ABOUT PERMATECTURE
PERMATECTURE is led by Heidelinde Holzer and Jens Kalkhof.
Our work connects practical experience in ecological land use, plant knowledge, architecture, landscape planning, water retention and implementation.
We do not develop places from individual measures alone, but from the interaction of terrain, water, soil, vegetation, buildings, use and people.
WHO WE ARE
PERMATECTURE is an office for agroecological architecture, landscape planning and sustainable architectural planning.
We work on properties, farmsteads, gardens, agricultural land, public spaces, buildings and landscapes. Our goal is to create places that function ecologically, have spatial quality and remain usable over the long term.
We combine conceptual thinking with practical experience: from the first reading of the place through planning to implementation.
ORIGIN, INFLUENCE AND EXPERIENCE
PERMATECTURE has grown out of personal paths, practical experience and long-standing collaboration.
Heidelinde Holzer grew up at the Krameterhof and was part of the Holzer family and the family enterprise. Working with landscape, plants, animals, water, terrain and use was therefore lived practice from the beginning. This background continues to shape her view of sites, vegetation, care and living landscape systems.
Jens Kalkhof was influenced over many years, among other things, by working with Sepp Holzer and Josef A. Holzer. In joint projects, workshops and seminars – also internationally – he developed a deeper understanding of how water, terrain, soil, vegetation and use interact.
Water retention in particular became a central theme of our work: not simply draining water away, but slowing it, spreading it, storing it, allowing it to infiltrate and understanding it as a basis for living landscapes.
Today, we connect this experience with architecture, landscape planning, agroecological concept development and implementation-oriented planning. Every place is read anew. From terrain, water, soil, vegetation, use and buildings, we develop robust concepts that function ecologically, have spatial quality and remain viable over the long term.
OUR JOINT WAY OF WORKING
Our strength lies in connecting different perspectives.
Heidi brings the view for plants, site, care, use and living development. Jens brings the view for space, terrain, buildings, planning, water management and implementation.
From this connection, concepts emerge that are not only technically sound, but also spatially clear, practical in everyday life and capable of long-term development.
We enjoy working on places where different questions come together: water and soil, building and open space, agriculture and design, use and care, ecology and implementation
WHAT MATTERS TO US
Reading places carefully
Every place has its own conditions. We begin with observation, analysis and understanding of terrain, water, soil, vegetation, use and existing structures.
Recognising relationships
Buildings, landscape, paths, water, plants and use influence each other. Good planning emerges from the interaction of these layers.
Planning simply and robustly
We prefer solutions that are comprehensible, maintainable and viable over the long term.
Taking implementation seriously
A good concept must work in everyday life. Care, costs, construction sequence, permits and practical implementation are considered from the beginning.
Enabling living development
Landscapes and gardens are never finished. They change with seasons, use, care, plants, water and people. Planning should support this development.
WHAT WE WORK ON
PERMATECTURE works, among other things, on:
• private properties and gardens
• farmsteads and buildings in their landscape context
• agricultural land and farm areas
• ponds, swales, stream corridors and wet zones
• structured cultural landscapes
• public open spaces and recreational areas
• municipal and funding projects
• educational places and ecological development projects
WHY PERMATECTURE?
PERMATECTURE stands for the connection between architecture, landscape and ecological development.
We do not plan only individual buildings, gardens or measures. We develop places as systems: with water, soil, vegetation, use, design and implementation as a common starting point.
This results in concepts that go beyond pure design and give concrete answers to the questions of our time: drought, heavy rainfall, soil loss, heat, pressure of use, biodiversity and the long-term development of liveable places.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK WITH US?
Whether it is a property, farmstead, garden, agricultural area, building, stream corridor or municipal project: we help you understand the place and develop a robust concept from it.
