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Entwurf • Design Innauer Matt Architekten, AT-Bezau
Bauherr • Client Baugruppe Berchtel Innauer Matt
Standort • Location Kriechere 70, AT-Bezau
Nutzfläche • Floor space 544 m 2
Fotos • Photos Adolf Bereuter, AT-Dornbirn
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More info on page 166

REVITALIZATION OF

KRIECHERE 70 IN BEZAU

„Wir wollten They are back home, the two who have known each
other since their school days. Initially rather sceptical as
diesen Ort in to whether it would be the right decision to set up an
gemeinschaftlicher office here, everything became clear when they found
this gem. The Bregenzerwald house, once converted into
Anstrengung a photo studio by Leopold Kaufmann in the 1960s, is the
perfect atmospheric location for their work together.
wieder aufleben
lassen.“
Markus Innauer W ith the revitalization as well as the replacement of the front buil-
ding, the architects have succeeded in preserving the unmista-
Sven Matt
Grundriss Erdgeschoss • Ground floor plan kable, familiar spirit reigning in the house, which continues to warmly
embrace its visitors to this day. Before the architect duo moved into the
former barn, or rather the former photo studio – founded by Johann
Kaspar Hiller, the first photographer of Bregenzerwald, in 1923 – on
Bezauer Dorfstrasse in 2012, the building had been standing empty for
almost 20 years. Too long for the front building, which unfortunately
could no longer be saved in 2021. Together with Hiller‘s grandson and
in the form of a joint building venture, they decided to implement the
necessary renovation and design the replacement new building. Hed-
wig Berchtel, his mother, had already proved to have a good nose by
choosing the young architect Leopold Kaufmann in 1963, when he was
just 31 years old and it was his remarkable first work. Even 60 years
later, you can still sense in every corner the boldness and stubborn-
ness, but also the care and dedication of this headstrong man always
Grundriss Obergeschoss • Upper floor plan pictured in a hat. Today, the “new” part of the building houses three
flats. There are two finely customized flats on the ground floor, which
the architects now offer to their trainees. Even if you “only” live here
temporarily, you immediately feel at home. Upstairs there is a maiso-
nette flat that Hiller’s grandson uses himself. The flats all share the
same roof. The historic tripartite division of the building, whose history
dates back to the 16th century, into front house, threshing floor and rear
house, has been preserved. Innauer Matt are carefully continuing to
write the history of the house, leaving their mark on it and filling it with
their everyday life as a matter of course. Nevertheless, it remains per-
meable to the past; a deep interest in the people who shaped and cha-
racterize this place is palpable. For over 30 years, whole generations of
villagers and valley dwellers have pressed their noses against the large
window of the photo shop to study the latest photographs. Today, there
are architectural models and other small exhibits here, which are eyed
Grundriss Dachgeschoss • Attic floor plan with no less curiosity – that’s how easy it can be to live building culture.

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