Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...climbing plants and as a space-forming element. The light and transparent construction is a design element and at the same time offers views of the timber facade of the gastronomic pavilion. The density of planting is playful and controllable depending...
Community Centre, Ludesch
...library, offices, seminar rooms and event spaces. The planning and construction were a combined effort, including officials from the town council, the Umweltverband Vorarlberg (Environmental Association of Vorarlberg) and the Austrian Institute for Healthy and Ecological Building (IBO), as well...
Rathaus, Markdorf
...main offices are located in the Baroque rooms centrally near the entrance. The frequently used public administration office occupies the entire second floor. The buildings office is located in the tower and the financial management in the attic of the...
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
...disturbing support structure. On top of that is the black glazed roof structure. If required, the halls can be illuminated evenly and naturally by means of “daylight lamps” – without disturbing shadows, and without the disadvantage of individual stands. The...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...in the east of the area and allows by the height development of the terrain a ground-level parking for the customer as well as the visitor parking. On the one hand, this has the advantage that the cars can be...
Dorfhus, Düns
...of the two parts of the building are the same. The language of the facade is also uniform. Nevertheless, the building is divided by the intersection, as well as the dissolved facade in the entrance area of the store. ~...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...of sustainability, the preservation of the necessary distance between the new building and existing stock, the continuation of the existing building structure with a strong connection to the village street, and the increased flexibility of the car parking. The asymmetrical...
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...is relatively compact and clearly separates itself from the extensive outdoor space, and the adjacent settlement area. Only the two entrances for the school, and the adult education centre break, the closed design. These vacant lots mark the entrances, which...
Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...completed ahead of schedule. The building’s expression adopts the sober and modernist language of the entire campus. The façades are made of Canadian standard steel frame construction, with a panel of high-pressure wood and paper laminate panels, with alternating large...
IZM – Illwerke Centre Montafon, Vandans
...is famous. The shape of the IZM is defined by two specifications: the static structure of the building system with the prefabricated ribbed ceilings, and the goal to create enjoyable and functional conditions for all 270 workplaces. The depth of...
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
The aim of the new concept is the retention of the existing typology of the farm, and the extensive clearance of the eastern meadow area of development, so that the meadow connects undisturbed to the building. This concept makes the...
Schmuttertal Secondary School, Diedorf
...In doing so, they gain methods of acquiring knowledge and actively participating in class. Engagement with the students and teachers began with the planning and they have helped to model the shape of their school today and for its future....
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
Basis The existing monastery wall was breached on the north-west side, and was supplemented with two new buildings creating gateways for the social centre. The kindergarten and the administration building open the church garden to the general public. The spatial...
Hotel Engel, Mellau
...in the structure of the facade expresses the craftsmanship that forms part of the identity of the region. Apart from these changes, the motto of the project was to use as much of the existing material, and assets of the...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...office space and meeting rooms, also includes an extensive reception and exhibition area for visitors. Here, interested parties can get to know the products and their applications and study the structure on site using the multiple illustrative examples. This places...
Wilbinger, Bezau
...out onto the terrace and into the garden. If the sliding doors on the left and on the right side of the stairs are closed, they become part of the living space, while the vestibule and the study are then...
Pflegeheim, Mauren
...room of silence, hairdresser and administration offices. The open-air areas on the property are located along the Jugendweg to the east and to the west with the protected Dementia Garden. At the lower component, a roof garden with covered seating...
Mühlweg, Wien
...residential complex with 250 apartments. In the context of the “Climate Protection Program of the City of Vienna”, the city wanted to demonstrate the feasibility of energy efficient timber construction for affordable housing in urban areas. Amendments to the local...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
Creating distinction and differentiation with the extraordinary power of designing with timber. The carpentry workshop, the administrative depart, and a new power supply has been rebuilt to the west of the existing structures. Between the new building and the existing...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
Location and situation The plot is located on the outskirts of Schnifis, in the immediate vicinity of the village centre. The ski lift to the east of the site, and the adjoining forest mark a legible transition from the compact...
Wildpark, Pforzheim
...time remains open and permeable. The building The courtyard offers enough space for waiting, gathering and orientation after entering. This area, and the front zones of the two buildings, are also weather-protected by the roof. The southern building is the...
Waste material collection centre Vorderland, Sulz
...centre are apparent in the floor plan of the hall. In the eastern part of the hall, the administration overlooks the entire area. The waste collection containers located in the middle of the hall are optimally illuminated by the striking...
Olpererhütte, Zillertaler Alpen
...space program, it seems necessary to offer separate bathrooms for tenants and staff. ~ A retaining wall made of reinforced concrete forms the building on the valley side. The wall can be backfilled with materials from the demolition of the...
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....
TUM Center of Excellence, Garching
The interplay of people’s movements on campus, with the vibration of the facade allows for colourful experiences in the ‘Age of Signs’. (Erich Wiesner) The TUM Exzellenzzentrum stands on the forecourt of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, south of the...
Environmental Education Centre Britzer Garten, Berlin
...allude to the rooms of the environmental education centre. This interplay between facade, environment, exterior and interior makes you curious and entices the visitors to the Britzer Garten into the interior. Over a ramp or stairs that takes the visitor...
Biomass heating plant expansion, Lech
...with the terrain. ~ From Zürs you can see the narrow and low end of the warehouse. Recognisable are the arch of the roof and the curved and slightly conical floor plan of the hall. The curved facade and the...
Hotel Hubertus, Balderschwang
...connecting passage with lounge area. The modification of the routes, combined with the separation of private and public paths, provide the guest with intimate walkways they can explore, with directed views of the mountain region. | ~ For the client,...
House R, Rankweil
...the new garage forms a protective barrier for the garden, shielding it from the noise of the road and offering the space a sense of intimacy. From the garage there is now access to the house, via swing doors and...
Wagner GmbH, Nüziders
...requirements of this project elegantly and appropriately. The construction process was simplified, the flexibility of the design optimised and the results are a rewarding new direction for hybrid timber construction, and one that satisfied the builders and the planners. |...
IZM Illwerke Zentrum Montafon, Vandans
...the current usage profile. Sociocultural quality Already in the master plan, the foundation of a high socio-cultural quality was decided upon with the merger of several locations on the site of the IZM. The design competition initiated by the client...
Bus Stop, Krumbach
...wall panels is 20 cm, and the roof panel is 35 cm. The materialisation of the bus stop follows the simple and reduced formal language of the structure. Despite the dimension of the building, it looks like a piece of...
Ingeborg-Ortner-Children´s Home, Garching
...spaces apart at 250 mm intervals. They form the support for the roof structure, contribute significantly to the architectural design and create exceptional acoustics. The ceilings of the spacious entrance foyer, the corridors and the functional areas are built, like...
Fernpassstraße, Munich
...of Munich. Students worked on a draft of the modernisation and extension of the neighbourhood, and then these ideas become the basis for processing and structural implementation by the office Hermann Kaufmann and Lichtblau Architekten. The original development between Fernpaßstraße...
Assisted living, Mittelberg
...of the Lebenshilfe can be located as a coherent unit and with a direct terrace connection on the 1st floor. ~ Housing typologies The combination of 5 different apartment sizes requires a clear distribution of the apartments within the building...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
...place that differs from the village square, because its heart is not the church, but the big roof of the bus stop. The town centre is a place of business and assembly, here is the place of coming and going....
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...Constructive Alps, 2013 The architecture of the building has multiple sides, with varying attributes and geometry. The unexposed sides are calm and contained, whereas the “shop fronts” are structurally more expressive and angular. Viewed from the roundabout, the ‘face’ reveals...
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...to the constructive and creative possibilities of timber construction. The curved lines of the terrace follow and undulate with the terrain. ~ The summit of the Nebelhorn can be reached and explored free of obstacles. What was once reserved for...
Olpererhütte, Ginzling
...on the cantilever, hinge jointed to the base. Mounted to these cantilevers is the large-format picture-window on the gable wall. Suspended from this is the floor plate of the restaurant. The bracing is provided by the floor plate and by...
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...
Sutterlüty City-Park, Dornbirn
...of the timber and the exterior walls facing the atrium determine the friendly atmosphere of this space in front of the apartments, which receives a lot of light via an inverted glass roof. Structurally, the extension was carried out largely...
Sutterlüty, Weiler
...brace the building. The lengthwise side walls consist of timber-frame constructions that are sheathed with oriented strand boards (colour coordinated with the red floor) and with an outer layer of vapor-permeable composite timber boards. The exterior wall cladding of the...
City of Wood, Bad Aibling
...undulating parkland besides the river. Structure: Completion of the existing building structure – garden city with focal point and atrium housed in the flood plain – boundary lines to the east. Centre: Formation of the central village green, the definition...
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...floor, accessible to hotel guests and the public, integrated in the southern part of the building. The entire complex has 102 beds. The upper floors 1-4 in the northern and the upper floors 2-3 in the southern wing of the...
Kaufmann, Reuthe
...the entrance area and a small office. The timber cube contains all living spaces. The base is largely solid cement, while the cube is executed in pure timber. It was the task of the client to build the cube from...
Dorf, Warth
A prototype for affordable housing in the Alps. The success of the winter sports resorts comes with a downsides for the locals. The prices for apartments and land is rising, and young people can’t afford property in their home town....
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...
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...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...long and narrow. The house is almost up to the 2nd floor in the ground due to the steepness of the plot. The pedestal foundations house the basements and garages for the vehicles. To get light in the back, the...
Propstei St. Gerold - main building renovation, St. Gerold
...the new roof is now supporting them. The central themes of the complex building project are the extensive dismantling of the interventions, the careful preservation and recycling of materials and the implementation of ecological criteria, in keeping with the spirit...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Hostel, St. Gerold
...of the Benedictine practice. In addition to the church and the cloister, numerous commercial buildings and craft workshops are also housed there alongside gardens and agricultural land which reflect the extensive self-sufficiency of the residents. The hotel business and gastronomy...
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
...would detract from the calm lines of the facade. The regular rhythm of the new window axes follows the historical division of the building and corresponds to the width of the interior vaulting. | This helps maintain the proportions of...
Kaufmann Holz AG – Factory Hall Au, Reuthe
...as a support. During the foundation work, the prefabrication of the roof and wall elements in the timber framed hall was carried out in shifts. After erecting the first two main trusses, they immediately went on to lay the roof...
Gymnastics and Celebration Hall, Muntlix
...incredibly well, and has to as it houses the changing uses of the schools and clubs, the management of the hall as a venue and the storage of the gymnastic equipment. In terms of design, the hall body remains untouched,...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...between the motorway and the main road, the basic parameters of the unit are defined by both the traffic orientation and the need for clearly structured and functional processing. The simple and concise design of the building is accessible from...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa - Lounge/Reception, Hirschegg
The beating heart of the whole ensemble. The reception pavilion forms the new centre of the heterogeneous ensemble that has grown over the centuries. The slightly curved volume sits on the gentle slopes and opens to the southeast, towards the...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa – Extension of the main building, Hirschegg
...The beam position of the roof structure was supplemented, insulated with wood wool and covered with copper sheets. As a reference to the traditional architectural style of the valley, the windows and sliding shutters are made of timber, while the...
Hotel Bellevue, Les Houches
...wall. This is plastered to correspond to the appearance of the old hotel. | ~ The soft and warm characteristic of the timber offers the guest a naturally pleasant ambience and is protected by the hard and resistant building material...
Isar-Würm-Lech, Landsberg am Lech
...For the hot water preparation, the waste heat of the compressed air generation is used. As a result, inefficient short-term operation of the biomass boiler can be prevented, especially in the summer. The transfer of heat in the production and...
Owens "House Drexel", Warth
...out from the rest of the buildings, but a little time will age and weather the house’s facade, uniting it with the whole village. For the “Haus Drexel” the renovations are only one moment from the early 21st century it...
Security Center, Bezau
...in the centre of the town and to simultaneously support the needs of the local community with additional underground parking facilities in the town centre. »It was not just about meeting the needs of the town residence and the security...
Cable Car Station, Nebelhornbahn, Oberstdorf - Kleinwalsertal
...of the pedestrian zone, which enables passers-by to find their way around. The covered cash desk area and the entrances to the shop, the toilet facilities and the ski depot are clearly laid out and compactly located near the Cable...
Nebelhornbahn Talstation - cable car station, Oberstdorf
...the entrance to the shop, the toilet facilities and the ski depot are clearly laid out and compact near the cable car. The administration building is directly connected to the station to ensure smooth operation. The warehouse and offices, with...
Sutterlüty, Landammanngasse - Rankweil
...on the main façade was also made of solid concrete and placed in front of the building as a prefabricated construction. This timeless architectural motif divides the space between the circulation areas and the sales and gastronomy zone of the...
Gantner/Bundschuh, Sulzberg
...in the empire vase décor are typical of the region, so too is the box clock with its carefully painted face. The clock face and the built-in cupboards are evidence of the wealth and artistry of the owner’s families. All...
Indoor swimming pool, Bregenz
...of stairs with an access ramp to the entrance level on the 1st floor, from there is a direct line of sight to the outdoor pool and the beach. The platform offers space for the optimally sun-drenched terrace area of...
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...
Residenticial and Commercial Building, Natter, Bezau
...rear and front. Along the eaves the facades bend upwards and forms plastic-looking canopies. | The buildings fit into the village context by absorbing the grain, rhythm and texture of their surroundings. Nevertheless, they establish an individually shaped architectural language...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
...space. The large mono-pitched roof extends over the entire new building and gracefully follows the incline of the sloping hill. The interior of the hall is characterised by the sense of protected openness that is created by the commanding effect...
Educational campus at Sallerner Berg, Regensburg
...planted public forecourt with a bus stop. The placement of the volumes at the edge of the site allows for a green, park-like campus in the interior. The sports hall with integrated cafeteria forms the heart of the complex. A...
Extension of the Bundeswehr kindergarten, Ulm
...of the existing building within the orthogonal campus structure and to implement the consistent continuation of the original design idea with minimal intervention. The thoughtful placement of the extension makes it possible to redesign the north-west façade into an appealing...
Moosbrugger, Bizau
...in Seattle or Stockholm.« Wall Street Journal, 2012 The farmhouse was reconfigured and rebuilt to become a multi-family house with three floors for the parents and the two grown children, meeting the needs of the Moosbrugger family. The apartments are...
3-fach Sporthalle, Kempten
...girls’ boarding school, the sports facility forms the structural framework of the sequence of courtyards: entrance courtyard, central courtyard and balcony to the park. Each of the areas offers a specific quality of stay for the users. The planting, according...
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...
Heimat Österreich, Salzburg-Liefering
...view of the Anger, and dividing the outdoor area of the property into an introverted eastern and extroverted western parts of the garden. Access is from the northwest, on which are the sites for the kindergarten and additional houses. The...
High-rise residential building in timber - Grieser Auen, Bozen
...The communal exercise room, the reading room with a connection to the lounge area above and the caretaker’s office are publicly accessible to the residents of the entire settlement. In the west a private entrance leads through a small foyer...
Convenience Store, Bizau
...of the one-storey business facade and the central placement of a partially projecting volume as a residential wing above. An essential aspect of the planning work was the organisation of the various access routes. In the west of the property...
Inatura Museum, Dornbirn
...additions to the existing buildings are planned: technical room, storage rooms and offices in the old turnery workshops, the showrooms between the turnery and the foundry, and offices and exhibition space in the new foundry. The main entrance to the...
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...
Transfer Wohnraum Vorarlberg Froschweg, Dornbirn
Sustainable and compact mixed living Agricultural green spaces run through the residential and commercial zones in the district of Wallenmahd on the south-western boundary of Dornbirn, in Austria. The fifth project from the initiative Transform Wohnraum Vorarlberg, condenses the rapidly...
Outer Lakeside City, Bregenz
...and additional retail space are connected to the development through the proposed access to the lead project, while flexible office space is available on the 2nd and 3rd floor. The main focus is placed on the connection of the existing...
Hofsteig waste material collection centre, Lauterach
...on the ground. Traffic The traffic flow of trucks and visitors were completely reconfigured, so that there can be no congestion during the day. By integrating the ramps and barriers into the building, the forecourt remains flexible and offers sufficient...
Falkensteiner-Hotel, Latschau
Integrated into the landscape. The small scattered settlement of Latschau lies in the middle of a popular skiing and hiking area on a hill above the centre of Tschagguns. It is characterised by the middle station of the Golmer cable...
Provost Residence St. Gerold, riding hall - renovation project, St. Gerold
...stables, on the roof of which, in turn, the outdoor area of the guesthouse has been created.| From there, visitors can enjoy expansive views of the UNESCO-designated biosphere park. The interior was lined according to local craftsmanship tradition with high-quality,...
Biomass heating plant, Zürs
...level, and from there they can be channelled directly into the day tanks. The ash disposal takes place at the lowest point directly from the street level. The route of the bio-material can be seen in the architecture: The horizontally...
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...
Hannoverhaus, Mallnitz
The position and the shape of the house are strongly influenced by the specific conditions of the site. The location of the ski slope defines the boundary in the north, the topography leaves little leeway in east-west direction. The aim...
Oxa Store, Bildstein
...their cars and drive to the neighbouring villages, far below in the valley. The kiosk of the “Ox” had to be extended and renovated to be fit for purpose, to keep up with the demands of the village. The store...
Wälderhaus BA 1, Bezau
...The vaulted roofs span between the building masses, without over-exaggerating the dimensions of the composition. As a result of the terrain, from the village the plant appears even lower, leaving the view of the landscape below the vaulted roofs unobstructed....
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...
Beck/Faigle, Hard
...north and east walls forward. These exterior and interior timber facing walls are in contrast to the southern and western walls, which are glass-clad on the outside and plastered boarded on the inside. ~ The architectural language of the houses...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa - Spa, Hirschegg
...complex. With the construction of the reception pavilion, the building was functionally and spatially linked to the main building. The existing building is now being extended and integrated into the high-quality design concept of the entire ensemble through a thermal...
Hauser, Hohentannen
...involved in what the client wants – they curate their wishes for years, we look and filter what can be realised.« Andreas Ströhle MSc The building plot is located on the western edge of a settlement and is bordered by...
Kammern, Egg
...living section of the old farmhouse so that the typical features of old Bregenzerwald home decor remain intact and can be supplemented with modern elements. The farming section of the property, the stables and barn, had been extended and were...
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...
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....
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...
Elma Alp, Mellau
...its form the house leans towards the traditional design style, but look closer and you can see modernity. It is there in the reinterpretation of individual details, such as the window and the introduction of sliding shutters and the generous...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...and built on the basis of ecological guidelines. Only the foundations are solid, the wall and ceiling elements made of cross-laminated timber are insulated with mineral wool and clad on their outside with fine vertical formwork made of silver fir....
Student Housing, Rosenheim
...and cyclists. The outdoor activities of student life are concentrated on the inner courtyard, whose green spaces invite you to relax and play. Mobile seating elements and the outside area of the café also create places for talking and interaction....
Transfer Living Vorarlberg Blattur, Götzis
...around an open green courtyard, to the southwest of the elongated glass cube of the school building. The developments of 33 residential units are on adjacent streets with a shared, freely accessible, garden space. To integrate the ensemble into the...
Catholic Centre of Excellence, Salzburg-Herrnau
Creating social connection at the gateway to the monastery Commercial buildings, apartment blocks and single-family houses are lined up along the four-lane Alpenstrasse on the southern foothills of the city of Salzburg. Lined with dense green forest and agricultural areas,...
energie campus montafon, Vandans
...views of the mountain landscape.| In the design of the interior areas, the choice of high-quality, robust and durable materials emphasises the workshop character of the building. These are processed according to the best tradition of craftsmanship. Some of them...
Spa Hotel, Bad Reuthe
...and wellness center, a bedroom wing with a beauty department, a hotel lobby and a restaurant. Southwest side of the hotel is the bathhouse with elliptical form. The ellipse offers maximum openness, without negatively affecting the view of the surrounding...
Kaufmann Michael – Beam Assembly Hall, Reuthe
...and a solid wall girder; with the purlins suspended from them form the main construction of the hall. The indoor element was mounted on the ground and lifted by crane onto the supports. The facade was also prefabricated and, together...
Primary School, Schnepfau
...and the modular timber windows, the structure integrates itself harmoniously into the local building fabric without direct appropriation of the language of the surrounding farmsteads. The building has been technically and functionally upgraded to be state of the art. The...
"Together House” Ellenbogen, Bezau
...the shingle and the rhythmic and recessed window construction towards the front of the building, a compact, perpendicularly interconnected volume was connected at the rear building. This part of the building is built according to current ecological and construction guidelines...
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...
TUM Friedrich N. Schwarz Research Station, Berchtesgaden
...protect the soil and avoid unnecessary ground work and filling, the three-story volume is firmly bound into the fabric of the terrain. The basement is on the back set into the steep slope, so all three levels of the building...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...a gap left by the existing buildings. The compact volumes stand confidently in the sloping ground, their height adapting to the course of the terrain. The underground car park access to the west of the ensemble can be accessed almost...
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...
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 1, Jenbach
...separately. The outer facade is executed with natural larch. As a colour differentiation, the shutters of the windows are vibrant colours, reminiscent of historic wooden buildings. In the apartments, the construction material can be experienced through the visible timber ceilings....
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 2, Jenbach
...separately. The outer facade is executed with natural larch. As a colour differentiation, the shutters of the windows are vibrant colours, reminiscent of historic wooden buildings. In the apartments, the construction material can be experienced through the visible timber ceilings....
Rectory, Krumbach
...active land policy. The community stopped urban sprawl and focused on the centre. With financial support from the state of Vorarlberg, we organised projects, brought in private parties to the table, and engaged with the community. The “Dorfhus” started in...
Steinbockallee, Rum
...their staggered arrangement, at the same time creating partial roofing. The second, four-storey residential building with 24 units is oriented to the south, with continuous balconies. On the top floor, the return of the building results in smaller apartments with...
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...
Sohm Timber Construction, Alberschwende
...construction of the highest technological level in our time.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann The challenges when elaborating the design were twofold; the formal adaptation to the irregular land and the architectural connection of the extension with the open plan...
Heldenstraße, Feldkirch-Altenstadt
...and short construction phases. The pilot planning of the project offers 17 apartments between 50 and 90 square meters, which were put together in a compact unit at the foot of the Ardetzenberg. The structure is set to the northern...
BSBZ Agriculture School Vorarlberg - New Building Tract E, Hohenems
...students, thanks to the natural garden and spacious terraces. While mainly the technical facilities and workrooms are housed in the solid basement, the two floors above were designed as open and flexible learning landscapes with natural timber surfaces and light...
Simma Electronic, Egg
...headquarters of the Simma Electronic is embedded in the soft, hilly landscape of the Hinterwald. The concrete foundation storey, with underground parking spaces and technical rooms, weaves itself naturally into the rising terrain with slight terracing. The two storeys above...
Civic centre with a new Pallaufhof, Münsing
...volumes refer to their surroundings through precise openings. The town hall opens on the ground floor and has a dialogue with the church through the windows upstairs. The community centre directs the to the entrance area through the generous foyer....
Center for Children - Steinbockallee, Rum
...with play areas for the children and access paths to the residential blocks. The entire basement is underground parking, refuse and storage rooms. »The air quality and light quality improves the readiness to learn and also improves the concentration levels...
A Senior Oasis, Weißenhorn
...carefully designed garden, while respecting the privacy of individual residents. The volume in the north is a cellar and the resident doctor’s office, a small staff apartment and a double garage. The two buildings are based on the green area...
Bahnhofstraße, Wolfurt
...playground and the family gardens to the east offer attractive common space. The apartments are facing south – with the spacious loggias they offer a high quality of living. Most apartments are exposed on two sides with bathrooms on the...
Floras Garten, Lochau
...units replace the original production halls. The urban planning approach is defined as the interlocking of the volumes and open spaces with the neighbouring settlement structure. The buildings are spaced generously along the north-south axis of the building site and...
Residential building Hälin, Langen bei Bregenz
...celebration and preservation of the surrounding natural landscape form a premise of the urban planning concept. The volume of the building is distributed over three well-balanced buildings that follow the course of the terrain, with carefully choreographed spaces in between...
Dorf, Krumbach
...renovation of the old municipal office as well as the renovation of the large hotel and restaurant, Adler. The clear objective of the community is to develop the centre as much as possible. The two newly built apartment buildings make...
Neudorfstraße, Wolfurt
...guided this project to both an affordable and pleasing conclusion.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann The two buildings sit inside a neighbourhood of single family homes and align themselves with the scale and fabric of the surroundings, especially through the...
Untere Aue, Lustenau
...accessible public housing. The focus is to combine high-quality construction with modern ecological and energy standards.« Vogewosi-Geschäftsführer Dr. Hans-Peter Lorenz The 2nd and 3nd construction phase will be built according to the PHPP guidelines at a Passive House standard, the...
Fuchs, Langen
...native fir. Both the ceiling and the roof are constructed with partially cantilevered hollow box elements, which protect the facades and windows. The generous glazing is the reaction to the wonderful location with a great view of the surrounding Bregenzerwald....
Sutterlüty O, Egg
...this situation. Building material, proportion and roof form the core of the old houses. The design language, as well as the detailing, is developed in this project to be more contemporary. The asymmetrical roof corresponds with the ground plan structure,...
Landratsamt, Miesbach
...the north. The double entry in the floor plan marks the main entrance and facilitates the orientation. To the east is the smaller complex area, with the central service core and offices along the facades. There is room in the...
Hirschau-Unterdorf, Schnepfau
...to one another. The compact structure with a steep pitched roof blends confidently into the spatial and historical context. As a contemporary interpretation of the traditional structures of the region it is not oriented to the forest behind it but...
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,...
Residential complex Michaelipark, Augsburg
...the green areas and the neighbourhood, are created between the buildings. Many of the existing trees can be preserved The volumes are offset in the north-south from each other, with the ground floor apartments facing south. As a result, the...
Housing Estate Michaelipark, Augsburg
...the green areas and the neighbourhood, are created between the buildings. Many of the existing trees can be preserved The volumes are offset in the north-south from each other, with the ground floor apartments facing south. As a result, the...
Oberdorf 564, Sulzberg
...system, while in other models the energy is first led into a boiler in the basement and then comes into the living rooms; the energy goes directly into the living space and what is not needed goes into the boiler....
Children’s care centre, Kennelbach
...which places the kindergarten and the child care under one roof. The site is located directly at the transition from the flat valley to the first slopes of the nearby hills. This attractive location means the care centre has wonderful...
Zünd assembly and logistics hall, Altstätten
...a competition was carried out for the property south of the company’s headquarters in the industrial park of Altstätten. After an in-depth examination of the urban situation and the specific parameters of the production conditions, the concept of a three-storey...
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...
Interpark Focus - Impulszentrum, Röthis
...visible from afar and it is the landmark that is associated with the industrial park. At the same time, it is an essential site for meetings and communication thanks to the infrastructure facilities and the square placed at its front....
Primary & Elementary School, Schwarzach
...are easily accessible via two staircases, as well as the lift. The new intensive colour scheme gives the corridors, and the courtyard, a new appearance and sense of space. Due to the sensitive handling of the existing buildings and the...
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...
School on a slope, Frankfurt (Bergen-Enkheim)
...and the attractive view. The extension of the school complex focuses on the areas that connect the five classroom buildings. A two-storey volume offers additional space and accessibility. Learning landscapes are created on the ground floors, and the specialist classes...
iCampus Werksviertel, Munich
...of the area, in which the planned office building will hold an important position, forming the connection to the surrounding structures. The recessed nature of the ground floor zones enables generous public passage to and from the technology centres to...
New thermal baths, Obersdorf
...the protective base into an expansive landscape of light. Their gaze can sweep freely over the impressive mountain landscape and the trees of the green space, which is continuously denser towards the outside in order to maintain the quiet and...
Im Haag, Lauterach
...main structure, with its exact southern orientation forms the backbone. The secondary structures create protected gardens and courtyards. This example shows how high-quality and unobservable retreat areas can be created to increase the living quality in a detached single-family home....
Conservation Centre, Fußach
A simple, energy efficient facility for a complex and vital cause. The Rheindeltahaus is a small conservation station, which stands in the Rhine delta and emphasises the importance of this nature reserve and how it can be preserved through...
Sutterlüty, Lochau
...size and design making the load transfer points and roof spans for the new construction, fixed. The new generation Sutterlüty stores offer high-end market like spaces and a unified operating principle, while the external appearance of all stores are unique....
Recycling Centre Hofsteig, Lauterach
...the context of the nature reserve, a reed bed, and the neighbours, the building is largely closed for soundproofing reasons, but with specifically clears views of the surrounding nature from the driveway area. On the Industriestraße, the building presents itself...
Zerlauth, Frastanz
...the form of the roof connecting to the north-east wall. Privacy and transparency are synthesised in one gesture. Energy consumption is very low despite the wide expanses of glass. Heating and ventilation are coupled with heat recovery, and hot water...
Spinnereistraße, Hard
...due to their openness to try new processes. What is unusual is the skeleton construction using timber wall elements, the prefabricated wash rooms and the photovoltaic system, which are designed as sliding shutters on the south face of the building....
Linth AG, Kaltbrunn
...space, warehousing, the office, the restaurant, and a tennis hall with associated changing rooms, are organised in a compact building. The development receives its formal expression from the requirements of fire protection and timber preservation. The result is a large...
Metzler-Holz KG - Storage Warehouse, Bezau
...level, glass band (clear glass with aluminium profiles clamped on timber supports) forms a slight raised end of the massive structure. The underlying form is natural as the entire building, and fits the base area in an open horizontal form-work....
Stallinger, St. Gerorgen im Attergau
...own stock. »The building represents a convincing application of the potential quality of the construction system adopted, and the concept makes it an extraordinary example of functional rationality and realised efficiency.« The International Prize for Sustainable Architecture 2011 The architecture...
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...
The Headquarters of Künz GmbH, Hard
...inner courtyard between the office and parking expands the hall spatially. It offers a reception, waiting area, exhibition space and room for meetings on the first floor. The construction characterises the materialisation of the interior: steel girders and timber cladding...
Changing Room - Pavilion, Lahti
...and attached to the pillars with screws. A horizontal laminated veneer slab is laid on the beam frame. The slab has a sloped roof and is waterproof. The height of the beams in the roof structure varies depending on the...
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...
Primary School, Bizau
...of timber as well. A cubic mass with a flat roof adjoins the gable-roofed wing. It has been inserted crosswise below the eaves of the old building and abuts the street. Repeating the shingle pattern of the existing building in...
Moosmann, Lauterach
...of the slim building is highly insulated and gives the impression of being minimal, both in terms of its dimensions and formal “use of space”. Thanks to the comfort ventilation with heat recovery, the structure fulfils the Passive House standard...
LifeCycle Tower
...with the renewable raw material timber are very energy efficient in their production (little grey energy) and carbon is stored in the buildings and temporarily does not reach the atmosphere. b) Timber construction offers the possibility of a maximum degree...
Vorarlberger Landesversicherung, Bregenz
...a striking and memorably eye-catching sight the way to the city centre. The project falls below the height of the existing building and thus gives the so-called Welzenbacher-Haus priority. Towards Bahnhofstraße 39, however, the eaves of the neighbouring building are...
Allmeinteilweg - BA 5, Ludesch
Prefabricated, state of the art living. At the heart of Allmeinteilweg lies an innovative installation which is prefabricated, right down to its sockets, in the workshop. The plumbing unit is also prefabricated, complete with fittings. The 2.80 m wide and...
Geroldsegg, Schwarzenberg
...modern domestic needs. Particularly noteworthy is the new interpretation of the “Schopf” – an arbour area, which is often attached to the long side of farm houses and can be closed with shutters, serving as a sunny entrance, work space...
Am Kreuz, Bludenz
...space during the colder season and can be completely open in summer. In addition, an electrical external blind, and a horizontal roller blind are used to respond to the individual needs of the residents. The large building is softened and...
Exhibition Hall, Murau
...“Holzzeit”. For the roof construction of the Exhibition Hall is the Canadian Intralamplatte (veneer strip timber) with the standard format 2.44 × 10.67 m and thicknesses of 25-140 mm. The floor and walls are designed as ribbed panels made of...
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....
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...
Nürnbergkareal phase 2, Absam
Further construction for good cooperation. On the day of handing over the keys for the houses in the first construction phase, the ground breaking ceremony for the expansion of the housing project was started. The existing ensemble of three structures...
YKK Passivetown, Kurobe
...diverse and inviting atmosphere, promoting the well-being of the residents. The community center is intentionally designed as a separate building and serves as the symbolic center for the residents, hosting various events and activities. Parking spaces are located in compact...
Awarded 1st place in the bid for Russareal Lochau
...continued into the site. The altitude of the site is picked up the west side and then continued horizontally to the end of the east-facing development. This enables accessibility and easy access to the entire site, a simple and economical...
Awarded 1st place for the new Zünd Systemtechnik project in Altstätten
...two ceilings with concrete slabs and the roof with the multi-layer laminate panels, to the four cleverly arranged reinforced concrete stairwells. Overall, the suggestions made impress with their conceptual simplicity and appropriateness. The urban effects of the three-storey new hall...
1st prize for a proposed development of the former Spicher school
...affordable housing options. Extract from the jury report The authors create a quality of residence, building interesting spaces and areas sequence narrow streets and squares. The scale, granularity of the buildings, and the chosen density are developed from the context...
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...
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...
Architekten Hermamm Kaufmann wins the tender to design for the Wildlife Park Pforzheim
...livestock from all over the world. The 17-hectare wildlife park is open around the clock and is considered the largest recreational area in the Upper Pforzheim. The current entrance area could not keep up with the rapid development of the...
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...
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...
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...
Ground breaking ceremony for ASZ Vorderland
...resources and anticipate, and provide people with better services.« Harald Sonderegger The President of the State Parliament thanked all those responsible from the municipalities, the Regio Vorderland and the other project participants, and congratulated them all on the construction progress...
IZM - Illwerke Zentrum Montafon nominated for State Prize for Architecture and Sustainability 2014
...The competition is managed and supported by the Austrian Society for Environment and Technology (ÖGUT) in cooperation with the University of Art, Linz, the Association of the Stone and Ceramics Industry, the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber and the initiative “proHolz”....
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...
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....
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower is Awarded a Nomination of the State Prize
...categories of Environment & Climate, Energy & Efficiency, and Research & Innovation. The award and sponsorship of the award this year was by the Ministry of Technology (BMVIT), the Ministry of Economic Affairs (BMWFJ) and the Ministry of Life (BMLFUW)....
Insight into the exciting YKK project in Japan - exclusive interview with the project team
...architects Verena Rauh (VR) and Hermann Kaufmann (HK). What part of this project fascinates you the most? VR : What is most interesting about the project, apart from the sustainable theme, construction methods, etc., is the intercultural exchange. We are...
New building in Neubaugasse
...be taken entirely to the company’s own resource centre in Dornbirn, where the material can be further processed, upgraded and reused. Also, in the buildings themselves, the reinforced concrete skeleton construction is supplemented with timber exterior walls and a façade...
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...
Timber Construction Day 2019: Lecture in Oslo
...the world’s best new building”. Totan Kuzembaev is Russia’s foremost timber architect and will present projects with collaborators in the engineering firm Idea Statika. Switzerland’s LOCALARCHITECTURE recently won “The 2019 International award for wood architecture” and will, together with the...
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...
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...
8th International Forum on Timber Construction in Dijon France
...France is a dynamic and growing market, one that contributes to the necessary reduction of CO2 emissions. In 2018, the Macron government launched the third timber industry development plan and commissioned Adivbois with a national tender for urban construction, with...
"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...
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...
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...
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...
The prototype of the new forest bus stops can now be seen in Doren. More in the construction blog.
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 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...
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....
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...
Winner of the Schmiedberger Boutique Hotel
...spa areas. Starting from the central reception hub, the fitness area and the wellness and sports medicine centre are in the southern part of the building. In the northern part of the hotel building you will find access the breakfast...
Schmuttertal Gymnasium Diedorf wins the DGNB award Building Sustainable 2016
...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 be a cost-effective, sustainable, functional and beautiful....
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...
IZM receives recognition at Constructive Alps 2015
...public, together with the other 32 finalists, in an exhibition and in the catalog of the architecture magazine, Hochparterre. The exhibition will then travel across all Alpine countries in the next two years. More information can be found at www.constructivealps.net...
Ceremonial inauguration of the Schmuttertal High School in Diedorf
...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 open learning landscapes were realised and can now be enjoyed....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
The Architekturtage Experience in 2008
May 16th and 17th will see the forth ‘Architekturtage’ taking place across the country. Celebrated throughout Austria, and now in the neighbouring regions of Bratislava, Liechtenstein and Eastern Switzerland, Architekturtage, under the motto “Experience Architecture”, is a comprehensive range of...
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....
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...
Unterstein Langenegg receives the Klima:aktiv award
...implementation. In addition to the categories ‘planning and completion’ and ‘klima-aktiv building and renovation’ there is the new klima-aktiv category called ‘building utilisation’, which is designed to promotes a realistic energy demand calculation and the optimisation during operation. In this...
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...
Vorarlberger Holzbaupreis 2019: 1 prize and 3 recognitions
Once again the prestigious Vorarlberger Holzbaupreis awards took place, celebrating the special achievements made in timber design and building. For the thirteenth time outstanding timber were awarded across various categories. We are very happy to have received the following awards:...
Hermann Kaufmann receives Bavarian Architecture Award and State Prize for Architecture
Architect Prof. Hermann Kaufmann, architect Prof. Christiane Thalgott and the Olympic Park Munich were awarded the “Bavarian Architecture Prize 2021” – Prof. Hermann Kaufmann also received the “Bavarian State Prize for Architecture 2021”. The “Bavarian Architecture Prize” and the “Bavarian...
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...
Ground-breaking ceremony for residential complex in Feldkirch, Heldenstraße
...will house bicycles, push-chairs, and all the rubbish and recycling facilities. Each apartment has a balcony or a ground floor terrace. The outdoor area consists of a spacious green zone, with a child and toddler playground and vegetable gardens, as...
Architecture on the spot 128: Wagner GmbH
The VAI (Architecture Institute of Vorarlberg) organises (almost) every last Friday of the month an architectural visit, where buildings can be experienced and explored. Within this series of events, examples all over Vorarlberg are shown. From the areas of housing,...
Herman Kaufmann Awarded the IWL Landsberg Project.
...between the flow of goods and the flow of people. The main idea for the final area is the creation of a spacious multi-functional ‘village square’. This area serves as a large meeting and socialising zone, which can accommodate various...
Housing complex Unterstein receives Energy Globe Vorarlberg Award 2017
Due to the high quality of the submissions, two Energy Globe Awards have been granted this year. Morscher Construction and the project management, by our team, received awards for Vorarlberg’s most energy efficient housing complex. The residence in Langenegg produces...
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...
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...
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...
International Architecture Project BUS: STOP KRUMBACH launches.
...visitors the chance to experience a rich culture and cuisine, architecture and crafts, sports and leisure at a standard much higher than what is expected of such a rural idyll. The timber construction tradition of Bregenzerwald is recognised globally, and...
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...
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...
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...
Recognition for ‘Haus der Kinder’ at the Holzbaupreis Tirol 2015
...proHolz Tirol and the Chamber of Architects and Engineers invited Tirol and Vorarlberg to submit their outstanding projects for the award “Holzbaupreis Tirol 2015”. The award met with widespread interest, a sign that wood plays a key role in architecture...
Orange Farm Kindergarten South Africa
...For 14 days, he supervised and managed the work around the mixing machine. He then went on to apply the plaster by hand, checking the work with a spirit level. An impressive experience for students, assistants and for Gerold: “The...
Baden-Württemberg Timber Construction Prize 2022 for SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
The Baden-Württemberg Timber Construction Prize 2022 was awarded for the first time as part of the state’s timber construction campaign. Many of the submitted works raised awareness of the need for an environmentally-friendly building culture using wood, and a sustainable...
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...
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...and cultural forces; materials, topography and history, along with the craftsmanship and the everyday building culture. This is characterised by timber, its properties, potential and versatility. Tradition and innovation are always side by side, creating agility. New buildings and the...
40th Anniversary
...out and then to rethink things self-critically afterwards. In terms of the use of wood in architecture, is there a gap that you see in the understanding and use of the material? Or is it just the standards and acceptance...
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