
More than 120 years Meisterstueck-HAUS
History and persons
Over 120 years of experience in carpentry
A history with a family tradition
2023 was an anniversary year for Meisterstueck-HAUS: this year, the Hamelin-based specialist for prefabricated houses looked back on 120 years of experience in the timber trade.
The company, which was founded in 1903 as a carpentry business in the Pied Piper town of Hamelin, is now managed in the fourth generation by siblings Stefanie Baukmeier (Dipl.-Ing. FH) and Markus Baukmeier (Dipl.-Betriebswirt FH) and employs around 100 people at its factory site in Lower Saxony.

In the year 1919
Where the story begins
Heinrich Mueller, a carpenter by trade, founded the carpentry company in 1903 in Hamelin, Germany. In the same year, Otto Baukmeier senior was born; and on 1st April 1919 he began his three-year apprenticeship with the company.
In 1936, after his grand apprenticeship tour “auf der Walz”, and the sudden death of the founder, Otto Baukmeier took over the company and completed his master carpenter certification.
In the following years he led the company through the devastation of the war years and the confusions of the post-war period; during this time he expanded into the timber trade and saw mills, and built up a considerable reputation for renovation and restoration of historical buildings. The company was the focus of all his activities right up to his death in 1983.

The era of Otto Baukmeier Jr.
The 3rd generation
Otto Baukmeier junior, born in 1942 in Hamlin, spent his formative years at the heart of his parents’ company. In the third generation he led the company for over 45 years, always focused on introducing the most up-to-date methods with the goal of ensuring the future of the company. He trained as a carpenter and graduated as a construction engineer in 1964.
He founded the subsidiary company Meisterstueck-HAUS in 1983 as a vehicle for the rapidly expanding housebuilding division of the company. Since then architect-designed houses have been planned, manufactured and assembled throughout the Federal Republic under the Meisterstueck-HAUS quality brand. In show homes and advice centres throughout Germany and in the UK, self-builders can find support and advice for their own building projects. There are Meisterstueck-HAUS houses in Austria, Switzerland and France.

Since the 1980s Otto Baukmeier has carried out many research and development projects in conjunction with various universities, in particular the Hildesheim/Holzminden technical college, and has taken innovative methods right through to production level.
Since 1993 Otto Baukmeier has been a member of the board of management of the development association for the faculty of timber construction engineering at the college. He was president of the local carpenters guild for nearly 40 years. In 1996 he was awarded the German Building Industry silver medal for services to the German Building Industry. In the spring of 1997 he was, as experienced expert in off-site manufacturing, elected to the board of management of the BDF (Federation of German Off-Site Manufacturers). He was vice-president of the BDF from 2002 to 2007.
The new generation
Since 1999
In 1999, after completing their academic studies, his children Stefanie (Dipl. Timber Engineer) and Markus (Dipl. Business Administration) joined the management of the company.
In the years since then, numerous technical and commercial innovations and investments have been carried out. All our show homes are now state-of-the-art architectural statements. We have created numerous house designs, which have received several awards. Low-energy and Plus-energy houses (which generate more energy than they use) are part of our standard programme. Meisterstueck-HAUS has been building in the UK since 2010. Regular investment in the factory and in high-tech machinery guarantee our high production standard.
In 2012 the management of the company passed from Otto Baukmeier to his children and successors Stefanie and Markus Baukmeier. In the same year, the new show home "BOX" , in the grounds of the factory, was opened.

Innovation and investment phase
More than 120 years Meisterstück-HAUS
On 7 May 2023, Meisterstück-HAUS celebrated its 120th anniversary as part of a ‘Open Day’ with a family party. Today, the company focuses on the realisation of energy-efficient and sustainable architecture in wood.
Today, Stefanie Baukmeier is also on the board of the Bundes-Gütegemeinschaft Montagebau und Fertighäuser e. V. (BMF). Markus Baukmeier is on the board of the Bundesverband Deutscher Fertigbau e. V. (BDF) and President of the European Prefabricated House Association (EFV).
If you want to know more about us we are happy to welcome you in Hamelin. Tour the factory, the showhome and fit-out centre and meet the people who will build your Meisterstueck-HAUS!

Company chronicle on the 100th anniversary

In 2003, Meisterstück-HAUS celebrated its 100th anniversary.
To mark the occasion, a company chronicle was produced in which the 100 years of company history - from the founding period to the future outlook - were described and illustrated in detail.