Project Information
Arch. DI Roland Wehinger
DI (FH) Christian Hafenmayer
Jörg Braun
bis Frühjahr 2022, Wolfgang Hammerer
Builder-Owner
Illwerke vkw AG
Location
Lech
Completition
2022
Project Phases
Extension
Biomasseheizwerk Lech
Biomass heating plant – extension 2021, Lech
Rights
Photo Roland Wehinger
Text HK Architekten
- Mader Flatz ZT GmbH
- Building Physics
WSS Wärme + Schallschutz, Thomas Schwarz - Heating Ventilation and Sanitary Planning
Wagner GmbH
Biomass heating plant – extension 2021, Lech
The expansion of the Stubenbach district made the heating capacity of the two existing biomass boilers in the Lech too low. After initially considering 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.
The challenge of the extension lay in the limited space of the building plot. Wedged between the Lechtalstraße and the Zürsbach, the footprint of the existing building follows the curvature of the road. For the existing building, the height is also dependent on the slope of the road. The new construction continues this slope of the road initially, and then it reaches the peak height possible in the areas of the new boiler house and then slopes back down towards the areas for the storage yard, undulating with the terrain.
