A small studio in Plagwitz
Four architects, one office near the Karl-Heine-Kanal, and a single material we know down to the joint. We design timber homes, attic conversions and small multi-family houses in cross-laminated timber, for people who want to live in Leipzig for a long time. Tell us about your plot.
Why Plagwitz, why small
Plagwitz is a district of old factories, tenement blocks and gardens by the water. It is where we work and where much of what we draw gets built: a new house in a gap, a roof opened up above a Gründerzeit flat, a compact building for several households.
We keep the studio small on purpose. Every project is drawn by the people you meet at the first conversation.
- Timber homesSingle-family houses, planned around light and garden.
- Attic conversionsNew living space under existing roofs, built light in timber.
- Small multi-family housesCompact buildings for a few households, next to their neighbours.
The team
Jana Krüger founded Holzwerk Architektur and leads the studio. She works with three fellow architects, and the four of you share one table, one model and one conversation from first sketch to handover.
- Jana Krüger, lead architect
- Three architects, project design and site supervision
Why cross-laminated timber
CLT is solid wood in crossed layers, glued into large panels. It is the structure, the wall and, left visible, the finished interior surface.
It stores carbon instead of emitting it, it is prefabricated for a short and quiet building phase, and it lets us build slim walls and light roof additions on top of existing houses.
We choose it because it makes better rooms: warm to the touch, calm in sound, honest in grain.
Have a plot, a roof or an idea?
Write to us with a few lines about the place. Jana replies personally.
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