Austria has a worldwide reputation for sustainable architecture, engineering and construction technologies. Now, in a time dominated by the struggle for solutions to the climate crisis, from UN conferences down to the smallest local decisions, examples that show the way are urgently needed. With the Austrian Green Planet Building Award®, the Federal Ministry for Climate […]
In a fully built-up area where it it is hard to find any additional residential volume, the architects Regina M. Lettner and Günter Lagler of skywood by baukult set a new two-storey space on top of the existing building. The rooftop extension, called ‘Bird of Paradise’, is an example of excellence in urban densification, in terms
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The new MPREIS Filiale in Klagenfurt/Kärnten is another example of a supermarket pioneering a new approach to architecture and sustainability. Architects i-unit from Tyrol designed a highly functional building with a radical-looking appearance, using a wooden structure. The building has a rectilinear glass-fronted core wrapped in a sloping skin of wooden lamellae, with semicircular openings,
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This book of BUILDINGS presents a broad selection of KIELSTEG projects in Europe that have been implemented in recent years. Each of these projects is exemplary for the solution of its high requirements in terms of architecture, flexibility of use and ecology. With their decision in favor of KIELSTEG, the building owners, architects and planners
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B-Mine in Beringen is a successful urban regeneration project on the site of a former coalmine. The architectural collective UAU Jaspers Eyers created a focus for the life of the quarter in the form of the restaurant Mia. The form of the building is minimalist and clear. On an exposed concrete base, slim steel columns
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The town of Ried im Innkreis needed a new base for its street cleaning, maintenance and waste operations and and chose a high-quality approach to its concept and achitecture. The building combines the work of these municipal services in 2,270 m2 of usable space. The setting and buildings were used to create an effective shield
The Preciplast factory for medical plastic components has an exceptional architectural quality compared to most industrial buildings. Flexibility of use – especially for the production area – was a decisive factor in the company’s investment decision. A layout that could be adapted in response to future market demands was essential. The roof of the factory
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A-NOBIS make outstanding sparkling wines and the new winery building is a perfect expression of their vision. Built completely of Austrian wood, it has a square atrium that opens to the sky through a round oculus in the middle of the KIELSTEG roof. The KIELSTEG construction, using elements 33 cm high, also forms a projecting
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The leading pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim has built the BI-Cube think tank as an incubator for innovative, agile work processes. Both the approach to the didactics of work practices and the architecture represent new departures at the company’s Ingelheim site. The building is a wood-framed structure covered with a KIELSTEG roof. The roof construction creates
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The KIWI in Lerberg is currently Norway’s greenest supermarket. The shop is a flagship for KIWI, built completely in wood and sets a benchmark for ecological sensitivity. The green roof helps the building blend in to its natural surroundings. The roof vegetation helps to compensate for the sealing of the ground and creates a habitat
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Joh. Johannson Coffee is Norway’s leading coffee roaster and has set new standards in sustainable industrial building with their new factory. The production process is powered 100% by renewable energy and emits 85% less CO2 than before. The building is completely made of wood and is designed to allow for future expansion of the production
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The new stamping and assembly facility at Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik demonstrates that it certainly is possible to unite functionality and good architecture in an industrial building. The roof was built with 2,300 m2 of KIELSTEG elements. The elements are up to 19.7 m long, so that the building, which is 56 x 53 m, only needs
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As part of a remodelling and extension of a workshop and office complex, a 630-m2 workshop shed was built for Florian Gaass GmbH in Grainet. The roof is made of KIELSTEG elements with clear spans of more than 14 m and meets the requirements of ‘snow load zone 3’. FLEXIBLE USE OF SPACE The KIELSTEG
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Visually attractive and functional at the same time – the KIELSTEG roof of the 1,500 m2 EDEKA market in Beckingen in the Saarland. 26 m long KIELSTEG elements cover the shop and extend out over the entrance area by another 6.5 m. The mall in a modern design opened its doors for business recently. 26
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A building in Weingarten in Baden-Württemberg set a new record for the most KIELSTEG used in a single project. A new four-storey building is being built as the district headquarters for the Red Cross in the Baden-Oberschwaben region. It provides space for an ambulance station and administrative offices. The roof and upper floors incorporate 5,000
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A major wish for the two new Caritas workshops in Bad Mergentheim and Lauda-Königshofen, in the Tauberkreis district, was to achieve indoor spaces with a pleasant and encouraging atmosphere. The architects chose KIELSTEG for its advantages as a roof structure and also because they could use it as a practical design element for the interiors.
baierl + demmelhuber is a high-end interior outfitter based in Töging am Inn in Bavaria with many prestigious international clients. The new building is a 3,000 m2 wooden fabrication facility whose exterior appearance already announces that this is an expanding business serving the premium sector. The almost completely wooden construction of the building harmonizes perfectly
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In Taio, in the midst of the picturesque Trentino landscape, the new headquarters of the company Alpenos/STP is close to completion. The wooden construction company has made a name for itself especially with hotel projects. The company’s long track record and specialization make it a sought-after partner by architects who want to realize ambitious ideas
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The new ‘Sport Factory’ of the club Sportfreunde Rodgau is in the final stages of building. The 2,500-m2 building contains a sports hall and a number of other rooms. Architects Mathes & Neumann (Rodgau) chose a sustainable wooden construction method with a KIELSTEG roof. The KIELSTEG elements of type KSE 485 cover the 15-m wide
The municipality of Fels am Wagram in Lower Austria has extended the buildings of its primary school and ‘Neue Mittelschule’ secondary school by adding a new sports hall. Besides providing the schools with a new gymnasium, the building also adds new spaces for afternoon supervision in the form of a foyer, a library, and a
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Building with wood reduces CO2 emissions in two ways. Wood is a natural building material. To make it, trees need earth, water, air and sunlight, and as they grow they store CO2, which directly affects climate change. In the processing phase, wood needs much less energy input than bricks, concrete or steel. Lightweight construction systems
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