Awarded 1st place for the new Zünd Systemtechnik project in Altstätten
...the concrete foundations with a timber-concrete composite of the ceilings. The use of beech veneer plywood is an expression of the high loads that, together with the proposed sprinkler system, allow for minimal dimensions. In the roof to reduce impact,...
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...
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...
Hermann Kaufmann Wins Contract for Illwerke Centre Montafon
The landscape and architectural environment of the new location for the Illwerke Centre was characterised by the interplay between the natural untouched countryside with the man made modifications to the land and large, two-storey blocks of flats. From this, the...
Hermann Kaufmann Wins the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2007
...construction of an ecological house in one of the 51 municipalities of the Seine-Aval region, in the north-west of the department of Yvelines. It is a residential construction project within the framework of the “Opération d’intérêt national” (Act of national...
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...
The Timber Construction Atlas adds Berlin-Brandenburg to its map
The Natural Building Lab of the Institute for Architecture at the TU Berlin, together with the Senate Department for Environment, Transport and Climate Protection, launched the Timber Construction Atlas Berlin-Brandenburg. The atlas is the first digital platform in the greater...
Architekten Hermamm Kaufmann wins the tender to design for the Wildlife Park Pforzheim
...Uhlig thanked Architekten Hermann Kaufmann for the “excellent solution at a prominent location in the city of Pforzheim”. According to the estimate made the project is expected to cost around 2 million euros. The history of the game park began...
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...
Ground breaking ceremony for ASZ Vorderland
...of sustainability”. With the ASZ, an important regional infrastructure is jointly created by the surrounding municipalities, improving the quality of the location and the quality of life for around 30,000 citizens. Starting in the first quarter of 2020, they will...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower is Awarded a Nomination of the State Prize
...the spotlight of the construction industry again. The aim of the project is the development of a wooden modular system for multi-storey wooden buildings up to 20 floors. The previous record was only a building with nine storeys in London...
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...
Hermann Kaufmann receives the Toni Russ Prize
...in front of an audience of over 400 guests at the Bregenzer Festspielhaus, with the 34th Dr. Toni Russ Award. “What is extraordinary is the great number of excellent architects and the depth the reputation has penetrated into the region....
The Priory St Gerold recevies Constructive Alps 2017 recognition prize
...the materials used and the designs of the structures. With the expansion into gastronomy, and a hotel offering, the monastery ensures its economic survival, which enriches the tourism standard of the region. The architect, Hermann, Kaufmann, took every care with...
European Architecture Award 2015: IZM – Illwerke Zentrum Montafon receives an accolade
...the air cooling demands are met too. Furthermore, all luminaries are equipped with LED lamps and daylight control. The jury praises the consistent implementation of the sustainable construction and the successful integration of the technical equipment into the whole structure....
Fernpassstraße receives recognition from the Prize for Quality in Housing 2015
...experimental character of the ensemble, the architectural design has by no means suffered. The ecological message of the project is a very important contribution to the building culture, above all due to the low costs and the good architectural design.”...
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...
Insight into the exciting YKK project in Japan - exclusive interview with the project team
...board to deliver their latest development project. The HK team working on the project will pay their first to Japan this month. To introduce the project and to start telling the project’s story we have interviewed one of the projects...
Building work begins at SWG Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH
...plastics as well as mounting screws made of steel and stainless steel. As the company essentially produces screws for the timber industry, the client’s aim was to use timber for the expansion of the production facilities. The new production facility,...
Herman Kaufmann Awarded the IWL Landsberg Project.
The carpentry workshop, the administrative depart and the new power supply will be rebuilt to the west of the existing structure. Between the new building and the existing structures, a new pedestrianised zone will be created, to avoid a clash...
Hannoverhaus is the Latest Competition Win.
...and operate its huts in an environmentally friendly manner. The energy input for the erection and the energy consumption during the operation is decisive as well as the selection of the building materials, the robustness and durability of the construction....
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...
The Swimming Pool in Mittelberg is Awards 1st Prize
In principle, the location of the existing pool building was actually correct. The situation of old swimming pool was perfect because of its relation to the main road, its proximity to the village, and because the ground naturally swelled up...
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...
IZM - Illwerke Zentrum Montafon nominated for State Prize for Architecture and Sustainability 2014
...total of 74 submissions. Twelve projects were then nominated for the National Prize, and then five finalists were awarded the prize. A top-class, international jury, chaired by Univ.-Prof. Roland Gnaiger from the University of Art, Linz, evaluated both the architectural...
Mühlweg Vienna Receives Best Architect Award
...in a city like Vienna? In the minds of many people, burning cities are in the recent history. Moreover, due to the absence of timber construction in many parts of Austria, the special qualities and excellence of performance of this...
DETAIL Editorial May: The roof of the Nebelhornbahn cable car station is being anaylized
...fifth facade. At the latest after the introduction of Google Earth and the increasing use of camera drones, this understanding has been reversed. Today, the vertical view, i.e. the roof, is often the first impression we have of buildings. In...
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...
Provost Residence St Gerold nominated for the Constructive Alps 2017 Award
...of a building on the region and the quality of life for the residents. High, measurable energy efficiency is just one criteria of sustainability. The jury also asks about the life cycles of the materials used. The winners of “Constructive...
Illwerke Center Montafon is the klimaaktiv "Property of the Month”
...a central component of the program klimaaktiv Bauen & Sanieren within the framework of the climate protection initiative of the BMLFUW, and is regarded throughout Austria as a mark of quality in sustainable buildings, with a special focus on climate...
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...
Sohm Holzbau Receives Price the State Prize for Architecture Industry and Trade
...medium-sized enterprises’: It was the addition of the ethos of the client Sohm that convinced the jury. Like the structure they have a strong presence, they are ecological thought-out, and they respect their environment. Sohm Holzbautechnik produces a high-tech product:...
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...
Wood Conference exhibition, Denmark
The exhibition is part of the Wood Conference in Aarhus, Denmark, curated by Kristoffer Tejlgaard. The conference is organised by the Municipality of Aarhus, NCC and InnoBYG. The theme of the conference is timber construction. The aim is to discuss...
Groundbreaking ceremony, Munich - Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase TUM, cooperation with Francis Kéré
...with the ground-breaking ceremony for the ‘Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase an der TUM’. Together they will create a visually outstanding and truly original childcare project in the center of Munich for the Technical University of Munich. The kindergarten, which is in...
Hermann Kaufmann erhält den Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award 2010
...beauty and functionality. The award ceremony took place on September 10th at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti. The head of the jury, Professor Matti Rauttiola, wrote of the award winner; “Kaufmann’s work is part of the generations’ old tradition. He...
Lectures in Ulm on contemporary timber architecture
...building system, called the LCT (LifeCycle Tower). The second is on the design of the Högl winery. This is an unmistakable, unpretentious and quietly confident project that is proudly settled into the Wachau landscape. The architects Ludescher & Lutz have...
Our new book is at the printers.
...in advance. The new production hall of the SWG screw factory in Gaisbach is pioneering for timber construction. The architecture sets new standards for the use of hardwood and re-explores the limits of this future-oriented, renewable building material. Slender half-timbered...
Ground-breaking ceremony for residential complex in Feldkirch, Heldenstraße
...special program took place in Feldkirch. Affordable housing for everyone remains the primary objective of the provincial housing subsidies. The residential complex on Feldkirch’s Heldenstraße includes 17 apartments with a floor space of almost 1,200 square meters. The adjoining building...
We received the Austrian Green Planet Building® Award for the Brock Commons Tallwood House in Canada!
...Architekten contributed its expertise in the development of timber structures in solid wood construction to the design and implementation process. Energy efficiency and the supply of renewable energy are the focus of Austrian Green Planet Building® (AGPB). AGPB transfers the...
New Caritas headquarters build begins in Salzburg
...areas of Caritas are now spread over five locations in the city of Salzburg. The existing centre no longer meets the requirements of a modern office building. A conversion of the existing building is not affordable because of the lack...
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...
FOKUS.GESUND BAUEN goes to the Schmuttertal Secondary School
...with their awards on March 9. The exhibition can be seen until 14th March in Hall B2 at the Munich Exhibition Centre. What the jury said of the project: The special prize FOKUS.GESUND BAUEN goes to the very special project....
Fernpassstraße Munich Receives Recognition at the German Building Award 2013.
...bearable costs in building, but also to the long-term viability of their investments. This requires quality awareness in the layout, choice of materials and the overall appearance. The ability to manage the multiple changes during a development process a vital,...
Lecture Detail Congress 2019
...Wirtschaft in Stuttgart deals with aspects of regional development that set the course for the future of rural areas. Among other things, it deals with the topics of building with timber and new forms of living. In addition to well-known...
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...
Timber Construction Day 2019: Lecture in Oslo
...their works, with focus especially on the 8 story housing building Carbon12 and the growing mass timber market in the US. There will also be insights into new and exciting European wood projects from Format Engineers (UK), Herman Kaufmann (AUS),...
Opening of a new exhibition: Architecture in the Allgäu 2006-2015
The exhibition accompanies a guide of the same name, published by the Architekturforum Allgäu as the second volume on Neuer Bauen in the region by art publisher Josef Fink. Again, there are residential and commercial buildings, schools, industrial buildings, infrastructure,...
Prize Awarded to the Recently Built Administrative Buildings of Erne Fittings
...light, they create areas that encourage communication between their users. These also blend and homogenise the development with the surrounding area of Giessenbach. This area has to be upgraded by means of special planning measures. The development bridges the gap...
"Haus Mitanand", Bezau is nominated for a Constructive Alps 2020 award
...in the Alps. The jury will decide which projects will be awarded prizes in the architecture competition by autumn. And the public can also evaluate the projects. For the first time there is an award for the public favourite. Here...
thomaswechspreis 2018: Recognition for Schmuttertal Gymnasium
The thomaswechspreis is the regional architecture prize from the BDA Bayern, for the region of Swabia, South West Germany. In their 9th year, the awards focus was again on the work, the client and the architect. The thomaswechprise is awarded...
Recognition for ‘Haus der Kinder’ at the Holzbaupreis Tirol 2015
...and construction. Architectural quality, in addition to the craftsmanship and material construction, formed the basis for selection for an award and for the formal recognitions. The kindergarten in Rum received recognition in the category mixed construction / hybrid construction. The...
The Federal HolzbauPlus 2020: Recognition for SWG Schraubenwerk
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) announced the winners in the federal HolzbauPlus 2020 competition. Ten competitors were honoured in four categories. Through the “HolzbauPlus” competition, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture has been promoting building with timber...
Blattur Götzis receives the Werkbund label 2018
...several of the award criteria. The project Blattur in Götzis is among the ten winners to receive the Werkbund Label 2018. The German Werkbund stands for critical thinking, for innovation, for public action, social responsibility and creative quality. Founded in...
The new gastronomy centre at Uferpark Überlingen has been awarded to Hermann Kaufmann + Partners
A jury consisting of the top management, representatives of the county council, and members of the management of the Landesgartenschau Überlingen 2020 GmbH have chosen our architectural office Hermann Kaufmann + Partner ZT GmbH to be the winner of a...
Ground-breaking ceremony for the Hofsteig Recycling Centre
...extensive opening hours to offer their advice to the local community. With regard to the environment and resource management, the municipalities are setting new standards for the benefit of the future. The ASZ will start its trial operation this autumn....
IZM, Illwerke Zentrum Montafon, receives the Hypo-Bauherrenpreis 2015
...prize, honours the achievements of committed builders who, with their successful buildings, make important contributions to the building culture of the state. Every five years, the Vorarlberger-Hypo Bauherrenpreis is awarded. The focus is on the combined commitment and expertise of...
Hermann Kaufmann receives Bavarian Architecture Award and State Prize for Architecture
...winners of the “Bavarian Architecture Award 2021” received their awards from Chamber President Prof. Lydia Haack at the award ceremony on 22 November 2021 at 6 p.m. in the House of Architecture of the Bavarian Chamber of Architects in Munich....
The LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower receives the Balthasar Neumann Prize 2014
The Balthasar Neumann Prize is one of the highest-profile awards for architecture and civil engineering in Germany. The Balthasar Neumann Prize recognises the exemplary, the innovative and the highest standard of technical excellence. In the spirit of Balthasar Neumann, it...
The SWG Schraubenwerk project receives an award for good building culture
As part of the regional building culture initiative “Hohenlohe-Tauberfranken”, the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Architects, Chamber District Stuttgart, together with the Ministry of Regional Development and Housing, awarded 44 exemplary projects for good building culture. 14 of them from the Hohenlohe...
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...
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....
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...
Illwerke Zentrum Montafon receives first prize at the 2015 materialPREIS
...new categories. The diversity and high quality of the projects illustrates perfectly how creativity and material competence are stimulating each other. When receiving the first place award in the specialist category of Hybrid, the Jury at the materialPREIS 2015 said...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower Receives the KYOCERA Environmental Prize 2014
The KYOCERA Environmental Prize, in collaboration with the German Environment Agency (DUH), the Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft (BVMW), the Federal German Working Group for Environmentally Sound Management (BAUM eV), the Fraunhofer Institute for Labor and Organization (ILO), and the Chamber of...
Bretter Renna 2023 - we celebrate the 5th place of our team
...their success. The Bretter Renna is an important event for all winter sports fans and enjoys great popularity every year. We are proud to have been part of it and thank the organizers for the excellent organization of the competition....
On the way to the future - Possibilities and perspectives of wood as a modern building material
On September 26, 2018, 7 pm, Hermann Kaufmann will talk about “ The possibilities and perspectives of wood as a modern building material” in his latest work report. The lecture takes place within the framework of the theme series “On...
Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen visits Provost Residence St Gerold
...in the community of Sonntag was followed by a lunch with the mayors of the Großer Walsertal in the St. Gerold priory. After the lunch a tour was conducted. »Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen is greatly impressed by the...
Fernpassstrasse in Munich wins the 2014 Bayern Holzbaupreis
...every four years since they were founded in 1978. Holzbaupreis Bayern said of the Fernpassstrasse project: The use of wood for the energetic modernisation, and the increased simplicity of the apartments, resulted in exemplary architecture. The significant increase in quality...
IZM receives recognition at Constructive Alps 2015
...and they dared to build it in wood. The construction stands strong on the Speichersee and is an impressive structure that is both elegant and coherent. In additional to the awards the IZM will be presented to the public, together...
wienwood 15 - Holzbaupreis honours Mühlweg
...jury said: The residential building on Mühlweg is a trailblazer for multi-storey timber construction in the city of Vienna. The system was completed in 2006, and has stood the test of time perfectly. It still has a convincing cheerful urban...
German Timber Construction Award 2021: Recognition for SWG Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH
...the potential and the wide range of possibilities of timber construction. They underline the versatile usability of timber as a building material and they also provide incentives for future developments.” The expert jury evaluated 260 project submissions. This year, an...
Iconic Award 2018: Innovative Architecture goes to Schmuttertal High School Diedorf
Visionary architecture. Innovative products. Sustainable communication. The ICONIC AWARDS: Innovative Architecture honours the best of the best. The awards are the international architecture and design competition that, for the first time, focuses on the cooperation and interaction of all disciplines...
Ground-breaking ceremony for the residential complex in Schnifis
...square meters of floor space. 80 percent of the apartments are also accessible. In the outdoor area, both a playground and visitor parking are to be created. The construction period for the major project is set as 18 months. Depending...
8th International Forum on Timber Construction in Dijon France
...city of the future. The 8th Timber Construction Forum France is a building block for a new modern urbanisation with timber. As part of this event, DI Hermann Kaufmann gives a lecture entitled “His vision of timber construction”. The event...
Gault&Millau award: The Organic Hotel Schwanen in Bregenzerwald was awarded as "The Hotel Of The Year 2023". Congratulations to the family business!
...was man nicht braucht. Und das ist in vielen Hotelzimmern sehr viel. „Reduce to the max“ nennt Emanuel Moosbrugger dieses Konzept. So setzen die Zimmer beim Betreten einen Entschleunigungsprozess in Gang, der mit Geist und Seele das Gleiche macht: die...
Univ.-Prof. DI Hermann Kaufmann emeritus
...of Technology and the University of Ljubljana. In April 2002 he was appointed a full professor at the Faculty of Architecture at the Technical University of Munich, where he was in charge of the newly established department “Design and Timber...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower receives the Schweighofer Innovation Award 2013
...PRIZE has been awarded, every two years, by the Austrian wood industry family Schweighofer since 2003. It awards the best innovative ideas, technologies, products and services with the aim of increasing the competitiveness of the European forestry and timber industry....
Architecture on the spot 128: Wagner GmbH
...social affairs, trade and industry. The high-quality architecture is presented by their inhabitants, who guide the visitors through their spaces, report from the first idea to the current usage, about all project phases and answer questions. The participation is free....
German Architecture Award 2017 for Schmuttertal Secondary School
...second year, to outstanding architectural achievements. The jury had to select the winner from 160 superb submissions. The Schmuttertal Secondary School Diedorf, which was built by order of the Augsburg district, is constructed as a resource-conserving, plus-energy house, in a...
Sutterlüty Rohrbach-Dornbirn receives the Golden Mercury 2007 Prize
...zero energy concept. The jury praised above all the high regional distribution of agricultural products in the total turnover (approx. 30%), the affinity to regional structures of the farming tradition, as well as the extensive and fresh assortment of produce....
Hermann Kaufmann receives three Vorarlberg Timber Construction Awards
This year’s Vorarlberger Timber Construction Awards, in the category of ‘Mixed Timber Construction’, went to the LCT ONE – LifeCycle Tower. The jury said: “This project was a mastery of the meaningfulness of the hybrid construction. Every element of the...
Ground breaking ceremony for Schmuttertal Gymnasium
...quality of energy efficiency. To achieve this ambitious goal, the project will embody the integrated approach to planning, developed from a didactic and mythological approached used by the education system. The aim is to create architectural and constructional quality by...
Baden-Württemberg Timber Construction Prize 2022 for SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...illustrates the performance, the aesthetic potential and the innovative strength of modern timber construction. In order to ensure the required flexibility of the production processes, the supports in the 114 x 96.5 m, 12m high hall were reduced to a...
BDA regional award: TUM research station Friedrich N. Schwarz makes the shortlist.
55 projects have made it into the next round of the BDA Regional Prize Über Oberbayern 2021, creating this year’s exciting shortlist! A total of 104 valid projects were submitted to participate in the first-ever BDA Regional Prize Über Oberbayern...
"Building with BauBuche", a lecture at the Innovation Cluster March 6
...will share insights into the new production hall of Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH (SWG). The completely timber-built construction has gigantic dimensions of 96.44 x 113 meters and a height of about 12 meters. Nearly 1,700 m³ of timber were processed, including...
The Gipfelrestaurant Nebelhorn wins a prestigious Baupreis Allgäu 2018
The Gipfelrestaurant on the summit of Nebelhorn and four other outstanding buildings have been awarded the Baupreis Allgäu at a ceremony on 23 February in Kempten held by the Allgäu Architecture Forum. In total 89 architects with Allgäuer projects, which...
A new Sutterlüty supermarket opens in Rankweil
...layout. In the 1,300 square meters of retail space there is, among other things, a large fresh food counter with fresh fish and dry-age maturing cabinets, sushi from EatHappy and a new planning concept that moves the restaurant and the...
Hermann Kaufmann + Partners are celebrated on international television.
The office of Hermann Kaufmann + Partners are delighted to announce that they have been chosen by ARTE TV to be the focus of a short film into the architecture, sustainable buildings and timber construction culture of Vorarlberg. As part...
Schmuttertal Secondary School wins German Wood Construction Award 2017
...the category “components/concepts” The award winners will be presented in the travelling exhibition “HOLZ.BAU.ARCHITEKTUR – Designing, Constructing and Building with Wood”, sponsored by the German Federal Foundation for Environment, which will be touring Germany from the end of May 2017....
Hermann Kaufmann nominated as the Austrian of the Year 2013
Dear partners, friends, colleagues and employees I was surprisingly nominated by “Die Presse” as one of five candidates for the “Austrian of the Year 2013” in the Creative Industries category. A public vote decides who wins. I would be honoured...
International Architecture Project BUS: STOP KRUMBACH launches.
...the Bregenzerwald. The project is designed to support and encourage dialogue, and to develop the combination of the regional building tradition with future thinking. It will see seven international architectural firms from Spain, Belgium, Norway, Russia, Chile, China, and Japan...
Special award for our project B&O wooden multi storey car park, Bad Aibling
...also supported by the Bavarian Chamber of Architects, the Bavarian Chamber of Engineers-Building, and the Bavarian Wood Council. The competition has been held every four years since 1978 and this year marks the eleventh time. It impressively demonstrates the diversity...
Orange Farm Kindergarten South Africa
The activity of Hermann Kaufmann as a professor at the Technical University of Munich, Faculty of Architecture, and Department of Wood Construction offers opportunities for mutual exchange programmes. A great example of this is the project “build together – learn...
Housing and Care Home Development in Liefering Awarded to Hermann Kaufmann
...area. If possible (especially in the direct connection to the Lexengasse) the buildings elements are divided into regimented floor plans, with a higher degree of attention, in order to avoid unnecessary wall formations. The required compactness was taken into account,...
Ceremonial Opening of the "Kindertagesstätte Auenland" Daycare Center in Reichelsheim
On June 15th, the ceremonial opening of the new “Auenland” nursery took place. The event attracted numerous families and interested individuals, who enjoyed a diverse program and many interactive activities. During the festivities, visitors had the opportunity to tour the...
October 13 sees the start of operations at the Altstoffsammelzentrum in Hofsteig
...single location, during customer-friendly opening times. For the residence of the four areas of Lauterach, Kennelbach, Schwarzach and Wolfurt this brings noticeable benefits, and the centre continues to develop the huge efforts of the region to strive for environmental excellence....
The Community Centre in Ludesch Receives the Balthasar Neumann Prize
The Balthasar-Neumann-Prize is dedicated to celebrating exemplary cooperation between architects and engineers. The prize, which has been awarded jointly by db (deutsche bauzeitung) and the Federation of German Architects and Engineers (BDB) since 1994, is for 10,000 euros. A total...
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....
Schmuttertal Secondary School receives Bayrischer Energiepreis 2016 (Bavarian Energy Award)
On the 20th of October 2016 the Bayrischer Energiepreis (Bavarian Energy Award) took place in Nürnberg. These prestigious awards are now in their tenth year, and are awarded by The Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Media, Energy and Technology....
24.-25. April | Mission: Climate-friendly timber construction culture | Lecture Christoph Dünser
...take place for the second time in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance as part of the Baden-Württemberg timber construction offensive and in cooperation with vorarlberger holzbau_kunst, Proholz Bayern and Lignum Holzwirtschaft Schweiz. Vanue: Graf Zeppelin Haus, Friedrichshafen Lecture: Christoph Dünser, HK...
Brock Commons phase 1: structure completed
On September 15, 2016, the completion of the solid wood structure, and facade, was celebrated at the UBC dormitory Brock Commons. The world’s tallest wooden building with, 18 storeys, was completed ahead of schedule. The structure was completed in...
Ceremonial inauguration of the Schmuttertal High School in Diedorf
...aspects in the design. In Diedorf, this was achieved through the use of optimised timber construction solutions and compliance with a defined energy specification. As a result, the plus-energy standard in timber construction, and the development of new solutions for...
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....
Smart Bauen is now published
Architectural and technical strategies for energy-optimised buildings, neighbourhoods and cities. The book Smart Bauen was published on 27 July after four years of research and focused work. The wide range of topics in the field of sustainable building has now...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower Receives a Commendation Award at Constructive Alps 2013
...one to the the LCT ONE – LifeCycle Tower. The Alpine Museum in Berne will show the nominated projects in the ‘Constructive Alps Exhibition’ on 29 September 2013. The architectural magazine Hochparterre also documents these projects in a themed booklet....
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...