Architects from Innauer Matt Architekten come from the town of Bezau in Voralrberg where the culture of building in wood is highly developed. In their work the line between architecture, furniture or décor is often blurred, interior design becomes integral part of their architecture.
Markus Innauer (1980) graduated in architecture from University of Applied Arts in Vienna in 2009. After gaining experience in Singapore and in the office of Architect Oskar Leo Kaufmann, has in 2012 together with Sven Matt (1980) founded their own architectural office »Innauer Matt Architekten«.
»Innauer Matt Architects«, based in the Bregenzerwald, a mountainous valley in Western Austria, stand for architecture with a strong relation to object’s location, its natural surroundings and its inhabitants. They come up with atmospherically dense, yet subtle and detailed architectural solutions that always strive to connect the novel with the existing. Their high standards of precision combined with a certain laid-back approach leads to surprisingly plain solutions in often complex conditions. Always in the focus of their work is the search for architecture that provides surroundings with a relaxed, familiar feel to them and that will stand the test of time.

Portrait: Christian-Anwander