[2] By 2009, the Werkraum Bregenzerwald counted 90 craft, design and technology businesses as association members.

By supporting and establishing networks among craftsmen, the Werkraum Bregenzerwald contributes to the regional economic and cultural development.

It is a program for the future to secure the young people in this valley the prospect of independent, competitive work and an authentic life.

The house was planned by the well-known Swiss architect Peter Zumthor and built by the member companies of the Werkraum Bregenzerwald.

[11][12] The Werkraumhaus building by architect Peter Zumthor received three architectural awards: At the 2016 UNESCO conference in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), the Werkraum Bregenzerwald was included in the “International Register of Good Practical Examples for the Conservation of the intangible cultural heritage” (see International Register of Good Safeguarding Practice).