After successful completion of the course, students are able to effectively apply conceptual and constructive thinking as well as refined design and communication tools. They have the ability to think synchronously about various aspects of architecture and building construction at different scales and have the competence to develop, elaborate, comprehensively present and coherently present design concepts.

Furthermore, students are able to critically and project-specifically analyse modern production and construction methods in timber construction, including evaluating the various techniques and processes in modern timber construction and determining their applicability for specific construction projects.
Students will also be able to understand and apply the basic principles of multi-storey timber construction, particularly with regard to floorplan, statics, sound insulation and fire protection.

As an urban agglomeration, Vienna is under great pressure to densify in order to meet the pressing demand for affordable housing and the necessary communal and commercial space.
In addition to strategies such as adding storeys and activating conversion areas (e.g. Nordwestbahnhof), the City of Vienna is also specifically looking for solutions to redensify existing structures.

To this end, three comparable gaps between buildings in the vicinity of the Nordwestbahn site in Vienna were identified, which still offer usable space reserves.

On these sites, a design will be used to investigate how the potential of the modern multi-storey timber house and its production and construction methods can be used as comprehensively as possible.

The aim is to examine whether modern timber construction can contribute to creating low-emission and conflict-reducing living space in densely built-up structures. The thesis that this construction method enables urban construction sites without affecting the immediate neighbors beyond a tolerable level through long-term and noisy construction activity will be examined.

Implementation:
After an introductory input at the beginning of the semester, the individual building sites are inspected together.
In weekly table critiques on Tuesdays, 1 - 7 p.m., analyses and references are worked out individually.
By clearly defining the design task, the aim is to work quickly and purposefully on the building structure, floor plans and construction.

The aim is holistic planning of a "gap filling" according to the principles and logic of modern timber construction.

In addition to continuous supervision by Jakobus Schwarz with Juri Troy (BML Endowed Chair of Timber Construction and Design in Urban Areas), the design work is supported by input events from other areas of expertise:

- Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.in techn. Iva Kovacic (Research Unit Integral Planning and Industrial Construction / Research Unit Integral Building Technology)
- as well as Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Peter Bauer (Research Unit Structural Design and Timber Engineering)


A one-day excursion to production sites, research facilities and construction sites is planned in order to get to know modern timber construction on site.

At the beginning of November (07.-08.11.24) there will be a design workshop in the TVFA hall, in mid-November (26.11.24) there will be an interim presentation, followed by the final presentation at the end of January 2025 (30.01.25).

 In order to get a good introduction to the logic of timber construction, there will be a kick-off exercise at the beginning of the semester, which is to be presented in the following week (08.10.24). The topic will be KNOT POINTS, which are to be presented in floor plan, section, axonometry as well as a model.
Please plan the first week accordingly.


Note: Designing and developing in individual work can be both enriching and intensive. In addition to the individual critique, it is planned to hold joint discussion rounds on cross-project topics.

individual work:

• Examination of modern production and construction methods in timber construction
• Analysis of reference projects
• Analysis of the site (what programmatic additions are required, what structural utilisation makes sense, etc.)
• Proposal of the building utilisation
• Design of a multi-storey timber building (main part!)

Anmeldungen per Portfolio über TISS

Literaturhinweis:

Holzbau:

Kaufmann, H., Krötsch, S. & Winter, S. (2017). Atlas mehrgeschossiger Holzbau

Drexler, H. (2021). Open Architecture: nachhaltiger Holzbau mit System. Jovis Verlag.

Steiger, L. (2020). Basics Holzbau. Birkhäuser.

Wohnbau:

Hofmeister, S. (2018). Wohnungsbau: Kostengünstige Modelle Für Die Zukunft.

Marbo, I. (2021). Bauen Für Die Gemeinschaft in Wien / Building for the Community in Vienna: Neue Gemeinschaftliche Formen des Zusammenleben / New Communal Forms of Cohabitation. Detail Special.

Regeln/Normen:

- Wiener Bauordnung

- Basics Barrierefrei Planen, Isabella Skiba / Rahel Züger

- Ö Norm B 1600 Barrierefreiheit

- OIB 2 & OIB 4

- Participation in one-day-fieldtrip "Modern timber construction" (if offered), 15.10.2024, complete day

- Presentation kick-off work

- Presence at weekly reviews

- Presentation of research/analysis results

- Intermediate presentation on relevant sections of the design process using a projector/poster presentation and working model

- Development and presentation of a final design using posters, submission model, portfolio

not requiered / knowledge in housing would be nice