The Tüfisteg pedestrian and bicycle bridge in Adliswil is getting on in years. Analyses showed that replacing the bridge would cost almost as much as renovating it. Today, a new bridge leads over the Sihl - with beech wood from the surrounding forests.
MFH Obere Asp
, Zürich
The apartment building in Zurich Wollishofen is built entirely in wood, including the staircase. In this building on the Aspweg hill, six new apartments were created, distributed over two full floors and an attic.
V-Zug Semiramis
2022, Zug
"Semiramis" ist eine 22.5 Meter hohe, bepflanzte architektonische Skulptur, die im neuen Innovationsquartier - der Tech Cluster von Zug - steht.
Wehntalerstrasse 52
2021, Zürich
The replacement building at Wehntalerstrasse 52 in Zurich-Unterstrass is erected. With the use of clay panels, sheep's wool insulation, flexible walls and TS3 technology, the timber construction is highly interesting from an ecological and technical point of view.
School Richterswil, Field 1+2
2021, Richterswil
Thanks to the extension of the existing school, the new premises again offer sufficient space for the increasing number of students.
Senior center Wier
2023, Ebnat-Kappel
The new building of the Wier nursing home in Ebnat-Kappel is designed as a hybrid construction. All the wood used comes from the surrounding communities of Ebnat-Kappel. This required good coordination.
NaturQuartier Weißache
2020, Kufstein
With the construction of the NaturQuartier in the fortress town of Kufstein, the largest wooden residential building in Tyrol to date has been realized.
Wildlife transfer Neuenkirch
2021, Luzern
In Neuenkirch, the Federal Roads Office FEDRO is already building the second wildlife bridge with a wooden overpass after the Rynetel wildlife bridge. The wildlife overpass in the canton of Lucerne has a width of 50 meters and a length of around 36 meters.
Wildlife transfer Rynetel
2021, Suhr
It took a long time to convince people: more than 20 years ago, Stefan Zöllig demonstrated that wood is the right choice of construction material for wildlife bridges. Today, the wooden bridge over the A1 highway between Suhr and Hunzenschwil is impressive.
Apartment house Mooseggstrasse
2022, Langnau
In the Generationenhaus Mooseggstrasse, a lot of beetle wood and almost no glued cross-sections are used. The skeleton construction is part of the architectural expression.
Apartment house Stampfenbachstrasse
2022, Zürich
Hochwertiger Wohnraum auf kleinster Fläche - unter Mitwirkung unserer IngenieurInnen ist mitten in Zürich das "Performative Haus" des Büros Edelaar Mosayebi Inderbitzin entstanden.
Wood inspires
More and more large buildings are being built with the renewable building material wood. Timbatec is a leading, innovative timber construction engineering company in this growing future market. Learn more about our core competencies in the areas:
Hello, hello Hamburg! After five years of development, we are bringing our Swiss timber construction expertise to Germany. With a deep understanding of structural design, structural analysis in timber construction, fire protection and building physics, Eurocode-fit and locally anchored. Jari Janowski has been managing our office in Hamburg since 1.9.2025.
Timbatec on tour: Our anniversary took us to Vienna this year, where we celebrated the office's 10th anniversary with Tamir Pixner and his team. Team days in XXL format, exciting insights and plenty of inspiration - a look back that makes you want more.
Start of construction for the new Eschenberg forestry depot: after intensive planning and project management with Timbatec's timber construction team, the depot is to be handed over to the forestry company at the end of 2026 - initiated by the symbolic saw cut by the town councillors. Update to follow.
Climate change is one of the biggest global challenges. With the new SIA 390/1 climate path standard, feasible but effective target values have been available since the beginning of this year. These are aligned with the federal government's 2050 net-zero target and show a reduction path for net-zero buildings.
Timbatec opens an office in Lausanne and strengthens its presence in French-speaking Switzerland. Under the direction of Simon Vuilleumier, our team will support you in all matters relating to timber construction: from statics, fire protection and building physics to the efficient implementation of your project.
With an innovative spatial concept, the winning project «Asterix und Obelix» by ARGE Krayer Buschmann Architekten, Zurich and Brechbuehler Walser Architekten, Zurich creates a new, visionary home for the elderly. The new buildings in the project will be constructed mainly in timber. Update to follow.