The first edition of the Hamburg Timber Construction Forum 2025/26 will feature, among other things, the HORTUS office building in Allschwil, designed by Herzog & de Meuron

The Hamburg Timber Construction Forum 2025/26 kicks off with the theme “Material mix in timber construction.” Two current projects demonstrate how timber can be used in an architecturally and technically exemplary manner in combination with clay or other materials.

On November 26, the forum will open the season at the Free Academy of Arts in Hamburg. Under the motto “Getting the most out of it: timber construction in material mixes,” two projects will be presented: the culture and sports hall in Alfter, winner of the German Timber Construction Award 2025, and the HORTUS timber-clay office building in Allschwil.

The event will show how wood and non-wood products can be combined in a targeted manner to meet the highest architectural and technical standards. Hamburg's commitment to climate-friendly construction will form the thematic prelude.

The City of Hamburg focuses on resource-efficient construction
Annika Meisner from the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Energy, and Agriculture (BUKEA) explains the city's strategy for climate-friendly construction. The focus is on new funding guidelines for wood and other sustainable materials. These are intended to provide incentives for resource-efficient and recyclable construction.

Source: db-bauzeitung.de