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Lakeside Chalet, Lake Millstatt

February 18, 2022|Architecture, Austria, BIG SEE Architecture Award 2022 – Winner, BIG SEE Interior Design Award 2022 – Winner, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2022 – Winner, Interior, Residential architecture, Residential interior, Wood, Wooden houses|

The main idea was to place the Chalet on the highest point to let it float above everything else, tucked into a lush landscape. Therefore the lower floor was built in reinforced concrete to cater for a cantilever of 4,5 meters. The ground floor of the Chalet is same as the Bath House and Boat House, entirely built in timber. All buildings were designed in a very puristic way,
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Lakeside Chalet, Grossegg

February 18, 2022|Austria, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2022 – Winner, Wood, Wooden houses|

All buildings were designed in a very puristic way, entirely in timber, from Exterior to Interior. As the main façade material for Chalet and Boat house we chose white, knotless, fir planks with rough-cut surface, varying in size and thickness. The timber was treated with an organic coating for a consistent consistent greyscale during the weathering process and adds a silver shimmering effect to the building, which together with the
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Pernkopf – Home and Office, Eberstalzell

February 16, 2022|Austria, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2022 – Winner, Wood, Wooden houses|

Great solutions often lie beyond convention. So, the client’s requirement was to create a building with two barrier-free usage units - but not in common default like concrete and bricks – it should be design as a mass timber construction. The office unit is mainly facing the street with a separate entrance, while the private living area is oriented to the opposite side. The solution is a compact solid-timber building
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Tititi

February 16, 2022|BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2022 – Grand Prix, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2022 – Winner, Czech Republic, Wood, Wooden products|

Tititi draws upon the wooden toys of modernist artists in the first third of the twentieth century. They decorated the wood with geometric patterns and carved abstract shapes. I fell in love with their authenticity, courage, and their sense of humour. One of the primary sources of my inspiration is the diverse art of Minka Podhajská (Artěl). Podhajská's art used folk figures to depict characters or activities. Innovating and
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Araburg, Kaumberg

February 16, 2022|Austria, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2022 – Winner, City and community, Wood|

The Araburg ruins are the highest castle in Lower Austria and a popular destination. We were commissioned to add an event hall to the listed building. The hall serves as a year-round venue for the local drama group and is also used for weddings, festivals, concerts and other events. The project was implemented in stages and many hours of volunteers. As a lightweight wooden construction, our concept ties in with
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Youthhostel Gerlos, Krimml

February 16, 2022|Austria, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2022 – Winner, City and community, Wood|

The aim of this project was to make affordable school trips possible in an ecological environment. That is why the hotel was built from regional wood in solid wood construction, the hotel is heated by biomass district heating, the journey is mainly by coach and the leftover wood of the cross-laminated timber walls was processed into furniture. The main structure of the hostel is designed as a longitudinal timber
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Woodko, Ljubljana

February 16, 2022|BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2022 – Winner, Slovenia, Wood, Wooden products|

Woodko is a wooden roller that helps you to prevent feeling sore and enables faster regeneration of muscle tissue after exercise. It stands for minimalistic and sustainable approach to design. Its special shape enables the muscles to be evenly positioned on the roller and effectively massaged. No matter if you\'re a sportsperson or not, young or old - Woodko can contribute to your well-being. Because of its shape, Woodko can
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Library and seminar centre BOKU Vienna (Ilse Wallentin House)

November 9, 2021|Austria, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2021 – Grand Prix, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2021 – Winner, City and community, Wood|

The campus of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna was extended by a timber construction with 3,000 m² of usable floor area. The new building offers space for a seminar centre, a library, offices for several departments and shared areas. The appearance of the building is characterized by its timber skeleton construction. The façade grid of untreated wood is continued in the interior of
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Summary Hillside Duplex, Hohenems

November 9, 2021|Austria, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2021 – Grand Prix, BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2021 – Winner, Wood, Wooden houses|

Based on the budget and the desire to create sustainable housing, the decision was made to build a semi-detached house of two entities of 125 square meters and two carports, on an area of around 600 square meters. The goal was to create an ecological architecture that does not fall into sterility and artificiality. As a model for this purpose the architects studied housing typologies that have been developed
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KORVET JR stool

November 5, 2021|BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2021 – Winner, Furniture, Hungary, Wood|

KORVET family provides an elegant lift in any circumstances – barstools in two sizes guarantee the impeccable experience whether in a café, bar or at the counter in a modern kitchen. Now this range is completed by the KORVET JR stool which suits the standard table heights. Therefore, it provides the possibility of tailoring any interior in harmonious unity with the KORVET stools covering all the possible heights and scenarios.A
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Zighizaghi, Favara

October 29, 2021|BIG SEE Wood Design Award 2021 – Winner, City and community, Italy, Wood|

Zighizaghi is a multi-sensorial urban garden which stems from the need to create a welcoming place for the citizens of Favara, in Sicily, while simultaneously donating to the city an innovative public space shaped from the perfect combination of wood and vegetation. The project is intended as an aggregation of wooden elements made of phenolic plywood and knots of Okoumè, and is designed to assume different configurations thanks to the
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