The Baden House of the Farmers in Freiburg, Germany The new headquarters of the Farmers’ Association of Baden (BLHV) is unique. The timber construction is protected by a glass façade to coun- teract graying caused by weather conditions. Although the architects of the Werkgruppe Lahr have sufficient ex- perience in timber construction, the wooden house with the glass clad- ding has been a “model project” for them. The four-story building offers more than 100 workplaces within a 2,000 m2 office space. Structural analysis of the solid timber construction was done by a Dlubal customer, Göppert Bauingenieure from Lahr, Germany. Construction The “Haus der Bauern” in Freiburg has the outer dimensions L x W x H = approx. 55 m x 18 m x 14 m. Inside the building, a staircase core

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