"The future of living can only be realized with an overall concept."
Expertise
CEO in multiple industries. Entrepreneurship, innovation, digitalization, internationalization, financial management in different industries.
Michael has a strong international background, many years of corporate and venture capital experience, and has founded and managed several own start-ups. The main focus of his work lies in the development of the TECHWOODHOMES group of companies.
Ideas that are ahead of their time, disruptive thinking, and a keen sense for innovation characterize the way this experienced entrepreneur works. Michael has extensive knowledge of a wide variety of industries. In his more than 20-year career, he has founded various companies and not only helped large companies achieve a significant increase in sales, but also built them into market leaders. He has worked in sectors ranging from automotive, industry and telecommunications to luxury goods and computer and video games. Most recently he has also been active in the real estate industry. Due to his involvement in the start-up scene, he has a broad knowledge in the field of digitalization and innovation.
Johann Mauerhofer
Software Development & Application
Robin Skala
Architect & Interior
Jürgen Chochola
Smart Home & Energy Systems
Martin Vogl
Production & Project Development
"It's the smart technology that enables the extraordinary feeling of living."
Jürgen Chochola
Smart Home & Energy Systems
Expertise
Building control, innovation, digitalization, HVAC, smart tech hardware
Jürgen is a proven expert in building controls and, on the management team at TECHWOODHOMES, he is responsible for heating, air conditioning, ventilation, plumbing as well as lighting, blinds, and multimedia. He is a lateral thinker for integrated solution approaches in planning and conception through to the execution and subsequent operation of a home.
Jürgen has been working in the automation technology industry since 2001, handling major national and international projects. Before joining TECHWOODHOMES, he was managing partner of GTS Automation GmbH, a company for measurement and control technology from 2006 to 2021. There he used modern IP-based technologies for communication and automation solutions and automated primary systems such as conventional HVAC systems. They also implemented uniform video, access, and alarm systems as part of a comprehensive building management system.
Johann Mauerhofer
Software Development & Application
Robin Skala
Architect & Interior
Martin Vogl
Production & Project Development
"Comfort, service, and new ideas: everything is integrated in our smart app."
Johann Mauerhofer
Software Development & Application
Expertise
Software development, app design, and user experience.
For 30 years, Johann has dedicated himself to the development of complex automation and controls for various applications. The entrepreneur is an expert in tailor-made automation systems that integrate all modern technologies such as M2M/IoT, Industry 4.0, and cloud services. He is the brain behind the TECHWOODHOME software and app.
Johann can look back on more than 20 years of expertise in software development and over 10 years of experience as a managing director. Most recently, he has been working with frameworks for building automation and tunnel control technology that remain consistent from the control cabinet to the cloud regardless of hardware and are extremely scalable, thus reducing engineering effort. Before that, Johann was Managing Director & Founder of evon GmbH, a software specialist for industrial automation, for six years.
Robin Skala
Architect & Interior
Jürgen Chochola
Smart Home & Energy Systems
Martin Vogl
Production & Project Development
"HHighest quality, technically complex, sustainably built: that's a TECHWOODHOME."
Martin Vogl
Production & Project Development
Expertise
Design, production, construction, and quality management.
Martin Vogl is responsible for the design, production, and assembly of TECHWOODHOMES. The experienced building contractor and real estate developer has built and/or renovated over 150,000 m² of residential, office and commercial space in the past three decades.
Martin has been self-employed as a building contractor with Martin Vogl Planungs-, Bau- und Immobilienverwertungs GmbH since 1996. Since 2016, the construction and real estate professional has also been significantly involved in several start-ups in various industries. Right from the start, Martin and his team not only worked on setting up a modular production facility for TECHWOODHOMES, but also did intensive work on fundamental questions related to the selection and connection of materials. His goal is to base house construction on an efficient mix of the most sustainable and at the same time rational production from the start.
Johann Mauerhofer
Software Development & Application
Robin Skala
Architect & Interior
Jürgen Chochola
Smart Home & Energy Systems
"Architecture is what turns wood, technology, and intelligent controls into a home."
Robin Skala
Architect & Interior
Expertise
Architecture, design, creation outside and in.
Robin is the creative part of the TECHWOODHOMES management team. The architect designed the house around the smart home technology. As a futurist, he is always working on further developing the status quo of architecture and design. He reinterprets familiar patterns, functions, and designs. His work includes innovative works such as the PANGEA Luxury Water Experience, in which he consciously turned familiar things upside down in order to achieve new perspectives. Robin's innovative prowess has garnered him many awards: in 2019 he was honored with the Graft Award as part of the design competition “100 Houses & Breitwieser - Wannenraum” for the PANGEA project. Robin was also a winner of the Expo Milano and won the Corian Design Award for his Ice Bed and Ice Bath for two consecutive years. Shortly after graduating from architecture school in 2012, he won the Vienna Architectural Prize for the Belvedere Alpine Garden in Vienna.
Johann Mauerhofer
Software Development & Application
Jürgen Chochola
Smart Home & Energy Systems
Martin Vogl
Production & Project Development