Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...buildings still utilise a balloon-frame design, and even for larger buildings, the structure usually consists of a conventional frame construction. With massive construction and modular prefabrication, the local construction industry is relatively inexperienced. | ~ According to the website naturallywood.com...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...used for the project, this means a CO2 saving of around 3,600 tons compared to conventional construction methods, based on a useful life of 50 years. | However, technical and economic arguments also speak in favour of a timber design....
Bus Stop, Krumbach
...population of the region and due to the redevelopment work the bus routes and bus stops needed investigation and auditing for public safety and daily usability. A traffic planning study recommended the new stop be built in the northern area...
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...
IZM – Illwerke Centre Montafon, Vandans
...construction means that at the end of its lifecycle, the cost of demolition should be comparatively low. The new IZM continues to exceptional in the design and arrangement of the interior. Common areas such as the dining room, visitors’ centre...
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...
Cable Car Station, Nebelhornbahn, Oberstdorf - Kleinwalsertal
...of the pedestrian zone, which enables passers-by to find their way around. The covered cash desk area and the entrances to the shop, the toilet facilities and the ski depot are clearly laid out and compactly located near the Cable...
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...above the vertical north face, is not for the faint hearted. | Constructing a building directly on the mountain top is a tricky task in terms of design. A building can hardly compete with the rocky summit and the breath-taking...
Schmuttertal Secondary School, Diedorf
...energy than its operation requires. »Timber construction has its perceived limitations. But, how do we push it further? With this project we have introduced new potential. Timber construction does not need to be reserved for platonic geometry. It has excitement,...
B&O wooden multi-storey car park, Bad Aibling
...A sculpturally designed concrete ramp, and the filigree steel staircase opposite, contrast the stringent material concept. The mastic asphalt road surface extends into the interior as a protective layer, where slender slats filter the light and act as fall protection.~|...
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...
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...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...promote communication, the communal areas on the first floor are arranged around the central staircase and accessible to all tenants via a short path. Due to their importance, these zones have excessive height and optimally utilise the sloping roof. This...
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...
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...
Rectory, Krumbach
...active land policy. The community stopped urban sprawl and focused on the centre. With financial support from the state of Vorarlberg, we organised projects, brought in private parties to the table, and engaged with the community. The “Dorfhus” started in...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...decades, life in Bregenzerwald has changed again. The possibilities have become more diverse; people are increasingly seeing a future in a place far away from the cities. Again the question arises: how to build for these new residents? How can...
Central Development Postplatz, Lech
The Postplatz in Lech represents an important intersection in the fabric of the town, structurally, historically, traffic planning, and the landscape all converge here. For this extremely sensitive central development, the community carried out a two-stage competition, with prequalification. The...
House R, Rankweil
...generous glazing on all sides, when entering the house the wood creates a homely atmosphere. ~ |The key project objective was to create ‘open living’, incorporating multiple references to the very beautiful surroundings while also highlighting the different qualities of...
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...
Inatura Museum, Dornbirn
The careful restoration and adaption of an old industrial complex for modern use. With the exception of the old assembly hall, the entire area will used by Inatura Dornbirn, a natural sciences museum. In the course of this refurbishment, three...
Wälderbushaltestelle, Doren
...out by Fetz Holzbau, a renowned timber construction company in Vorarlberg. The bus stop stands out for its use of high-quality materials, including spruce cross-laminated timber, which naturally undergoes weathering, as well as weather-resistant and pre-rusted steel, also known as...
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...
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...
Security Center, Bezau
...of community buildings that have been constructed in the last few years that are dedicated to promotion of timber construction and modern architecture. Timber is the material of choice when creating public buildings in Vorarlberg. The building material comes from...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
Round course on the sawtooth ramp. Sorting, separating and recycling – the central waste collection centre in the commercial zone of Sulz enables 11 municipalities in the Vorarlberg region of Vorderland to achieve both sustainable and professional waste management. Nestled...
energie campus montafon, Vandans
...steel-concrete composite construction. The workrooms of the metal technology training branch occupy the two lower floors. The heart of the building is a two-storey machine hall, which opens extensively to the north and creates visual links and communication axes through...
Dorfhus, Düns
...Internal organisation In order to meet the manifold requirements in a confined space, the new building development is very space-efficient. This creates space for flexibility and saves construction costs. The compact and central access core connects all areas. All stored...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...housed in a compactly organised core, to which the generously glazed guest room is attached. Due to its elongated proportions, all seats can be placed directly on the front, facing the lake. The deliveries to the kitchen come directly from...
New housing, Krumbach
The urban idea of this welcomed further consolidation of the Krumbach town canter is the creation of an ensemble consisting of two new buildings, the bus stop and the existing community building. For example, the assisted living building has moved...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
...place that differs from the village square, because its heart is not the church, but the big roof of the bus stop. The town centre is a place of business and assembly, here is the place of coming and going....
Mathis, Dafins
Life on a timber plateau, under a timber roof – floating without visible support: a glazed “Cella” with a “Peristyle” of covered terraces. »It is the most important step in bringing old and new into a dialogue. It is almost...
Education Centre St. Arbogast, Götzis
In a magical landscape this “text book example” of contemporary architecture emerges, following ecological principles without force. A youth and education centre is extended with seminar rooms and function rooms, workshops and offices. In a magical landscape this “text book...
Hotel Engel, Mellau
...expectations had sadly faded. The family business still excelled with regards to hospitality and commitment, but the three-star guest house was reminiscent of a bygone age of tourism, and it was not suited to the contemporary image that the Bregenzerwald...
BSBZ - Landwirtschaftsschulen Vorarlberg, Hohenems
...into the existing structure via the two development additions. This double route allows for ease of access to all class sections, while at the same time allowing for a second escape route without an additional staircase. The dining and common...
Elma Alp, Mellau
...forms, the house also boasts newly interpreted details including horizontal sliding windows, ample glazing in the living room and an open cross-section, in line with modern standards of living. | The ground floor and the common area are built with...
Sohm Timber Construction, Alberschwende
...are not bonded, but connected with diagonally drilled beech dowel pins. The office building is completely constructed with such elements which form the overall impression of the interior rooms. The natural finished timber without bonding guarantees a healthy working environment....
Primary School, Schnepfau
...structure incorporates a school, kindergarten and a multi-purpose hall under a functionally effective composition of staggered saddle and single-pitched roofs. The roof arrangement and the asymmetrically distributed openings disperse daylight throughout. As a result of the clear use of materials...
Textile School, Dornbirn
Faithful renovation of mid-century architecture creates a new home for two Vorarlberg design institutes. The old textile school is considered a typical example of the architecture of the fifties, and one of the best in Vorarlberg from the first...
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...
Biomass heating plant, Zürs
...deliberately framed. A large glazed facade towards the connecting road to Lech shows the technical facilities. Everything seems “neat” because of the uniform colour and material concept and the disciplined laying of cables and components. The colour contrast between the...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...or, where necessary, mineral wool. In terms of sustainability, domestic timber varieties are the focus of the interior design. Untreated domestic silver fir for walls, fixtures and doors, and the oak furniture compliments and accentuates this. | Another focus is...
Seminar house, Chanteloup Les Vignes
Waste material collection centre Vorderland, Sulz
...or exit. Outdoor facilities The entire area is enclosed by a fence and completed with a sliding gate at the entrance or exit. The avenue along the main road is extended for better orientation for the customers up to the...
Jagdbergstraße, Schnifis
...southwest and have comfortably designed outdoor spaces in the form of covered loggias with seating, as well as spacious private gardens. | The structures are designed as consistently hybrid constructions on a solid base foundation. Their structures are made of...
De Meyer, Dornbirn
Growing inwards The central residential quarter to the east of Dornbirn’s market square is characterised by a variety of buildings from different eras, reflecting the successive development of this urban zone. To preserve the green character of the neighbourhood this...
Housing Estate Michaelipark, Augsburg
A residential complex is to be built on Spicherer Straße in Augsburg, replacing the school building. The schoolhouse is located in the middle of a square, the edge of which is a mixture of multi-family and single-family houses and it...
UmweltBank, Nürnberg
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...
Fernpassstraße, Munich
...mix Reduction of energy used by 50 percent Accessibility of all apartments Residual energy requirement largely Co2-neutral Simple, safe technology with high comfort level The most comprehensive possible use of renewable raw materials Integration of building services and solar components...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
...ease of use when there are slight changes or maintenance required. Compact structures in conjunction with optimised building envelopes enable a reasonable energy concept; a passive house quality. | The compact design of the building ensures minimised energy consumption with...
Provost Residence St Gerold - Hostel, St. Gerold
...renovations blend with the old, the one enhancing the other perfectly. The clear, simple forms and the natural timber create wonderfully pleasant spaces.« Kolumban Reichlin, Provost of St Gerold The complex at St Gerold reflects the busy and disciplined life...
Unterfeldstraße, Ludesch
...timber walls and cross-laminated timber ceilings. The development is made from arcades that are made from non-combustible building materials such as steel and concrete. | For cost reasons, and to keep the building compact, the balconies are presented free of...
Cloister Mehrerau School Bregenz
A contemporary intervention that sensitively fits into the existing ensemble. The whole complex, near the edge of Lake Constance, is formed of a church, a cloister, and school buildings that are all create a formation around a central quadrant. The...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa - Spa, Hirschegg
Chesa Valisa Rest and relaxation in a copper cube. Surrounded by fruit trees and a carefully tended cottage garden, the compact volume of the former Pension Schuster, which was built in the 1960s, rises in the southwest of the hotel...
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.«...
Schlichtling, Telfs
Ambitious prefabricated timber construction in Tyrol. The apartment complex was built as part of the urban expansion which began in the 1990s. The structure’s spectacular hillside location in Telfs affords stunning views of the mountains to the south and...
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 1, Jenbach
Multi-storey residential complex with 67 apartments in timber construction and Passive House standard. In the first phase 42 units will be built forming a courtyard, from which all apartments are developed and which is designed to be children’s play area...
Am Garnmarkt, Götzis
...2nd floor 1-bedroom apartments offer more complex day care for the residence who require it. The rental apartments on the 3rd floor, mainly 3-room units, are attractive for families, giving the complex a diversity of residents. | This building reaches...
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 2, Jenbach
A multi-storey timber residential complex of 67 apartments, which meets Passive House standards. Multi-storey residential timber construction is increasingly being seen in rental housing as an alternative to conventional methods. It is hoped that in addition to the verifiable reduction...
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...
Biomass heating plant expansion, Lech
Complex geometry maximises the potential of an undulating mountain plot for a vital service provider. The expansion of the Stubenbach district made the heating capacity of the two existing biomass boilers in the Lech too low. After initially considering...
Primary & Elementary School, Schwarzach
A vibrant, efficient and sympathetic expansion of a popular community school. The existing primary and elementary school, which are located behind the church, can be reached via paths on both sides of the church. By raising the entrance area,...
Luchsinger/Buchli, Schaffhausen
"Together House” Ellenbogen, Bezau
...the shingle and the rhythmic and recessed window construction towards the front of the building, a compact, perpendicularly interconnected volume was connected at the rear building. This part of the building is built according to current ecological and construction guidelines...
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....
Die Drei – Advertising Agency, Dornbirn
A low energy concept that blends with the urban surroundings. The office building of the advertising agency – DIE DREI – in Dornbirn, Rohrbach sits in an urban area of old timber houses and new single-family and multi-family houses. The...
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...
Wildpark, Pforzheim
New main entrance The Wildpark Pforzheim integrates scenically with the natural traffic of visitors, scattered enclosures and utility buildings in the surrounding natural space. However, the structural situation of the main entrance, hidden inside the scattered forest development and...
Revitalisation Kirchgasse, Dornbirn
TUM Friedrich N. Schwarz Research Station, Berchtesgaden
...are made of untreated spruce boards. | The house was designed to be completely self-sufficient. A high-performance hybrid module made of photovoltaics and solar thermal energy, as well as a combined heat and power plant using rapeseed oil ensure the...
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...
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...
Rathaus Quartier B1+B2, Hohenems
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Propstei St. Gerold - Haupthaus Sanierung, St. Gerold
...Modern design was combined with traditional materials and construction techniques to improve energy efficiency while maintaining the building’s character. The provostry now offers a welcoming environment for guests and seminar attendees and remains a place of hope and connection amidst...
B&O Mehrfamilienhaus, Bad Aibling
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Bäumelweg, Brühl
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...
TWS, Ravensburg
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Outer Lakeside City, Bregenz
...platform bridge to the bus station – Bahnhofsplatz. A dominantly visible and wide staircase makes this important design and developmental element clear. Both the 1st floor and the office floors can be accessed via the stairs or the lifts. Generous...
Educational campus at Sallerner Berg, Regensburg
...planted public forecourt with a bus stop. The placement of the volumes at the edge of the site allows for a green, park-like campus in the interior. The sports hall with integrated cafeteria forms the heart of the complex. A...
Kessler, Hirschegg
The perfect design solution for modern alpine home. The family home for these hoteliers, positioned right next to their old farm, tries to answer the popular question in alpine tourist regions: how to design a modern building in such...
Im Haag, Lauterach
...main structure, with its exact southern orientation forms the backbone. The secondary structures create protected gardens and courtyards. This example shows how high-quality and unobservable retreat areas can be created to increase the living quality in a detached single-family home....
Conservation Centre, Fußach
A simple, energy efficient facility for a complex and vital cause. The Rheindeltahaus is a small conservation station, which stands in the Rhine delta and emphasises the importance of this nature reserve and how it can be preserved through...
Sportplatzweg, Schwarzach
...translucent panels. The building is an expression of how the Kaufmann / Lenz / Gmeiner office thinks and works: a clear, pragmatic architectural language with building structures that emerge from the sensible use of materials, and that also have a...
Fire department, Schnepfau
...building, together with the parish hall and the parish church, form a compact ensemble that encapsulates the public square with its mighty chestnut tree and fountain. The village stream is passed under the building, which lifts the plot from behind...
Wälderhaus BA 1, Bezau
Offices, workshops, warehouses and sales space: an industrial complex made of wood, glass and steel – woven into the landscape. Industrial and commercial parks are few and far between in Bregenzerwald, whose main source of revenue is agriculture. The design...
Glas Marte – Cutting Factory Hall, Bregenz
Optimal use of timber, steel and glass create a flexible and sophisticated form. The factory building of this wholesale glass company was built in two phases. The first construction phase consisted of a pure glass facade, without opening elements,...
Gasthaus Adler, Schwarzenberg
...dining rooms were either returned to their historical state or decorated in a simple waxed timber finish. The objective was to make modern statement with the traditional craft methods, without losing the atmosphere of an old inn. During the exterior...
Scout Centre, Wolfurt
...directly into the main entrance, on the first floor. This makes the building fully accessible, without the installation of a lift, since all rooms are accessible via ramps. On the main floor there is a function room with adjoining kitchen,...
Hub, Egg
A carpenter’s timber family home that combines old character with modern spaces. »Our goal was to combine the old and the new in such a way that the character of the old Wälderhaus was preserved while achieving a high...
Wilbinger, Bezau
...silver fir and outside with larch. Based on the typical Bregenzerwald house, the balcony is concealed to protect against wind and weather. It is completely under the roofs overhang, which in turn protects the terraces below it. Timber dividing walls...
Municipal Office, Schnepfau
The renovation of an interior that maintains the heritage of a building, while adapting to suit the modern needs of a community. The public buildings, such as the schools, municipal buildings, in the Bregenzerwald region differ from the elongated...
Kaufmann, Reuthe
This modern home has more in common with the traditional neighbouring houses than firsts meets the eye. The owner – Anton Kaufmann – is the owner of the Kaufmann Holzbauwerk in Reuthe and is known for his commitment in...
Kaufmann Michael – Beam Assembly Hall, Reuthe
...and subverts practicable methods of production and installation. It demonstrates the possibilities of surface design as well as the combination of timber and glass, but without questioning the economic efficiency. Joists, resting on clamped supports, consist of a double-girder truss...
Ölzbündt, Dornbirn
...linked with its surroundings on this side. | ~ The three-story, integral structure is primarily made of timber components that are finished as prefabricated elements by a workshop, for a grid measuring 2.40 meters. This allowed them to be assembled...
Heldenstraße, Feldkirch-Altenstadt
...ends of the room and show an appealing view from below of spruce lamellas. | High-quality materials also determine the design of the common areas. The cascade-shaped staircase runs through a light-flooded access shaft, which is enclosed by a finely...
Hotel Hubertus, Balderschwang
...the hotel, while at the same time feeling enclosed and protected in the common areas. The extension and conversion measures included renovations in all functional areas of the complex as well as a new building to house new hotel rooms,...
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...
Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...only a small number of steel elements. Threaded metal rods carry the tension loads; their slenderness contributes to the building’s light and airy appearance. | The central nave consists of pitched trusses, while the aisles are supported by simple beams....
Sutterlüty, Rohrbach - Dornbirn
...start of the generous refreshment department. Here you can experience the original flair of the old market, take a quick snack or enjoy fresh fruit shopping, without having to run through a labyrinth of shelves. You can talk with sales...
Spa Hotel, Bad Reuthe
...and wellness center, a bedroom wing with a beauty department, a hotel lobby and a restaurant. Southwest side of the hotel is the bathhouse with elliptical form. The ellipse offers maximum openness, without negatively affecting the view of the surrounding...
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...
Angelika Kauffmann Hall, Schwarzenberg
...and the side rooms, especially the foyer, generously expanded. The architectural challenge was to keep the quality of the existing buildings, and to add the new rooms gently, without altering the overall image of the hall, which now has a...
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
...economic use of cubature. Given the surrounding buildings and the required compact design, the space program was organised on 4 or 5 levels. The shared underground car park enables synergies between building infrastructure technologies and parking spaces. Administration building, Caritas...
Doppelmayr, Wolfurt
Urban Design The new building defines a clear interface between the protected Ried nature reserve, and the commercial area. The size of the site is extremely tight given the space program. Either you build up the height or the property...
Haus mitanand - Ellenbogen, Bezau
...sun and glare, and are stylistically based on the shape and proportions of the existing agricultural wing. In the interior, however, is a space that allows for a high quality, contemporary living and working. The interior is determined by the...
Transfer Wohnraum Vorarlberg Froschweg, Dornbirn
Sustainable and compact mixed living Agricultural green spaces run through the residential and commercial zones in the district of Wallenmahd on the south-western boundary of Dornbirn, in Austria. The fifth project from the initiative Transform Wohnraum Vorarlberg, condenses the rapidly...
Community Centre, Ludesch
A project conceived, delivered and enjoyed by a community, whose planning and construction set new global standards in energy efficiency and green building design. This community centre, first opened in 2005, is an exemplary sustainable and energy efficient building that...
Allmeinteilweg - BA 5, Ludesch
Prefabricated, state of the art living. At the heart of Allmeinteilweg lies an innovative installation which is prefabricated, right down to its sockets, in the workshop. The plumbing unit is also prefabricated, complete with fittings. The 2.80 m wide and...
Ingeborg-Ortner-Children´s Home, Garching
...the walls, in cross-laminated timber. As a special design feature, all wall and ceiling timber surfaces are visible. ~ The building envelope includes generous floor-to-ceiling glass surfaces and perfectly executed timber walls. | The surfaces are largely untreated. Generous canopies,...
Stallinger, St. Gerorgen im Attergau
A company headquarters made from its own product, a prefabricated solid timber frame with no additional casing. The headquarters of this timber processing company features a novel, extremely economic, and flexible construction made of spruce glue laminate, from the company’s...
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,...
Natter, Mellau
Small, but perfectly formed. The small detached house in the middle of the Bregenzerwald is developed with the traditional personality of a Bregenzerwald house. An elongated, timber, simple, south-facing structure that reacts to the beautiful location and offers a quiet...
Neudorfstraße, Wolfurt
...beam structure. Compared to “Ölzbündt” many of the same features are visible, including the compact, well insulated volume, floor-to-ceiling windows, continuous roof projections, as well as thermally separated reinforced timber balconies and access galleries. This building does not feature as...
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...
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...
Dorf, Warth
...As a result, they move away and seldom come back and the community perishes. In order to offer an alternative to the next generation, the Vorarlberg non-profit housing and settlement company (VOGEWOSI) in Warth has created an initiative to develop...
Oberdorf 564, Sulzberg
This residential development in Sulzberg is one of the 50 most innovative buildings in Austria. In one of the most beautiful locations in Sulzberg a new timber Passive House apartment complex, with a total of four apartments has been built....
Sutterlüty, Lochau
From the old we make the new. Originally built in the 1990’s, Sutterlüty in Lochau had to be rebuilt due to structural defects which had caused damage to the roof. The existing foundations had to be considered with regards to...
Changing Room - Pavilion, Lahti
Beautiful and functional simplicity, realised in timber. The changing rooms at Ankkuri beach are a part of the park of timber architecture created around Sibelius Hall in Lathi, Finland. All winners of the Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award have...
Steinbockallee, Rum
The lack of uniformity, the material choices, and the energy choices made create a liveable and enjoyable residential complex. This new residential complex in Innsbruck is two longitudinal structures, and a new kindergarten, that all follow the boundaries of the...
Geroldsegg, Schwarzenberg
...architects were able to show them that development could initiate a combined exercise in quality, design and materials.« Bauwelt 2006 While its design and material choices were inspired by local traditions, the building, located perpendicular to the slope, adapts to...
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...
Kammelweg, Wien
...the first Passive House standard project. Also, a first for the city is the realisation of the seven-storey building in mixed timber construction. A compact, central development with a “twisted” south line that responds to the specific the site on...
Olpererhütte, Zillertaler Alpen
After inspection, it is clear that a complete new construction of the Olpererhütte is required. The new building will be built in the same place as the existing one. This location is very scenic and may hold a network of...
Reifen Forster, Lauterach
Light, transparent strength and functionality. As part of the relocation to a former food wholesale centre, the tyre service hall was built on the car park to the fount of the building. Here tyre service work can be carried out...
Wälderhaus BA 2, Bezau
International Architecture Project BUS: STOP KRUMBACH launches.
An international architecture project called BUSS:STOP Krumbach has launched in Bregenzerwald, Austria. It will see seven architects create seven individual bus stop structures, that make seven unique statements and showcase the regional heritage of craftsmanship. Beautiful Bregenzerwald, in Vorarlberg, offers...
Building work begins at SWG Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH
Expansion of production facilities SWG Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH is a leading manufacturer of screws for the construction industry based in Waldenburg. The global company has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. The product range includes timber construction screws, screws for fixing metal and...
SWG production plant: Start of pre-production of the timber structure
SWG Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH is a leading manufacturer of screws for the construction industry based in Waldenburg. The joinery work on the new production facility has begun. The carpentry firm Schlosser is currently running the pre-production of up to 80...
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Baden-Württemberg Timber Construction Prize 2022 for SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...development of the building sector. [Baden-Württemberg, 2022] A total of 111 works were submitted, 4 awards and 3 prizes were awarded. Praise from the jury The new construction of the production hall for an industrial company in Waldenburg...
German Timber Construction Award 2021: Recognition for SWG Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH
...a prize this year. The award is given equally to builders, architects, structural engineers and timber construction companies as the authors of the winning entries. In her welcoming address at the award ceremony, State Secretary Bohle emphasised the potential of...
The SWG Schraubenwerk project receives an award for good building culture
...district, 16 from the Main-Tauber district and 14 from the Schwäbisch Hall district. We are delighted to announce that the SWG was one of these award winners. Comments from the jury: “With the Schraubenwerk Gaisbach, two companies originating and based...
The prototype of the new forest bus stops can now be seen in Doren. More in the construction blog.
Cluster Innovative - SWG site inspection of the production hall
Invitation to visit the new wooden production hall for free. On 24 October 2019, proHolzBW has organised a site inspection of the production hall as part of “Cluster Innovative”. If you are interested and for further information click here....
The Federal HolzbauPlus 2020: Recognition for SWG Schraubenwerk
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) announced the winners in the federal HolzbauPlus 2020 competition. Ten competitors were honoured in four categories. Through the “HolzbauPlus” competition, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture has been promoting building with timber...
Mühlweg Vienna Receives Best Architect Award
...a hugely positive step. This building law amendment and the committed ecological approaches of the federal capital were the basis for the developers’ competition “Wien Mühlweg”. In total, almost 300 apartments on the outskirts of Vienna will be realised in...
Architekten Hermann Kaufmann presents their latest book
...book “Hermann Kaufmann IZM – Illwerke Zentrum Montafon” was presented at the IZM. At the event the architecture journalist and editor Marko Sauer spoke about the special features of the building and described how this development found its creative realisation....
Hermann Kaufmann Wins Contract for Illwerke Centre Montafon
...with increased references to the landscape through high slatted walls. Particular attention was paid to the comprehensive sustainability of the design. Therefore the clear structure provides optimal conditions for the construction and operation of the building without any exceptional efforts....
8th International Forum on Timber Construction in Dijon France
...France is a dynamic and growing market, one that contributes to the necessary reduction of CO2 emissions. In 2018, the Macron government launched the third timber industry development plan and commissioned Adivbois with a national tender for urban construction, with...
A new Sutterlüty supermarket opens in Rankweil
...layout. In the 1,300 square meters of retail space there is, among other things, a large fresh food counter with fresh fish and dry-age maturing cabinets, sushi from EatHappy and a new planning concept that moves the restaurant and the...
thomaswechspreis 2018: Recognition for Schmuttertal Gymnasium
...to builders and architects every three years. A total of 67 works from all over Bavarian Swabia were submitted to this year’s awards. In the first online round, the three international jury members Bernardo Bader (Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria) Armand Ruinelli...
The Architekturtage Experience in 2008
May 16th and 17th will see the forth ‘Architekturtage’ taking place across the country. Celebrated throughout Austria, and now in the neighbouring regions of Bratislava, Liechtenstein and Eastern Switzerland, Architekturtage, under the motto “Experience Architecture”, is a comprehensive range of...
Hermann Kaufmann receives three Vorarlberg Timber Construction Awards
...an extremely high standard.” In the “Public Building” category the project “Bushaltestelle Krumbach” was also a winner. The jury said: “The combination of spruce wood and laminated timber transforms this bus stop into a convincing and beautiful piece of furniture.”...
Schmuttertal Gymnasium Diedorf wins the DGNB award Building Sustainable 2016
Exemplary sustainability achievements in business, development and research were celebrated at the 2016 the German Sustainability Awards. The Prime Minister of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay, US actor Nicolas Cage, and the hip-hop group Die Fantastischen Vier, were honoured with a special...
School nominated for prestigious sustainable building award in Germany
...the ever changing ways in which modern education is carried out. The four buildings that form the school perfectly integrate into the landscape at the edge of the Augsburg Nature Park. The project shows how modular building and pre-manufacturing can...
Exhibition Berlin Bauen mit Holz – Wege in die Zukunft (building with wood – ways into the future)
...1990s and it continues to gain momentum every day. This familiar material presents itself in new and diverse forms. Continuous researching has resulted in enormous developments and improvements in construction technology and furthermore, the new computer calculation methods, and the...
Illwerke Zentrum Montafon receives first prize at the 2015 materialPREIS
Outstanding material competence and high-quality implementation. This year the materialPREIS was awarded to architects, interior designers, planners and designers who use qualitative, innovative or visionary material in their projects. More than 200 entries competed for the first award in the...
Gold for Klimaaktiv flagship development Unterstein in Langenegg
Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism Elisabeth Köstinger honours 94 sustainable building projects from Tyrol and Vorarlberg. On Wednesday, April 3, Federal Minister Elisabeth Köstinger awarded sustainable construction projects and companies in Innsbruck. A total of 87 buildings from Tyrol...
Ground breaking ceremony for ASZ Vorderland
...an exemplary effect – not least by clearly showing how sustainable solutions can be found and implemented in Vorarlberg through community cooperation. If we cooperate across community boundaries, then we can do more. Together, we can work more efficiently, conserve...
Awarded 1st place for the new Zünd Systemtechnik project in Altstätten
...new assembly and logistics hall (building 6) became inevitable. The company Zünd Immobilien AG (ZIM) held a competition for six architectural teams to the design the new building. The aim of the competition was not to just create a competition...
Insight into the exciting YKK project in Japan - exclusive interview with the project team
...We have a local partner for this, the company Takeneka. Takeneka is also responsible for the implementation of the project, i.e., they are the general contractor. How does this project fit inside the client’s wide sustainability efforts? VR: The project...
Energy-Efficient Construction: Practice Well Advanced Compared to Regulations - Appeal by Hermann Kaufmann
As demonstrated by the example provided by Günter, it is clear that practice has already advanced significantly beyond the regulations governing construction. Today, it is entirely feasible to construct energy-positive buildings without incurring substantial additional costs. For instance, we built...
"Building with BauBuche", a lecture at the Innovation Cluster March 6
...will share insights into the new production hall of Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH (SWG). The completely timber-built construction has gigantic dimensions of 96.44 x 113 meters and a height of about 12 meters. Nearly 1,700 m³ of timber were processed, including...
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...
Our new book is at the printers.
...in advance. The new production hall of the SWG screw factory in Gaisbach is pioneering for timber construction. The architecture sets new standards for the use of hardwood and re-explores the limits of this future-oriented, renewable building material. Slender half-timbered...
The Priory St Gerold recevies Constructive Alps 2017 recognition prize
...ensures its economic survival, which enriches the tourism standard of the region. The architect, Hermann, Kaufmann, took every care with material selection and usage, and deliberately expanded the historical site without creating unwelcome contrasts between the old and the new....
The new gastronomy centre at Uferpark Überlingen has been awarded to Hermann Kaufmann + Partners
...complex and unique gastronomic commission. The commissioning was prepared and carried out by landscape architects and the gastronomy consultant Ingo Wessel (hospitality development) and was commissioned by the city of Überlingen. A total of three firms where asked to submit...
BDA regional award: TUM research station Friedrich N. Schwarz makes the shortlist.
55 projects have made it into the next round of the BDA Regional Prize Über Oberbayern 2021, creating this year’s exciting shortlist! A total of 104 valid projects were submitted to participate in the first-ever BDA Regional Prize Über Oberbayern...
Hermann Kaufmann takes part in leading TV-documentary from arte. He explains the role in sustainability of wood and timber architecture. Our recommendation "A New World" - now on arte
Watch the documentary: “A New World” – arte Online: 08/11/2022 – 08/07/2023 In 6 languages available...
We received the Austrian Green Planet Building® Award for the Brock Commons Tallwood House in Canada!
Canadian high-rise building in solid wood construction with know-how from Austria At 53 meters, the Brock Commons Tallwood House in Vancouver, Canada, is one of the world’s tallest buildings in solid wood construction. Except for the base floor and an...
Timber Construction Day 2019: Lecture in Oslo
This year’s Timber Construction Day will be held on September 4 at DOGA in Oslo. It is an arena which brings together the latest from the world of timber architecture including technical innovative solutions, modern use of timber and award-winning...
Now available - book "SCHRAUBENWERK MIT HOLZ – Pushing the Limits of Hardwood"
...is a pioneering building that combines efficient floor plans, a pleasant atmosphere and sustainable construction in line with corporate identity. In this book the project is comprehensively documented from different perspectives, including in-depth technical and professional prospective and insights. Order...
Hermann Kaufmann Awarded Bezau Assisted Living Development
...from the sun; they are also stylistically orientated to the shape and proportion of the existing agricultural nature of the plot. In the interior, however, spaces are created that enable quality, contemporary living and working. The interior space is determined...
Breaking Ground at Illwerke Center Montafon
The frame, which is 120 meters long and 15 meters wide, will be completed by December 2012. The 30 million flagship project will be ready for use in August next year. The landscaping and construction of the new location for...
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...standards in this. Building physics Timber is an all-rounder, not a specialist material with just one quality. Its compressive strength is good, but not comparable to stone. Its tensile strength is good, but not comparable with steel. In standard projects,...
40th Anniversary
...the topic of wood became more important in his work. I then realised a few timber projects with him until I had so many commissions in Vorarlberg that I was able to set up my own business and form an...
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...also questioning them on a creative and formal level. Thanks to this familiarity with multi-layered thinking and decision-making methods, we can fall back on a broad portfolio of competencies in order to master the challenges of complex, innovative planning processes....
BUS:STOP Krumbach
7 international architecture offices designed 7 bus stops for the Bregenzerwald community in Krumbach, and enter into a dialogue with people, landscapes and tradition. Accompanied by architects from the region and local craftsmen, small utility buildings, akin to extraordinary sculptures,...
WOODBOX
The international roadshow is en route to European cities. How does timber construction move into the city? How do you convince citizens and politicians of the cities to use more timber in construction? proHolz Austria has, together with Hermann Kaufmann,...
Nice out here - Architecture in rural areas | Neu-Anspach
...this reason, it is worthwhile to commit not just to many small construction tasks but also to entire village cores. DAM Ausstellung The exhibition opening takes place on the 1st of May 2022 in Freilichtmuseum Hessenpark. We are looking forward...
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...
Hermann Kaufmann IZM - Illwerke Center Montafon
Creating the largest wooden hybrid building to date. The Austrian state of Vorarlberg is vital to timber construction. An active and innovative scene has emerged around this renewable building material, including craftsman, planners and industrial operators that are expanding their...
DBU Building 1: Schmuttertal High School
Architecture – Education – Resources »Perhaps it’s inevitable that we must massively change society and its approach to our education system, and the importance of the school building, and learning environments, will increase with this shift.« Federal President Gauck...
Atlas Multi-Storey Timber Construction
Wood is regarded as a visual attractive, tactile material; it is sustainable, renewable and usually readily available. The fact that wood is now almost unrestricted for use in multi-storey buildings is, however, new and requires a more creative approach to...
Public buildings: Orientation. Protection. Identity.
...“common ground.” The compendium deals with the importance of social and technical infrastructure in cities and municipalities. When it comes to the architecture of the building, the focus is not just on its usefulness. In this book, forty-five projects illustrate...
Corporate Timber. Schraubenwerk mit Holz
...renewable building material. The result is a pioneering building that combines efficient floor plans, a pleasant atmosphere and sustainable construction in line with corporate identity. In this book the project is comprehensively documented from different perspectives, including in-depth technical and...