"Semiramis" is a 22.5-meter-high planted architectural sculpture located in the new innovation quarter - Zug's Tech Cluster.
The Tüfisteg pedestrian and bicycle bridge
2020, Adliswil
The Tüfisteg pedestrian and bicycle bridge in Adliswil is getting on in years. Analyses showed that replacing the bridge would cost almost as much as renovating it. Today, a new bridge leads over the Sihl - with beech wood from the surrounding forests.
Wehntalerstrasse 52
2021, Zürich
The replacement building at Wehntalerstrasse 52 in Zurich-Unterstrass is erected. With the use of clay panels, sheep's wool insulation, flexible walls and TS3 technology, the timber construction is highly interesting from an ecological and technical point of view.
Nursing home Wier
2023, Ebnat-Kappel
The new building of the Wier nursing home in Ebnat-Kappel is designed as a hybrid construction. All the wood used comes from the surrounding communities of Ebnat-Kappel. This required good coordination.
Apartment house Stampfenbachstrasse
2022, Zürich
Hochwertiger Wohnraum auf kleinster Fläche - unter Mitwirkung unserer IngenieurInnen ist mitten in Zürich das "Performative Haus" des Büros Edelaar Mosayebi Inderbitzin entstanden.
NaturQuartier Weißache
2020, Kufstein
With the construction of the NaturQuartier in the fortress town of Kufstein, the largest wooden residential building in Tyrol to date has been realized.
MFH Obere Asp
, Zürich
The apartment building in Zurich Wollishofen is built entirely in wood, including the staircase. In this building on the Aspweg hill, six new apartments were created, distributed over two full floors and an attic.
Wildlife transfer Neuenkirch
2021, Luzern
In Neuenkirch, the Federal Roads Office FEDRO is already building the second wildlife bridge with a wooden overpass after the Rynetel wildlife bridge. The wildlife overpass in the canton of Lucerne has a width of 50 meters and a length of around 36 meters.
Apartment house Mooseggstrasse
2022, Langnau
In the Generationenhaus Mooseggstrasse, a lot of beetle wood and almost no glued cross-sections are used. The skeleton construction is part of the architectural expression.
Wildlife transfer Rynetel
2021, Suhr
It took a long time to convince people: more than 20 years ago, Stefan Zöllig demonstrated that wood is the right choice of construction material for wildlife bridges. Today, the wooden bridge over the A1 highway between Suhr and Hunzenschwil is impressive.
School Richterswil, Field 1+2
2021, Richterswil
Thanks to the extension of the existing school, the new premises again offer sufficient space for the increasing number of students.
Wood inspires
More and more large buildings are being built with the renewable building material wood. Timbatec is a leading, innovative company in this growing this growing market of the future. Learn more about our core competencies in the areas:
Open day at Timbase on Saturday, July 6, 2024! Immerse yourself in the world of the innovative apartment building in Thun with Switzerland's first wooden basement and TS3 technology.
Timber construction continues to conquer the construction world in leaps and bounds. We are pleased about this - and the climate is pleased with us. The versatility and innovative properties of wood as a material are impressive, and its use in the building program impressively supports the path to climate neutrality.
Timbatec is expanding its local presence in Central Switzerland with an additional new office location at Alpenquai 28A in Lucerne. The aim is to be able to support and accompany customers and projects even more closely. Our teams will be on site from Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Welcome Lucerne.
From 2022 to 2027, the Wiesental school in Baar will be replaced by four new buildings. The east building is currently being realized. A triple gymnasium is being built in the middle of two flanking head buildings, over which an imposing, two-storey truss will span as a supporting structure.
Insights into ergonomics and health promotion at the computer workstation as well as a tour of Saldome 2, the wooden dome salt storage building at Schweizer Salinen AG in Möhlin, were the highlights of Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Schweiz AG's team day, edition 2 in 2024.
Four new colleagues - Manon Scheidegger, Kelly Allemann, Fabian Schlatter and Lukas Weiss - have started their internship year at Timbatec in recent weeks.
With the «Lysbüchel» site development, Immobilien Basel-Stadt is gradually transforming the former industrial area into a lively district of Basel on a 26,000 m² site by means of various construction measures.
Our interns Jonas Hoffmann and Louis Holtkamp have successfully defended their bachelor thesis. The Timbatec teams are proud of you and congratulate you on this success. We are always delighted to support young talents and accompany them in their training.
The planning team Gautschi Lenzin Schenker Architekten AG, Aarau, david & von arx landschaftsarchitektur gmbh, Solothurn and Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Schweiz AG, Zurich win the study contract for the Sauerländer-Areal development in Aarau. Congratulations.
Congratulations to Johann Maître, David Marty, Tobias Büttiker and Josua Bieler on successfully completing their training. They passed the federal examination for fire protection specialists VKF / AEAI with flying colors.
An interdisciplinary project team comprising EM2N Architekten AG, Jäger Baumanagement AG and Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Schweiz AG emerged as the winner of the project competition for the «Portal UZH» at the University of Zurich out of a total of 14 participating teams.
Congratulations on the company's 10th anniversary. Urs Bryner, timber construction engineer and building physicist. All team members of the Timbatec family are proud of you and thank you for your co-operation.
A big thank you to our customers and business partners for their cooperation in 2023. We wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year in 2024.
The project team with Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Schweiz AG, Atelier Soto Freiraum & Landschaft and Winfried Schneider Produktdesign has won the study contract for the Boostocksteg Spreitenbach project. Congratulations.
The Zelgstrasse residential development in Uster is an impressive showcase project that illustrates the transition from solid construction to sustainable timber construction with the help of TS3 technology. Thinking in concrete - building with wood. Be part of it. --> click here (Invitation in German).
In her position as Head of Marketing and Research at Timbagroup Holding AG, Dr. Bettina Franke strengthens all the individual companies belonging to the group with her specialist knowledge and industry expertise.
Congratulations to Selina Regamey, Phil Fehse, François Gross (all BSc) and Muriel Althaus (MSc) on their successful bachelor's degrees in timber construction at the BFH Architecture, Wood and Construction in Bern and a master's degree in MSc Engineering at ETH Zurich. We at Timbatec Holzbauingenieure are proud and look forward to continuing our successful collaboration with you.
On Thursday, October 19, 2023 the inspection of this exciting real estate project took place. The new apartement building «Scherli», built in sustainable timber construction and according to Minergie-P standards, convinces aesthetically as well as functionally.
In the next ten years, school buildings will be needed for around 3000 additional classes. These will preferably be built with regional wood. A good example of this was built in Prêles on the Plateau de Diesse above Lake Biel. The new school complex was officially opened on 22 September.
The offices of VPA Architektur Zürich, extrã Landschaftsarchitekten from Bern and Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Zürich have won the project competition announced by the city of Dietikon for the redesign of the Luberzen school complex. The MOSAIK project was particularly convincing due to the use of wood and its ecological construction.
A first-class timber construction: Christian Wassmann skilfully integrated a rock into the new home for his family. We accompanied the project in New York as structural engineers. Full details of the architect's project can be found in the "Architecturaldigest Report" on the following page.
Successful exhibition days at the forestry fair in Lucerne. Our start-up Scrimber had many exciting conversations with wood-loving trade fair visitors. The feedback on the technology and the arguments for Scrimber are convincing. Many thanks for the great interest and the numerous visits.
Successful graduations and new hires at Timbatec. Here we provide insights into the personnel changes at Timbatec. We warmly welcome our new employee Muriel Althaus and the new employees Lorenz Obrist, Stefan Dangl and Jonas Unruh and wish them a good start.
Timber construction is developing rapidly. As a leading timber construction engineering company, we are always looking for motivated specialists for the exciting projects throughout Europe. We look forward to getting to know you. Find out more about our vacancies here.
The study "Ecological Indicators for Investors: Comparison of Timber Construction - Solid Construction" shows a clear result: timber buildings perform better than solid buildings with regard to the implementation of climate protection targets and net zero.
Lignum, the Swiss timber industry, informs, raises awareness and publishes on important topics related to wood. Lignum defines the state of the art with its latest publications "Holzschutz im Bauwesen" and "Schallschutz im Holzbau". We recommend these publications to planners of timber construction projects.
swiss-architects.com selects the recently completed conversion and extension project on Giessliweg in Basel as Building of the Week. The apartment building was extended by three storeys and forms the end of a row of houses from the 1980s. We had the pleasure of accompanying englerarchitekten gmbh sia in the planning of the timber construction as specialist planners.
Podcasts have become a popular way to get information because they offer listeners the flexibility to listen to content when and where they want. In the latest episode of the be-inspired podcast, Stefan Zöllig shares his vision: building entire cities out of wood. Matthias Huber talks about TS3 technology in the timber construction podcast. Click here for the podcast episodes.
The new apartment building in Buchs AG combines the advantages of timber construction and solid construction. The wooden floor slabs, which are only 39 centimeters thick, rest on filigree supports - beams are not necessary. Thus, the large rooms and window fronts are not impaired by disturbing cross beams. This is possible thanks to TS3 technology.
In June we have a jubilarian and two employees. We are proud to count Silvia Stucki to the Timbatec team for ten years and thank her for her great work. We welcome the two new team members Lucie Favre-Bulle and Marcel Muster and wish them a good start.