How diverse wood is as a material became clear again at the presentation of the Upper Austrian Timber Construction Prize 2022 on Wednesday evening. There were 157 submissions and 23 award-winning projects. The timber construction prize is awarded by the state with the Building Innovation Cluster of the Business Upper Austria location agency, the initiative proHolz Upper Austria, the state guild for timber construction Upper Austria and the specialist group of the timber industry Upper Austria.
Wolf in sheep’s clothing in Lengau in the category conversions, extensions and renovations – a mixture of machine hall and family home
Townhouse Lederergasse in Linz in the category conversions, extensions and renovations. A building that has existed since the 16th century was adapted for office and residential use.
circus of knowledge, Kepler Hall, LIT Open Innovation Center in the Public Buildings category; three wooden buildings on the JKU campus
Wagyu stable in Atzbach in the agricultural buildings category
Trench Leonding in the commercial buildings category; High-voltage test field in wooden construction
HTL Construction and Design Innsbruck in the category award abroad
There were special prizes for them Grain silo facility (Kremsmünster) in the category practiced sustainability and for Wels farmer’s road – garden pavilions in the successful experiment category. Received the audience award House A. (Linz).
The jury also awarded 14 recognitions: Giwog Hörsching Verdiweg; House at the Eulenwald (Kremsmünster); house on the edge of the forest (St. Marien); Hygge living (catfish); Solid fir (Altheim); local supplier Kleinzell; Obsterei Schürz (Pötting); Resurrection Chapel Straß im Attergau; library building medical faculty of the JKU; Hans Christian Andersen Museum (Odense, Denmark); PCT loft office (Thalgau); Kulturstadl Moarhof (Eidenberg); Studio in the Heistadl (Rainbach im Mühlkreis); Farm B (Dietach near Steyr).
Source: Nachrichten
