holz – Wege in die Zukunft (building with wood – ways into the future)
...a long time, steel, glass, brick and concrete were the epitome of modern architecture. But now timber has returned to be the construction material that enriches today’s architecture. The renaissance of modern timber construction began at the beginning of the...
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...
Architekten Hermann Kaufmann presents their latest book
...book “Hermann Kaufmann IZM – Illwerke Zentrum Montafon” was presented at the IZM. At the event the architecture journalist and editor Marko Sauer spoke about the special features of the building and described how this development found its creative realisation....
Gold for Klimaaktiv flagship development Unterstein in Langenegg
Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism Elisabeth Köstinger honours 94 sustainable building projects from Tyrol and Vorarlberg. On Wednesday, April 3, Federal Minister Elisabeth Köstinger awarded sustainable construction projects and companies in Innsbruck. A total of 87 buildings from Tyrol...
Ground breaking ceremony for ASZ Vorderland
...be able to know their waste has been meaningfully repurposed, recycled and used. The opportunity to process about 40 different valuables and problem substances for about 30 hours per week will make the ASZ Vorderland a valuable service centre for...
Awarded 1st place for the new Zünd Systemtechnik project in Altstätten
...a change is made from a timber-concrete composite to a multilayer laminate timber panel, which must also be formed into a pane. The structure itself does not alter due to the impact reduction. The horizontal impacts are directed over the...
Ceremonial inauguration of the Schmuttertal High School in Diedorf
After two years of construction, the Schmuttertal Gymnasium was inaugurated on October 21, 2015. It was planned and built with an integral and future-oriented approach, as a nationwide unique lighthouse project. It was necessary to combine economic, ecological and social...
Hermann Kaufmann Awarded Bezau Assisted Living Development
...the different levels. The elevator provides accessibility. The opening of the central corridor provides orientation in connection with the structure and, allows for a reduction in the number of access points. Another result of this central corridor is an attractive...
klima: aktiv Gold for Multi-Apartment Construction in Sulzberg
The multi-apartment building in Sulzberg, from Morscher Bau- & Projektmanagement GmbH, was awarded the “klima: aktiv Gold” in November 2012 by the Austrian Government. With one of the best evaluations for a multi-family residences in all of Austria, the “klima:...
Energy and Climate Protection: Particularly climate-friendly constructions honored – such as the project Unterstein, Langenegg
..., and we congratulate all involved: “Alpenländische” and “Morscher Bau” with “Wohnbauselbsthilfe” projects stand out. Affordable rents are particularly important for non-profit housing developers, and low energy costs naturally contribute to this. Therefore, “Alpenländische Heimstätte” with 31 buildings and “Morscher...
Role Model Recycling Centre in Langerringen - Germany
...This center will allow for barrier-free and covered disposal of recyclable materials on every business day. The planned center will also house the Augsburg waste management office and provide a learning space for school classes. Architect Frank Lattke, who is...
Hermann Kaufmann receives three Vorarlberg Timber Construction Awards
...has been used in a constructive manner, for example on the exterior surfaces, and the project has been design and processed to an extremely high standard.” In the “Public Building” category the project “Bushaltestelle Krumbach” was also a winner. The...
We received the Austrian Green Planet Building® Award for the Brock Commons Tallwood House in Canada!
...in a high-rise building and the resource-efficient construction thanks to prefabricated parts. [AGPB, November 2022] We are delighted to receive this award and would like to thank Acton Ostry Architects for the great cooperation. Congratulations to the entire project team!...
Energy-Efficient Construction: Practice Well Advanced Compared to Regulations - Appeal by Hermann Kaufmann
...a school in Diedorf where we demonstrated this possibility five to seven years ago. My call is directed towards policymakers, emphasizing the urgent need to significantly tighten regulations and requirements. One possible approach is to mandate that new constructions must...
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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.
...security and care and play an important role in establishing identity and community. Public building always means designing a public space in which people meet, differences collide and demands are negotiated. In the best case, architecture can help create a...