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iD09| Glass point holders
/// Imagine Detail 09 – Glass point holders. This video shows Professor Holger presenting straightforward explanation about point supported glass technology and how it works.
iD09| Glass point holders
/// Imagine Detail 09 – Glass point holders. This video shows Professor Holger presenting straightforward explanation about point supported glass technology and how it works.
iD08| Facade cladding materials
/// Imagine Detail 08 – Facade cladding materials. This interesting video shows various facade cladding materials that had been used in some of dutch housing projects.
iD08| Facade cladding materials
/// Imagine Detail 08 – Facade cladding materials. This interesting video shows various facade cladding materials that had been used in some of dutch housing projects.
iD07| Roof tile facade
/// Imagine Detail 07 – Roof tile facade. This time, we are showing a promising detail of how the roof tiles could be used as a facade element.
iD07| Roof tile facade
/// Imagine Detail 07 – Roof tile facade. This time, we are showing a promising detail of how the roof tiles could be used as a facade element.
iD06| Drop of profile brickwork
/// Imagine Detail 06 – Drop of profile brickwork. This video shows an interesting drop of profile detail for just a simple masonry brick wall, worth watching.
iD06| Drop of profile brickwork
/// Imagine Detail 06 – Drop of profile brickwork. This video shows an interesting drop of profile detail for just a simple masonry brick wall, worth watching.
iD 05| Insulated plaster system
/// Imagine Detail 05 – Insulated plaster system. This time, this video is for explaining how insulated plaster got fixed.
iD 05| Insulated plaster system
/// Imagine Detail 05 – Insulated plaster system. This time, this video is for explaining how insulated plaster got fixed.
iD 04| Circular Guirder
/// Imagine Detail 04 – Circular Guirder. This time Professor Knaack explains a circular girder that stiffens the top of masonry walls.
iD 04| Circular Guirder
/// Imagine Detail 04 – Circular Guirder. This time Professor Knaack explains a circular girder that stiffens the top of masonry walls.
iD 03| Imagine Detail – Cavity wall
/// Imagine Detail 03 – Cavity wall. The cavity wall – one of the standards of wall constructions is the focus of this imagine detail. The sample is a hollow block layout with PS-insulation.
iD 03| Imagine Detail – Cavity wall
/// Imagine Detail 03 – Cavity wall. The cavity wall – one of the standards of wall constructions is the focus of this imagine detail. The sample is a hollow block layout with PS-insulation.
iD 02| Imagine Detail – Blockhouse
/// Imagine Detail 02 – Blockhouse. The second movie for our new series, this time Uli Knaack is explaining the principles of a blockhouse. We found this in the Netherlands, not a very typical location to found a typical blockhouse…
iD 02| Imagine Detail – Blockhouse
/// Imagine Detail 02 – Blockhouse. The second movie for our new series, this time Uli Knaack is explaining the principles of a blockhouse. We found this in the Netherlands, not a very typical location to found a typical blockhouse…
iD 01| Imagine Detail – Dutch Foundation
/// Imagine Detail 01 – Dutch Foundation. We started a new concept on our blog: imagine detail. Within these small videos we travel around and explain how building construction works. The first one is about a dutch foundation system that
iD 01| Imagine Detail – Dutch Foundation
/// Imagine Detail 01 – Dutch Foundation. We started a new concept on our blog: imagine detail. Within these small videos we travel around and explain how building construction works. The first one is about a dutch foundation system that
FEM-DRIVEN STRUCTURES
/// FEM-DRIVEN STRUCTURES IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 29/08/2007 ELABORATED BY: Heiko Oexle KEYWORDS: self-organizing, load-bearing, strength, structure, unknown material This principle is based on the fact that generative production procedures can now generate complicated geometries and previously insoluble constructions. According
FEM-DRIVEN STRUCTURES
/// FEM-DRIVEN STRUCTURES IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 29/08/2007 ELABORATED BY: Heiko Oexle KEYWORDS: self-organizing, load-bearing, strength, structure, unknown material This principle is based on the fact that generative production procedures can now generate complicated geometries and previously insoluble constructions. According
INTERWOVEN TEXTILE FAÇADE
/// INTERWOVEN TEXTILE FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Nely Kornelsen DATE: 29/08/2007 SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow KEYWORDS: layered construction, insulation, lightness, façade, textile According to the latest three dimensional weaving and stitching technologies, an envelope made out of different functional properties could
INTERWOVEN TEXTILE FAÇADE
/// INTERWOVEN TEXTILE FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Nely Kornelsen DATE: 29/08/2007 SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow KEYWORDS: layered construction, insulation, lightness, façade, textile According to the latest three dimensional weaving and stitching technologies, an envelope made out of different functional properties could
FIBER CONCRETE FAÇADE
/// FIBER CONCRETE FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 28/06/2006 KEYWORDS layered construction, composite, load-bearing, low-cost, structure, façade concrete, textiles Within the course of glass constructions, a modular façade made of fiber-reinforced concrete with an integrated building-services element was developed. Up
FIBER CONCRETE FAÇADE
/// FIBER CONCRETE FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 28/06/2006 KEYWORDS layered construction, composite, load-bearing, low-cost, structure, façade concrete, textiles Within the course of glass constructions, a modular façade made of fiber-reinforced concrete with an integrated building-services element was developed. Up
ENERGY STORING BRICK
/// ENERGY STORING BRICK IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Jens Böke, Ulrich Knaack DATE: 07/11/2007 KEYWORDS: energy storage, thermal mass The basis of this idea was the concept of storing thermal energy in façades or collecting the energy by means of the façade.
ENERGY STORING BRICK
/// ENERGY STORING BRICK IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Jens Böke, Ulrich Knaack DATE: 07/11/2007 KEYWORDS: energy storage, thermal mass The basis of this idea was the concept of storing thermal energy in façades or collecting the energy by means of the façade.
REVOLVING COLLECTOR
/// REVOLVING COLLECTOR IMAGINED BY: Vincent van Sabben, Joep Hövels, Roel Philippa, Tess Zandbergen DATE: 27/09/2006 KEYWORDS: modular, phase-change material A three-layer element consisting of PCM, insulation and a light-absorbing surface is arranged in a modular system that changes its direction according
REVOLVING COLLECTOR
/// REVOLVING COLLECTOR IMAGINED BY: Vincent van Sabben, Joep Hövels, Roel Philippa, Tess Zandbergen DATE: 27/09/2006 KEYWORDS: modular, phase-change material A three-layer element consisting of PCM, insulation and a light-absorbing surface is arranged in a modular system that changes its direction according
SOLAR ENERGY PLANT
/// SOLAR ENERGY PLANT IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow DATE: 13/03/2006 KEYWORDS: layered construction, composite, modular, energy generating, load-bearing, strength, façade, envelope, textile, concrete, 3-D fabrics, composite The idea is to create collectors in areas that are typically used for traditional solutions. Walls
SOLAR ENERGY PLANT
/// SOLAR ENERGY PLANT IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow DATE: 13/03/2006 KEYWORDS: layered construction, composite, modular, energy generating, load-bearing, strength, façade, envelope, textile, concrete, 3-D fabrics, composite The idea is to create collectors in areas that are typically used for traditional solutions. Walls
FUNCTION-INTEGRATED FAÇADE
/// FUNCTION-INTEGRATED FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Ulrich Knaack, Jens Böke DATE: KEYWORDS: function integration, force-following structures Function integration for façades means developing structures that can bear loads as well as accommodate service units for ventilation and conditioning. Rapid prototyping technologies provide
FUNCTION-INTEGRATED FAÇADE
/// FUNCTION-INTEGRATED FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Ulrich Knaack, Jens Böke DATE: KEYWORDS: function integration, force-following structures Function integration for façades means developing structures that can bear loads as well as accommodate service units for ventilation and conditioning. Rapid prototyping technologies provide
LIQUID FAÇADE 2
/// LIQUID FAÇADE 2 IMAGINED BY: Arie Bergsma, Tillmann Klein, Ulrich Knaack DATE: 01/07/2007 KEY WORDS: liquid façade, energy performance, climate control The idea is to create a climate-adaptive façade – with liquid materials used as the media to vary the
LIQUID FAÇADE 2
/// LIQUID FAÇADE 2 IMAGINED BY: Arie Bergsma, Tillmann Klein, Ulrich Knaack DATE: 01/07/2007 KEY WORDS: liquid façade, energy performance, climate control The idea is to create a climate-adaptive façade – with liquid materials used as the media to vary the
LIQUID FAÇADE
/// LIQUID FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack DATE: 13/03/2006 KEYWORDS: pneumatic, controlling, liquid, façade, foil, water The liquid façade tries to deal with the following factors: load-bearing, thermal mass for energy storage, and different possibilities of thermal insulation. By filling the
LIQUID FAÇADE
/// LIQUID FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack DATE: 13/03/2006 KEYWORDS: pneumatic, controlling, liquid, façade, foil, water The liquid façade tries to deal with the following factors: load-bearing, thermal mass for energy storage, and different possibilities of thermal insulation. By filling the
INTEGRATED SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION / JACKBOX
/// INTEGRATED SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION / JACKBOX IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow, Tillman Klein DATE: 01/05/2007 KEYWORDS: composite, load-bearing, lightness, system building, composite The idea of the JACKBOX project is based on a sensible combination of technical possibilities and intelligent materials in
INTEGRATED SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION / JACKBOX
/// INTEGRATED SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION / JACKBOX IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow, Tillman Klein DATE: 01/05/2007 KEYWORDS: composite, load-bearing, lightness, system building, composite The idea of the JACKBOX project is based on a sensible combination of technical possibilities and intelligent materials in
3-D MULTIPLEX
/// 3-D MULTIPLEX IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack DATE: 02/07/2006 KEYWORDS: layered construction, structure, load-bearing, wood The load-bearing capacity of wood works in only one direction. Multiplex by Kerto uses a combination of several layers of wood, arranged in different orientation, to
3-D MULTIPLEX
/// 3-D MULTIPLEX IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack DATE: 02/07/2006 KEYWORDS: layered construction, structure, load-bearing, wood The load-bearing capacity of wood works in only one direction. Multiplex by Kerto uses a combination of several layers of wood, arranged in different orientation, to
FIBER-CONCRETE FAÇADE POSTS
/// FIBER-CONCRETE FAÇADE POSTS IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 10/11/2007 KEYWORDS: system, load bearing, solid, façade, concrete The typical materials currently used for post and beam façades are aluminum, steel and wood. Only aluminum sections contain all the necessary parts
FIBER-CONCRETE FAÇADE POSTS
/// FIBER-CONCRETE FAÇADE POSTS IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 10/11/2007 KEYWORDS: system, load bearing, solid, façade, concrete The typical materials currently used for post and beam façades are aluminum, steel and wood. Only aluminum sections contain all the necessary parts
FAÇADE HEATING / COOLING PANEL
/// FAÇADE HEATING / COOLING PANEL IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow DATE: 15/08/2004 KEYWORDS: decentralized, heating /cooling, lightness, installations, concrete To avoid the classical heating units in front of the glass surfaces, these unglazed units should be used as heating /cooling surfaces. The
FAÇADE HEATING / COOLING PANEL
/// FAÇADE HEATING / COOLING PANEL IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow DATE: 15/08/2004 KEYWORDS: decentralized, heating /cooling, lightness, installations, concrete To avoid the classical heating units in front of the glass surfaces, these unglazed units should be used as heating /cooling surfaces. The
PNEUMATIC STRUCTURES – SAND DOME
/// PNEUMATIC STRUCTURES – SAND DOME IMAGINED BY: Schütte, Sander DATE: 13/03/2006 SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack KEYWORDS: layered construction, pneumatic, insulation, load-bearing, low-cost, envelope, structure, textile. The idea for this façade is to use the possibility of the thermal mass of sand
PNEUMATIC STRUCTURES – SAND DOME
/// PNEUMATIC STRUCTURES – SAND DOME IMAGINED BY: Schütte, Sander DATE: 13/03/2006 SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack KEYWORDS: layered construction, pneumatic, insulation, load-bearing, low-cost, envelope, structure, textile. The idea for this façade is to use the possibility of the thermal mass of sand
TAKE YOUR HOME WITH YOU
/// TAKE YOUR HOME WITH YOU IMAGINED BY: Wiglinghoff DATE: 13/03/2006 SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack KEYWORDS: pneumatic, prefabricated, freeform, mobile, lightness, transport, textile, foil, membrane WEBSITE: www.studioorta.free.fr A rope is a tent is your home…. Using combinations of textiles and structural pneumatic bars,
TAKE YOUR HOME WITH YOU
/// TAKE YOUR HOME WITH YOU IMAGINED BY: Wiglinghoff DATE: 13/03/2006 SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack KEYWORDS: pneumatic, prefabricated, freeform, mobile, lightness, transport, textile, foil, membrane WEBSITE: www.studioorta.free.fr A rope is a tent is your home…. Using combinations of textiles and structural pneumatic bars,
Lycée Charles de Gaulle Damascus, Syria
/// Project: Lycée Charles de Gaulle Damascus, Syria Client: Ministère des affaires étrangères (F) Begin of construction: 08/2006 Completion: 12/2008 Building area: 5.600 m² Construction cost: 4.7 Mio. EUR Design architect: Ateliers Lion, Paris, France Architect of record: Dagher, Hanna &
Lycée Charles de Gaulle Damascus, Syria
/// Project: Lycée Charles de Gaulle Damascus, Syria Client: Ministère des affaires étrangères (F) Begin of construction: 08/2006 Completion: 12/2008 Building area: 5.600 m² Construction cost: 4.7 Mio. EUR Design architect: Ateliers Lion, Paris, France Architect of record: Dagher, Hanna &
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