Vocational school for photography, optics and acoustics in hall in tyrol
Extension in Solid Timber Construction With CLTPLUS
Over the years, the Tyrolean vocational school in Hall in Tyrol (Tiroler Fachberufsschule - TFBS), began to reach its limits thanks to increasing student numbers. In addition, modernisation of the existing premises of the only school in Austria that covers photography, optics and acoustics, was an urgently needed.
Flamm won the invitation-only design competition with their proposal. In addition to high architectural quality in terms of urban planning, functional, design, economic and business criteria for the conversion and extension or expansion of the Tyrolean vocational school, sustainable criteria such as a modern ventilation system, a large-scale photovoltaic roof system and a solid timber design were also important factors.
Optimal Learning Environment
The modernisation and expansion of the campus provided around 900 students and teaching staff with the best possible teaching conditions. The three-storey extension building in the south of the school ensures that the classrooms are filled with light thanks to the large, glass surfaces recessed in its façade. In the course of three construction phases, the new building grew steadily upwards on a reinforced concrete floor slab without a basement and steel columns on strip foundations on the ground floor, consisting of a total of around 590 m³ of CLTPLUS and individual 242 components.
The biggest challenge was the logistics, which proved to be demanding due to the location in the city and the trucks required for extra-wide transport. Within just seven working days, nine trucks delivered all the components to the site on time and, thanks to optimisation of the loading space, in the right order. The numerous different thicknesses and structures for the CLTPLUS elements presented a challenge for the joinery. In addition, there were slots and pockets in the CLTPLUS walls that were necessary for connections. The widest component measured three and a half metres, the longest just over 15 metres.
