Building materials

Anyone who builds needs building materials. Building materials are materials that can be used to construct structures, for example buildings, bridges and roads.The use of most building materials is regulated by standards.Since building materials differ in quality depending on the material (selection, combination, quality and processing), planning and project planning principles, current standards and guidelines, specifications and ordinances by the legislator, processing regulations and the recognised rules of construction technology also apply.

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The use of building materials is always dependent on the state of technology.This changes constantly in the course of technical progress.Depending on the state of the art in a society, proven building materials are used and/or new building materials are developed.

New techniques for the use of a new building material develop around it, and so on.

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Extension and refurbishment BG/BRG Mattersburg

The secondary school in Mattersburg was renovated and extended. An atrium-shaped extension with 18 classes, a new main entrance, cloakrooms and dining...

WSB- Residential complex Wieselburg

The residential complex on the northern edge of Wieselburg consists of four buildings: an arcade type with twelve units and three point blocks with a ...

MA 48 Crew building

The MA 48 team building in Vienna-Simmering is the first building to use recycled concrete. The recycled content in the concrete is around 15 - 20 per...

ASG - Residential complex

The ASG residential complex on the northern edge of Vienna, close to the Marchfeld Canal, comprises two buildings with a striking saw-tooth structure ...

Residential building St. Vincent

On the site of a former nursing school in Wangen, the Vinzenz-Quartier was built in 2024 with a total of 122 residential units in six buildings. Three...

Konrad Lorenz Grammar School

The Konrad-Lorenz-Gymnasium in Gänserndorf, the largest building in the town, was modernised and extended to provide space for 1,000 pupils. A recycle...

Book depot Vienna

With the new book depot for the Vienna University Library, the Federal Real Estate Company (BIG) is constructing a central storage facility for severa...

Wohnbau Leyserstrasse

The ‘Rosalie’ residential building in Penzing is part of a neighbourhood development at the Theodor Körner barracks. The barracks park was made access...

Telegraf 7 Office

Vienna's Lehargasse 7, close to the Naschmarkt, is home to the former telephone exchange of the Imperial and Royal Post and Telegraph Directorate. Pos...

District sports hall Wangen

The new three-court sports hall in Wangen was built to replace the ‘old sports hall’, which was around 70 years old, between the north and south vocat...

Future-Oriented Rest Area

Between Vienna and Salzburg, the modernised Roggendorf service station is setting an example for the future of transport infrastructure. Here, Afinag ...

Vorklinik Graz

BauKarussell 2023 was commissioned with the demolition of the former pre-clinic in Graz over a period of seven months. Between February and August, th...

Lebenscampus Wolfganggasse

With the Lebenscampus Wolfganggasse, a socially and ecologically exemplary urban quarter was created in Vienna’s 12th district, combining living, work...

CRCLR-House

The CRCLR building in Berlin-Neukölln was remodelled in 2023 in line with the principles of the circular economy. The focus was on recycling and reusi...

New Building of the Spore Initiative

The Spore Initiative in Berlin is a cultural and environmental organization dedicated to questions of global justice, ecological transformation, and c...

Ferry-Dusika Stadium Vienna

The new Vienna Sports Arena with several multifunctional halls and areas was built at the Ferry Dusika Stadium site in 2023. The project was implement...

HORNIG AREAL

On behalf of the Austrian Housing Association, BauKarussell planned the dismantling of the former J. Hornig coffee roastery in Graz in 2023 with a cle...

ERGO Group AG

The ERGO office building in Munich is characterized by its two structured volumes and a spacious glass entrance hall with expansive galleries. As part...

"Stadthäuser Kloten"

The "Stadthäuser Kloten" planned by Sigrist Ruoss Architects and built by Züger Architects in the centre of Kloten show how dense construction can be ...