Category Archives: Building Labs
ThermoTwist — Motion by the Power of the Sun
It’s always a thrill when the Bucky Lab turns an abstract idea into a tangible, working prototype. The “ThermoTwist” project is one of those moments when technology and elegance meet: a façade element that moves without motors, cables, or electricity—just
ThermoTwist — Motion by the Power of the Sun
It’s always a thrill when the Bucky Lab turns an abstract idea into a tangible, working prototype. The “ThermoTwist” project is one of those moments when technology and elegance meet: a façade element that moves without motors, cables, or electricity—just
TerraCool – Evaporative Cooling by Utilizing Ceramic Tiles
An innovative approach to passive climate control and water management How can architecture respond to the challenges of urban heat, water scarcity, and flooding—all at once? The TerraCoolfaçade prototype, developed at TU Delft’s Bucky Lab, offers a refreshingly simple yet ingenious answer:
TerraCool – Evaporative Cooling by Utilizing Ceramic Tiles
An innovative approach to passive climate control and water management How can architecture respond to the challenges of urban heat, water scarcity, and flooding—all at once? The TerraCoolfaçade prototype, developed at TU Delft’s Bucky Lab, offers a refreshingly simple yet ingenious answer:
Bucky Lab – Future Facade
Last year the Bucky Lab cooperated with Aldowa in Rotterdam. The assignment was to think about the future of facades. All 13 project were exhibited during our Future Facade Expo and show in Utrecht in the beginning of 2025 and
Bucky Lab – Future Facade
Last year the Bucky Lab cooperated with Aldowa in Rotterdam. The assignment was to think about the future of facades. All 13 project were exhibited during our Future Facade Expo and show in Utrecht in the beginning of 2025 and
Building Dignity: The COA–ONE Pavilion in Leidschendam in cooperation with the Bucky LAB
At the Bucky Lab we are convinced that education should not stop at the drawing board. In 2024, our students were part of a project that brought together COA (the Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers), ONE (Office for the New Earth),
Building Dignity: The COA–ONE Pavilion in Leidschendam in cooperation with the Bucky LAB
At the Bucky Lab we are convinced that education should not stop at the drawing board. In 2024, our students were part of a project that brought together COA (the Dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers), ONE (Office for the New Earth),
Blast from the past- Cleaning the MATELAB
After the Matelab was set up in Delft, we first faced the task of unpacking everything that had been transported from Cambridge. Over the years, all sorts of materials and equipment had found their way into the two containers that
Blast from the past- Cleaning the MATELAB
After the Matelab was set up in Delft, we first faced the task of unpacking everything that had been transported from Cambridge. Over the years, all sorts of materials and equipment had found their way into the two containers that
A Glimpse into the Past: Launching the MATE Lab
During her PhD at Cambridge, our colleague Alessandra Luna Navarro, in collaboration with the Permasteelisa Group, developed the innovative MATE Lab—the Mobile Adaptive Technology Experimental Lab—a bespoke façade test chamber designed to study occupant–façade interaction in realistic office settings. Years have passed since
A Glimpse into the Past: Launching the MATE Lab
During her PhD at Cambridge, our colleague Alessandra Luna Navarro, in collaboration with the Permasteelisa Group, developed the innovative MATE Lab—the Mobile Adaptive Technology Experimental Lab—a bespoke façade test chamber designed to study occupant–façade interaction in realistic office settings. Years have passed since
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: Institut für Konstruktives Gestalten und Baukonstruktion
///BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: Institut für Konstruktives Gestalten und Baukonstruktion The interest of the institute is in the fields of green building design, form and optimization as well as reconstruction. AM is used for development and engineering of form
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: Institut für Konstruktives Gestalten und Baukonstruktion
///BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: Institut für Konstruktives Gestalten und Baukonstruktion The interest of the institute is in the fields of green building design, form and optimization as well as reconstruction. AM is used for development and engineering of form
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: Product Development and Machine Elements
///BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: Product Development and Machine Elements The institute, located at the Faculty for Mechanical Engineering, is interested in the design for additive manufacturing with a focus on powder-bed-fusion and fused filament fabrication methods, especially with the
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: Product Development and Machine Elements
///BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: Product Development and Machine Elements The institute, located at the Faculty for Mechanical Engineering, is interested in the design for additive manufacturing with a focus on powder-bed-fusion and fused filament fabrication methods, especially with the
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: Institute for Structural Mechanic + Design – AM Lab
///BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: Institute for Structural Mechanic + Design – AM Lab As a general lab for AM within the institute, this facility is used to generate first geometric prototypes for AM projects, illustrate models for teaching and
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: Institute for Structural Mechanic + Design – AM Lab
///BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: Institute for Structural Mechanic + Design – AM Lab As a general lab for AM within the institute, this facility is used to generate first geometric prototypes for AM projects, illustrate models for teaching and
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: BE-AM Material Lab
///BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: BE-AM Material Lab As part of the material chair WIB at TU Darmstadt the material lab is doing research in the field of performance of additive manufactured materials and components. Key fields are mineral binders
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: BE-AM Material Lab
///BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: BE-AM Material Lab As part of the material chair WIB at TU Darmstadt the material lab is doing research in the field of performance of additive manufactured materials and components. Key fields are mineral binders
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: WAAM Lab
///BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: WAAM Lab Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Lab, a shared activity of the intuits IFSW and ISM+D at TU Darmstadt, is focusing the field of wire arc welding to create free form components for construction. Interest
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: WAAM Lab
///BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: WAAM Lab Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Lab, a shared activity of the intuits IFSW and ISM+D at TU Darmstadt, is focusing the field of wire arc welding to create free form components for construction. Interest
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: ISMD Brick Lab
///BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: ISMD Brick Lab The ISMD Brick Lab is realizing research projects in the 3d-clay printing of real scale free-form bricks for the use in building environments. Focus is currently the printing technology, the extrusion process
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: ISMD Brick Lab
///BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: ISMD Brick Lab The ISMD Brick Lab is realizing research projects in the 3d-clay printing of real scale free-form bricks for the use in building environments. Focus is currently the printing technology, the extrusion process
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: DDU
///BE-AM Lab@ TU Darmstadt: DDU The Digital Design Unite Lab: COLLABORATIVE DESIGN: DDU researches forms of collaboration between architects and robots both in the design studio and on the construction site. COMBINATORIAL DESIGN: Using computational design tools and digital fabrication DDU revisits modular design in architecture with the promise of reusable and affordable buildings.
BE-AM Labs @ TU Darmstadt: DDU
///BE-AM Lab@ TU Darmstadt: DDU The Digital Design Unite Lab: COLLABORATIVE DESIGN: DDU researches forms of collaboration between architects and robots both in the design studio and on the construction site. COMBINATORIAL DESIGN: Using computational design tools and digital fabrication DDU revisits modular design in architecture with the promise of reusable and affordable buildings.
Dr.Bucky Lab in Polytechnika Wroclaw – architectural summer school 2019
///Dr.Bucky Lab in Polytechnika Wroclaw – architectural summer school 2019 During this year’s Architectural Summerschool organized by the Politechnika Wroclaw and the TU Delft, the experts Dr. Marcel Bilow aka Dr. Bucky Lab and Dr. Jurek Latka joined forces and
Dr.Bucky Lab in Polytechnika Wroclaw – architectural summer school 2019
///Dr.Bucky Lab in Polytechnika Wroclaw – architectural summer school 2019 During this year’s Architectural Summerschool organized by the Politechnika Wroclaw and the TU Delft, the experts Dr. Marcel Bilow aka Dr. Bucky Lab and Dr. Jurek Latka joined forces and
efnMOBILE workshop Delft 2017 – INTERACTING WITH THE FACADE: Lessons from everyday life in office buildings
///efnMOBIL workshop Delft 2017 – INTERACTING WITH THE FACADE: Lessons from everyday life in office buildings Students from the University of Applied Sciences Ostwestfalen-Lippe and Delft University of Technology participated in the workshop which was held at TU Delft from
efnMOBILE workshop Delft 2017 – INTERACTING WITH THE FACADE: Lessons from everyday life in office buildings
///efnMOBIL workshop Delft 2017 – INTERACTING WITH THE FACADE: Lessons from everyday life in office buildings Students from the University of Applied Sciences Ostwestfalen-Lippe and Delft University of Technology participated in the workshop which was held at TU Delft from
efnMOBILE Workshop 2017 – Delft | “INTERACTING WITH THE FACADE: Lessons from everyday life in office buildings”
///efnMOBILE Workshop 2017 – Delft| “INTERACTING WITH THE FACADE: Lessons from everyday life in office buildings.” The main goal of the workshop was to motivate a critical discussion about the role of façades during the operation phase of buildings, and
efnMOBILE Workshop 2017 – Delft | “INTERACTING WITH THE FACADE: Lessons from everyday life in office buildings”
///efnMOBILE Workshop 2017 – Delft| “INTERACTING WITH THE FACADE: Lessons from everyday life in office buildings.” The main goal of the workshop was to motivate a critical discussion about the role of façades during the operation phase of buildings, and
efnMOBILE Workshop: TEXTILE BUILDING SKIN
///efnMOBILE Workshop: TEXTILE BUILDING SKIN (Smart) textile structures and façades have a long tradition in architecture due to their lightweight properties, geometrical flexibility and resource efficiency. With new developments by a combination of different materials within textiles, various requirements in
efnMOBILE Workshop: TEXTILE BUILDING SKIN
///efnMOBILE Workshop: TEXTILE BUILDING SKIN (Smart) textile structures and façades have a long tradition in architecture due to their lightweight properties, geometrical flexibility and resource efficiency. With new developments by a combination of different materials within textiles, various requirements in
efnMOBIL at GlassTec 2016
///efnMOBIL at GlassTec 2016 GlassTec ist the central place for designers and engineers to get informed about new development in the filed of glass construction. efnMOBIL was present with prominent placed stand and parallel workshops about building envelopes and computation
efnMOBIL at GlassTec 2016
///efnMOBIL at GlassTec 2016 GlassTec ist the central place for designers and engineers to get informed about new development in the filed of glass construction. efnMOBIL was present with prominent placed stand and parallel workshops about building envelopes and computation
EFN Workshop week in Detmold | Computational Optimization
/// EFN Workshop week in Detmold | Computational Optimization In November 2015, the next EFN mobile workshop will be held. It takes place as part of this year’s facade week in Detmold, next to our EFN meetings and the conference “Computational
EFN Workshop week in Detmold | Computational Optimization
/// EFN Workshop week in Detmold | Computational Optimization In November 2015, the next EFN mobile workshop will be held. It takes place as part of this year’s facade week in Detmold, next to our EFN meetings and the conference “Computational
Workshop ThinkingSkins!
/// Workshop ThinkingSkins! The EFNmobile – “ThinkingSkins” workshop started on Monday, June 15th at the TU Delft. After an introduction by Susanne Gosztonyi about the background of adaptive facades and by Jens Böke about the specific topic of ThinkingSkins, we started the
Workshop ThinkingSkins!
/// Workshop ThinkingSkins! The EFNmobile – “ThinkingSkins” workshop started on Monday, June 15th at the TU Delft. After an introduction by Susanne Gosztonyi about the background of adaptive facades and by Jens Böke about the specific topic of ThinkingSkins, we started the
IFDC efnM workshop in HSLU Lucerne
/// IFDC efnM workshop in HSLU Lucerne IFDC workshop had been held in cooperation with TUDelft and HS-OWL Detmold. Nice video presenting the main goal and workflow that the workshop had followed.
IFDC efnM workshop in HSLU Lucerne
/// IFDC efnM workshop in HSLU Lucerne IFDC workshop had been held in cooperation with TUDelft and HS-OWL Detmold. Nice video presenting the main goal and workflow that the workshop had followed.
San Sebastian workshop efnMOBL| Low Carbon High Architecture
/// San Sebastian workshop efnMOBL| Low Carbon High Architecture The assignment for course was: Find three functions for a façade and develop a suitable end-of-life concept! 45 international students worked one week intensively on their façade mock up following different approaches.
San Sebastian workshop efnMOBL| Low Carbon High Architecture
/// San Sebastian workshop efnMOBL| Low Carbon High Architecture The assignment for course was: Find three functions for a façade and develop a suitable end-of-life concept! 45 international students worked one week intensively on their façade mock up following different approaches.
ThinkingSkins |EFN Workshop
/// ThinkingSkins| EFN Workshop From June 15th to 17th 2015 we are holding a workshop about multifunctional adaptive façades. It will take place as part of the EFN-mobile workshop series at the Technical University in Delft and is based on
ThinkingSkins |EFN Workshop
/// ThinkingSkins| EFN Workshop From June 15th to 17th 2015 we are holding a workshop about multifunctional adaptive façades. It will take place as part of the EFN-mobile workshop series at the Technical University in Delft and is based on
BuckyLab intro-07
/// BuckyLab intro-07 Marcel Bilow gives a small introduction about BuckyLab possibilities and activities – Part 07/07.
BuckyLab intro-07
/// BuckyLab intro-07 Marcel Bilow gives a small introduction about BuckyLab possibilities and activities – Part 07/07.
BuckyLab intro-06
/// BuckyLab intro-06: Marcel Bilow gives a small introduction about BuckyLab possibilities and activities – Part 06/07.
BuckyLab intro-06
/// BuckyLab intro-06: Marcel Bilow gives a small introduction about BuckyLab possibilities and activities – Part 06/07.
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