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Dolce Vita Tejo Lisbon, Portugal
///Dolce Vita Tejo Lisbon, Portugal Client: Charmartin Completion: May 2009 Building area: 46.000 m² Architect: RTKL, London; Promontorio, Lisbon Structural: Atelier One, London Heating, Ventilation, Plumbing: LMSA, Lisbon Climate Engineering: Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH Thomas Auer, Friedemann Kik, Markus Krauss Brief The design
Dolce Vita Tejo Lisbon, Portugal
///Dolce Vita Tejo Lisbon, Portugal Client: Charmartin Completion: May 2009 Building area: 46.000 m² Architect: RTKL, London; Promontorio, Lisbon Structural: Atelier One, London Heating, Ventilation, Plumbing: LMSA, Lisbon Climate Engineering: Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH Thomas Auer, Friedemann Kik, Markus Krauss Brief The design
imagine structure
/// imagine structure http://www.imagine-structure.com/home.html Philosophy: To see structure and design as competing elements is against the nature of architecture. We understand architecture as a form of communication. Making a draft allows to reveal an existing idea in the architect’s mind
imagine structure
/// imagine structure http://www.imagine-structure.com/home.html Philosophy: To see structure and design as competing elements is against the nature of architecture. We understand architecture as a form of communication. Making a draft allows to reveal an existing idea in the architect’s mind
Building Barbpapa
/// Building Barbpapa This is a part of the Transformer project by The Why Factory. It is about exploring the potentials of a future transformable environment for living spaces. The movie itself is the result of a collective workshop with The
Building Barbpapa
/// Building Barbpapa This is a part of the Transformer project by The Why Factory. It is about exploring the potentials of a future transformable environment for living spaces. The movie itself is the result of a collective workshop with The
imagine envelope
///imagine envelope http://www.imagine-envelope.com/home/ Imagine envelope is an office, which is specialised in planning of sophisticated building envelopes and customized constructions, façade planning for all service rendering phases, etc.
imagine envelope
///imagine envelope http://www.imagine-envelope.com/home/ Imagine envelope is an office, which is specialised in planning of sophisticated building envelopes and customized constructions, façade planning for all service rendering phases, etc.
Speed Skating Hall, Inzell
/// Speed Skating Hall, Inzell Client: Gemeinde Inzell Completion: 03/2011 Gross area: 20.000 m² Architect: Behnisch Architekten, München und Pohl Architekten, Jena Structural: Köppl, Rosenheim und Haumann & Fuchs, Traunstein Building physics: PMI, Unterhaching Building services: IB Krawinkel, Krefeld (HVAC) IB Bittner, Waldkraiburg
Speed Skating Hall, Inzell
/// Speed Skating Hall, Inzell Client: Gemeinde Inzell Completion: 03/2011 Gross area: 20.000 m² Architect: Behnisch Architekten, München und Pohl Architekten, Jena Structural: Köppl, Rosenheim und Haumann & Fuchs, Traunstein Building physics: PMI, Unterhaching Building services: IB Krawinkel, Krefeld (HVAC) IB Bittner, Waldkraiburg
Façade Research Group
/// Façade Research Group at Delft University of Technology http://www.bk.tudelft.nl/over-faculteit/afdelingen/architectural-engineering-and-technology/organisatie/ontwerp-van-bouwconstructies/facade-research-group/ During the past decades façade construction has undergone extensive development. There are several causes; first the architectural development in general which is always expressed in the facade appearance. Secondly, a
Façade Research Group
/// Façade Research Group at Delft University of Technology http://www.bk.tudelft.nl/over-faculteit/afdelingen/architectural-engineering-and-technology/organisatie/ontwerp-van-bouwconstructies/facade-research-group/ During the past decades façade construction has undergone extensive development. There are several causes; first the architectural development in general which is always expressed in the facade appearance. Secondly, a
Unilever – Hamburg
/// Unilever – Hamburg Unilever building has been built between 2007 till 2009 by Behnisch Architects and is considered as one of the first buildings, which had been built in Strandkai area. It is located directly on the North
Unilever – Hamburg
/// Unilever – Hamburg Unilever building has been built between 2007 till 2009 by Behnisch Architects and is considered as one of the first buildings, which had been built in Strandkai area. It is located directly on the North
MASTER DE ARQUITECTURA EN FACHDAS LIGERAS
///MASTER DE ARQUITECTURA EN FACHDAS LIGERAS http://masterfachadasligeras.es/ Master program in Universidad del Pais Vasco is also a part of our network, and it offers the knowledge about spanish regulations, material tests, safety at work place and calculation for design.
MASTER DE ARQUITECTURA EN FACHDAS LIGERAS
///MASTER DE ARQUITECTURA EN FACHDAS LIGERAS http://masterfachadasligeras.es/ Master program in Universidad del Pais Vasco is also a part of our network, and it offers the knowledge about spanish regulations, material tests, safety at work place and calculation for design.
SPHERE WITHIN SPHERE
///SPHERE WITHIN SPHERE IMAGINED BY: Holger Strauß DATE: 18/06/2007 KEYWORDS: 3-D printing process, moving, adapting, façade, unknown material Derived from the Chinese sphere-within-a-sphere idea of turned wooden spheres, this sketch elaborates the concept into a functionally integrated façade system. Scaling the modules provides
SPHERE WITHIN SPHERE
///SPHERE WITHIN SPHERE IMAGINED BY: Holger Strauß DATE: 18/06/2007 KEYWORDS: 3-D printing process, moving, adapting, façade, unknown material Derived from the Chinese sphere-within-a-sphere idea of turned wooden spheres, this sketch elaborates the concept into a functionally integrated façade system. Scaling the modules provides
MSc Architectural Engineering: Facade Engineering
/// MSc Architectural Engineering: Façade Engineering http://www.bath.ac.uk/engineering/graduate-school/pg-taught/facade/index.html This MSc provides the theoretical basis for a sound understanding of all the disciplines involved in the performance of facades. It examines the complex inter-relationships between those different aspects through a consideration of
MSc Architectural Engineering: Facade Engineering
/// MSc Architectural Engineering: Façade Engineering http://www.bath.ac.uk/engineering/graduate-school/pg-taught/facade/index.html This MSc provides the theoretical basis for a sound understanding of all the disciplines involved in the performance of facades. It examines the complex inter-relationships between those different aspects through a consideration of
DIGITAL HONEYCOMB
/// DIGITAL HONEYCOMB IMAGINED BY: Daniel Schröder, Annika Weidinger, Holger Strauß DATE: 09/05/2009 KEYWORDS: freeform, interactive, lightness, envelope, unknown material The idea behind this sketch is the combination of CAAD design, 3-D modelling and FIF (Functionally integrated façades). Here, the advantages of
DIGITAL HONEYCOMB
/// DIGITAL HONEYCOMB IMAGINED BY: Daniel Schröder, Annika Weidinger, Holger Strauß DATE: 09/05/2009 KEYWORDS: freeform, interactive, lightness, envelope, unknown material The idea behind this sketch is the combination of CAAD design, 3-D modelling and FIF (Functionally integrated façades). Here, the advantages of
Why does no one produces Aluminium façades with less the 48 mm widths for the inner profile?
///Why does no one produces Aluminium façades with less the 48 mm widths for the inner profile? This should be possible – and would look so beautiful! F form J” Dear J., This is a question we
Why does no one produces Aluminium façades with less the 48 mm widths for the inner profile?
///Why does no one produces Aluminium façades with less the 48 mm widths for the inner profile? This should be possible – and would look so beautiful! F form J” Dear J., This is a question we
International Façade Master | TU delft university
/// International Façade Master | TU delft university http://www.bk.tudelft.nl/index.php?id=15064&L=1 Facades are one of the most technically challenging, complex and multidisciplinary parts of a building. A facade defines not only a building’s appearance and its architectural expression, but also how
International Façade Master | TU delft university
/// International Façade Master | TU delft university http://www.bk.tudelft.nl/index.php?id=15064&L=1 Facades are one of the most technically challenging, complex and multidisciplinary parts of a building. A facade defines not only a building’s appearance and its architectural expression, but also how
HOUSE MAKER
///HOUSE MAKER IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack DATE: 15/05/2009 IMAGES BY: Ulrich Knaack, Soumen Adhikary KEYWORDS: prefabricated, load-bearing, low-cost, system building, concrete Container-sized house fragments are produced on the construction site. Component size is determined by the size of the truck
HOUSE MAKER
///HOUSE MAKER IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack DATE: 15/05/2009 IMAGES BY: Ulrich Knaack, Soumen Adhikary KEYWORDS: prefabricated, load-bearing, low-cost, system building, concrete Container-sized house fragments are produced on the construction site. Component size is determined by the size of the truck
EFN
///EFN http://facades.ning.com/ The EFN is a meeting point for Science, Technology and Industry about research, teaching and exchange on facade knowledge.
EFN
///EFN http://facades.ning.com/ The EFN is a meeting point for Science, Technology and Industry about research, teaching and exchange on facade knowledge.
PIEZO FAÇADE – VERSION 1
/// PIEZO FAÇADE – VERSION 1 IMAGINED BY: Phillip Meise DATE: 17/01/2009 KEYWORDS: modular, energy-generating, adapting, installations, piezo elements Consisting of hundreds of micro-printed piezo ventilators, this façade generates electrical current from the wind. Integrated into existing façades, added in front of façades or
PIEZO FAÇADE – VERSION 1
/// PIEZO FAÇADE – VERSION 1 IMAGINED BY: Phillip Meise DATE: 17/01/2009 KEYWORDS: modular, energy-generating, adapting, installations, piezo elements Consisting of hundreds of micro-printed piezo ventilators, this façade generates electrical current from the wind. Integrated into existing façades, added in front of façades or
IFDC
///IFDC Find link here. The master of International Façade Design and Construction provides an extensive overview and the scientific foundation of the field of façade planning and consulting, but also enables personal specialization.
HONEYCOMB GRID FAÇADE
///HONEYCOMB GRID FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Holger Strauß, Ludmilla Markin DATE: 17/01/2009 KEYWORDS: self-organizing, interactive, adaptable, façade, unknown material To use honeycomb structures makes sense! The result of this work project is to use this principle for various applications. It could be micro-ducts,
HONEYCOMB GRID FAÇADE
///HONEYCOMB GRID FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Holger Strauß, Ludmilla Markin DATE: 17/01/2009 KEYWORDS: self-organizing, interactive, adaptable, façade, unknown material To use honeycomb structures makes sense! The result of this work project is to use this principle for various applications. It could be micro-ducts,
imagine 06. Reimagining the envelope
The renovation of buildings which are past their prime can no longer be regarded as a necessary evil that costs money and causes inconvenience. Increasingly, it is being acknowledged that to renovate a building and its façade, also known as
imagine 06. Reimagining the envelope
The renovation of buildings which are past their prime can no longer be regarded as a necessary evil that costs money and causes inconvenience. Increasingly, it is being acknowledged that to renovate a building and its façade, also known as
SNAP-FAÇADE JOINT 1
///SNAP-FAÇADE JOINT 1 IMAGINED BY: Anna-Lena Waldeyer, Florian Winkelmann, Jasmin Lövenich, Katarzyna Kiersnowska, Rebekka Tegelkamp, Tina Schuster, Holger Strauß DATE: 09/05/2009 KEYWORDS: modular, load-bearing, easy to assemble, façade, unknown material The idea behind this sketch is the combination of ‘snap and
SNAP-FAÇADE JOINT 1
///SNAP-FAÇADE JOINT 1 IMAGINED BY: Anna-Lena Waldeyer, Florian Winkelmann, Jasmin Lövenich, Katarzyna Kiersnowska, Rebekka Tegelkamp, Tina Schuster, Holger Strauß DATE: 09/05/2009 KEYWORDS: modular, load-bearing, easy to assemble, façade, unknown material The idea behind this sketch is the combination of ‘snap and
Future envelope 03
Façades convey the image of new architecture. Today the planning of this very complex building component requires a collaboration of many specialists. A multitude of possibilities are being projected into the building envelope. Design, visionary construction, new materials, the desire to achieve optimum energy performance
Future envelope 03
Façades convey the image of new architecture. Today the planning of this very complex building component requires a collaboration of many specialists. A multitude of possibilities are being projected into the building envelope. Design, visionary construction, new materials, the desire to achieve optimum energy performance
DMF SPIDER
///DMF SPIDER IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Ulrich Knaack, Holger Strauß DATE: 27/06/2008 KEYWORDS: free-form, load-bearing, strength, façade, steel Point holders with customized features for non-uniform, free-form, doubly curved glass façades can be manufactured by Direct Metal Fabrication (DMF). Each point holder can have
DMF SPIDER
///DMF SPIDER IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Ulrich Knaack, Holger Strauß DATE: 27/06/2008 KEYWORDS: free-form, load-bearing, strength, façade, steel Point holders with customized features for non-uniform, free-form, doubly curved glass façades can be manufactured by Direct Metal Fabrication (DMF). Each point holder can have
Future envelope 02
The role of the building envelope related to the energy performance of a building and the comfort of the user is significant and, under the aspect of sustainability, is coming into focus more and more.Since the introduction of the double
Future envelope 02
The role of the building envelope related to the energy performance of a building and the comfort of the user is significant and, under the aspect of sustainability, is coming into focus more and more.Since the introduction of the double
CUSTOM JOINT
///CUSTOM JOINT IMAGINED BY: David Lemberski, Marcel Bilow DATE: 15/08/2006 KEYWORDS: free-form, load-bearing, strength, structure, steel Integrated digital angles offer the freedom to connect any possible structure with printed joints and standard profiles. Such structures can be used for temporary buildings
CUSTOM JOINT
///CUSTOM JOINT IMAGINED BY: David Lemberski, Marcel Bilow DATE: 15/08/2006 KEYWORDS: free-form, load-bearing, strength, structure, steel Integrated digital angles offer the freedom to connect any possible structure with printed joints and standard profiles. Such structures can be used for temporary buildings
Future Envelope 01
The planning of this very complex building component requires a collaboration of many specialists. A multitude of possibilities are being projected into the building envelope. Design, visionary construction, new materials, the desire to achieve optimum energy performance or even energy
Future Envelope 01
The planning of this very complex building component requires a collaboration of many specialists. A multitude of possibilities are being projected into the building envelope. Design, visionary construction, new materials, the desire to achieve optimum energy performance or even energy
facadeworld 