Ski manufacturer Atomic: How the new office uses waste heat from skis

Flexible timber construction

The new building with around 1,600 square meters of usable space was therefore considered more massive Wood construction designed. Was used for this Fichte and Silver fir from Austria. A central step was the development of an economically optimized building grid. This enables different types of offices – from Einzelbüro from two to four person offices to open office areas – and at the same time creates a simple, clear supporting structure.

This means that future changes in office use can be made without fundamental intervention facade, exposure or ventilation be implemented. “The building should be able to adapt to new requirements and have as long a lifespan as possible,” explains Blaschke.

The distinctive vertical wooden discs developed from this grid facade. They stand at right angles to the façade plane and take on several functions at the same time: they make the constructive logic of the wooden construction legible, structure the building and appear more effective Sun and glare protection.

In the outside area, the wooden facade was constructed using glaze pre-grayed. This supports even aging of the surface and reduces the amount of ongoing maintenance required. Equally important for the two-story new building was a Home technology conceptwhich intelligently uses existing resources at the production site.

Die waste heat the The ski press has so far been over one Cooling pool and Well water removed. In the new system, this cooling pool becomes the heat source for a brine/waterHeat pump. In summer, the well water is used to cool the building. “Despite the latest measurement, control and regulation technology, windows can be opened,” assures Robert Blaschke. The Photovoltaic system The roof of the new building also supplies its own electricity.

Custom-made furniture

The architects are also responsible for that Interior design of the building, which today offers around 86 employees a modern and flexible working environment. Wood is particularly important to the trained carpenter. So it is not surprising that the structural timber construction can also be experienced inside.

The wooden surfaces became white glazedto create a bright, friendly and inviting working atmosphere. Lounges and bar areas form central communication points. A lot of the furniture came from a Salzburger carpentry custom-made, such as the six meter long one Dining table.

How is sustainable timber construction affordable today?

“If you calculate first and then draw, sustainable architecture is the economically better solution in the long term,” says Blaschke. Sustainability in Construction and preservation becomes affordable if it is not added later, but rather as an integral part of the system from the start draft is thought.