Brock Commons Tallwood House, Vancouver
...approval process was time-consuming: in addition to a peer review, a committee of fire protection experts, scientists, authorities and firefighters assessed the construction. To increase the resistance of the wooden structure against fire, the wooden components are packed in plasterboard....
IZM – Illwerke Centre Montafon, Vandans
...throughout by projecting roofs, which also allow ideal access for cleaning, thus reducing operating expenditure. It would be possible to extend the building by adding further stories. All the service installations remain accessible, and the envelope is perfectly energy-efficient, so...
LCT ONE - LifeCycle Tower, Dornbirn
...us maintain the livability of our world.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann The aim of the project is to verify the feasibility of the construction system, and to declare it both functional and efficient through use. This modular prefabricated construction...
Schmuttertal Secondary School, Diedorf
...life and sentiment.« DI Florian Nagler »Schools are important buildings in the development of a human being. Here, a young person learns how spaces, materials, and architecturally created moods influence on a person’s health. As an architect one bears responsibility...
SWG screw factory Gaisbach GmbH, Waldenburg
...extension. The design team led by Prof. Hermann Kaufmann and his partners argued emphatically for the realisation of an autonomous new building in order to avoid disruptions to ongoing operations and problematic connections and transitions. In addition, a confident architectural...
Messehallen 9-12, Dornbirn
...foyer 12 can be assigned as an additional multifunctional area of approx. 80m2. A staircase leads from the ground floor to the foyer of the seminar area. The division into spatial layers is analogous to the ground floor. The seminar...
Cable Car Station, Nebelhornbahn, Oberstdorf - Kleinwalsertal
...as a central point of contact for visitors. Reducing the architecture to its pure function underlines its significance as a direct interface between the local area and the alpine landscape. A regular row of timber parabolas, encased in curved laminated...
Nebelhorn Cable Car - Summit Restaurant, Oberstdorf
...the pavilion takes visitors to the lower level and the restaurant. As an alternative you can also reach the lower terrace via the Skywalk via the north face. Access is also provided by a lift between the two floors. The...
Housing Estate Michaelipark, Augsburg
...the green areas and the neighbourhood, are created between the buildings. Many of the existing trees can be preserved The volumes are offset in the north-south from each other, with the ground floor apartments facing south. As a result, the...
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
...are of hybrid construction and are organised around the atrium, which is flooded with light and covered by a large skylight. The invitingly designed reception area for customers is open and transparent, while the staff have a separate entrance to...
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.~|...
B&O Villen, Bad Aibling
...of cross-laminated timber are built on top of the two solid base storeys. The rounded façades are covered with spruce shingles. The buildings are designed as efficiency houses 55 and are connected to the local heating system of the settlement....
energie campus montafon, Vandans
...extensive gallery areas. Above this are the training rooms for electrical engineering, IT technology and commercial training. These are functionally structured and clearly organised. On the floor, bright communal areas are arranged around a spacious roof terrace, which allows unobstructed...
Rathaus Quartier B1+B2, Hohenems
Residential development in sustainable wood construction
Provost Residence St Gerold - Hostel, St. Gerold
...of the Benedictine practice. In addition to the church and the cloister, numerous commercial buildings and craft workshops are also housed there alongside gardens and agricultural land which reflect the extensive self-sufficiency of the residents. The hotel business and gastronomy...
Recycling Centre Vorderland, Sulz
...and lies on a timber frame. | Like the foundations and the ramp elements, the problematic material stores are cast from concrete. The two office units are timber frame construction and are the only areas of the building that are...
Isar-Würm-Lech GmbH, Landsberg am Lech
...building, a pedestrianised zone is created, to avoid a clash between the flow of goods and the flow of people. The main idea for the final area is the creation of a spacious multi-functional ‘village square’. This area serves as...
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...
Community Centre, Ludesch
...has received both national and international awards. Ludesch is a district in Vorarlberg, Austria, with a population of approximately 3000 people. The area is actively involved in initiatives and alliances, both regionally and internationally, that strive for better ecological and...
Raiffeisenbank, Egg
...to build a sustainable and high-quality building. By using a photovoltaic system and the connection to the local heating network, an energy balanced is achieved and the building is emission-free over the year. An overall sophisticated energy concept reduces the...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...by the plants. The roof area is extensively green (possibly with an integrated roof terrace). The outside seating area can also be individually shaded with an electrically controlled awning. The typical climbing plants such as wild grape are very low...
woodpassage
...buildings store carbon over their entire lifespan, the amount of wood used in the forest grows again and actively extracts CO2 from the surrounding air. Wood as a building material thus has a doubly positive effect on the CO2 balance....
Security Center, Bezau
A unique fire and rescue centre continues the promotion of timber construction in modern architecture. The new Sicherheitszentrum in Bezau was commissioned because the fire and rescue teams needed more functional space. As the fire department requires a large ground...
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...
House of Sustainability, Ruggel
...buildings. Only employees who feel comfortable can reach their full potential. Architecture and materiality are a major contribution to this. The mineral-coated timber facade integrates into the surrounding buildings and is an expression of a sustainable and forward-looking architecture. Usage...
TUM Friedrich N. Schwarz Research Station, Berchtesgaden
...has a wet room and can be used as a wheelchair-accessible guest room if required. The sleeping areas for a total of 44 people are on the upper floor. Two of the four-bed bunks are connected to each other via...
Propstei St. Gerold – main building renovation St. Gerold
...another century. Despite challenges such as missing electrical wiring and inadequate fire protection, the Propstei’s philosophy was emphasized, creating a monastic atmosphere. Restoration work included reinstating historical features such as Romanesque arch windows and Baroque-style stucco ceilings. Modern design was...
Hittisauer Straße, Krumbach
...those who come after us.« Arnold Hirschbühl, Bürgermeister A first phase of work saw the design and construction of multi-family houses that contributed to forming the town’s central focus area. The demand for these units exceeded expectations, so a second...
BSBZ Agriculture School Vorarlberg - New Building Tract E, Hohenems
...as a timber-concrete composite to reduce vibrations. The tried-and-tested façade design made of dark red, rough-sawn timber slats was also adopted again and supplemented with new elements in order to establish a design and consistency for the entire school. ...
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...
Vorarlberg electricity Network - Operations Office, Lindenberg
...a bordered unit along the newly planned access area. A two-storey high volume forms the main building, which in addition to office space for administration also houses a publicly accessible customer centre. The clearly structured building has total accessibility and...
Provost Residence St. Gerold, riding hall - renovation project, St. Gerold
...regional materials. The areas of the upper floor are entirely in ash, and the strap floor, as well as the panelling and the slatted ceiling were all executed in this richly grained wood. The access ramp, the small seating area...
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...
Dorfhus, Düns
...with bar and a large adjoining area. In normal operation, the whole room is open for reading and dining in a living room atmosphere. The area can be divided almost arbitrarily by mobile partitions. The cafes and outdoor seating niche...
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...
Mayer, Weiler
...the afternoon sun, the basement made of exposed concrete can be read as the encasing of the embankment wall. The walls of the bedrooms and bathrooms above, which are in contact with the ground, are also solid, and the terraced...
Gastronomy pavilion Uferpark West, Überlingen
...and technical rooms are located on the upper floor, which is fully accessible, and on the extensively greened roofscape the bar deck offers a quiet lounge area with a panoramic view. The building was designed as a sustainable timber construction...
Hirschau-Unterdorf, Schnepfau
...along the road and blends in as a part of the settlement. The three-storey residential building is entered from the northwest. A clearly designed entrance area leads to the large light-flooded accessible corridor system that connects all floors with one...
Unterstein, Langenegg
...the two houses a small residential complex, the term can be applied equally to the two buildings with their 6 apartments each. The apartments are 3-room apartments of 80 m², and 2-room apartments of 50 m². ~ |The property is...
Schule am Hang, Frankfurt
...and the attractive view. The extension of the school complex focuses on the areas that connect the five classroom buildings. A two-storey volume offers additional space and accessibility. Learning landscapes are created on the ground floors, and the specialist classes...
Inatura Museum, Dornbirn
...museum is via the northwest side courtyard via Jahngasse and is centrally located to the turnery. The ground floor has a ticket counter, a temporary exhibition, a cafeteria and a museum shop, all located in the entrance hall. The special...
Sutterlüty, Hohenems
...Constructive Alps, 2013 The architecture of the building has multiple sides, with varying attributes and geometry. The unexposed sides are calm and contained, whereas the “shop fronts” are structurally more expressive and angular. Viewed from the roundabout, the ‘face’ reveals...
Nürnbergkareal phase 2, Absam
...central place in the spacious green area invites people to meet and linger. A filigree piece of art is installed in one of the stairwells, which amazes the children. The community library is a great place to exchange ideas and...
Transfer Living Vorarlberg Blattur, Götzis
...around an open green courtyard, to the southwest of the elongated glass cube of the school building. The developments of 33 residential units are on adjacent streets with a shared, freely accessible, garden space. To integrate the ensemble into the...
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...
Floras Garten, Lochau
...entire complex is wheelchair-accessible and pedestrianised throughout, and in its centre the network of connecting paths opens up into a generous neighbourhood square. The balance between private and communal areas promotes communication and togetherness both inside and outside the site....
Hofsteigstraße, Schwarzach
...is marked and defined. In this main house there is a shop and a doctor’s office, as well as 21 subsidised apartments, all achieving Passive House certification. The five smaller residential buildings each contain 5-7 condominiums. These buildings are heated...
Education Centre St. Arbogast, Götzis
...thick brick walls, triple glazing (for the fixed panes), an automatic wood chip burner, a lighting concept for energy saving and atmosphere quality, rainwater harvesting, heat exchangers and solar panels all combining to prove that adequate architecture is always ecological....
Haggen - residential area, St. Gallen
...an additional buffer to the “Schlössli” and the street, and allows pedestrians and cyclists to linger. In the area dedicated to the residential area to the north, there are two structures that stagger the height of the natural terrain, and...
House R, Rankweil
...room, creating added depth and individuality. The atmospheric quality of the alcove between the bathroom and the bedroom caused the client to abandon the planned Jacuzzi, in favour of an additional seating area. At the beginning, three identical children’s rooms...
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...
Biomass heating plant, Zürs
Architecture that mirrors process and efficiency. The biomass heating plant Zürs is located in the countryside on the road to Lech, Austria. Integrated into an existing gravel quarry and landfill site, this area was rehabilitated by this construction project...
Oberdorf 561, Sulzberg
...and a west-facing apartment, with garden access, is located. The 8 apartments on the upper floors are accessed via a pergola with right-angled staircases. All apartments are oriented to the south. The “soft” south facade stands in deliberate contrast by...
Übermellen, Mellau
Maintaining the integrity of an alpine hamlet with sympathetic contemporary renovations. This typical Bregenzerwald house, with both residential and agricultural spaces, dates back to about 1880 and is part of a hamlet in Mellau where old farmhouses are restored...
Z.A.C. du Val de Sermon, Mordelles
In der Mellen, Mellau
Fakten: 3 houses Passive house construction all apartments with loggia 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...
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...
Legero, Graz
The shoe factory Legero, which was founded in 1872, is planning a new headquarters with an outlet shop with administration and sales area, in the area next to Graz airport. The urban arrangement of the design creates a division characterised...
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...
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 1, Jenbach
...and large community space. There are also all larger apartments arranged here, as family-friendly living is the main objective. The second construction phase, with 25 units, is arranged on the sites boundary line, offering good south orientation. Underground garages with...
Herbert von Pichler Straße phase 2, Jenbach
...developed and which is designed to be a children’s play area and large community space. There are also all larger apartments arranged here, as family-friendly living is the main objective. The second construction phase, with 25 units, is arranged on...
Wildpark, Pforzheim
...concept, two buildings with different functions were derived. A filigree roof body summaries this ensemble as a large form. This architectural artifice creates a generous, gate-like entrance situation, which concentrates all functions around a central place, but at the same...
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...
Wilbinger, Bezau
...the ridge axis, so that a central corridor is created. All four floor plans are divided into two halves: a northern side room zone and a living area with integrated dining area, and open kitchen oriented over the entire south...
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...
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...
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
...is the floor plate of the restaurant. The bracing is provided by the floor plate and by the roof, which also acts as a foundation. A small, thermally insulated auxiliary building serves as winter shelter and accommodation for self-catering visitors....
Caritas Head Office, Salzburg-Herrnau
...The outdoor area is accessed via a porch. The accessibility of the 1st floor is via its own secure access from the apartment staircase. The apartments were distributed in the specified key from 6 – 2 – 1. They are...
Elma Alp, Mellau
...glazing in the living area.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann When building the chalet on Elma, we sought to capture the special atmosphere. We used only timber as the building material, minimised the proportions of the spaces, and introduced a...
Sohm Timber Construction, Alberschwende
...space and a new heating installation system in the basement. It also allowed for the construction of a covered, but open, multi-purpose hall with a two-storey office, rising above the ground floor. »This is an example of a modern timber...
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...
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,...
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...
Gymnastics and Celebration Hall, Muntlix
...provided via a box-like skylight over the entire longitudinal axis. The stage is hidden behind the eastern end wall and can be folded out as and when needed. Across the hall entrance are a narrow auditorium and a control room....
Foot and Cycle Bridge, Zwischenwasser
Timber design that offers an economic and quick realisation of a bridge. The old construction had grown old and dilapidated due to use by pedestrian and cyclist taking the connecting route between Rankweil and Muntlix. As a “boardwalk with...
Rectory, Krumbach
...1999: a shop, a hairdresser, a cafe, all with apartments above. The community renovated its parish hall, the church renewed the cemetery, it added residential buildings, and a bus stop with a large roof. In 2008, the three architects Hermann...
Pflegeheim, Mauren
...room of silence, hairdresser and administration offices. The open-air areas on the property are located along the Jugendweg to the east and to the west with the protected Dementia Garden. At the lower component, a roof garden with covered seating...
Environmental Education Centre Britzer Garten, Berlin
...80% lower than comparable buildings in mineral construction. A high quality building envelope and compact design allow reduced energy consumption. In principle, the building can reach the Passive House standard. For heating, a heat pump and geothermal heating is proposed....
Sutterlüty, Landammanngasse - Rankweil
...secondary girders are arranged at close intervals on the same level and span over 20 metres to the enclosing walls. A service zone wraps around the back of the volume as an angular structure made of exposed concrete. The arcade...
Indoor swimming pool, Bregenz
...building. An open entrance area with a bar leads guests to the wellness area, which then leads directly into an intimate, secluded garden. On the floor above there are the relaxation rooms with views into the distance. The materialisation of...
Bus Stop, Krumbach
...an elongated roof of 29 x 4 meters, the stop can be used by of four buses simultaneously. Fast and, above all, safe transfer of passengers is the big advantage of this concept. The architectural implementation is simple and appropriate....
Oberdorf 564, Sulzberg
...3 room apartments, you can see the highest quality and standards not only architecturally, also technically. The Passive House residential complex is absolutely up to date. The heating and hot water production takes place via a large solar thermal system...
Moosbrugger, Bizau
...service sectors. In the throes of a progressive, timber-based architecture movement, the area readily combines sustainable goals with a sleek minimalist look. And a new Bregenzerwald farmhouse, built for a dairy farmer in Bizau, would not be out of place...
Textile School, Dornbirn
...half of this century. Since 1981 the buildings, owned by the federal government, ha been vacant. The idea to revitalise the entire area was developed by the city of Dornbirn, with an aim to give the architecturally sound buildings a...
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
...seen from here. The facility has a continuous basement with parking spaces, storage rooms and a family-friendly garden apartment. There are two or three further floors with a total of 14 mostly accessible units. These are largely oriented towards the...
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...
De Meyer, Dornbirn
...house had to grow inside its own footprint and existing volume. The existing single-family house was removed down to the basement ceiling and the basement was extended by a double garage. This base of reinforced concrete served as the foundation...
UmweltBank, Nürnberg
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
...side in the west by a two-story extension, which offers sufficient space for the extensive spa area. On the ground floor there are various sauna and steam bath chambers, a relaxation zone with a Kneipp basin and the spacious outdoor...
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...
Am Garnmarkt, Götzis
...the high-bay warehouses and administrative buildings. As a result, additional trading and service companies chose this location. After intensive planning and development work, as well as several architectural competitions, the second section was started at the beginning of 2010. In...
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
...with the terrain. ~ From Zürs you can see the narrow and low end of the warehouse. Recognisable are the arch of the roof and the curved and slightly conical floor plan of the hall. The curved facade and the...
Primary & Elementary School, Schwarzach
...a cost-effective extension, renovation and architectural upgrading of the primary and elementary school became possible. The energy consumption of approx. 50 – 60 kWh / m²a was achieved by the refurbished outer shell and a controlled ventilation of the classrooms....
Luchsinger/Buchli, Schaffhausen
"Together House” Ellenbogen, Bezau
...and the large-scale solar system on the roof supports the hot water requirements. In the outdoor area, a small garden offers all the inhabitants a sense of nature and recreation, because “A cottage garden is part of a real Wälderhaus“....
Hofsteigstraße H, Wolfurt
...complex also fulfils a higher-level function. Part of the property has remained undeveloped. The new building is a “tribute to the ancestors”, the old carpentry work is not missed, and the new building fills this gap left behind, almost unnoticed....
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...
Revitalisation Kirchgasse, Dornbirn
Kaufmann, Lingenau
...level upstairs, the bedrooms and a minimum basement room are located in the basement. The slope also meant that the walls in the basement were built in concrete with a timber beam ceiling. The ground floor and attic were built...
SVS Landesstelle Vorarlberg, Dornbirn
B&O Mehrfamilienhaus, Bad Aibling
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Bäumelweg, Brühl
TWS, Ravensburg
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A Senior Oasis, Weißenhorn
...carefully designed garden, while respecting the privacy of individual residents. The volume in the north is a cellar and the resident doctor’s office, a small staff apartment and a double garage. The two buildings are based on the green area...
Glas Marte – Cutting Factory Hall, Bregenz
...sophisticated system. Due to the prefabricated facade system used, the back of the hall was dismantled and extended, which increased the hall to approximately three times the area in 1995, which includes the loading hall, additional storage and production areas....
Gasthaus Adler, Schwarzenberg
The renovation of a traditional guest house revitalise a village square. In the centre of Schwarzenberg a cluster of traditional buildings form a typical Bregenzewald village square, including the guesthouses Schäfle, Ochsen, Hirchen and Adler. The Gasthaus Adler was built...
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...
Scout Centre, Wolfurt
...was as compact and energy efficient as possible, and that the simple constructive solutions and materialisations allowed a high degree of self-construction. For this reason, as well as for ecological considerations, a timber construction was the obvious solution. The choice...
Hub, Egg
...is also reorganised; now in the basement area, where there used to be stables, is the cellar with a laundry room. The timber staircase is moved and incorporated into the beam structure. It is made by the client, as are...
Municipal Office, Schnepfau
...floor is home to the parish office and an apartment. The integration of these additional uses required a redevelopment of the interior. A new staircase, with an elevator, was inserted at the northeast corner of the building. The ceiling above...
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...
Heldenstraße, Feldkirch-Altenstadt
...site boundary to create space to the south for an inviting garden area with children’s playgrounds and vegetable patches. The residential units are grouped around a central access wing, in which the storage areas are also laid out. Each apartment...
Gutsbetrieb Rheinhof, Hohenems
...Beams made of plain-sawn timber are piled atop the primary support structure. The exterior walls were prefabricated and feature vertical sheathing and open joints, allowing air to enter without creating a draft. The office perches like a pulpit above the...
Sutterlüty, Rohrbach - Dornbirn
...people and friends in a cosy atmosphere and enjoy a coffee or tea. From this marketplace you have the overview on the aisles, so you can find the goods quickly. The whole shopping experience happens in a bright, airy, high-ceiling...
Spa Hotel, Bad Reuthe
...strong connection to the charming landscape of the Bregenzerwald throughout the changing seasons. Changing rooms around the pool, a cold water pool and a therapy pool complete the bathing area. The outdoor garden pool and experience pool are connected; bathing...
Gaudier Bzreska Vocational School, Orleans
A timber laminate building that showcases and houses the woodcraft specialists of tomorrow. The Gaudier Bzreska High School, in Saint Jean de Braye, had become too small to accommodate and teach all the students who were flooding in. Therefore...
Angelika Kauffmann Hall, Schwarzenberg
...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 high profile. This explains the restrained and serving design approach in the newly added parts....
Doppelmayr, Wolfurt
...entrance area and forecourt of the building are oriented towards the street and the opposite workshop. As described above, the south facade marks the transition from the nature reservation area to the commercial area. This interface also becomes a meeting...
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
...wing on Froschweg has three floors. The building with 21 residential units has a large area of glazing that faces north, housing the entrance area. From here the bicycle store and additional storage areas are accessible. The staircase with lift...
Naturhotel Chesa Valisa - Lounge/Reception, Hirschegg
...wide view of the valley and the sun. It’s carefully choreographed sequence of lounge and service areas enhance the existing spaces both spatially and functionally and create a new relationship between the inside and outside. The complex communication lines of...
Kessler, Hirschegg
...the shell is noticeable and clearly different from furnished rooms. The insulation materials are carefully selected according to ecological criteria (wood fibre insulation), together with the low energy construction results in a high ecological standard and a resource-saving construction concept....
Exhibition Hall, Murau
...no competition with the exhibition at all. The unit, as well as the possibilities of general timber construction, are significantly influenced by new “timber products”. This was the theme for the Exhibition Hall: Murau, as part of the Styrian show...
Dorner Electronic, Egg
Inside, timber encases innovative technology. Outside, it responds to the local environment. In the 1960’s, Dorner Electronic was a major supplier of electronic devices to Russia. Since then it has evolved from a two-man company, into one with over...
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...
Bridge, Wetzlar
...cm asphalt on 2 layers of bitumen waterproofing. The smaller bridge is described as an arch. It spans over 25 m and is designed as a pure block glued laminated timber beam with a thickness of 65 cm. The bearing...
Kaufmann Holz AG – Beam Assembly Hall, Reuthe
New timber construction technology enables a vast open assembly hall. The column-free room of the assembly hall measures 30 by 60 meters, running its length are two cranes with a weight baring loads of 6.3 tonnes each. Their rails...
Outer Lakeside City, Bregenz
...a view across the lake. The remaining floors are flexible and can be used as an office or hotel. Railway Station The four-storey building includes the ground floor mobility centre as well as various 1st floor retail areas. A restaurant...
Hammerl/Natter, Hard
Uncomplicated resonance. The house, for a family of musicians in the centre of Hard, Vorarlberg, is simple and pure in its formal language and yet full of warmth and sound. Its dimensions and orientation were set as it was built...
Sutterlüty P, Egg
A new subversion in traditional Bregenzerwald architecture. Is a flat roof right in the Bregenzerwald? This question occupied the architect and builder and all the community representatives when starting this project. After a detailed discussion process, it was finally...
Sutterlüty J, Egg
Open, light and airy. A large, almost villa-like space program is organised in a cross-shaped in response to the west and north slopes, fringed by a brook and groups of trees. The south-facing entrance opens up to a view of...
Münchner Str. Hausner Grenzweg, Munich
...complex units, a semi-detached house and a multi-occupant building are arranged around carefully designed outdoor spaces that form the centre of the access zone. As an extension and development of a noise barrier, the covered ramp of the underground car...
Nürnbergkareal phase 1, Absam
...to a sunny green space. The children also use it as a playground. On the three floors above, 23 rental apartments are arranged in a ring around a bright access hall. A dozen 2-room apartments were designed to be fully...
Lino, Montagnola
A lake view from the sundeck. The expressive structure sits on a steep southeast slope in the Ticino village of Montagnola, surrounded by stately villas in Mediterranean vegetation. The determining design parameters are the orientation to the sun and the...
TUM Center of Excellence, Garching
...the stiffening core of the building. In addition, a wall plate extending over all floors acts as stiffening. The basement is the only core area. The facade of the office rooms on the upper floors are surrounded by triple glazing....
Bicycle Bridge, Gaißau
A timber gateway. This bridge joins Gaißau and Reineck, connecting Switzerland with Austria. Here, at this point, a covered timber bridge is to be erected, symbolising the entrance into the timber construction region of Vorarlberg. Timber bridges are known to...
Hotel Schmiedberger, St. Johann
...characteristic Alpine vistas. The guest reaches the centrally located reception via an attractively designed lobby that is in direct relation to the spacious outdoor terrace over the lounge, as well as to the breakfast room and the spa area. Starting...
Olpererhütte, Zillertaler Alpen
...materials we can utilise. Also, the position allows a generous area to the south. The development is carried out, as it is now, on the southwest terrace and is organised with a certain separation of “day and overnight guests”. A...
Agricultural school, Salzkammergut
...are comparable in terms of cost with a new building. There is the chance of farm expansion, which is appropriate for the new use. From this courtyard, all areas are developed. It remains the centre and heart of the entire...
Residential complex Michaelipark, Augsburg
...the green areas and the neighbourhood, are created between the buildings. Many of the existing trees can be preserved The volumes are offset in the north-south from each other, with the ground floor apartments facing south. As a result, the...
Falkensteiner-Hotel, Latschau
...in a characteristic Montafon Maisäss landscape. The hotel’s sleeping wing is set as a self-confident four-storey volume to the north and connected to the spa and children’s area by a filigree bridge construction, which is integrated into the preserved cultural...
Gantner/Bundschuh, Sulzberg
...living space, as well as a garage deck and a comfortable wellness area, can also be created. | When renovating the front building, the planning team paid particular attention to the existing elements, upgrading supporting structures to the original stone. ...
Nebelhornbahn Talstation - cable car station, Oberstdorf
...as a central contact point for the visitors. A reduction of the architecture to the pure function emphasises its importance as a direct interface between the local area and the alpine landscape. Depending on the direction of travel, the parabolic...
iCampus Werksviertel, Munich
...the iCampus-Park and creates high-quality outdoor areas. A light filled central lobby connects the green space to the northern accesses areas and to the three main lines of vertical development. This arrangement allows up to six independent office structures per...
3-fach Sporthalle, Kempten
A pillar construction as a place maker. The town of Kempten is considered the educational and administrative centre of the surrounding Allgäu region. A new triple sports hall, for up to 800 spectators, is to be built on the site...
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....
Residential building Hälin, Langen bei Bregenz
...site come from its specific location and its topographical conditions. The adjacent main road is busy but provides optimal access, while the steep slope, although demanding in terms of construction, opens up to a privileged and scared panoramic view. A...
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
...spaces. Inside the building the colours of the natural building material are dominant, and where needed an additional palate of accent colours have been added to create ambience and differentiation between areas. »The result is high quality architectural work, the...
Stallinger, St. Gerorgen im Attergau
...own stock. »The building represents a convincing application of the potential quality of the construction system adopted, and the concept makes it an extraordinary example of functional rationality and realised efficiency.« The International Prize for Sustainable Architecture 2011 The architecture...
Center for Children - Steinbockallee, Rum
...with play areas for the children and access paths to the residential blocks. The entire basement is underground parking, refuse and storage rooms. »The air quality and light quality improves the readiness to learn and also improves the concentration levels...
Natter, Mellau
...a Bregenzerwald house. An elongated, timber, simple, south-facing structure that reacts to the beautiful location and offers a quiet and spacious home. Passive solar use, active collector surfaces and wood heating, together with an optimised building envelope, guarantee economical operation....
Neudorfstraße, Wolfurt
...guided this project to both an affordable and pleasing conclusion.« Univ.-Prof. Arch. DI Hermann Kaufmann The two buildings sit inside a neighbourhood of single family homes and align themselves with the scale and fabric of the surroundings, especially through the...
Spinnereistraße, Hard
...as possible by minimising rental and operating costs. The result is a cuboid structure with minimised entrance ways and open parking. The building shell, of prefabricated timber wall elements and well-insulated roofing, allows for a low-energy construction. Credit is given...
Hotel Bellevue, Les Houches
Maintaining a traditional facade, but giving it an ecological and sympathetic ‘timber heart’. For an architect, accustomed to using their creative potential for the development of new, contemporary structures, this task presented an unusual challenge. A total reconstruction was required...
Dorf, Warth
...marked by a hallway that leads to the bathroom and the storage room. In the 4-room apartments, the two bedrooms can be reached above this entrance area. The kitchen is arranged at an angle and as a supplement, a corner...
Sutterlüty, Lochau
...size and design making the load transfer points and roof spans for the new construction, fixed. The new generation Sutterlüty stores offer high-end market like spaces and a unified operating principle, while the external appearance of all stores are unique....
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
...site and the local river, to create an enclosed semi-private area. The east-west oriented, larger five-storey building offers 41 two- to four-room apartments and eight senior apartments on the first floor. They are accessible through the central walk way and...
Geroldsegg, Schwarzenberg
...modern strip windows are a reinterpretation of a window type commonly found in Wälderhäuser (traditional houses in Bregenzerwald). The windows stretch around the corner and reflects modern forms and functions. This spot is a popular sitting area on both floors....
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
...Kammelweg. This type of building, with its attractive central hall and communal areas on all levels, allows an extremely rational and cost-effective development. While the ground-floor apartments have each assigned a garden portion, the upper floor apartments are furnished with...
Wälderhaus BA 2, Bezau
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...
Hermann Kaufmann Wins Contract for Illwerke Centre Montafon
...development, despite appearances, i.e. unprotected visible timbers. The hybrid-deck’s concrete elements separate the floors, as well as the suspended fire-apron in the facade area, are important factors in achieving the safety requirements. A sprinkler system also reduces the combustibility of...
8th International Forum on Timber Construction in Dijon France
France’s construction sector is picking up again, with almost half a million homes approved in 2017 and around 420,000 building permits granted. The demand is enormous, and the trend towards timber construction goes from strength to strength. Timber construction in...
A new Sutterlüty supermarket opens in Rankweil
...deep and normal cooling and air heat pump technology. By embracing new alternatives such as new cooling technology, LED lighting, photovoltaics and much more, the carbon-neutral Sutterlüty Company can again save a considerable amount of CO2 at this new location....
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....
Exhibition Berlin Bauen mit Holz – Wege in die Zukunft (building with wood – ways into the future)
...supported by the DBU Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, DHWR Deutsche Holzwirtschaftsrat e. V., the GdW Federal Association of German Housing and Real Estate Companies e. V., the Bavarian carpentry and timber construction industry, proHolz Bavaria and the Bavarian State Forests AöR....
Architecture on the spot 128: Wagner GmbH
...social affairs, trade and industry. The high-quality architecture is presented by their inhabitants, who guide the visitors through their spaces, report from the first idea to the current usage, about all project phases and answer questions. The participation is free....
Architekten Hermamm Kaufmann wins the tender to design for the Wildlife Park Pforzheim
...past 50 years. A competition was organised to design a new entrance area and the jury awarded the project to Architekten Hermann Kaufmann. The newly designed entrance area is now one-storey with a basement, “The selected building material is wood...
Vorarlberger Holzbaupreis 2015: Three prizes and three awards
Austria’s oldest timber construction prize, ‘Vorarlberg Holzbaupreis’, took place last night. In its 11th year, the event was held in Poolba, Feldkirch and it saw the greatest architects and builders come together to celebrate excellence. Over 130 objects had been...
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...
Hermann Kaufmann receives the Toni Russ Prize
...in front of an audience of over 400 guests at the Bregenzer Festspielhaus, with the 34th Dr. Toni Russ Award. “What is extraordinary is the great number of excellent architects and the depth the reputation has penetrated into the region....
Ground-breaking ceremony for the Hofsteig Recycling Centre
...extensive opening hours to offer their advice to the local community. With regard to the environment and resource management, the municipalities are setting new standards for the benefit of the future. The ASZ will start its trial operation this autumn....
Triple win at the 2017 Vorarlberg timber construction awards
The 12th Vorarlberg Holzbaupreis was awarded on June 30. This year’s awards focused on “Rethinking with Wood” and received over 140 submissions from projects across various categories. Three of our projects were honoured on the night; Schmuttertal Gymnasium: recognition, category...
New Caritas headquarters build begins in Salzburg
...subsidised apartments will be built. In addition to administration departments, the new Caritas headquarters will also include social counselling and a new Carla second-hand shop. The construction is scheduled to be completed in March 2019. In the new Caritas headquarters,...
1st prize for a proposed development of the former Spicher school
...mass. Around the squares and alleys, as a matter of course, and respecting privacy, the individual houses are developed. The covered loggias, which correspond to the wishes of the tender for communicative space and the desire to create a successful...
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...
Building work begins at SWG Schraubenwerk Gaisbach GmbH
...plastics as well as mounting screws made of steel and stainless steel. As the company essentially produces screws for the timber industry, the client’s aim was to use timber for the expansion of the production facilities. The new production facility,...
The Vorland recycling centre is now open
After intense planning and a year of construction, the Vorland recycling centre (ASZ) will be officially opened on March 7th. Over 45 different types of waste can be collected at the ASZ, separated by type and then prepared for further...
The Timber Construction Atlas adds Berlin-Brandenburg to its map
...climate. Brandenburg is gaining a new relevance as a resourceful area for regional and circular planning and building. The Timber Construction Atlas Berlin-Brandenburg offers a platform for the current and important topic of sustainable building. The project is based on...
Illwerke vkw opens training centre – energy campus montafon
Modern training center as a clear commitment to the region – investment in the energy future – home to over 50 training positions for the specialists of tomorrow. As part of a small ceremony, illwerke vkw opens its new training...
Hermann Kaufmann erhält den Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award 2010
...Kuma from Japan, Richard Leplastrier from Australia, and Switzerlands Peter Zumthor. Two years ago the award went to the Chilean architect José Cruz Ovalle. In addition to his work as an architect, Hermann Kaufmann has been a professor at the...
We received the Austrian Green Planet Building® Award for the Brock Commons Tallwood House in Canada!
...sustainable building – Austrian Green Planet Building® distinguishes them. AGPB is an umbrella brand supported by the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology and AUSSENWIRTSCHAFT AUSTRIA. The much-awarded Brock Commons Tallwood House in Vancouver, which...
Hermann Kaufmann Awarded Bezau Assisted Living Development
...the different levels. The elevator provides accessibility. The opening of the central corridor provides orientation in connection with the structure and, allows for a reduction in the number of access points. Another result of this central corridor is an attractive...
Breaking Ground at Illwerke Center Montafon
...and secondly, also it increased the potential space of the building. This is reflected in the interior zones such as the dining room and the conference room which occupy the area on the lake and therefore become unusual and memorable....
Energy-Efficient Construction: Practice Well Advanced Compared to Regulations - Appeal by Hermann Kaufmann
...be energy-positive buildings or, at the very least, zero-energy buildings. This is technically feasible and implementable. By doing so, we would also provide support to our young individuals who are currently expressing their protests and initiating various actions to be...
Fernpassstraße receives recognition from the Prize for Quality in Housing 2015
...for these biennial awards. We are proud to award the awards in partnership with the BFW Bayern, and we look forward to the next awards in 2017,” announced Christian Böhm, Chairman of the German Werkbund Bayern. The awards and recognitions...
International Architecture Project BUS: STOP KRUMBACH launches.
...Commerce Vorarlberg. The invited architectural firms are: Ensamble Studio Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa, Spain; Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu, Belgium; Rintala Eggertsson Architects, Finland / Norway; Alexander Brodsky, Russia; Wang Shu, China; Sou Fujimoto, Japan and Smiljan Radic, Chile....
Winner of the Schmiedberger Boutique Hotel
...the location allows. Guests can reach the central reception area via an attractive lobby. There is a direct connection from the reception area to the spacious outdoor terrace over the lounge, as well as to the breakfast room and the...
Sutterlüty Rohrbach-Dornbirn receives the Golden Mercury 2007 Prize
...zero energy concept. The jury praised above all the high regional distribution of agricultural products in the total turnover (approx. 30%), the affinity to regional structures of the farming tradition, as well as the extensive and fresh assortment of produce....
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