The goal of the project author is to sustainably improve the urban situation through urban repair by precisely placing a well-proportioned keystone. The character of the historically grown town with its narrowing and widening street space should be anticipated and further developed. The construction of an institution like a state library holds the potential – indeed the obligation – to create an impulse for public space. Continue reading bernardo bader
Bernardo Bader . photos: © Gustav Willeit
In connection with the new building of the Au elementary school in the Bregenzerwald, an architectural competition was announced in 2020, with the planning task including not only the elementary school but also a double gymnasium. The award-winning project by architect Bernardo Bader will be realized in two construction phases: the new elementary school was built first, followed by the double gymnasium. Continue reading Bernardo Bader
Bernardo Bader Architekten . photos: © Gustav Willeit
As is well known, the architectural concept of the original hut goes back to Vitruvius and, as an idealized principle of the natural house, gained far-reaching impact in architectural theory of the 18th century, especially with Marc-Antoine Laugier. Building and constructing huts and the associated temporary and simple living has always fascinated me. Above all, it is the location specificity and the way in which a person and their environment interact. Here too, at an altitude of 1,100 meters, the hut focuses on the experience of the place – the rough nature, the view, the stars at night or the forest animals running past. Continue reading Bernardo Bader
bernardo bader architects . photos: © Adolf Bereuter
In order to additionally strengthen the village centre of the largest municipality in the Bregenzerwald, the house for children was deliberately located directly in the centre. The children’s house with four groups – each under a gable roof – adopts stylistic elements of the village space and thereby condenses the local typology into the kindergarten. Continue reading bernardo bader
