WRAP Design Study
Within the WRAP design study, innovative and sustainable solutions for the improvement of existing buildings were developed. We took a poorly insulated single family home from the 1970s as an example to show the potential of industrially manufactured panels for thermal insulation in comparison to commonly used products such as expanded polystyrene. Insulation made of polystyrene in conglomerate with other building materials can … Continue reading
Micro Hotel: Il Nido
Il Nido (ital. for „the nest“) is a project for a micro-hotel in a small town situated on the coast of Gulf of Salerno in the region of Campania (Italy). The construction is planned to be an add-on to an existing historical villa, erected during the 19th century close to the seaside. The villa was built … Continue reading
a look inside the View House
The „View House“, a family home and office in the heart of the Tyrolean alps, was completed last year. Our design focused on spacious rooms with an optimum layout: architecture with pure, unfussy lines, flexible use of space and a cozy, homely feeling.
Completed: The View House
After a construction time of half a year the View House is completed. Till end of August landscape design and furnishing will be finished. Although situated on a slope the ground floor, the parking lot and courtyard are barrier-free. A space for an elevator is also thought ahead. If needed, the two levels can be … Continue reading
Under Construction: The View House
The first phase of construction including earthworks, the production of the foundation slab, the erection of the central service core and the technical room has been completed on schedule in October. During winter the wooden walls will be produced customized by CNC-cutting. In spring the framing will be finalized by setting up the prefabricated large-format solid … Continue reading
Contemporary Alpine Architecture: The View House
Architectural Design and Sustainability This 200 m2 family house and office will be built at the foot of the “Mieminger Kette” mountain range, 40 km west from Tyrol’s capital city – Innsbruck. Situated on a slope, the wooden house, thanks to its special geometry and metallic roof, blends in perfectly with its surrounding mountain range. … Continue reading
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Wishing you a Joyous Holiday Season and a New Year filled with Peace and Happiness! (Chalet in Tyrol/Austria, preliminary draft (2013); start of construction: 2014)
green building
two projects in progress: Wrap Building alteration, thermal rehabilitation and roof extension: low-cost/low-energy consumption house on the outskirts of Vienna (A) The application of pre-fabricated, recyclable materials – actually used for industrial constructions – in conjunction with sophisticated architectural design transforms the single-family house from the 1970s into an example of sustainability. current phase: design … Continue reading
