Johannes Kaufmann und Partner
Carpentry Kaufmann
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commercial/industrial buildings
Place
Reuthe, Austria
Studio
Photos
Adolf Bereuter
Description
Carpentry Kaufmann in the idyllic Bregenz Forest
region is a fourth-generation family business dedicated to modern timber
construction technology. Projects using modular timber construction required a
new assembly hall for the space-intensive manufacture of the modular room
cells. The hall is divided into two spaces, a longitudinal one with rails for
production and another that serves as a storage area for the finished modules.
Due to the land-use planning in the region, it was necessary to build the hall
as low as possible so that its external appearance would be in keeping with the
overall impression made by the landscape. Heavy crane runways and supporting
structures that must hold up under high snow loads usually result in high roof
constructions. At the same time, the number of load-bearing columns should be
as low as possible to maximise production space. Based on these requirements, a
framework with integrated crane tracks was developed, allowing the total height
of the building to harmonise with the townscape. Five prefabricated heavy-duty
trusses made of construction beech wood rest on clamped concrete columns. Due
to their horizontal distance from one another, the double trusses have the
capability to absorb the torsion introduced by the crane runways.