res014 Timber Prototype II

As part of the research initiative Zukunft Bau of the federal government, a small but fine experimental house was formed on the site of the Egon-Eiermann building in Apolda in cooperation with the team of Prof. Achim Menges (University of Stuttgart) and Hans Drexler (Jade University of Applied Sciences Oldenburg) as well as the IBA Thüringen. The aim was to demonstrate the potential of the simple and regional building material timber with the help of modern and digital design tools and manufacturing technologies. Based on the principle of traditional log cabins – but significantly evolved. The result ist an approximately 15 square meter Prototype out of vertival and freely arranged wooden beams. Because of the digital treatment of the timber, the isulation value could be improved as well as the high-precision joining and connection solutions could be realized. Press Kit