Trendguide Tegernseer Tal & Tölzer Land, Sommer 2018

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152 WORLDWIDE TRENDS Fascinating Wood Architecture Wooden houses? That sounds like a trip into the past. However, one can build modern and extravagant constructions with wood. Even high-rise buildings and churches made with the timeless material are now in trend. There are enough examples of this in the meantime: such as the 19-floor Skellefteå Cultural Centre, which the Danish architects, White Arkitekter, are currently building in Skellefteå, south of the arctic circle in Sweden, And the “Hoho Wien”, for which the first ground was broke in 2016, will be the highest wooden high-rise (HoHo) in the world at 84 metres high with 24 levels. Grandiose New Church in Holzkirchen A piece of breathtaking wood architecture can be found in Holzkirchen as of late: the new Catholic Church of St. Joseph, inaugurated in March 2018 by archbishop Reinhard Marx and designed by award-winning architect from Munich, Eberhard Wimmer. Consistent with the town name and church patron, Saint Joseph, he designed a church made of pure wood. A 22-metre-high truncated cone, covered with wooden shingles, surrounds the circular, clear span of the interior. Just beside it the smaller everyday church. Until now, wood played an outsider role as a building material for modern architecture. Thanks to new manufacturing techniques and its ecological advantages, wood is currently experiencing a furious renaissance as a contemporary building material. The reasons for this are manifold: Wood stands for healthy and cosy living. It radiates structure, warmth and comfort in times of cool, smooth surfaces in our world, fulfilling a need for many people. The inexpensive price as well as excellent technological and environmentally friendly qualities make building with wood innovative and future-oriented. The environmental aspects of wood are unsurpassed: wood is produced sustainably and CO 2 neutral, since it only emits as much carbon dioxide during its thermal utilisation as was bound when growing in the forest. In contrast, 5.2 % of the worldwide CO 2 emissions are released during the production of cement. More Sound and Thermal Insulation as well as Fire Resistance Constant innovations ensure, that the building materials wood receives outstanding ratings in every respect: whether it be in respect to sound proofing, heat insulation or in fire resistance. Modern wooden constructions for walls and ceilings are coordinated complexly and matched on top of each other so that the transmission of sound can be optimally reduced. Additionally, the thermal insulation can be included in the wall construction to save space. The wall thicknesses are correspondingly small. This means a lower usage of land. Another advantage is the low thermal conductivity of wood. Bernhard Simon, owner of HAUS

UND HOLZBAU SIMON in Lenggries: "There are hardly any other building materials with which one can construct a thermal-bridge-free and highly insulated building cover as easily as with wood." Therefore wood or wood-based materials are chosen as a construction material for many passive energy houses. Fire Hazard – No Problem! The question is often posed: is there a higher risk of fire for wooden buildings? Bernhard Simon answers: “Wood is an extremely robust building material when it burns, since it remains stable. Pressed wood contains hardly any fire enhancing oxygen pores and does not burn any faster than conventional building materials. Steel loses its bearing capacity significantly faster. The fact that a wooden house does not represent a higher risk is also clear when one purchases building insurance, which is not ranked differently in risk assessment than an insurance, which is purchased for a brick or concrete house.” Modern, visionary wooden constructions are currently a global trend, regardless whether a high-rise, church, cultural centre or home. Let us be surprised by additional groundbreaking buildings from the renewable raw material, wood! Hervorragende Architektur in Holzbauweise: Einfamilienhaus von Haus und Holzbau Simon, Lenggries 153