On November 30, 2017, a technical trip was organized to Vorarlberg with the participation of TTM company Burcu Kocaova Karaman and Hakan Kocaova. An architect from Institute of Architecture (VAI) accompanied to our team to explain the structures in the region.
Vorarlberg Modern Vorarlberg roots date back to the 1960s in terms of architecture. Then a group of young architects wanted to break new ground and called themselves "Vorarlberg construction artists". In coordination with the environment, architects, building officials and builders have designed structures that are officially simple, resource-saving and above all affordable. This trend was increasingly welcomed in the region and soon gained international attention. Today, almost all municipalities are done with the modernization of the transformations and traditionalization planned by architects for buildings and detached houses in Vorarlberg. Local wood, as always, is used as a highly preferred building material. It goes without saying that energy efficiency is also important for buildings. Vorarlberg architects were pioneers in this regard. Special architectural tours are organized by the Vorarlberg Institute of Architecture (VAI) to give perspective to regional architecture. In the tour we attended as a team, besides walks, museums or other public buildings, central heating systems in a region consisting of detached wooden houses, heat storage wall application used in the hospital wall, heat insulation produced by adobe and compressed soil of a detached house, With the renovation in a school he attended, the need for forced ventilation was reduced with the reduction of carbon released into the nature and natural ventilation pipes left in the concrete.
Neighboring countries were also visited during the Vorarlberg technical trip, which is adjacent to Switzerland, Germany and Liechtenstein. The architectural structures of each region have been studied. In 2013, one of the 23 villages it hosted in the Bregenzerwald region with a competition opened by the Municipality of Vorarlberg, it was famous for the bus stops built by 7 architects from various countries of the world in Krumbach.
The first and most famous stop is the Bränden stop, designed by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto. The local partner was architect Bechter Zaffignani Architekten from Brengenz. There is a completely opposite architecture to the closed and sheltered structure that the municipality expects. An open-top structure made of fine steel bars with spirals can be reached by stairs, but the bus cannot be taken from the exit. The architect creates a new dimension in the perception of space, space and nature.
The second is the Unterkrumbach North stop, designed by the Spanish architectural office Ensamble Studio Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa. Architect Dietrich / Untertrifaller Architekten from Bregenz / Vienna took part as a local partner. Layering of entirely untreated raw boards, inspired by the dry storage of timber at wood workshops throughout the Bregenzerwald.
The third is the Unterkrumbach South stop, designed by the Belgian architect De Vylder Vinck Taillieu. The local partner was architect Thomas Mennel / MeMux from Schwarzenberg. Acutely angled metal structure consisting of triangular planes, as a reflection of the snowcapped winter mountains.
The fourth one is the Glatzegg stop, designed by the Chinese architectural office Amateur Architecture Studio. Architect Hermann Kaufmann from Schwarzach was involved as a local partner. In the design, the camera obscura effect was wanted to be given and the conical space opens up towards the road with a window facing the mountains on the rear wall.
The fifth is the Kressbad stop and was designed by the Norwegian architectural office Rintala Eggertsson Architects. The architectural office Baumschlager Hutter Partners from Dornbirn has taken place as a local partner. The top floor of the two-storey wooden structure has a view of the tennis court. The section at the rear is facing the road that the bus passes through and help while away waiting times.
The sixth is the Oberkrumbach stop. It was designed by Russian architect Alexander Brodsky Architects. Architect Hugo Dworzak from Lustenau was involved as a local partner. Wooden tower in a confined space, glazed at the bottom, with table and
bench, openings in the top “for birds to fly through”.
Our seventh and final stop is the Zwing stop, designed by the architect Smiljan Radic from Chile. The architectural office from Dornbirn, Bernardo Bader Architekten, took place. The elegant stall features a ceilinged glass pavilion made of black concrete and an eye-catching birdhouse mounted on the side in addition to farmhouse chairs.
As a result, the impact of architectural structures on the regional economy and tourism can be seen from these bus stops built by the Municipality of Vorarlberg. The importance of architecture and local municipalities' cooperation for a sustainable economy was also emphasized by the authorities we contacted. It is necessary to develop such design-oriented development models in our country.
