Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
Taking timber innovation to new heights in Canada. The University of British Columbia creates an ambitious skyscraper, taking timber construction to new heights. The Brock Commons dormitory in Vancouver, Canada designed for 400 students is the tallest mass timber building...
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...
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...
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....
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower, Dornbirn
...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 are...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...of timber required can be reduced to a minimum, saving resources. The world’s largest roof structure made of BauBuche demonstrates the scale which contemporary timber engineering can now go to. It was never possible to build to these dimensions before....
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....
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
...ventilation and artificial lighting. Fire compartmentation In accordance with the specifications, the individual halls are each designed as separate fire compartments with fire compartment forming components in fire resistance class REI90 and A2. The fire compartment formation between hall 12...
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...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...be added to the cafe for special occasions. Internal organisation and office landscape The internal organisation of the building is completely flexible. It enables both open room concepts and small-scale rooms. This allows the building to adapt itself to changing...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
...centre for these two areas is aimed for. Own central equipment for kitchen ventilation, gym and food processing. Isothermal air intake at 22 ° C in summer and winter. To ensure the constant supply air temperature in the ventilation units...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...the largest number of gimmicks imaginable. Sutterlüty’s new commercial centre in Hohnems was designed to be the antithesis of those ubiquitous, glaring, banal shaped boxes. »This shopping centre demonstrates that retail complexes do not have to be bland or impersonal.«...
Recycling Centre Hofsteig, Lauterach
...divides into the different recycling zones. The traffic flow is resolved in such a way that the customer and industrial truck traffic does not cross. Cyclists also get their own unrestricted lane which contributes to the promotion of cycling. In...
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,...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...say ‘grand’, ‘incredible’ and ‘ingenious’. This definitely applies to the bank in Egg.« Best of Austria 2010/2011 The plan is to build a 4-storey, fully timber-framed bank with a total floor space of more than 1,400 m². The individual storeys...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
...integrated planning process was adopted, creating a holistic approach to planned sustainability« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann The new IWL stands out because it’s unique in comparison to the usual commercial buildings. The overall design is subject to pragmatic criteria...
Provost Residence St. Gerold, riding hall - renovation project, St. Gerold
...connects the Walgau with the Bregenzerwald. During the following periods, buildings in the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classicist architectural styles supplemented the Romanesque core to form a monastery complex with an attached farm. In 1958, the historical walls were rededicated...
Wagner GmbH, Nüziders
Architecture that reflects the values of the company: efficient, innovative and precise. The company Wagnertec, in Nüziders, manufactures chrome components for plant engineering, energy suppliers and building services. In order to enable the future development of the business, the administrative...
TUM Friedrich N. Schwarz Research Station, Berchtesgaden
...a shower chamber; the rooms for lecturers have their own bathrooms. The structures in contact with the ground are made of reinforced concrete. All other room-forming components are made of solid timber. The outer walls were built from cross laminate...
Lexengasse, Liefering
Space for community and security. On the north-western edge of the city of Salzburg agricultural land permeates the detached housing and commercial zones. In this heterogeneous area a compact, high density housing project is planned. The area encloses five, three-storey...
B&O wooden multi-storey car park, Bad Aibling
...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 at its best.« Andreas Ströhle M.Sc....
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...
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...
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...
Simma Electronic, Egg
Choreographed view axes into the mountains. On the historic country road leading from the village centre of Egg to the neighbouring municipality of Schwarzenberg, three plots of land have been claimed to create a small business park. The newly built...
Wildpark, Pforzheim
...and perspectives. Outdoor facilities The environment should remain forest and be as natural as possible. The gravel of the paths runs through the courtyard, also trees for shading are to be planted here. The outdoor space runs through the building....
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...
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...
Housing Estate Michaelipark, Augsburg
...residential buildings can move closer to each other in an east-west direction. This leads to differentiated and characterful outdoor spaces: despite the high density, the pleasant character of a smaller residential complex is created. The buildings are formed from state...
House R, Rankweil
...made hand in hand with the architect and craftsmen, one that was discussed and created together. A house tailored to us, one that gives us a feeling that money can’t buy. It is our house.« Client R. The position of...
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...
"Together House” Ellenbogen, Bezau
...in silver fir. »Our goal was to preserve the charm of the old and bring it into harmony with the functional requirements of today.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann | Two-thirds of the trades were carried out by craftsmen from...
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...
B&O Villen, Bad Aibling
...renewable energies. In the core of the neighbourhood, two compact urban villas face a park containing old trees and a small pond. Each volume is divided into three generously designed terraced house units, which are formed by vertical sequences of...
energie campus montafon, Vandans
...centre for apprentices. The compact building blends into the growing ensemble and is connected to the central administration building by a carefully landscaped park. On top of the concrete basement, with technical and service zones, four storeys were built in...
Rathaus Quartier B1+B2, Hohenems
Residential development in sustainable wood construction
Kaufmann, Lingenau
...was provided by the municipality Lingenau for a very low price, as the builder comes from the village. The construction costs were very limited and it was only due to the fact that the family did almost everything together with...
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
...tradition in the implementation of modern wooden structures.« DI Christian Lenz & Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann A box-like classroom block projects into the courtyard. It is separated from the existing walled structures by glass walls featuring slender mullions. Small...
Transfer Living Vorarlberg Hartmanngasse, Rankweil
...been accepted. Neighbourhood, encouraging neighbourly attitudes, and the added value this brings to the environment were important to the concept from the beginning.« explains co-founder Andreas Postner Due to the variable apartment sizes and room combinations, the needs of different...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...the east side, which are oriented towards the morning sun through a generously dimensioned, floor-to-ceiling window element. Behind them are the warehouses for problematic substances. The volume has a closed facade structure against the busy traffic routes to protect against...
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...
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...
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...
Mühlweg, Wien
...common – a commitment to a good cause.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann, DI Johannes Kaufmann Selected from the public competition was the proposal from Johannes and Hermann Kaufmann. Tit was a site-specific design that linked the existing residential buildings...
Center for Children - Steinbockallee, Rum
A timber and concrete hybrid, creating openness and energy efficiency. Residential development in Rum made it necessary to build another kindergarten. The centre for children creates, with the two residential buildings, a three-sided enclosed courtyard. It is a semi-public place,...
Nürnbergkareal phase 2, Absam
...subsidies.«. Managing Director of Neue Heimat Tirol Hannes Gschwentner Even with the houses that were completed previously, there was a desire to promote good cooperation between the residential communities through architectural decisions. |The entire development could be planned traffic-free, a...
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...
Kaeser Ladepark, Coburg
The charging park is a counter-design to the insincerity of globalised petrol station concepts in order to meet the need for “fuel” at a local level in a holistic new way. Architecture and open space design go hand in hand...
Extension of the Bundeswehr kindergarten, Ulm
...cosy atmosphere. A construction of glue-free joined, stacked board elements for walls and ceilings ensures simple building processes. The foundation slab is cast from recycled concrete. The flat roof is extensively greened and forms generous cantilevers for constructive sun protection....
Moosbrugger, Bizau
...alternates around the windows and parapets. The porches on the south side are integrated into the appearance. | In the implementation, a high importance was placed on regional value creation. The spruce and fir timber needed for the construction comes...
Pflegeheim, Mauren
...created to feel good. The facade is to be clad with a rough-sawn timber formwork. A mineral coating ensures decades of durability. The white colour of the building gives it a timeless elegance and blends calmly into the surrounding buildings....
Olpererhütte, Ginzling
...dialog with the surrounding world of stone. | The hut has been deliberately been designed as a refuge and not as a hotel. It is a summer hut; the comfort is equal to the expectations for such a location. The...
Ölzbündt, Dornbirn
...a cement wall. The twelve apartments are compactly organised. Each of the units has either two or three rooms and all apartments feature a large room that makes use of the full depth for cooking, dining and living. The narrow...
IZM Illwerke Zentrum Montafon, Vandans
...present draft is the use of timber in the structure. This requires compensatory measures to meet the fire protection requirements, which, according to the current state of standardisation, lead to a higher level of fire protection than conventional buildings. The...
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...
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...commercial building to the private underground car park. The underground car park extends, following the course of the terrain, from the commercial building to the residential building in the north. Thus, it is possible with only one exit to reach...
woodpassage
...construction. About 13 cubic meters of wood were needed for the construction of these 4 gates. This amount grows back in Europe’s forests in 1/2 a second. Furthermore about 13 tons of CO2 are permanently bound in the wood of...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Hostel, St. Gerold
...stage includes the renewal of the restaurant. In the second step, additional guest rooms complete the hostel. The third stage comprises the northern bunk building with official apartments. Only in the fourth phase does the main building receive attention. For...
Neubaugasse, Lauterach
...character of the mixed neighbourhoods. With this in mind, a family-friendly and affordable residential complex was built in the north-west of the market town of Lauterach on land owned by the parish. Three compact volumes form a small ensemble in...
Propstei St. Gerold – main building renovation St. Gerold
The Propstei, a listed hotel and seminar building, has been undergoing renovation since September 1, 2021. HK Architects were commissioned to preserve the building’s history while meeting modern requirements. The renovation focused on ensuring the Propstei’s preservation for at least...
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....
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...
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...
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...
High-rise residential building in timber - Grieser Auen, Bozen
...of reinforced concrete. The predominantly prefabricated components are appealing due to their resource-saving production and the corresponding significantly reduced construction time. The modules only have to be assembled on site, which minimises noise and dirt pollution for the surrounding area....
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...
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....
Fernpassstraße, Munich
...use in the manufacture and processing of building materials. Timber offers the best alternative to reduce the environmental impact significantly and permanently. Complex details such as fire protection, moisture protection and sound insulation have to be considered and a solution...
Hub, Egg
...quality of living. To reach this goal, we were in multiple conversations and discussions with Hermann Kaufmann, their suggestions and ideas where an indispensable help.« Builder Jodok Fetz When a carpenter builds their own home, great things are possible. The...
YKK Passivetown, Kurobe
Living in the Park For the ‘Passive House Town 5’ project, an alternative approach was chosen compared to previously realized projects. Three tall buildings with a square footprint provide sufficient living space. Ground floor areas are connected through generous roofs....
Rectory, Krumbach
...core. A true landmark is the new rectory, where the whole village meets in the hall and in the library.« Andres Herzog “For a long time, the Vorderwald was dormant” says Hirschbühl. “It was an opportunity to set up an...
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....
Schlichtling, Telfs
...north. Adjoining two rows of north-south oriented apartment buildings by Hubert Riess, also built of timber. This structure extends from east to west, featuring access galleries and a north-facing staircase, similar to that in the “Ölzbündt” complex. The building contains...
UmweltBank, Nürnberg
Vorarlberg electricity Network - Operations Office, Lindenberg
Wide network – Compact container The small town of Lindenberg in Westallgäu is integrated into the supply network of the Vorarlberg energy company VKW. In a mixed use and widely spread area to the west of the town centre, the...
Ingeborg-Ortner-Children´s Home, Garching
...which also provide sun protection, serve to protect the recessed facade surfaces from the elements. The flat roof is beautifully landscaped. In order to ensure the most flexibility of use, the day care centre was divided into three units. Each...
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...
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...
Hotel Hubertus, Balderschwang
...rooms round off the construction project. With the exception of the stables, the components were built in solid construction, insulated according to the latest ENEV requirements and finished with a natural timber facade. Due to the geographical situation of the...
Hauser, Hohentannen
...already been determined. One of the challenges of the project was to develop a high degree of autonomy and creativity within the predefined strict framework. »Many build only once in a lifetime. Therefore, it is natural for us to get...
Local History Museum, Alberschwende
The transformation of an agricultural utility building into a special space for festive occasions that documents local history. Alberschwende is a community of over 300 people, located between the Bregenzerwald and the Rhine Valley. The characteristic village centre, with a...
Moosmann, Lauterach
...building and of the entrance, which is used by both families. The southward sloping terrain allowed for direct access to the new living⁄ dining level from the road; a short external staircase leads to the garden. A solid basement level...
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....
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...
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
...architecture. This same effective and impactful simplicity is applied to the ecological functionality of the building. There is every consideration to make Bildungshaus St Arbogast ecological, enhancing the enjoyment of the space while supporting its architectural language. 40-centimeter thick brick...
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...
Mayer, Weiler
Clear edge of the orchard. The view sweeps over the historic village centre of Weiler into the expanse of the Rhine Valley to the massif of the Alpstein. The house in the Bongert sits on a gently sloping hillside facing...
Schule am Hang, Frankfurt
...was to be renewed and expanded. The city conducted a competition and the winning concept by HK Architects builds on the existing spatial qualities and identity of the five classroom buildings. It preserves the comb-like structure with its two-sided exposure...
Environmental Education Center Britzer Garten, Berlin
...to convey urban ecology topics to children in a contemporary way, the desire arose to create a weatherproof public space for training, educational projects and events. The single-storey building was designed as a floating pavilion in the old trees. While...
Farming Estate Rheinhof-Kühllager, Hohenems
Floras Garten, Lochau
Growing together. Flora’s Garden unfolds in a lively quarter in the centre of the town of Lochau. The former factory site of the Russ company was redesigned into an attractive living space, in which eight structures with uniquely dimensioned residential...
Zünd assembly and logistics hall, Altstätten
...and, in combination with composite ceilings, form a very economical stiffening concept. The building envelope is exclusively made of timber-based materials and recycled materials, which guarantees optimal thermal insulation and maximum energy efficiency. For maximum electricity self-sufficiency, the roof is...
TUM Center of Excellence, Garching
...sunscreen and exit. The access is via the hall or the open communal areas. It is possible to extend the building to the north if needed. The building is designed as a reinforced concrete skeleton construction with stiffening core and...
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...
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....
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...
Kaufmann, Reuthe
...remnants from their own company. For this reason, the house actually takes a back seat and is, as it was customary in the Bregenzerwald, disguised. The living area opens south to a beautiful vista. This southern side has a sliding...
Kopf, Au
...dowelled studs. The panel-shaped structural elements are made of solid square timbers (6 x 10 cm) vertically arranged into panels. For environmental reasons, the square timbers are neither glued nor nailed, but jointed with diagonally offset hardwood pins. This method...
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...
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...
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
...the building was designed according to the most modern methods, with special attention to comprehensive sustainability. The core of the hotel is built of solid spruce timber. These supporting elements are always visible, forming the warm and comfortable shell in...
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
...extension was conceived as an atrium placed onto the large commercial structure. Attractive apartments are located around the spacious, glass-roofed atrium, which opens onto both storeys. The living areas are open to the outside, the side rooms and bedrooms that...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Riding Hall, St. Gerold
...and protection”. Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann ~ |Large sliding gates open for the horses to be able to exercise and graze on a fenced paddock. The broad, projecting canopy features a skylight, giving the hall ample amounts of light,...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
The house Ellenbogen 183 is a striking, landmark building. Its continued use for residential purposes prolongs its existence. Within the given volume, the space program is only possible if the house is extended a little to the west. The particular...
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...
Z.A.C. du Val de Sermon, Mordelles
Oberdorf 561, Sulzberg
...to the south. The “soft” south facade stands in deliberate contrast by the restrained north prospective. The house has a concrete supporting structure, in combination with steel columns. The outer skin is made of prefabricated timber elements with natural shingles....
In der Mellen, Mellau
...Office space and commercial units 2-, 3- and 4-room apartments Spacious garden with children’s playground wooden facade Solar system and PV system Comfort ventilation bicycle room Moped parking space Charging infrastructure for e-mobility Drying room Underground parking garage and elevator...
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...
Daycare facility for children, Reichelsheim
Kaufmann, Bregenz
Preservation through change. The little house is actually a wooden timber structure, because apart from the brick walls of the first floor, it was completely made up of this material. Since 1913 it was in a quiet residential area that...
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...
iCampus Werksviertel, Munich
...mixed construction allows for a quick assembly phase from the completion of the concreate building parts, and avoids complex connection details of timber construction to the ground. The finely structured facade made of metal and glass allows freedom to see...
Central Development Postplatz, Lech
...competition project envisages two buildings. The larger building housing commercial areas, the town hall and the music school, is set parallel to the street and directly adjoins the river. This creates a generous forecourt. The smaller building can host the...
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...
Seminar house, Chanteloup Les Vignes
Biomass heating plant, Zürs
...and the natural environment partially restored. The functionality is clearly visible. The heating house is attached to the open warehouse. The topography has logistical advantages, the wood chips can be delivered to the warehouse, which is above the heating house...
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...
Textile School, Dornbirn
...new lease of life. The preservation was possible due to faithful renovations of the valuable building fabric. Wherever new interventions were made, these were implemented in line with the existing material and design language. The University of Applied Sciences enables...
De Meyer, Dornbirn
...for a three-storey wooden structure that houses four residential units. The living rooms and bedrooms are mainly oriented to the south or west to guarantee optimal sunlight and views towards the distant mountains. While the interiors were lined with high-quality...
TWS, Ravensburg
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Bäumelweg, Brühl
Die Drei – Advertising Agency, Dornbirn
...for the upper floors is realised in Larch timber that changes with weathering, and so the building can relate to the existing timber houses of the surroundings. A Corten steel was used for the facade cladding on the ground floor....
Luchsinger/Buchli, Schaffhausen
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,...
Widerin, Wolfurt
A single family house designed to be sustainable and optimised for extension. This project is a timber single-family house that reaches a Passive House standard. It is a very compact building with a vertical larch timber framework with solar...
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 2, Jenbach
...arranged over three floors. The ground floor apartments have private gardens. The living areas have floor-to-ceiling windows to the front, with covered terraces facing south or west. The predominantly north and east-facing bedrooms have smaller windows with shutters. ~ The...
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 1, Jenbach
...living areas have floor-to-ceiling windows to the front, with covered terraces facing south or west. The predominantly north and east-facing bedrooms have smaller windows with shutters. The buildings are designed to a Passive House standard and have controlled ventilation with...
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...
Unterfeldstraße, Ludesch
...VOGEWOSI. It is proof that timber construction is justified in social housing from an ecological and economic prospective. It takes into account the desire of ecologically committed communities to develop highly energy-efficient and sustainable buildings. Increased subsidies make it possible...
B&O Mehrfamilienhaus, Bad Aibling
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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...
Revitalisation Kirchgasse, Dornbirn
SVS Landesstelle Vorarlberg, Dornbirn
Kaufmann Holz AG – Beam Assembly Hall, Reuthe
...sit on the concrete wall and on the open facade side of the hall, on Parallam supports, a veneer beam imported from Canada for increased strength. The roof spans five single-glazed sheds. They consist of two Parallam truss girders, which...
Children’s care centre, Zwischenwasser
...a timber frame (BSH columns). The spatial arrangement and the layout of the facade allow the application of a construction that is made up of a few different components. This allows for a very economical implementation in prefabricated timber. The...
Assisted living, Mittelberg
...would be better. The large volume responds to the neighbouring hotel construction, and is greatly reduced by the “low-level” where it sits. Spacious outdoor areas are retained by the compact design and allow for diverse community use. Development In order...
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
...timber frame (BSH columns). The spatial arrangement and the layout of the facade allow the application of a construction that is made up of a few different components. This allows for a very economical implementation in prefabricated timber. The floor...
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...
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...
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...
New thermal baths, Obersdorf
A solitary light in lush parkland. The beneficial effects of water have a long tradition in the spa town of Oberstdorf. For this reason, a newly designed spa complex is to be built to the south of the spa parkland....
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,...
LGT, Vaduz
...ein und wirkt als Tribüne oder Kulisse für Aktivitäten unter freiem Himmel. Das gesamte Areal wird von artenreichen Beeten gesäumt, die durch ihre ausgewählte Bepflanzung eine naturnahe Atmosphäre und angenehme Diskretion garantieren. Das architektonische Herz der Anlage formt ein flexibel...
Falkensteiner-Hotel, Latschau
...landscape as an independent structure. The power plant buildings are hidden from the perception of the hotel guests in order to bring the impressive mountain panorama to the fore. A slightly curved ground plan allows for wide views over the...
Sutterlüty, Landammanngasse - Rankweil
Arcades over a calm and enjoyable space A compact structure replaces the outdated large-scale supermarket in the mixed use zone, north of Rankweil railway station. The playful outdoor space is created by carefully placed plantings to create clear access routes...
Civic centre with a new Pallaufhof, Münsing
...saw-tooth roof and to the south, an additional building designed for semi-public use. The separation of the two functions, town hall and community centre, allows a clear urban planning setting. The new buildings form a central square between the town...
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...
Hofsteig waste material collection centre, Lauterach
...achieved with minimal extra effort. Only the east side, which is oriented towards the street, remains open creating the “stage for recycling”. ~ Tree The large oak tree on the property is integrated into the architectural concept. The tree forms...
Church, Kennelbach
State Secondary School, Bludenz
...accordingly. In the eastern area, a new school wing with theory and special classes is being built, replacing the disused school dining room. This new structure defines a clear development boundary in relation to the street and provides room for...
Unterholzer/Pichler, Bregenz
Calm elegance around a cosy core. In the densely built-up area of single-family houses, the narrow plot needed to be used optimally. The vehicles are stowed away in a spacious underground car park with a car lift for saving space....
Residenticial and Commercial Building, Natter, Bezau
...the building. Towards the north, the ramp to the underground car park is laid out, heading toward extensive storage and all the technical rooms. A mix of commercial and residential properties was implemented on the ground floor, while the two...
BTV, Hohenems
A complete overhaul of function and form. Due to the new function that was to be given to the building, it had to be completely hollowed out, except for the outer walls and the ceilings. It got a new...
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,...
Wälderhaus BA 2, Bezau
Dobler Timber Construction GmbH, Röthis
An expansion for a building and carpentry company. Dobler Holzbau is a master builder and carpenter in Vorarlberg, Austria. The new company headquarters is located in the Interpark Focus area in Röthis. The project consists of the office building,...
Hofsteigstraße G, Wolfurt
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...
Münchner Str. Hausner Grenzweg, Munich
Living at the edge of the big city. The town of Kirchheim is conveniently located close to Munich. Over the past decades, a small-scale development of single-family and terraced houses has grown around the town centre. On its north western...
Wälderbushaltestelle, Doren
...same appealing style. This area is pleasantly shaded by a centrally placed tree. In remote areas where future bus stops have no direct power connections, a photovoltaic system will be installed as a sustainable energy source to ensure adequate lighting....