Community Centre, Ludesch
...is integrated into the ventilation unit. All mechanical systems are fitted with meters, to allow computer based monitoring of energy use. Early in the planning, the town council decided to cover the newly created town square to allow for a...
Dorfhus, Düns
...should all base themselves here. For the square, the main entrance of the church is to be included. While the “main house” faces the square, the large-scale store is to be accommodated west in its own wing. This lengthways tract...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...two topographic elements. To the north by the steeply rising Molasse rock, and to the south by open views over Lake Constance. The pavilion integrates itself into this situation in a scenic way and includes references to both surrounding directions....
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...concept – possible variants For example, for different opening hours of the cafe and office area. With increasing space requirements of the office space or for workshops, it would also be possible to extend the work area to a utility...
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
The halls are designed as dark spaces to best meet today’s requirements for exhibition and event operation. The interior should take a backseat to the individually designed and illuminated stands. The annular outer wall is completely smooth and without a...
Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...the Canadian building laws allow for exceptions. This made it possible to use timber to create these new dimensions, but the requirements for earthquake safety and fire safety were more stringent than for a steel or reinforced concrete construction. The...
Rathaus, Markdorf
...to the old town. All entrances are oriented to the courtyard. The underground car park development will be relocated from the Schlossgarten to the Schlosshof. As a spatial conclusion of a side street to the Marktstraße, the castle’s courtyard should...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...the desired temperature. The hydraulic system was optimised in such a way to allow the same system to be used for the heating and cooling, reducing the production costs and also adding further reductions to maintenance costs for daily operation....
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
...connected by stairs and ramps to the rest of the yard level. A long, lying water-trough to the front of the building, the large open space allows for multifunctional use of the courtyard during parties and in everyday life, to...
Schmuttertal Secondary School, Diedorf
...for the fact that the school building contributes to the well-being of its users and thus indirectly to learning success.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann Learning landscapes are the basic framework in which young people learn to study by themselves....
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...width of 96.5 m, the height is about 12 m. 70% of the floor space is taken up by the manufacturing and logistics area, while 20% is earmarked for tools and tool making and a further 10% for the storage...
Kaufmann Holz AG – Factory Hall Au, Reuthe
...m³ of dry and processed stock. It was paramount to quickly turn around a new hall and a warehouse for all sorting and drying of timber, for the company to get back to business. For planning and building permits 4...
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...subsequently lead to two courtyards. The entrance yard of the school, with adjoining multi-purpose hall, marks the actual centre of the complex. If one tries to attribute the existing building, together with the surrounding open spaces for agriculture and sport,...
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
...a buffer zone to the street. This meeting zone forms the connection for traffic and as an extended access area for administration, CARLA and kindergarten. Central to this square is the expanded access to the footpath and to a patch...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
...twenty years ago. He made the decision to create an organised centre of Krumbach, to give the town a parameter for development, and to streamline the urban planning. »Let the green fields stay green, so we can leave room for...
IZM – Illwerke Centre Montafon, Vandans
...(Lifecycle Tower) on the open market. »For a long time now, we have been working to remove the prejudice surrounding timber construction, and to restore it to its rightful place as the ideal building material of the future. A perfect...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
analysis The neighboring development of the area has a strong differentiation and ranges from small single-family homes to large blocks of flats. Due to the sloping terrain of the property towards the north, a topographical height development results which generates...
Wilbinger, Bezau
...of the two apartments are right next to each other. If, at a later date, it is decided to combine both apartments to a large housing unit, the partition can be relatively easily removed. The stairs lead up directly into...
Wagner GmbH, Nüziders
...department needed to expand. A solution has to be found that can offer agility for future company growth, that works around the existing buildings and their ongoing operations efficiently, and that can be precise and fit for purpose. »We wanted...
Wildpark, Pforzheim
...contrary to the need for a ‘welcome point’, did not meet requirements. The result was the decision to situate the new building out of the forest as a powerful gesture, directly on the road. Based on a slightly adapted gastronomic...
Olpererhütte, Zillertaler Alpen
...basement is avoided due to the circumstances. The storage rooms are developed on the north side, where there is also space for helicopter delivery and possibly a cable pulley station for materials, which is directly connected to the kitchen. This...
Am Garnmarkt, Götzis
...by the units for assisted living and by the inter-company childcare facility. Two buildings are connected by commercial units on the ground floor. The formation of the structure was specified in the master plan, and by the ground floor shopping...
Oxa Store, Bildstein
A wonderful new design of a community lynch-pin. The former kiosk of Bildstein, which was affiliated to the restaurant “Ox”, is the only shop in the village. If it did not exist, the residents would have to get into...
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...
Extension of the Bundeswehr kindergarten, Ulm
...was built in 2015 as a single-storey timber building and is now to be expanded to accommodate two additional groups of 30 children each. Important criteria for the development of the new volume were to strengthen the free urban form...
Kaufmann, Lingenau
Building a home for a young family today is often an exception because both the ground and the construction costs are so high that it is no longer affordable for those with a normal income. In this case, the land...
Pflegeheim, Mauren
...to the underground car park for 41 cars, the ventilation centre is planned to be in the basement for economic reasons. The distribution is guided from there upwards, horizontally under the ceiling over the ground floor and then vertically upwards,...
Olpererhütte, Ginzling
...cheaper. Modern means of transportation, such as helicopters, have changed things. Prefabricated construction materials, together with the new possibilities provided by glue-laminated timber, allow for easy transport and furthermore they can be quickly assembled, which is an important aspect in...
Ölzbündt, Dornbirn
...it is meant for sustained use. In addition to the larch used on the weather boarding, the building also features a canopy roof that acts as protection against the weather for the facade, in order to prolong its life-cycle without...
IZM Illwerke Zentrum Montafon, Vandans
...dismantling is expected. The proposed skeleton construction allows for free interior division, which can also be adapted with little intervention to changing usage requirements. The facade and expansion grid underscores this flexibility while at the same time being optimised for...
Biomass heating plant expansion, Lech
...building its own heating plant for the district, it was decided to expand the existing buildings in Lech to accommodate a third boiler. During theses discussions it was decided a warehouse for the biomass was also to be built. »It...
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
...west wing had been used for educational purposes for centuries, but was no longer adequate for changing educational needs. It was therefore necessary to replace the dilapidated segment of the southern front of the west wing and replace it with...
Hotel Engel, Mellau
Re-oriented towards a new direction and a new future. A tourist’s expectations are hard to live up to, and fashions and trends in tourism are always changing. At The Hotel Engel, in Mellau, it was obvious their time of meeting...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower, Dornbirn
...real key for being able to build upwards. The ceilings make it possible to separate the corresponding floors with a non-combustible cover. The wooden beams are inlaid into a steel formwork of 8.1 x 2.7 meters; the distances in between...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...energy consumption to a minimum, so that a Passive House standard is almost reached. The added value for the Bregenzerwald region is the fact that approximately 85% of the work was awarded to Bregenzerwald craftsmen or to customers of the...
Student Housing, Rosenheim
...is designed according to aspects of low basic energy consumption and compliance with the open space requirements. The structure appears compact and closed to the outside, but it forms a formal opening to the southeast to Marienberger Strasse. A sense...
Hauser, Hohentannen
Abundant space in a simple shell. A house for a movement therapist and a music teacher should be designed according to the individual needs of its residents. But in the newly developed area, a large number of planning parameters had...
Inatura Museum, Dornbirn
...to bring the visitor back to the basement of the turnery. The connection to emergency exit stairs is accomplished via bridges. In front of the turning shop is the central wood-chip plant, which also supplies heating to surrounding urban buildings....
Convenience Store, Bizau
...of goods as well as allowing goods to be delivered efficiently and to improve storage conditions. The elongated new building now stands away from the street, directly on a steep edge of the terrain, to create parking spaces for motor...
House R, Rankweil
...village, which allows for cross-generational living and offers usable and enjoyable outdoor spaces. The project also took into account sustainability through the selection of ecological materials, working to low-energy house standards and planning for energy generation via geothermal heat pumps....
Hotel Hubertus, Balderschwang
...disassembled and restructured into the SPA reception. With the lobby opposite the main entrance it allows for the connection of the new building parts such as the car parking, outdoor sauna, massage and treatment barn, as well as to the...
Provost Residence St. Gerold, riding hall - renovation project, St. Gerold
...as the restaurant, access to the hall and the staff area is one floor below. This is also where the newly designed quarters for the therapy horses are located. They are housed in a partially covered paddock with light-flooded open...
TUM Friedrich N. Schwarz Research Station, Berchtesgaden
An alpine science station at altitude The Technical University of Munich chose a piece of forest at 1,262 meters above sea level over the national park town of Berchtesgaden as the building site for their research station. In order to...
Sutterlüty, Weiler
...sides; the lower slab constitutes the finished ceiling. To continue the atmosphere of the bright spruce ceiling, the main girders, which have a width of up to 72 cm, have also been integrated into the ceiling. For installation purposes, a...
Nürnbergkareal phase 1, Absam
...towards the south on the gently sloping slope of the Eichat district. The top volume is partly based on the underground car park for the entire area. The senior care rooms are located on its ground floor and are aligned...
Lexengasse, Liefering
...buildings, each holding 13 to 15 units, as well as a generously designed nursing home, with diverse accommodation and services for people with varying access needs and usage requirements. As a harmonious counterpart to the gabled detached houses on Lexengasse,...
Metzler-Holz KG - Storage Warehouse, Bezau
...drying of various products. With the requirement to use solid timber for the construction as much as possible, the idea came for to use fish-belly girders with a solid top chord, as well as diagonals of crossed 30 mm bar...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
...are shielded by being embedded in the façade itself. ~ The entire workshop area is designed to be as flexible as possible. The necessary cores functions of the workshop are located on the peripheral areas, so as not to impede...
Mühlweg, Wien
...from the 1960s to the west, with the adjacent green space to the east. The proximity to the plot boundaries, together with the arrangement of the buildings create an inner courtyard area which, despite its clear structure, is open to...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...village centre to the outskirts of the village. The differentiated composition of the two structures reacts to this specific situation. The eastern building is placed directly on the Jagdbergstraße. As the street grows denser in its approaches to the village...
Landratsamt, Miesbach
The administrative centre of Miesbach, Upper Bavaria, is to be renovated and expanded. In addition to a new office for the seat for the district, a conference centre, and a residential building with underground parking are planned. In a competition,...
Isar-Würm-Lech, Landsberg am Lech
...its own delivery zone. The existing workshop and cafeteria building is being reused as an area for work-related activities. The proposed timber construction, in combination with selected materials, provides a good basis for achieving the goals of energy-efficient construction. Particular...
YKK Passivetown, Kurobe
...The goal is to develop a construction system that presents innovative approaches to modern wood construction. It is especially important for these houses to be constructed quickly, particularly the wood components, to limit the necessary rain protection measures in terms...
Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase an der TUM, Munich
...philosophy of Kéré Architecture. Groundbreaking Ceremony LINK Fact Sheet Design Planning: Kéré Architecture Execution Planning: HK Architekten Usage: Nursery and kindergarten for the Technical University of Munich 5 stories Total capacity: 60 children, 12 for under-3s / 48 for over-3s...
3-fach Sporthalle, Kempten
...placed in relation to the existing buildings in order to create a sequence of three topographically staggered courtyard spaces that lead into the park, which is to be opened to the general public. Together with the school building and the...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
...The exterior design of the annex responds respectfully to the design quality of the previous building and integrates into a whole, while taking into account the agricultural form language in the overall appearance. The large-size sliding elements protect against the...
Greussinghof, Lauterach
...farm shop, with an adjoining conservatory. A second revenue stream for the family is the apartments that allow holidays on the farm, as well as a small seminar room, which offers an extremely stimulating atmosphere for small groups. The construction...
Cable Car Station, Nebelhornbahn, Oberstdorf - Kleinwalsertal
Filigree gateway to the mountains Nestled in the Allgäu Alps, the market town of Oberstdorf has grown into a renowned summer and winter sports destination. The existing valley floor Cable Car station to the Nebelhorn has now been replaced and...
Übermellen, Mellau
...to the highest standard. »It has created a whole new quality of design settlement.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann For this revitalisation the residential element is preserved, but undergoes major renovations. Higher rooms were asked for so the floor on...
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...
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...
High-rise residential building in timber - Grieser Auen, Bozen
...on an extensive green zone, which provides space for the playground of the nearby kindergarten and a football pitch. Shady plant islands are laid out on the invitingly designed forecourt, to which the two-storey arcades orient themselves, which enclose the...
Catholic Centre of Excellence, Salzburg-Herrnau
...car park. The two buildings form a concisely articulated gate to the monastery wall in order to illustrate their function as social contact points and to show the character of the parish garden as a generally accessible green space. The...
City of Wood, Bad Aibling
...green surroundings. The top floor offers a higher residential value due to its expansive sun terrace. The floor plans are optimised for function and cost. The exterior wall system is modular and consists of three levels; a statically relevant support...
Gaudier Bzreska Vocational School, Orleans
...a new building was commissioned. This new space, with a total of 5000 m², is completely dedicated to the training of woodcraft professions. Spacious, with room for the sun light to poor in, it had to be the embodiment of...
Interpark Focus - Impulszentrum, Röthis
A tower visible from afar. A front square and facilities for communal use. The Impulszentrum, Interpark Focus is the new administration and architectural centre of an industrial area in Feldkirch-Röthis. The “Interpark Focus” is a group of enterprises clustered together...
"Together House” Ellenbogen, Bezau
The balance of tradition and change. For more than a hundred years the distinctive Wälderhaus has shaped the district of Ellenbogen. In order to secure the continued existence of these traditional buildings this listed farm was converted into a contemporary...
Local History Museum, Alberschwende
...reuse is of crucial importance for the identity of the original structures and Alberschwende as a whole. The municipality and its mayor, Walter Rüf, decided to convert an old stable, located in second row of the village centre, into a...
Moosmann, Lauterach
...plot sandwiched between existing single family houses that did not seem to allow for any infill development. The parents of the client live on the east side of the site, and they helped to determine the position of the new...
Dorf, Warth
...are usually too big to be functional or attractive. The house in Warth is an opportunity to tackle these challenges and to add a new type of building to the community, a contemporary multi-family dwelling with appeal. The basic structure...
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...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
...it was decided to expand the complex to include a riding school for people with both developmental and physical disabilities. The new structure that houses the ridging school extends from the southwestern corner of the Priory framing the garden courtyard...
Zünd assembly and logistics hall, Altstätten
...structure emerged, which can be extended towards Industriestraße at a later date if required. Three central courtyards, which are located directly on the west side in the first phase of construction, are intended as open galleries that guide daylight into...
Educational campus at Sallerner Berg, Regensburg
...loggias, forms the transition from the residential area to the school grounds. A wide, gate-like passage into the inner courtyard formulates a clear location and provides an overview of the various building accesses. The primary school is set parallel to...
woodpassage
...term, which relieves our environment and contributes to improving the climate. Every trunk used from the forest creates space for new trees. While wooden buildings store carbon over their entire lifespan, the amount of wood used in the forest grows...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...pavilion. The two-storey building sits on the north-eastern edge of the plot, leaving enough space to the south and west for sun-flooded terraces with a wide view over the water. The large, glazed guest room also opens up to the...
Waste material collection centre Vorderland, Sulz
...the motorway is designed as a closed timber wall. The north facade, along the main road, develops from the closed motorway side to the open sawtooth ramp – from a closed formwork to a formwork with plexiglas panes in between....
TUM Center of Excellence, Garching
...values of the building shell, together with the connection of the building to district heating, leads to a total primary energy requirement of 134 kWh / m² a and exceeds the EnEV specifications of 240 kWh / m² a. The...
Fire department, Schnepfau
A striking structure wrapped in a finely knitted shell. In the village centre of Schnepfau a new fire station was built to replace old one, contemporary in its form and function and yet integrated into the regional building culture. The...
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...
Biomasseheizwerk, Zug
...the obvious functionality of the biomass heating plant. The natural timber, that forms a protective skin for the high-tech boiler system, demonstrates that timber is very well suited for this purpose and compliments the idea of using biomass for heating....
Recycling Centre Hofsteig, Lauterach
The form and colour language of the architecture acts as a simple framework for the presentation of the recyclable materials. The hall is designed as a pillar-free timber construction and forms an overall ensemble with the existing local biomass power...
A Senior Oasis, Weißenhorn
A serene view to the garden. Being together with friends in retirement, creating a home, a place for individual needs but also a place with a good sense of community – that was the request of the owner. The space...
BSBZ Agriculture School Vorarlberg - New Building Tract E, Hohenems
A flexible learning landscape with freedom. In the 1970s the technical agricultural and forestry school, near Hohnems, with its attached boarding facilities became the central training facility for Vorarlberg. In order to take into account the dynamic development of this...
Transfer Living Vorarlberg Blattur, Götzis
...one of the best ways for refugees to re-establish their roots and to locate and ground themselves.« explains co-initiator Andreas Postner To enable residents to enjoy time together a spacious lounge with a sunny outdoor seating area was created, welcoming...
Transfer Living Vorarlberg Hartmanngasse, Rankweil
...user groups are met. The economical interior openings create space for storage in the entrance areas to save on expensive basements. For cost reasons balcony systems are omitted, but generous French windows guarantee a light and sunny atmosphere for the...
Kaufmann, Reuthe
...timber construction and timber architecture. For this reason, it was a special challenge to design and deliver the perfect house that met both the needs of the location in Bregenzewald, and the owner’s expectations. The most important thing was to...
Kopf, Au
A pioneering example of prefabricated panel construction using glue-less, diagonally-dowelled, solid timber studs. The client runs a local sawmill which processes spruce, fir and larch from the region into timber for windows and construction, as well as planks for log...
Village Centre, Schwarzach
...to discuss alternatives. In the meantime, additional plots were purchased, opening the way for broader planning initiatives. Lang⁄ Schwärzler began to collaborate with Hermann Kaufmann, who had also participated in the competition. The planning was revised, while retaining aspects of...
Beck/Faigle, Hard
...so that it forms a courtyard together with the existing building. The house opens to the garden and to an old apple tree, which is included in the green living environment. The house highlights the courtyard formation by bringing the...
Scout Centre, Wolfurt
...toilet facilities and two group rooms. On the ground floor are also two group rooms, storage rooms, toilet facilities (accessible from outside for scout camp), and a small covered outdoor space. The demands on the planning were that the design...
Schlichtling, Telfs
...twelve apartments, ranging from one bedroom apartments to the west, to three bedroom apartments facing east. Medium size apartments are located in the centre of the building, extending through it from the balconies on the south side to the galleries...
Owens "House Drexel", Warth
...constructed the wider region has dramatically changed due to tourism however, Warth has manged to keep hold of a lot of its original charm. In order not to affect the atmospheric heritage of Warth, the “Haus Drexel” must be kept...
Changing Room - Pavilion, Lahti
...designed one timber building for the park. »Winner of the Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award 2010.« Wood in Culture Association Screws were used to put together the walls of the changing room from pillars bundled together in the shape...
Hotel Bellevue, Les Houches
Maintaining a traditional facade, but giving it an ecological and sympathetic ‘timber heart’. For an architect, accustomed to using their creative potential for the development of new, contemporary structures, this task presented an unusual challenge. A total reconstruction was required...
Spinnereistraße, Hard
Prefabricated timber allows for low-cost, social housing in the perfect central location. There is a huge demand for low-cost, social housing in the Bodensee community in Hard. The residential complex Spinnereistraße is located adjacent to existing residential complexes and the...
Sutterlüty City-Park, Dornbirn
...possible due to the static planning carried out at the time of construction, allowing for the new 21 residential and 2 office units to be built in this prime location. In order to create well-lit and high-quality living space the...
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...
Propstei St. Gerold - main building renovation, St. Gerold
...accessibility and infrastructure required for a modern seminar centre. In order to create space for a bright reception and access area, the floor plan of the compact building complex was closed in the south-west corner by a slim replacement building....
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...
Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...is airy and marked by a large number of unique elements. This is related to the decision to use timber from nearby forests: the length of the wood was limited to that which could be found locally. Gluelam technology was...
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...highly thermally insulated outer shell. The element construction method makes it possible to ideally use a large number of Egger products. In addition, the interior offers different applications for the products from Egger. The outward appearance of the hotel is...
Zerlauth, Frastanz
...on the urban periphery, densely surrounded by other structures. The view to the west extends to the Swiss Alps. Access to the house is from the east side, which is the highest point on the site and where one enters...
Nebelhornbahn Talstation - cable car station, Oberstdorf
A sophisticated and delicate gateway to the mountains. Nestled in the Allgäu Alps, the market town of Oberstdorf has evolved into a renowned summer and winter sports destination. The existing valley floor cable car to the Nebelhorn is to be...
Rectory, Krumbach
...Kaufmann, Bernardo Bader and René Bechter of Bechter Zaffignani conducted a study to strengthen the centre. If you want to achieve something in Vorarlberg, you have to build a house.” | Remarkable architecture: not rash, not cheaply plastered, but committed...
Hub, Egg
...is also reorganised; now in the basement area, where there used to be stables, is the cellar with a laundry room. The timber staircase is moved and incorporated into the beam structure. It is made by the client, as are...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Hostel, St. Gerold
...enough daylight into the interior, the ceiling had to be replaced to make room for a two-storey room. The lighting in the shop area also serves the adjacent rooms, as it brings daylight deep into the converted building and visually...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...noise and emissions, but opens up via the saw-tooth loading bay to the access road. It was desirable to reduce the number of materials and components used to just a chosen few, the large-scale roof construction transfers its static loads...
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....
Hofsteigstraße, Schwarzach
Redevelopment creates subsidised housing reaching Passive House standards. Running from the church to the communitycentre, Hofsteigstraße forms the centre of Schwarzach in Vorarlberg, Austria. The property located in this area was available for redevelopment after a fire, and it...
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...
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...
Children’s care centre, Zwischenwasser
...floor slabs and the roof are constructed of Kaufmann-BSH ceiling elements in standard dimensions. The same applies to the outer walls, where the same elements, in maximum thickness and 65 cm width, are used. The facade of the balcony fulfils...
Assisted living, Mittelberg
...addition, we are not convinced that it is right to expand the space around the area of the garage that is to be demolished, because it is too big in relation to the village. A structural consolidation at this point...
Hofsteigstraße H, Wolfurt
Lifting the housing complex out of the ordinary residential building design. The villages in the Rhine Valley are traditionally linear and made of old timber farmhouses. The Wolfurt Hofsteigstraße, where this residential complex is located, is still characterised as such....
Outer Lakeside City, Bregenz
...atria illuminate the basement where the lockers and toilet facilities are located. Here the underground car park is also directly connected to the station. The office zone is accessed via a central staircase, which is connected to the station forecourt...
Schwimmbad, Riezlern
In principle, the location of the existing swimming pool building is correct. A building at this point manages to form a clear demarcation to the nearby village street, and to record the alternation in the terrain. We therefore proposes to...
Stallinger, St. Georgen im Attergau
...slabs and the roof are constructed of Kaufmann-BSH ceiling elements in standard dimensions. The same applies to the outer walls, where the same elements, in maximum thickness and 65 cm width, are used. The facade of the balcony in front...
Raiffeisenbank, Bezau
...centre, the crucial question was: replacement or refurbishment? In particular, the question of energy consumption was crucial. Nevertheless, the client decided to continue to use the building and not to replace it. Key objectives of the renovations where to improve...
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...free the summit, to make it the centre of attention and to bring it to life when looking up at it from below or when you have ascended to the peak by train.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann To highlight the peak,...
B&O wooden multi-storey car park, Bad Aibling
...»We created an open structure for permeability, brightness and for the users’ sense of security. The challenge of the planning was to predict the movement behaviour as well as the swelling and shrinkage behaviour of the wooden beams. Problem solving...
Elma Alp, Mellau
...dovetails. The dovetail joints allow for the beams to interlock without gaps. Consequently, the end grain is not exposed to weathering. Spotless surfaces were not a priority; therefore no varnish, coating or tiling is used. From the ridge-beam to the...
Im Haag, Lauterach
High-quality and unobservable retreat areas increase living quality. A large building plot was reconfigured, due to the demolition of a centrally placed house, allowing two duplex units to be built. The elongated main structure, with its exact southern orientation...
Wälderbushaltestelle, Doren
...a renowned timber construction company in Vorarlberg. The materials not only give the bus stop an appealing appearance and organic integration into the landscape but also ensure optimal resistance to various weather conditions. Practical elements such as bicycle racks are...