Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...of the underground car park. The specified spans are implemented between 8 and 9 meters. Steel supports and steel girders approx. 70 cm high are set up on a solid basement level. Wood-concrete composite ceilings are laid on these steel...
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
...supports for vertical load transfer are also made of beech FSH. At halls 10 and 12, the floor slabs are planned in reinforced concrete. The roof over the seminar area is made of hollow box elements in timber. The existing...
Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...the wood industry in British Columbia sees enormous potential in solid timber structures. The structural properties are comparable to a steel or reinforced concrete construction, but they clearly are superior to more traditional construction materials in terms of sustainability and...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...the roof windows. Supporting structure The supporting structure is very simple like the building. Load-bearing walls and ceilings are made of solid timber elements. The elements are made of rough-sawn square timbers without glue (e.g dowel wood). The load transfer...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...and lies on a timber frame. | Like the foundations and the ramp elements, the problematic material stores are cast from concrete. The two office units are timber frame construction and are the only areas of the building that are...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...diving changing room and all public sanitary areas are located on the ground floor and can be accessed from the outside regardless of the gastronomy. In return, some storage areas were moved to the 1st floor, which are now connected...
Mühlweg, Wien
...prefabricated, laminated timber panels, while the basement is built of concrete and brick. The vertical loads are carried by insulated apartment partition walls and by the interior walls. Sound-absorbing floorplates are designed as continuous beams and extend above these transverse...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...the narrow property is not further restricted, and there are attractive views of the southwestern mountain ranges. Loggias and living spaces are therefore predominantly southwest oriented. In the east there are also two southeast oriented loggias with an additional garden...
Rathaus, Markdorf
...administration areas in the buildings are served by the adapted access structure. The upper floors of the new castle and the visitor’s toilet in the basement are reached by new stairs directly from the foyer. The areas municipal bodies and...
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
...solar collectors with a surface area of 100 m² will be installed for hot water and heating support. Due to the large demand for hot water in the boarding area, short connection lines for the use of the solar system...
Schmuttertal Secondary School, Diedorf
...layers: the classrooms form the outermost layer to the south and north, in the middle are adjoining rooms, while in the upper floors the learning landscapes alternate with open areas. The daylight penetrates deeply into the building via skylights and...
Community Centre, Ludesch
...wind and weather. Below these bitumen-clad timber slabs, adjustable, cable-mounted sunscreens shade the window areas. The lightly sloping terrain allows for skylights on the southeast side of the basement, providing daylight to the club rooms that are situated there. The...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...The developer Morscher Bau- & Projektmanagement GmbH from Mellau built a number of units that use the constructive language for which Vorarlberg is known. Most of the facades are made of wood – as are these two buildings. Morscher calls...
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
...demarcation of the monastery and the parish garden are still preserved. Spatial situation, town planning The southern foothills of the city of Salzburg are characterised by dense residential areas. Taking this into account the space is separated over two volumes....
Pflegeheim, Mauren
...and disposal rooms and the dementia group with 12 rooms, and also the residence and activation zones with covered terraces. On the first floor there are two living areas with 16 residents each. ~ The inner living areas are differentiated...
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...
Assisted living, Mittelberg
...to achieve the best possible accessible solutions, the main development level has been adapted to the level of the south easterly boundary. The main entrance, the garage entrance and the visitor parking are therefore also on this sub level. The...
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...
Ingeborg-Ortner-Children´s Home, Garching
...unit can be used independently of the others. They consist of lounges and corridors, the corridors are also available space for the children to use as play areas. The individual use units are separated by fire-retardant, room partitioning. The aim...
Bus Stop, Krumbach
...furniture in public space. All visible concrete surfaces are sandblasted, the timber construction elements are native spruce, the two benches are in solid oak, and the displays for the bus timetables are made of brass. All materials are untreated and...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...been set up towards the south, which is why the production area has to be separated by a fire wall. In the east and west, two narrow spaces encompass the volume they contain infrastructure facilities, workshops and areas for building...
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...areas in the basement with the overlying learning landscapes. From the central stairwell one arrives directly in the symmetrically arranged common areas. This valuable teaching zone was also planned for this area. The new teaching area will be integrated directly...
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,...
Am Garnmarkt, Götzis
...are shops and a child care centre called Spielschlössle, a full-time kindergarten that focuses on movement and physical activities. Office and service areas are planned on the upper floors, while the 2nd floor is already allocated to the needs of...
City of Wood, Bad Aibling
...the City of Wood presents themselves as a forward-looking solutions that comply, not only with the classic requirements such as statics, sound insulation and fire protection, but they also combine an intelligent building shell with the use of ecological building...
Olpererhütte, Zillertaler Alpen
...materials we can utilise. Also, the position allows a generous area to the south. The development is carried out, as it is now, on the southwest terrace and is organised with a certain separation of “day and overnight guests”. A...
Dorf, Warth
...the mountains, outdoor spaces are rarely used, because the climate usually does not cooperate. And on the days when this is possible, you are hardly at home because you are in the mountains. The loggias are intended primarily as a...
Wilbinger, Bezau
...the ridge axis, so that a central corridor is created. All four floor plans are divided into two halves: a northern side room zone and a living area with integrated dining area, and open kitchen oriented over the entire south...
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...
Stubenbach, Lech
...built in solid construction and the asymmetrical saddle roofs are covered in sheet metal. A fine vertical formwork, made of spruce boards, envelops the volumes, and windows and doors are also be made of timber. Walls and ceilings of the...
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...
Dorfhus, Düns
...are all oriented towards the village square. So the “hustle and bustle” can be observed very well from the cafe. The outdoor areas are designed as a small street cafe with trees. For events, the outdoor area can also be...
Waste material collection centre Vorderland, Sulz
...the two exit terminals. Trucks are also routed through the same entrance or exit, but they are guided around the building to the sawtooth ramp. The parking spaces for the customers and employees are located directly next to the entrance...
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...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...at ground level from Jagdbergstrasse. Between the two buildings is a planted green area with seating that invites the residents to enjoy and share them. Both house entrances are oriented towards it and the children’s playground can also be clearly...
energie campus montafon, Vandans
...extensive gallery areas. Above this are the training rooms for electrical engineering, IT technology and commercial training. These are functionally structured and clearly organised. On the floor, bright communal areas are arranged around a spacious roof terrace, which allows unobstructed...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
Sustainability is not a ‘buzzword’, it is the driving force behind this project. Constructing big retail centres on the outskirts of towns is often an exercise in ticking boxes, with an aim to create something as cheaply as possible with...
Student Housing, Rosenheim
...needs to be promoted and therefore they are grouped together in clusters, whose common areas open up to the inner green zone and are accessed by arcades. In order to ensure high quality standards for the student rooms, they are...
Simma Electronic, Egg
...are of hybrid construction and are organised around the atrium, which is flooded with light and covered by a large skylight. The invitingly designed reception area for customers is open and transparent, while the staff have a separate entrance to...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...the second floor. The third floor is intended as a social area for employees or for training. There is a spacious roof terrace that offers a generous panoramic view of Egg. The upper floors are connected by spacious airy walkways,...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower, Dornbirn
...the research project “LifeCycle Tower”. This research project consists of experts in architecture, structural engineering, building engineering, technology and process management who are working collectively to develop a solution for sustainable urban development. Their detailed and in-depth work proves that...
YKK Passivetown, Kurobe
...These spaces are not designated for living but rather serve as areas for necessary infrastructure and storage. The apartments are arranged starting from the second floor. New residential houses are being constructed in the park, embodying the concept of living...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
...the glass walls on the inside to provide support against the wind are similarly unpretentious, since they are almost invisible in back-lit conditions. Timber and steel are used to their maximum effect in this project, with clear architectural intentions. ...
Zerlauth, Frastanz
The antithesis of cubist architecture, open angular rooms under an abstract roof. Frastanz, in Austria, is home to a large number of international businesses. In contrast to the Bregenzerwald region, this area is firmly in the grip of a...
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...from the central reception core, the fitness, wellness and sports medicine areas in the southern part of the building, as well as the hotel area with breakfast and seminar rooms in the northern part of the building, are fully accessible....
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....
Convenience Store, Bizau
...the retail areas and the adjoining rooms on the ground floor are in the earth and are therefore built in solid construction. The living structure on the upper floor was constructed from prefabricated timber elements with a roof structure made...
Residenticial and Commercial Building, Natter, Bezau
...street space and to create a green open area to the back. From there, the residential areas are accessed, while the business zones face the street. In the south there are public parking spaces under a slightly protruding side of...
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 1, Jenbach
...and large community space. There are also all larger apartments arranged here, as family-friendly living is the main objective. The second construction phase, with 25 units, is arranged on the sites boundary line, offering good south orientation. Underground garages with...
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 2, Jenbach
...developed and which is designed to be a children’s play area and large community space. There are also all larger apartments arranged here, as family-friendly living is the main objective. The second construction phase, with 25 units, is arranged on...
Primary & Elementary School, Schwarzach
...west on the existing gym. The rooms for the elementary school, including the management offices, are located upstairs. The rooms for the main school are located on the ground floor. The special education rooms, which are used by both schools,...
A Senior Oasis, Weißenhorn
...made of solid timber combined with an enclosed front façade. The glazed rhombus ledges are made of White Door. For the horizontal construction layers, a solid ceiling system made of dowel timber elements was chosen. The high value of the...
Biomass Heating Plant, St. Christoph
...building are the warehouse and the boiler house. The supply of wood chips and disposal of the ash takes place via the south-facing gates. Construction The heating plant building is planned in solid construction. The support structure, exterior walls and...
Sutterlüty, Weiler
...interior space at a height of 5 m. It also projects to both the north and the south, protecting the exterior walls. ~ The roofing slab consists of spruce hollow-core elements that are placed between the outer walls and the...
Environmental Education Center Britzer Garten, Berlin
...of silver fir. The ceiling rims and the diagonal beams are also in silver fir. As a contrast to the warm natural tones of the shell, the materials used for the design of the interior surfaces are in a cooler...
Environmental Education Centre Britzer Garten, Berlin
...necessary via folding walls. There is also the possibility to open the windows to the terrace, so you can include the covered outdoor area during events. ~ Opposite the multifunctional room is the large seminar room. This can also be...
TUM Friedrich N. Schwarz Research Station, Berchtesgaden
...has a wet room and can be used as a wheelchair-accessible guest room if required. The sleeping areas for a total of 44 people are on the upper floor. Two of the four-bed bunks are connected to each other via...
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...
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...
B&O Villen, Bad Aibling
...of cross-laminated timber are built on top of the two solid base storeys. The rounded façades are covered with spruce shingles. The buildings are designed as efficiency houses 55 and are connected to the local heating system of the settlement....
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...in which the side rooms are located towards the mountain and the guest rooms are arranged in a band along the valley side, therefore almost every table is placed by a window. Where the tables are in a nook, on...
Unterfeldstraße, Ludesch
...highest rating, making the 27 unit housing association project, the equivalent of European Energy Award Gold.« Clare Nash, Contemporary Vernacular Design The two three-storeys are constructed in a mixed construction of load-bearing frame timber elements in combination with glue laminated...
Changing Room - Pavilion, Lahti
...of a saw blade. Vertical windows are lined between the pillars, which form curving walls on a 360 mm steel base, cast inside a 200 mm concrete slab. The pillars support two radial frames of laminate beams that are slotted...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa - Lounge/Reception, Hirschegg
...interior rooms are clad with filigree formwork boards, while the floors are covered with hard-wearing industrial parquet. Solid rammed earth walls regulate the humidity in the hotel lobby as well as in the wine cellar and create a balanced climate....
Exhibition Hall, Murau
...The floor and walls are designed as ribbed panels made of 3-layer laminate, as are the canopies, which take over the horizontal reinforcement of the building. The entire structure can easily be disassembled into 2.40 m wide elements and rebuilt....
Gymnastics and Celebration Hall, Muntlix
...keeping with the neighbourhood of large farmhouses, barns and smaller sheds, which line the village street. The timber cladding also corresponds to the buildings of the region. From the light, almost elegant area created with a ‘glass cube’ under the...
Burger, Wolfurt
...floor. The heating concept integrates a wood-burning stove in the living area, which heats both the supply air and the hypocaust. The basement is completely unheated. The solar collectors are used for hot water and are installed in the facade....
Kaufmann, Reuthe
...homely house. Therefore, the rooms are finished in warm larch or fir wood and the ceiling panels absorb sound. A special feature is the sleeping area is the integration of a small sauna and relaxation room. The generous bathroom, also...
Outer Lakeside City, Bregenz
...is reduced in order to make the building’s tower appear leaner, and to emphasise the height. The main development is accessible via the station square, while the first floor is also connected to the new ramp. Beneath the new ram...
LifeCycle Tower
...been eliminated. Reservations are also had regarding the durability and safety of timber. The world’s tallest timber building to date, an eight-story timber construction housed on a concrete ground level was recently completed in London – facilitated by specific building...
Münchner Str. Hausner Grenzweg, Munich
...surfaces of the rooms; only on the ground floors can the solid timber ceilings be seen. The floor coverings are designed as parquet or tiles depending on the room function.| The owners wanted a development with a contemporary design with...
Heldenstraße, Feldkirch-Altenstadt
...site boundary to create space to the south for an inviting garden area with children’s playgrounds and vegetable patches. The residential units are grouped around a central access wing, in which the storage areas are also laid out. Each apartment...
Hofsteigstraße, Schwarzach
...was decided to have the buildings reused as a residential area for young families. The elongated area is enclosed on the north side by a steep slope and on the south side by the Schwarzach itself. The six multi-family dwellings...
Hatlerstraße, Dornbirn
...m² (most of the apartments are 56 m²). All apartments have a balcony or terrace that are oriented to the south. Due to the location of the building on the busy Hatlerstraße the balconies have movable glass protective shields. The...
Greussinghof, Lauterach
Variation of agriculture spaces creates economic diversity. Agricultural construction is usually determined by insurmountable constraints, as well as by system providers, who are interested cost, but miss any architectural approach. Alternatives to this are appearing, designed for those that are...
TUM Center of Excellence, Garching
...the stiffening core of the building. In addition, a wall plate extending over all floors acts as stiffening. The basement is the only core area. The facade of the office rooms on the upper floors are surrounded by triple glazing....
New housing, Krumbach
...behind the bus stop, while the residential building to the north has moved closer to the road. This creates a clearly defined outdoor space on which the public spaces of assisted living are aligned. Through this forecourt all functions are...
Heimat Österreich, Salzburg-Liefering
...was designed to optimally illuminate the shared lounges to the southwest. The common areas of the residential groups, meeting point and the terraces are oriented towards the sun. The location of the building was centred, giving the terrace an unobstructed...
Isar-Würm-Lech, Landsberg am Lech
The entire workshop area is kept as flexible as possible. The necessary pillars are located on the peripheral areas, so as not to impede further development or internal growth. A partial expansion is planned in the first and second building...
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...
Landratsamt, Miesbach
...west for a courtyard, which illuminates the upper floors. The outer walls are designed as timber elements with a painted timber façade and inside they are clad with timber panelling. The ceilings are designed as a hybrid construction of timber...
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....
Transfer Wohnraum Vorarlberg Froschweg, Dornbirn
...wing on Froschweg has three floors. The building with 21 residential units has a large area of glazing that faces north, housing the entrance area. From here the bicycle store and additional storage areas are accessible. The staircase with lift...
Educational campus at Sallerner Berg, Regensburg
A school at the cusp An extensive school campus is to be built on the northern edge of the historic Danube city of Regensburg. The competition site is located in the area between open landscape and urban residential area on...
Gantner/Bundschuh, Sulzberg
...window on the top floor gives the impression of that behind the knitted façade, clad with arched shingle; there are significant handcrafted treasures from the classic period to be discovered, and there are. The tiles of the ceramic heating oven...
Nebelhornbahn Talstation - cable car station, Oberstdorf
...ensure smooth operation. The warehouse and offices, with a view of the middle station, are located on the upper floors, while the compact staff apartments with private garden areas are located on the hillside, protected from view to enable privacy....
High-rise residential building in timber - Grieser Auen, Bozen
...access areas in the south-east of the building structure. These covered open spaces form a weather-protected meeting place and serve as a filter zone for the users of the community meeting place, which is located in the two basement floors....
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...
Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...not used due to its environmental impact. Therefore, together with structural engineer and carpenter Konrad Merz, Kaufmann developed adequate frame elements by creating double and triple layers of jointed solid timber beams. The details are simple and the joints require...
Hotel Engel, Mellau
...appearance of the entire house and some rooms also had to be refreshed. The result is 5 new rooms to the southwest under the new roof that form the premium offer of the hotel. To the northeast, the building is...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
...those who come after us.« Arnold Hirschbühl, Bürgermeister A first phase of work saw the design and construction of multi-family houses that contributed to forming the town’s central focus area. The demand for these units exceeded expectations, so a second...
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...
3-fach Sporthalle, Kempten
A pillar construction as a place maker. The town of Kempten is considered the educational and administrative centre of the surrounding Allgäu region. A new triple sports hall, for up to 800 spectators, is to be built on the site...
Olpererhütte, Ginzling
...never more so reflected, than in this project. »The only indulgence is a gigantic panoramic window overlooking the valley. That is, after all why people come up here.« Best of Austria 2009 Construction at great heights did, and still does,...
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...
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....
Wagner GmbH, Nüziders
...large office windows, which manage without any ventilation wings. Inside, wooden surfaces dominate with sawn beech wall cladding and bespoke solid beech furniture. The ventilation integrated in the balustrade is also clad in sawn beech. For the floor, in the...
Oxa Store, Bildstein
...utilitarian to meet the goal of creating a solid economic base for running the business, while still maintaining a level of intrigue; people could see that something new has sprung up alongside the OX. In addition to everyday goods, the...
Dorner Electronic, Egg
...90 employees. Thanks to the company’s consistent support and provision of software and hardware solutions, today it is global market leader in its sector. The original plant was designed by Leopold Kaufmann in 1977 and he was also responsible for...
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...
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...
Bösch Tisch + Küche Boutique, Dornbirn
A quick realisation of a modern retail space. After a very short renovation phase of just 5 weeks, the table and kitchenware business “tisch + kultur” opened in Dornbirn’s marketplace. The premises of the former opticians was quickly adapted, becoming...
Interpark Focus - Jura, Röthis
Open flexible design in the work place. The new administrative centre of the original Jura building, which was completed three years ago, now forms the entrance to the 120,000 m² business park Interpark Focus. Pivoting around a central open square,...
The Headquarters of Künz GmbH, Hard
Künz GmbH in Hard is one of the oldest companies in Vorarlberg’s engineering industry. The industrial area at Hard needs to be extended to include an office building. For this, the family business ran a competition. The challenge was to...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa – Extension of the main building, Hirschegg
Clam, clarity and functionality for a five century old family business. The extensive building complex of the nature hotel Chesa Valisa is located on a gently sloping south-east slope above the village centre of the historic Walser settlement of Hirschegg....
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...
Schule am Hang, Frankfurt
...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...
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...
Awarded 1st place in the bid for Russareal Lochau
...the Toni-Ruß-Straße is also four-stories but, due to the larger spaces between floors, has a slightly larger structure height. Due to the basic structure, it is possible that the existing open spaces of the urban development to the east are...
1st prize for a proposed development of the former Spicher school
...approximately 7,500 square meter area is located between Metzstraße to the north, Koboldstraße to the west of the Stadtberger Straße and the Spicherer Straße to the east. A total of 70 timber-framed apartments are planned, including fully accessible living and...
Awarded 1st place for the new Zünd Systemtechnik project in Altstätten
...this in mind, three central atriums are proposed, which are located directly on the west facade. They are intended to be open galleries that run over three floors. This would result in three workplaces on each of the upper floors,...
Insight into the exciting YKK project in Japan - exclusive interview with the project team
...our own position. As the planning architects for YKK, what is your role in the project? HK: As the planning architects we are responsible for the design, construction, and materialisation. The plans are drawn in Japan based on our designs....
Hermann Kaufmann Awarded Bezau Assisted Living Development
...a Passive House. Parking spaces and the underground car park are in the north of the building, while the southern areas have been persevered for recreation and include the orchard, the open play area and a vegetable and herb garden....
Ground-breaking ceremony for the residential complex in Schnifis
...square meters of floor space. 80 percent of the apartments are also accessible. In the outdoor area, both a playground and visitor parking are to be created. The construction period for the major project is set as 18 months. Depending...
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...
Gault&Millau award: The Organic Hotel Schwanen in Bregenzerwald was awarded as "The Hotel Of The Year 2023". Congratulations to the family business!
...im Hotel mittlerweile an ihren Sohn Emanuel übergeben, der nun das Biohotel in fünfter Generation führt. Die Zimmer im Schwanen sind ein Traum. Solide Weißtannenwände, von Handwerkern gezimmert, das Parkett aus Eichenholz, eine klare Linienführung und der bewusste Verzicht auf alles,...
Schmuttertal Gymnasium Diedorf wins the DGNB award Building Sustainable 2016
...balance, and the wood-concrete ceilings reduce fluctuations in temperature. The use of highly efficient technical solutions and a photovoltaic system are the reason why more energy is generated than consumed. The Schmuttertal Secondary School in Diedorf not only achieves the...
New building in Neubaugasse
...three buildings, on a plot of about 4,300 m2. The former Mayor Elmar Kolb was also present at the ground-breaking ceremony as a representative of the parish of Lauterach. “We are very pleased to be able to do our part...
24.-25. April | Mission: Climate-friendly timber construction culture | Lecture Christoph Dünser
...construction offensive and in cooperation with vorarlberger holzbau_kunst, Proholz Bayern and Lignum Holzwirtschaft Schweiz. Vanue: Graf Zeppelin Haus, Friedrichshafen Lecture: Christoph Dünser, HK Architects Day 2 at 11:30 | Topic: Structural building with hardwood Tickets and further information at: proHolzBW...
IZM - Illwerke Zentrum Montafon nominated for State Prize for Architecture and Sustainability 2014
“The interplay between innovative and energy-efficient solutions with the highest architectural quality makes this an important contribution to a liveable Austria. All the award winners demonstrated that sophisticated architecture, resource-saving construction, energy efficiency and a style of architecture that is...
Lecture Detail Congress 2019
...planners, top-class personalities from architecture and research shed light on the topic from different perspectives. Building projects are presented and solutions and reference projects are shown that represent and reflect upon the critical subject of “rural space”. The experts explain...
School nominated for prestigious sustainable building award in Germany
...highly efficient technical solutions and a photovoltaic system are the reason why more energy is generated than consumed. The Schmuttertal Secondary School in Diedorf not only achieves the German plus energy standard, it is also modular, allowing for agility in...
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...
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...
The most beautiful books in Austria 2008: Hermann Kaufmann Woodworks
...considered excellent. With 211 submitted publications, from more than 100 publishers and designers, this year saw the largest number of entries. The competition “The most beautiful books in Austria” is annually published by the Federal Ministry of Education, the Arts...
The Olpererhütte Ginzling receives the Best Architects Award 2009
The “Best Architects 09” award received the highest number of entrants since the awards were founded. 189 outstanding projects were submitted to the award. This year’s jury found it particularly difficult to select the best of the best. A total...
Hermann Kaufmann receives the Toni Russ Prize
Hermann Kaufmann, for who wood has been a passion since his childhood, has won the 34th Dr Toni Russ Award. Vorarlberg’s architectural scene is a worldwide sensation. It is “The ramifications and impact of this scene are vast and cannot...
Experts discuss the very best Timber has to offer
...the Blaha in Korneuburg. The lecture schedule includes special projects, such as the SWG screw production hall and the St. Michael training centre. Examples from residential construction are also included. From architects to structural engineers and students, everyone is invited...
Role Model Recycling Centre in Langerringen - Germany
...This center will allow for barrier-free and covered disposal of recyclable materials on every business day. The planned center will also house the Augsburg waste management office and provide a learning space for school classes. Architect Frank Lattke, who is...
Recognition for ‘Haus der Kinder’ at the Holzbaupreis Tirol 2015
...celebrities, business leaders and politicians joining the evening, the event was a must attend social gathering. Attendees included LHStv. ÖR Josef Geisler, LR Patricia Zoller-Frischauf, LR Johannes Tratter and the Chamber of Economics’ President Jürgen Bodenseer. For the fifth time,...
Ceremonial inauguration of the Schmuttertal High School in Diedorf
...aspects in the design. In Diedorf, this was achieved through the use of optimised timber construction solutions and compliance with a defined energy specification. As a result, the plus-energy standard in timber construction, and the development of new solutions for...
Groundbreaking ceremony, Munich - Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase TUM, cooperation with Francis Kéré
...this exceptional design by Kéré Architecture and will continue to do so. For the childcare project, they are receiving support from GAPP GmbH in Munich, which has been entrusted with professional project control and construction project management. Further information: ...
klima: aktiv Gold for Multi-Apartment Construction in Sulzberg
...aktiv Bauen und Sanieren” found an absolute winner in this project. The multi-family dwelling achieved 979 points, the highest point number of all multi-family buildings in Austria so far and therefore exceeding the requirements of 900 points, making it a...
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...
New Caritas headquarters build begins in Salzburg
...subsidised apartments will be built. In addition to administration departments, the new Caritas headquarters will also include social counselling and a new Carla second-hand shop. The construction is scheduled to be completed in March 2019. In the new Caritas headquarters,...
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...and its processing. Tradition and innovation are always in vivid change. New construction and construction in existing buildings are equally familiar. We are part of tour architecture is rooted in the landscape of Vorarlberg and the interplay between the natural...
40th Anniversary
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...as a solid basis for our plan to leave a well-trodden path pursuing new innovative developments, with enthusiasm, celebrating the joy in discovery. » My team and I want to try something new. We are not interested in just recreating...
WOODBOX
...The compact exhibition inside the box explains why wood makes an important contribution to climate protection and shows fifty examples of modern wooden buildings. Where Woodbox makes it’s stops, there will also be architecture talks and a citywide dialogue created....
Corporate Timber. Schraubenwerk mit Holz
Pushing the Limits of Hardwood The new production hall of the SWG screw factory in Gaisbach is a pioneering building for timber construction. The architecture sets new standards for the use of hardwood and re-explores the limits of the future-oriented,...
DETAIL Special - Hermann Kaufmann Architekten
Ecological, durable and climate-friendly: the buildings by Hermann Kaufmann and HK Architekten set standards in a wide variety of aspects. This monograph documents ten future-orientated timber buildings by HK Architekten, which show how softwood and hardwood are used as construction...