Emotion and senses

Before a house is built, we start by deciding on the building materials to be used. At the same time, we decide which materials will surround the future inhabitants of the house - not only an economic and technical question, but also a question of emotions. However, regardless of whether it is a question of building as cost-effectively as possible, healthy and ecological construction, structural advantages or sensual aspects, one material can win favour in every area: Wood .

Private residential building, Munich-Pasing
Completion: 2016

Timber construction represents a potential for innovation in terms of ecology throughout the entire life cycle of the building and the choice of materials for construction, insulation and cladding. Due to the rapid development in timber construction and the rapid market expansion, safe constructions have now been created and the zillerplus and BauArt construction team (supporting structure, building physics and fire protection) has gained experience with the building material in many respects, both individually and together.

Timber construction and solid timber construction

Modernism influences us both in terms of design language and in its clear separation of supporting structure, façade and finishing. It has challenged the development of flat building components (ceilings and load-bearing walls). For some time now, there has been a development in which flat ceilings and wall components are also available in the form of timber building materials, e.g. cross laminated timber. The ceiling elements span as one element from outer wall to outer wall, the number of intermediate walls determines the number of load-bearing axes and thus the continuous effect. Alternatively, depending on the contractor, a system with prefabricated room cells could also be used (adding and stacking).

The load-bearing walls and ceilings are delivered to the construction site prefabricated and therefore not only have the load-bearing structure integrated, but also the insulation, panelling, windows and, in some cases, the electrical installation. Due to the use of glulam in walls and ceilings and thus a flat construction method, modern timber construction could also be described as "solid construction".

Urban villas – pairs. Wooden houses at the edge of the Hubland Park, Würzburg
Client: MMV Objekt 2 GmbH & Co KG , Erlangen
Area: GFA 2,600 m2, 32 residential units, WF 2,100 m2, underground car park
Completion: 2020