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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A timber construction wins architectural competition in Bern
24.10.2019
Where waste was once dumped on the outskirts of Bern, a new Holliger quarter with 350 apartments is now being built. A timber building wins the architectural. Timbatec congratulates FritschiBeis Architektur on the winning project "Here comes the sun".
Elections 2019 - A springboard for timber
22.10.2019
Switzerland's 2019 elections to the National Council will go down in history as the climate elections. A springboard for wood as a building material? Absolutely! Anyone who wants to contribute to climate protection is now building with timber. Wood stores CO2 in the long term and has an excellent climate balance - on the other hand, the cement industry is one of the biggest climate sinners.
Timbatec Startup TS3 wins silver at the Wood Innovation Award
16.10.2019
During the opening ceremony of the wood fair an independent jury awarded the wood innovation price. Timber Structures 3.0 wins the silver medal. Timbatec congratulates on this huge success.
BIM at the largest timberconstruction nationwide

Where once stood a reputable factory for locomotives now arises a new inner-city borough. The first of its buildings will be executed in timber and is named “Crocodile”. Covering around 30,000 square meters of floor space, it definitely will be one of the largest nationwide. Therefore Timbatec is working with Building Information Modelling (BIM) throughout the entire project.
New Office in Zurich - Invitation!
30.09.2019
The offices in Zurich have become too small for our growing teams and projects. That's why we have a new address: You can find at Ausstellungsstrasse 36 - right next to Zurich Central Station. We would like to celebrate the relocation together with you.
Special Issue on the Largest Timber Construction in Switzerland

Timbatec was responsible for the statics and fire protection of the currently largest wooden residential complex, Sue & Til. The Hochparterre published a special issue on the complex with over 300 apartments. Here you will find the exciting e-paper.
Timbatec Calendar of Events - Visit us!
26.09.2019
Trade fairs offer visitors the best opportunity to make and maintain contacts. Exhibitors present innovations and the trends of the industry are discussed. May we discuss our visions with you at one of the upcoming events?
The Magazin Timber and Technology came out
25.09.2019
In the current year, we have already completed over 200 timber construction projects. We are pleased to give you an insight into our projects. We would like to share our enthusiasm for wood with you and wish you good reading.
Timbatec plans two new school buildings in French-speaking Switzerland
07.08.2019
Timber construction has developed very strongly in recent years. Today, ambitious, innovative and environmentally friendly projects are being built as timber constructions. More and more communities are using wood to construct new schools. The communities of Plateau de Diesse, Nobs and Courtételle are leading the way.
Safety Staircase of Wood
16.07.2019
A new apartment building with more than 30 apartments on seven floors is being built directly next to Zurich Altstetten railway station. As the limited space does not allow access for the fire fighters everywhere, Timbatec engineers planned a safety staircase made of wood.