Tag: SZ series: Sustainable building in Bavaria
Architecture Prize: Shortlisted seven buildings from Bavaria – Bavaria
Since 2005, the German Book Trade Association has been awarding the best German-language novel of the year, before which a long and short list is published. What kind of moaning…
Neunburg vor Wald: How a desolate town center should be revived – Bavaria
Of Sebastian Beck, Neunburg in front of the forest When Theo Mann takes his guest through the old town of Neunburg vorm Wald, he usually speaks in the past tense.…
Tiny house in Bavaria: The dream of a mini house – Bavaria
More and more people want to shed ballast, tiny houses are in vogue. And in Ursberg, Swabia, they offer people with disabilities the opportunity for a self-determined life. And the…
Sustainable building: an interview with architect Peter Haimerl – Bavaria
Peter Haimerl used to feel “physical pain” when he drove through the settlements in the Bavarian Forest. Today the architect is fighting to save old farmhouses in his homeland. A…
Bavaria: Sustainable hotels with no TV, minibar or air conditioning – Bavaria
The tour with Melanie Schacker starts at the reception. It is only a few steps from here to the place where the worlds most visibly meet. The bar is behind…
Series: "building the future": The end of the family house in the country
In big cities and their commuter belts it’s passé anyway. Now the cultural struggle for home ownership has also arrived in the villages. For example in Deining, where the mayor…
Bavaria: joint building ventures and cooperatives on the rise – Bavaria
SZ series “Building the future”, part 4 : Together cheaper Aug 15, 2022 at 6:50 p.m Reading time: 7 mins Building in a group saves money, space and energy. For…
Zusmarshausen: This house supplies itself with electricity – Bavaria
Markus Hörmann lives in an energy self-sufficient house that converts solar energy into hydrogen. Since the Ukraine war, the businessman has been inundated with inquiries. Visiting someone who doesn’t have…
Sustainable building in Memmingen: Formerly a villa, today a daycare center – Bavaria
Instead of building a new one, Memmingen converted a 1960s villa into a daycare center. The concept with an innovative shell protects the existing building and the climate – and…
Augsburg: components from the city library are reused – Bavaria
For the first time, a state building in Bavaria is not simply demolished, but partially recycled. This saves CO2 and scarce building material. About the next big thing in construction.…