We are thrilled to announce that we have submitted our building project, planned and implemented together with our client GEWOBA Aktiengesellschaft Wohnen und Bauen and our client LUKAS LANG BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES GmbH, for the Architecture Day at the Lower Saxony Chamber of Architects, also responsible for the Hanseatic City of Bremen. We focus on sustainable construction, a key factor considering the challenges of climate change and increasing urbanisation.
The selected timber-hybrid construction method provides a resource-saving and efficient solution with a minimal ecological footprint. Industrially prefabricated modules are assembled on site using cordless screwdrivers, significantly reducing construction time, waste, noise and dirt. The innovative system construction method is based on a high-quality timber frame with variable infill elements. The supporting structure consists of prefabricated solid timber products, which are joined together with specially developed connecting elements to form a complex structure. A central element is the non-load-bearing curtain wall, which consists of a timber frame construction with customised infills. Thanks to its modular structure, this construction method enables a high degree of flexibility, non-destructive dismantling and reusability of the elements used.
The two residential buildings located on one plot are constructed of more than 70 % wood and wood-based materials from the top edge of the foundations downwards. The renewable raw material wood actively helps to bind CO² and significantly improves the environmental balance. This sustainable construction technique primarily focuses on local timber, as it can be assembled rapidly, assembled flexibly and recycled back into the natural cycle in an environmentally friendly way at the end of its life cycle.
This residential complex, scheduled for completion in 2024, is a major contribution to resource-conserving and sustainable construction and we look forward to the opportunity of being selected to present our innovative solution at the Day of Architecture.