Housing Estate Toblerstrasse

2017, Zürich-Fluntern

The Zürichberg housing estate captivates with its unusual architecture: 13 compact solitary buildings with a triangular ground plan, which create cabinet-like exterior spaces through their rotated and offset arrangement.

Residential building sue&til

2019, Winterthur

sue&til: The currently largest wooden residential building in Switzerland contains 307 apartments, a mixed-use ground floor and 200 parking lots. The 6-storey building is a flagship project for timber construction in Switzerland.

School Complex Chrüzacher

2017, Bassersdorf

At the initiative of Timbatec, the new school complex in Bassersdorf produced even more timber than planned. Originally, only the walls of the gym were to be made of timber, but the roof of concrete. Timbatec also proposed to build the roof in timber construction in order to save costs.

The Werkhof of the A16 motorway

2017, Loveresse BE

Highest precision was required at the Werkhof of the A16 motorway in Loveresse in the Bernese Jura. Due to the enormous mass of the 150 meter long hall, the timber construction elements had to fit exactly.

Apartment buildings Wolf and Edelweiss

2017, Andermatt

After The Chedi Hotel, Timbatec was awarded another contract in the holiday village Andermatt Reuss. At the two apartment buildings Wolf and Edelweiss, the timber construction engineers were responsible for the statics of the roof construction and for the fire protection of the shingle facade of one residential building.

A Residence made entirely of Swiss Timber

2016, Köniz

The Arborea residential house in Köniz, which is concealed behind the solidly constructed arcades, is a pure timber construction.

MFH Johnsonhaus

2014, Köniz

In the heart of the municipality of Köniz, a residential and commercial building on Neuhausplatz has been built in a sunny location close to the center.

Hotel The Chedi

2014, Andermatt

"Andermatt Swiss Alps" is a year-round holiday destination in the heart of the Swiss Alps. The project comprises six 4 and 5-star hotels, around 500 apartments in 42 buildings and 25 exclusive chalets.

Timber Grows with You

More and more large buildings are being built with timber as a renewable building material. Timbatec is a leading, innovative company in this growing future market. We construct multi-story buildings, industrial buildings and bridges in timber. And we develop modern timber construction products according to individual requirements.

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Hospital building completely from wood
13.04.2021
What was long considered unimaginable is now reality: hospital buildings made entirely of wood. Right next to the Cantonal Hospital of Fribourg, a former convent of the Catholic Church was converted into a psychiatric hospital and expanded with two new buildings made of wood.
Delémont office: Successful take off
22.02.2021
Barely launched and already making positive headlines: Johann Maître, head of the newly opened Timbatec office in Delémont, was named "L'homme du jour" by the daily newspaper Le Quotidien. And in GEO magazine there is also an exciting report on the new ice stadium made of regional beech wood in Pruntrut.
New laws
21.02.2021
On January 1st 2021, several ordinances and laws came into force that clearly favor timber construction: The CO₂ Ordinance requires that global warming be kept below 2 degrees Celsius, and the public procurement law BöB brings a return to the building-quality competition - where timber construction is ahead of the game.
Stefan Zöllig in the "NZZ am Sonntag"
20.02.2021
Just a few years ago, timber construction was a niche market. Today, building with wood is mainstream and Stefan Zöllig, the founder of Timbatec, joins the great "Who's Who" of the Swiss construction and real estate industry. Find out in his interview in the NZZ am Sonntag why the days of concrete and steel are numbered.
NPK 332 Timber Construction
19.02.2021
With Jari Janowski and Lisa Adler, we were able to recruit two new employees for our team. Furthermore, Lukas Leu, Yannik Vetter, Christian Schnyder and Piero Kessler, four prospective engineers, have started their internship at Timbatec. We extend a warm welcome to all of them.
Timbatec develops
18.02.2021
With Jari Janowski and Lisa Adler we could win two new employees for our team. Furthermore, Lukas Leu, Yannik Vetter, Christian Schnyder and Piero Kessler, four prospective engineers, have started their internship at Timbatec. We warmly welcome all of them.
Prix Lignum
17.02.2021
Every three years, the Prix Lignum awards the best timber construction projects. Projects can be submitted for participation until 31 March 2021. Many great timber buildings have been realised in the last three years - so it will be exciting again this time. Have you already submitted your projects?
A warm welcome!
11.02.2021
Today the four prospective engineers Lukas Leu, Yannik Vetter, Christian Schnyder and Piero Kessler start their internship at Timbatec. We welcome you all and wish you a good start.
A warm Welcome!
03.02.2021
We warmly welcome Jari Janowski. Jari graduated from the University of Applied Sciences in Aachen with a bachelor's degree in engineering and has worked for the Derix Group for the last three years. We are pleased to have won Jari for the Timbatec team and wish him a good start.
Review teaching activities 2020
14.01.2021
Multi-storey timber construction is a passion of Timbatec - and it is booming all over Europe. Tamir Pixner, Managing Director of Timbatec Vienna, lectures on this exciting topic at Danube University Krems and Vienna University of Technology.