Wood receives attention

Het Hout Blad | Nr. 4 | An article from a Dutch trade journal on wood construction for architects, structural engineers, and construction companies – At first glance, it looks like a roughly built log cabin. In fact, the operations building of the forestry operation in the Swiss city of Winterthur is largely made of tree trunks from the immediate vicinity. But behind the rustic facade lies a well-thought-out design: The solid wooden floor is built to support even heavy forestry machinery.

holzbauschweiz Special 01|2026 – A sustainable tent structure designed for extreme conditions. Wind speeds of up to 160 km/h and snow loads of up to 800 kg/m²: No problem for the Mountain Chalet’s tent structure.

magazine espazium 8/2026 (report in german) | Opened in October 2025, the extension to the Cantonal Court in Lausanne by Blättler Dafflon Architects stands out for its striking volumetric design, its sensitive integration with the existing building, and its timber structure.

Lignum Wood Bulletin |157/2025 | Sustainable construction – The Generations House has given Langnau a new village building with 20 apartments that blends in seamlessly with its surroundings. With its regional roots and high-quality craftsmanship, this clearly and simply constructed wooden building shows what contemporary, environmentally conscious, and caring living in the countryside can look like today.

espazium | City made of wood | November 2025 – It is commendable that a rural community is holding a competition for a senior citizens' center. What is truly unusual, however, is the approach taken by the Wier planning consortium, which particularly promoted the use of regional wood.

First | Issue No. 2/2025 – The Thur floodplains are the largest floodplain conservation area in the Swiss Plateau and home to rare species such as the kingfisher. A new observation tower enriches the area – not only for nature lovers, but also architecturally. The wooden tower was designed by Jan Hess as part of his master's thesis at ETH Zurich.

ste-Lignarius | Issue April 2025 – Felicitas comes from northern Germany and is completing an internship at Timbatec in Lucerne to gain experience in the timber industry in Switzerland. As the profession of timber construction engineer is still little known in northern Germany, she wants to use the internship to expand her knowledge in this area and get to know the industry better.

Wir Holzbauer | Issue No. 3/2025 – In Esslingen, the retirement and care center Loogarten has been extended by two storeys in a short space of time. Thanks to the timber construction method, the extension could be realized during ongoing operations.

Construction report | Gazette for the Oberfreiamt | No. 50, 13.12.2024 – The Küngsmatt cultural center in Sins: a multifunctional building for community, church and club events.

hbs | HolzBaumarktSchweiz | Issue Dec. 04/2024 – The municipality of Ebnat-Kappel has implemented a pioneering construction concept for inpatient care and assisted living on the site of the Wier senior center.

Swiss Forests | Focus on FOREST and WOOD | Issue Dec. 12/24 – The use of wood for the construction of public buildings offers a number of advantages, especially if the client wants to use wood from their own forest.

Tec21 | Schweizerische Bauzeitung |19-20/2024 – Two rows of flats have been built in Winterthur, whose brick façades tell the story of the former industrial site and at the same time perpetuate it.

Zürcher Wald | Focus on the future of timber construction | July 2024 – Large quantities of Swiss timber from the municipal forest on the Plateau de Diesse were actively brought into the project and used by the client through in-house procurement.

Tec21 | Schweizerische Bauzeitung | March 22, 2024 – An interdisciplinary project team led by 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.

espazium | TRACÉS | Avril 2024 – Are Switzerland's ambitious goals of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 realistic? More and more innovative proposals are emerging to answer this question. Some of them use wood for the foundations of basements.

Faktor Raum | Magazin zur Renggli-Baukultur | July 2024 – The collaboration with the overall provider Rhomberg, Timbatec Holzbauingenieure Schweiz AG and Timber Structures 3.0 is the basis for the success of this project. www.zelguster.ch

hbs | holzBaumarktschweiz 02/2024 | Timber construction – Educational buildings made of wood. Swiss timber from the municipal forest on the Plateau de Diesse was actively brought into the project and used by the client through in-house procurement. (Report in german)

Holzbauer spezial, issue 6/2024 – Vision of a city made of wood. Stefan Zöllig explains his commitment to the development of new processing and joining techniques. Building preferably only with wood. (Report in german)

MODULØR, Issue 3/2024 – Educational buildings made of wood. The new building project on the Plateau de Diesse impressively demonstrates the efficiency of wood when used in school construction and underlines the numerous resulting advantages. (Report in german)

Schweizer Holzrevue, Issue 4/5 2024 – Thun in the canton of Bern is home to the first apartment building in Switzerland to have a basement made entirely of wood. This revolutionary building was also deliberately built without a heating system. An inspection. (Report in german)