Author Archives: facadeworld
Glastonne
/// Project : Glastonne Date: 1997 Location: Aachen| Testing area for Faculty of Architecture Project manager: Themas Link Team members: H. Engelke, A. Fest, B. Glässner, P. Heine, W. Schmelter, T. Wellmann, 0. Zweering Sponsored by: Flachglas. Task / Concept: The idea came up from
Glastonne
/// Project : Glastonne Date: 1997 Location: Aachen| Testing area for Faculty of Architecture Project manager: Themas Link Team members: H. Engelke, A. Fest, B. Glässner, P. Heine, W. Schmelter, T. Wellmann, 0. Zweering Sponsored by: Flachglas. Task / Concept: The idea came up from
Faltwerk|Freie Evangelische Gemeinde
/// Project : Faltwerk|Freie Evangelische Gemeinde Date: 1999 Location: Roermonder Street|Aachen Project manager: T. Link Team members: A. Ahneida. M. Fleckenstein, S. Ganser. G. v. Grate, J. Grzesik, C. Hasenau, B. Herold, T. Hüttl, D. Junklewitz, R. Knobloch, W. Laufs, A. Löbbecke, H. Münch, S. Pöhler,
Faltwerk|Freie Evangelische Gemeinde
/// Project : Faltwerk|Freie Evangelische Gemeinde Date: 1999 Location: Roermonder Street|Aachen Project manager: T. Link Team members: A. Ahneida. M. Fleckenstein, S. Ganser. G. v. Grate, J. Grzesik, C. Hasenau, B. Herold, T. Hüttl, D. Junklewitz, R. Knobloch, W. Laufs, A. Löbbecke, H. Münch, S. Pöhler,
Glas-Sandwich-Aluminiumprofile
/// Project : Glas-Sandwich-Aluminiumprofile Date: 1998 Location: Mobile framework on the testing site of faculty of architecture Project manager: Jan Wurm Team members: E. Acciarito, I. Klockenbusch, S. Riesenkampff, J. Vossebürger Tehcincal support: Institut für Stahlbau I RWTH Aachen Sponsor: VEGLA, Klaus Fischer GmbH Concept: By bounding
Glas-Sandwich-Aluminiumprofile
/// Project : Glas-Sandwich-Aluminiumprofile Date: 1998 Location: Mobile framework on the testing site of faculty of architecture Project manager: Jan Wurm Team members: E. Acciarito, I. Klockenbusch, S. Riesenkampff, J. Vossebürger Tehcincal support: Institut für Stahlbau I RWTH Aachen Sponsor: VEGLA, Klaus Fischer GmbH Concept: By bounding
Glas-Sandwich-Holzlamellen
/// Project : Glas-Sandwich-Holzlamellen Date: 1998 Location: Mobile framework on the testing site of faculty of architecture Project manager: Jan Wurm Team members: E. Acciarito, I. Klockenbusch, S. Riesenkampff, J. Vossebürger Tehcincal support: Institut für Stahlbau I RWTH Aachen Sponsor: VEGLA, Klaus Fischer GmbH Concept:The reason
Glas-Sandwich-Holzlamellen
/// Project : Glas-Sandwich-Holzlamellen Date: 1998 Location: Mobile framework on the testing site of faculty of architecture Project manager: Jan Wurm Team members: E. Acciarito, I. Klockenbusch, S. Riesenkampff, J. Vossebürger Tehcincal support: Institut für Stahlbau I RWTH Aachen Sponsor: VEGLA, Klaus Fischer GmbH Concept:The reason
Re-Face
/// Re-Face. Refurbishment Strategies for the Technical Improvement of Office Façades. PhD researcher: Thiemo Ebbert Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Ir. Mick Eekhout Period: Sept 2005 – January 2010
Re-Face
/// Re-Face. Refurbishment Strategies for the Technical Improvement of Office Façades. PhD researcher: Thiemo Ebbert Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Ir. Mick Eekhout Period: Sept 2005 – January 2010
Entrance facade for Natural and Engineering sciences Building, FH Aachen / Dept. Jülich
/// Project : Entrance facade for Natural and Engineering sciences Building, FH Aachen / Dept. Jülich Date: 1999 Location: Jülich – Solarcampus Project manager: U. Knaack, W. Führer Team members: J. Hermann Owner: Staatliches Bauamt, Düren Execution : Felder Stahl- und Metallbau GmbH Concept: For Natural and
Entrance facade for Natural and Engineering sciences Building, FH Aachen / Dept. Jülich
/// Project : Entrance facade for Natural and Engineering sciences Building, FH Aachen / Dept. Jülich Date: 1999 Location: Jülich – Solarcampus Project manager: U. Knaack, W. Führer Team members: J. Hermann Owner: Staatliches Bauamt, Düren Execution : Felder Stahl- und Metallbau GmbH Concept: For Natural and
Towards the Living Envelope
/// Towards the living Envelope. Biomimetics for building envelope adaption. PhD researcher: Lidia Badarnah Kadri Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Dr. D. Baumeister Period: Sept 2007 – June 2012
Towards the Living Envelope
/// Towards the living Envelope. Biomimetics for building envelope adaption. PhD researcher: Lidia Badarnah Kadri Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Dr. D. Baumeister Period: Sept 2007 – June 2012
Glas-Stahl-Tragwerk
/// Project : Glas-Stahl-Tragwerk Date: 1996 Location: Aachen, Testing area for Faculty of Architecture Project manager: Wilfried Führer, Ulrich Knaack, Mario Runkel, Valerie Spalding, Yves Weinand Team members: I. Giemens, P. Gaube, T. Gövert, C. Hönigschmid, A. lpekci, R. Schiffers, B. Wanzek Sponsored by: Felder I Pfeiffer I VEGLA
Glas-Stahl-Tragwerk
/// Project : Glas-Stahl-Tragwerk Date: 1996 Location: Aachen, Testing area for Faculty of Architecture Project manager: Wilfried Führer, Ulrich Knaack, Mario Runkel, Valerie Spalding, Yves Weinand Team members: I. Giemens, P. Gaube, T. Gövert, C. Hönigschmid, A. lpekci, R. Schiffers, B. Wanzek Sponsored by: Felder I Pfeiffer I VEGLA
International Facades
/// International Facades. CROFT- Climate Related Optimized Facade Technologies. PhD researcher: Marcel Bilow Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Ir. Mick Eekhout Period: Sept 2007 – January 2012
International Facades
/// International Facades. CROFT- Climate Related Optimized Facade Technologies. PhD researcher: Marcel Bilow Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Ir. Mick Eekhout Period: Sept 2007 – January 2012
Why glass is transparent in nature, and why it becomes less transparent when it breaks into small pieces ?
/// Every now and then we receive a question from our followers on this platform, and this time, we got an interesting question from Germany. Ingo from Ulm would like to know why glass is transparent in nature, and why it
Why glass is transparent in nature, and why it becomes less transparent when it breaks into small pieces ?
/// Every now and then we receive a question from our followers on this platform, and this time, we got an interesting question from Germany. Ingo from Ulm would like to know why glass is transparent in nature, and why it
AM Envelope
/// AM Envelope. The Potential of Additive Manufacturing for facade constructions. PhD researcher: Holger Strauß Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Dr. Holger Techen Period: Sept 2008 – January 2013
AM Envelope
/// AM Envelope. The Potential of Additive Manufacturing for facade constructions. PhD researcher: Holger Strauß Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Prof. Dr. Holger Techen Period: Sept 2008 – January 2013
Translucent insulated concrete panel
/// Translucent Insulated Concrete Panel. Since translucent concrete is already a product in the market, making translucent concrete insulated was the challenge, as known that concrete is hard to achieve a low U value by itself. This video explains the
Translucent insulated concrete panel
/// Translucent Insulated Concrete Panel. Since translucent concrete is already a product in the market, making translucent concrete insulated was the challenge, as known that concrete is hard to achieve a low U value by itself. This video explains the
Glasdach
/// Project : Glasdach Date: 1995 Location: Aachen, (abgebrochen) Project manager: Ulrich Knaack, Michael Tümmers Team members: S. Bialucha, R. Clasen, R. Kranzhoff, S. Mäder Sponsored by: Flachglas. Task / Concept: A ruin consisted of masonry brick wall
Material and time efficient concrete shuttering
/// Material and time efficient concrete shuttering. PhD Researcher: Sascha Hickert First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Period: 2012-15 Funded by: 1st, 3rd and 4th money stream
Material and time efficient concrete shuttering
/// Material and time efficient concrete shuttering. PhD Researcher: Sascha Hickert First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Period: 2012-15 Funded by: 1st, 3rd and 4th money stream
Glaspavilon
/// Project : Glaspavilon Date: 1995 Location: Aachen, opposite Templergraben 55 Project manager: Ulrich Knaack, Thomas Link Team members: P. Dörrwächter, J. Hohlfeld, A. Naujokat, C. Skaane, K.-H. Temmes, M. Tümmers, J. Wurm Sponsored by: VEGLA u.a. Concept: For RWTH’s Aachen.
Glaspavilon
/// Project : Glaspavilon Date: 1995 Location: Aachen, opposite Templergraben 55 Project manager: Ulrich Knaack, Thomas Link Team members: P. Dörrwächter, J. Hohlfeld, A. Naujokat, C. Skaane, K.-H. Temmes, M. Tümmers, J. Wurm Sponsored by: VEGLA u.a. Concept: For RWTH’s Aachen.
Additive Glass Manufacturing
/// Additive Glass Manufacturing. The potential of additively fabricated glass connections for facade applications. PhD Researcher: Lisa Rammig First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack
Additive Glass Manufacturing
/// Additive Glass Manufacturing. The potential of additively fabricated glass connections for facade applications. PhD Researcher: Lisa Rammig First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack
Integral Massive Facades
/// Integral Massive Facades. Integrating building functions into massive building envelopes. Project leader: Ahmed Hafez Executed by: Ahmed Hafez Period: April 2011 – April 2015
Integral Massive Facades
/// Integral Massive Facades. Integrating building functions into massive building envelopes. Project leader: Ahmed Hafez Executed by: Ahmed Hafez Period: April 2011 – April 2015
Energy Generating Facades
/// Energy Generating Facades. Thermal comfort and building autarky in accordance to long-term stored facade generated energy. Project leader: Dipl.-Ing. M. Eng. Christian Wiegel. Executed by: Christian Wiegel by order of SOLARLUX Aluminium Systeme GmbH Period: July 2012 – August
Energy Generating Facades
/// Energy Generating Facades. Thermal comfort and building autarky in accordance to long-term stored facade generated energy. Project leader: Dipl.-Ing. M. Eng. Christian Wiegel. Executed by: Christian Wiegel by order of SOLARLUX Aluminium Systeme GmbH Period: July 2012 – August
Multiskin Facade Design for High-rise Buildings in Turkey
/// Multiskin Facade Design for High-rise Buildings in Turkey. A Design study with Multiskins in Eastern Mediterranean Metropoles. PhD researcher: Dipl. Ing. H.Kaan Kuran Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Dr. Ing. Tillmann Klein Period: Feb 2013 – Feb
Multiskin Facade Design for High-rise Buildings in Turkey
/// Multiskin Facade Design for High-rise Buildings in Turkey. A Design study with Multiskins in Eastern Mediterranean Metropoles. PhD researcher: Dipl. Ing. H.Kaan Kuran Promoter: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack Co-promoter: Dr. Ing. Tillmann Klein Period: Feb 2013 – Feb
Complex Geometry Concrete panels
/// Complex Geometry Concrete panels Complex Geometry GFRC in landmark building and development of new design solution which will enable more complexity with GFRC. Project leader: Thomas Henriksen, M.Sc Eng Executed by: Thomas Henriksen Period: Nov 2010 – Nov 2016
Complex Geometry Concrete panels
/// Complex Geometry Concrete panels Complex Geometry GFRC in landmark building and development of new design solution which will enable more complexity with GFRC. Project leader: Thomas Henriksen, M.Sc Eng Executed by: Thomas Henriksen Period: Nov 2010 – Nov 2016
Adaptive Concrete Wall Formwork
/// Adaptive Concrete Wall Form-work DFG Supported PhD Research about electronic controlled adaptive form-work for free-form concrete walls and shells. PhD researcher: Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Michel Mentor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack, TU Delft Period: August 2011 – July 2014
Adaptive Concrete Wall Formwork
/// Adaptive Concrete Wall Form-work DFG Supported PhD Research about electronic controlled adaptive form-work for free-form concrete walls and shells. PhD researcher: Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Michel Mentor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack, TU Delft Period: August 2011 – July 2014
The Museum aan de Stroom in Antwerp
The Museum aan de Stroom is a museum located in the Eilandje district of Antwerp, Belgium, the museum shaped as boxes stacked like container covered with red Indian stone combined with curved glass curtain wall, Antwerp was noted for the wealth of
The Museum aan de Stroom in Antwerp
The Museum aan de Stroom is a museum located in the Eilandje district of Antwerp, Belgium, the museum shaped as boxes stacked like container covered with red Indian stone combined with curved glass curtain wall, Antwerp was noted for the wealth of
Facade Research Group
Façade Research Group Recent group picture of the façade research group for the TU Delft and HS OWL, taken at the last research meeting in Detmold / Germany.
Facade Research Group
Façade Research Group Recent group picture of the façade research group for the TU Delft and HS OWL, taken at the last research meeting in Detmold / Germany.
Green & Sexy
Check this: Transsolar´s blog green and sexy – nice and well-engineered projects, upcoming themes and events .
Green & Sexy
Check this: Transsolar´s blog green and sexy – nice and well-engineered projects, upcoming themes and events .
Imagine 05 – Energy
Climate design and climate engineering are nowadays standard in the design process. the more successful we are in this, the less energy we need to run the building during its useful life and we focus instead on an additional aspect:
Imagine 05 – Energy
Climate design and climate engineering are nowadays standard in the design process. the more successful we are in this, the less energy we need to run the building during its useful life and we focus instead on an additional aspect:
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