Category Archives: Experimental
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,
FOLDING A SANDWICH BOAT
/// FOLDING A SANDWICH BOAT IMAGINED BY: Herbert Funke, Marcel Bilow DATE: 28/06/2006 KEYWORDS: layered construction, load-bearing, low-cost, structure, composites A glass-fiber-reinforced plastic (GRP) boat was developed during a plastic seminar. The sandwich core, providing structural height, serves as a
FOLDING A SANDWICH BOAT
/// FOLDING A SANDWICH BOAT IMAGINED BY: Herbert Funke, Marcel Bilow DATE: 28/06/2006 KEYWORDS: layered construction, load-bearing, low-cost, structure, composites A glass-fiber-reinforced plastic (GRP) boat was developed during a plastic seminar. The sandwich core, providing structural height, serves as a
CUBE-X
/// CUBE-X IMAGINED BY: Dennis Schlepper, Konstantin Reimer SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 14/08/2006 KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, mobile, adaptable, façade, structure, system building, foil, air Different types of walls or display stands can be built by creating modular air-filled
CUBE-X
/// CUBE-X IMAGINED BY: Dennis Schlepper, Konstantin Reimer SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 14/08/2006 KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, mobile, adaptable, façade, structure, system building, foil, air Different types of walls or display stands can be built by creating modular air-filled
INFLATABLE SHOWER
/// INFLATABLE SHOWER IMAGINED BY: Mathias Kemper, Jan Erik Gerdt, Janko Grode SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 14/08/2006 KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, load-bearing, commercial, system, foil, air The idea behind this project was to create a self-supporting, mobile shower cabin by
INFLATABLE SHOWER
/// INFLATABLE SHOWER IMAGINED BY: Mathias Kemper, Jan Erik Gerdt, Janko Grode SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 14/08/2006 KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, load-bearing, commercial, system, foil, air The idea behind this project was to create a self-supporting, mobile shower cabin by
SELF-ERECTING CHAIR
/// SELF-ERECTING CHAIR IMAGINED BY: Daniel Neumann, Christopher Bahlke, Fabian Riemenschneider, Nikolai Aldinger SUPPORTED BY: Tillmann Klein, Marcel Bilow, Holger Techen DATE: 07/11/2007 KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, other function, adaptable, foil Based on the principle of mobile folding structures, this idea illustrates
SELF-ERECTING CHAIR
/// SELF-ERECTING CHAIR IMAGINED BY: Daniel Neumann, Christopher Bahlke, Fabian Riemenschneider, Nikolai Aldinger SUPPORTED BY: Tillmann Klein, Marcel Bilow, Holger Techen DATE: 07/11/2007 KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, other function, adaptable, foil Based on the principle of mobile folding structures, this idea illustrates
AIR-B-WALL
/// AIR-B-WALL IMAGINED BY: Jürgen Heinzel SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 14/08/2006 KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, mobile, adaptable, façade, structure, adjustable mold, foil, air This project is based on using inflated balloons inside a flexible, airtight bag to create an adjustable
AIR-B-WALL
/// AIR-B-WALL IMAGINED BY: Jürgen Heinzel SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 14/08/2006 KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, mobile, adaptable, façade, structure, adjustable mold, foil, air This project is based on using inflated balloons inside a flexible, airtight bag to create an adjustable
AIRIK
/// AIRIK IMAGINED BY: Julia Schulte SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 14/08/2006 KEYWORDS: self organizing, pneumatic, mobile, commercial, interactive, system, foil, air This project is a presentation robot unit with a chassis with wheels and a robotic control unit
AIRIK
/// AIRIK IMAGINED BY: Julia Schulte SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 14/08/2006 KEYWORDS: self organizing, pneumatic, mobile, commercial, interactive, system, foil, air This project is a presentation robot unit with a chassis with wheels and a robotic control unit
KINETIC VACUUM STRUCTURES
/// KINETIC VACUUM STRUCTURES IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow DATE: 28/06/2006 KEYWORDS: pneumatic, mobile, adaptable, structure, tool, 0-10 years, textile, paper, composites Inserting a rollable structure into an airtight bag enhances the kinetic behaviour. The cardboard used in this project is rolled in
KINETIC VACUUM STRUCTURES
/// KINETIC VACUUM STRUCTURES IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow DATE: 28/06/2006 KEYWORDS: pneumatic, mobile, adaptable, structure, tool, 0-10 years, textile, paper, composites Inserting a rollable structure into an airtight bag enhances the kinetic behaviour. The cardboard used in this project is rolled in
SELF-ERECTING CONSTRUCTION
/// SELF-ERECTING CONSTRUCTION IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow DATE: 15/06/2006 KEYWORDS: pneumatic, mobile, load-bearing, adaptable, structure, foil, composites Self-erecting constructions can be created by inserting precut elements into an airtight bag and applying vacuum pressure. This type of ‘biform’ construction exhibits two shapes; one
SELF-ERECTING CONSTRUCTION
/// SELF-ERECTING CONSTRUCTION IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow DATE: 15/06/2006 KEYWORDS: pneumatic, mobile, load-bearing, adaptable, structure, foil, composites Self-erecting constructions can be created by inserting precut elements into an airtight bag and applying vacuum pressure. This type of ‘biform’ construction exhibits two shapes; one
Deform and Connect
/// Deform and connect: The third optional course, that has been held by the teaching stuff of ” Design and Construction ” department in “Detmold School for architecture and interior design” under guidance of Prof.Dr.-Ing Urlich Knaack, was not
Deform and Connect
/// Deform and connect: The third optional course, that has been held by the teaching stuff of ” Design and Construction ” department in “Detmold School for architecture and interior design” under guidance of Prof.Dr.-Ing Urlich Knaack, was not
Concretable 3D-Another brick in the wall
/// Façade element – Concreteable 3D – Another brick in the wall: After the huge success of the optional course ” Concretable”, In winter semester 12/13 anther course “Concretable 3D – Another brick in the wall” had been started
Concretable 3D-Another brick in the wall
/// Façade element – Concreteable 3D – Another brick in the wall: After the huge success of the optional course ” Concretable”, In winter semester 12/13 anther course “Concretable 3D – Another brick in the wall” had been started
Concretable
///Concrete tables – Concretable: In the summer semester 2012, around 20 student from Detmold School for architecture and interior design participate in optional courses held by Design and construction department under supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Urlich Knaack. All the participants
Concretable
///Concrete tables – Concretable: In the summer semester 2012, around 20 student from Detmold School for architecture and interior design participate in optional courses held by Design and construction department under supervision of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Urlich Knaack. All the participants
FEDEX FAÇADE
/// Fedex Facade IMAGINED BY: Tillmann Klein, Robert Barnstone, Arie Bergsma, Raymond van Sabben DATE: 05/09/2007 KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, system, insulation, load-bearing, lightness, structure, façade, envelope, structure, transport, 0-10 years, foil, membrane The construction is based on triangular cardboard tubes, known
FEDEX FAÇADE
/// Fedex Facade IMAGINED BY: Tillmann Klein, Robert Barnstone, Arie Bergsma, Raymond van Sabben DATE: 05/09/2007 KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, system, insulation, load-bearing, lightness, structure, façade, envelope, structure, transport, 0-10 years, foil, membrane The construction is based on triangular cardboard tubes, known
BOOKSHELF FAÇADE
/// Bookshelf Facade IMAGINED BY: Lourdes Lopez-Garrido, Tillmann Klein, Robert Barnstone, Arie Bergsma, Raymond van Sabben DATE: 05/09/2007 KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, system, insulation, load-bearing, lightness, structure, façade, envelope, transportation, 0-10 years, foil, membrane The construction is based on a grid-structure made of
BOOKSHELF FAÇADE
/// Bookshelf Facade IMAGINED BY: Lourdes Lopez-Garrido, Tillmann Klein, Robert Barnstone, Arie Bergsma, Raymond van Sabben DATE: 05/09/2007 KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, system, insulation, load-bearing, lightness, structure, façade, envelope, transportation, 0-10 years, foil, membrane The construction is based on a grid-structure made of
BALLOON SUN-SHADING
/// Balloon Sun-Shading IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Tillmann Klein DATE: 13/03/2006 KEYWORDS: pneumatic, sunshading, moving, adapting, façade, envelope, 0-10 years,foil, air The combination of deflated (façade) and inflated constructions (e.g. balloons) can be used to create sun-shading devices or different transparencies
BALLOON SUN-SHADING
/// Balloon Sun-Shading IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Tillmann Klein DATE: 13/03/2006 KEYWORDS: pneumatic, sunshading, moving, adapting, façade, envelope, 0-10 years,foil, air The combination of deflated (façade) and inflated constructions (e.g. balloons) can be used to create sun-shading devices or different transparencies
Concrete Canoe
///Concrete Canoe. In June 2013, eight students from architecture and interior design department in “Detmold school of Architecture and Interior Design” under Prof.Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack guidance, take part in 14th German concrete canoe regatta in Nuremberg. The supervision of the
Concrete Canoe
///Concrete Canoe. In June 2013, eight students from architecture and interior design department in “Detmold school of Architecture and Interior Design” under Prof.Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack guidance, take part in 14th German concrete canoe regatta in Nuremberg. The supervision of the
Glasbaum
/// Project : Glasbaum Date: 1998 Location: Aachen, Testing area for Faculty of Architecture Project manager: Dorothee S1pp Team members: V Decren. S. Deffur, M. Fleckenstein, Ch. Gatzen, K. /ieten, C. Volberg Technical support: Institute for steel construction| RWTH Aachen Sponsored by: Schott Rohrglas Concept:Glass tubes
Glasbaum
/// Project : Glasbaum Date: 1998 Location: Aachen, Testing area for Faculty of Architecture Project manager: Dorothee S1pp Team members: V Decren. S. Deffur, M. Fleckenstein, Ch. Gatzen, K. /ieten, C. Volberg Technical support: Institute for steel construction| RWTH Aachen Sponsored by: Schott Rohrglas Concept:Glass tubes
Glasnetz
/// Project : Glasnetz Date: 1999 Location: Lehmbau-Versuchsgelände I RWTH Aachen Project manager: Ulrich Knaack, Jan Wurm Team members: A. Abitz, S. Dunkel, M. Fleckenstein, B. Herold, M. Hübner, T. Hüttl, S. Hoss, S. Menke, S. Kolev, M. Noch, R. Pflugfelder, S. Pöhler, R. Restle, B. Schafranitz, S. Stratman, F.
Glasnetz
/// Project : Glasnetz Date: 1999 Location: Lehmbau-Versuchsgelände I RWTH Aachen Project manager: Ulrich Knaack, Jan Wurm Team members: A. Abitz, S. Dunkel, M. Fleckenstein, B. Herold, M. Hübner, T. Hüttl, S. Hoss, S. Menke, S. Kolev, M. Noch, R. Pflugfelder, S. Pöhler, R. Restle, B. Schafranitz, S. Stratman, F.
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
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
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
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