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Timber façades

The façade makes the appearance of the building. Especially when renovating the building envelope, high demands are placed on energy efficiency and aesthetics. We are familiar with materials that have been tried and tested and can be optimally used in accordance with the architecture.

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Holzbau Holzfassade MIssionsstrasse Basel 2

Constructing façades naturally with wood

The first thing anyone notices about a building is its façade. That initial glimpse of the outer shell leaves a lasting impression. This “skin” performs the dual function of pleasing the eye and protecting the building behind it. Timber façades date back a very long way – and can continue to prevail well into the future thanks to the design potential they offer, combined with the principles of construction.

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Sustainability

Sustainability

Sustainability is already at the front of our minds during the architectural design phase. Wood is a CO2-neutral construction material that grows on our doorstep, fuelled entirely naturally by water and sunlight.

Stability

Stability

The right surface treatment can extend the life expectancy of this natural construction material.

Diversity

Diversity

Is there any other material that offers a wider range of potential design options for a façade than wood?

Protection

Protection

Wood provides natural protection against the weather.

Fassade Werkhof Arlesheim

The idea of a timber façade

Contemplating a wooden façade sets the planning team’s thought processes in motion. The location of the building and the aspects of its timber façades already set the parameters for the first stages of planning.

Holzbau Holzfassade Zweifel Spreitenbach

Wood as a material

Wood is a natural material that is increasingly coming to the fore in 21st-century construction. Is there any other material that offers a wider range of potential design options for a façade than wood?