Concrete Vacuum Injection
/// Concrete Vacuum Injection IMAGINED BY: M. Bilow DATE: 11/08/2007 KEYWORDS: structure, concrete, injection, production principle, vacuum PERFORMANCE: production The basic principle of vacuum structures involves an airtight membrane enclosing pressure resistant filling elements. Upon applying vacuum, the membrane becomes stiff. This
Concrete Vacuum Injection
/// Concrete Vacuum Injection IMAGINED BY: M. Bilow DATE: 11/08/2007 KEYWORDS: structure, concrete, injection, production principle, vacuum PERFORMANCE: production The basic principle of vacuum structures involves an airtight membrane enclosing pressure resistant filling elements. Upon applying vacuum, the membrane becomes stiff. This
Cable-Car Caracas
/// Cable-Car Caracas IMAGINED BY: M. Bilow for Urban Think Tank DATE: 29/07/2007 KEYWORDS: construction, structure, fiber reinforced concrete PERFORMANCE: production A production method for the cable-car project in Caracas planned by Urban Think Tank to allow for a light roof construction for
Cable-Car Caracas
/// Cable-Car Caracas IMAGINED BY: M. Bilow for Urban Think Tank DATE: 29/07/2007 KEYWORDS: construction, structure, fiber reinforced concrete PERFORMANCE: production A production method for the cable-car project in Caracas planned by Urban Think Tank to allow for a light roof construction for
Waste Bottle Façade
/// Waste Bottle Façade IMAGINED BY: Zachary Jones supported by U. Knaack, T. Klein, and M. Bilow Part of the Future Envelope class at Penn State University DATE: 02/05/2011 KEYWORDS: façade, recycling, waste material, light, building material PERFORMANCE: recycling An ‘active’ passive system.
Waste Bottle Façade
/// Waste Bottle Façade IMAGINED BY: Zachary Jones supported by U. Knaack, T. Klein, and M. Bilow Part of the Future Envelope class at Penn State University DATE: 02/05/2011 KEYWORDS: façade, recycling, waste material, light, building material PERFORMANCE: recycling An ‘active’ passive system.
Plastic Properties II
/// Plastic Properties II IMAGINED BY: Richard Kelly, guided by U. Knaack, T. Klein, and M. Bilow Part of the Future Envelope class at Penn State University DATE: 07/04/2011 KEYWORDS: manipulating plastic, recycling, façade, system PERFORMANCE: recycling The idea is to find an
Plastic Properties II
/// Plastic Properties II IMAGINED BY: Richard Kelly, guided by U. Knaack, T. Klein, and M. Bilow Part of the Future Envelope class at Penn State University DATE: 07/04/2011 KEYWORDS: manipulating plastic, recycling, façade, system PERFORMANCE: recycling The idea is to find an
Plastic Properties I
/// Plastic Properties I IMAGINED BY: Richard Kelly, guided by U. Knaack, T. Klein, and M. Bilow Part of the Future Envelope class at Penn State University DATE: 07/04/2011 KEYWORDS: manipulating plastic, recycling, façade, system PERFORMANCE: recycling The idea is to develop
Plastic Properties I
/// Plastic Properties I IMAGINED BY: Richard Kelly, guided by U. Knaack, T. Klein, and M. Bilow Part of the Future Envelope class at Penn State University DATE: 07/04/2011 KEYWORDS: manipulating plastic, recycling, façade, system PERFORMANCE: recycling The idea is to develop
SMART HOUSE
/// SMART HOUSE IMAGINED BY: Behnisch Architects in cooperation with Transsolar and imagine envelope DATE: 05/07/2010 KEYWORDS: sun shading, adaptability, window, façade PERFORMANCE: shading In order to realize the best possible shading for the building, the design for this sun shading system
SMART HOUSE
/// SMART HOUSE IMAGINED BY: Behnisch Architects in cooperation with Transsolar and imagine envelope DATE: 05/07/2010 KEYWORDS: sun shading, adaptability, window, façade PERFORMANCE: shading In order to realize the best possible shading for the building, the design for this sun shading system
Pocket Façade
/// Pocket Façade IMAGINED BY: Michael Costa supported by U. Knaack, T. Klein, and M. Bilow Part of the Future Envelope class at Penn State University DATE: 05/04/2011 KEYWORDS: air, adapting, façade, system, foil PERFORMANCE: insulation The idea is based on using air
Pocket Façade
/// Pocket Façade IMAGINED BY: Michael Costa supported by U. Knaack, T. Klein, and M. Bilow Part of the Future Envelope class at Penn State University DATE: 05/04/2011 KEYWORDS: air, adapting, façade, system, foil PERFORMANCE: insulation The idea is based on using air
Micro-shingles
/// Micro-shingles IMAGINED BY: Lisa Rammig DATE: 30/11/2009 KEYWORDS: self-organizing, ventilation, moving, self-cleaning, interactive, adapting, envelope, building physics PERFORMANCE: weather adaptability This micro structure has the ability to adapt to current weather conditions. During dry and sunny conditions, it is open and air
Micro-shingles
/// Micro-shingles IMAGINED BY: Lisa Rammig DATE: 30/11/2009 KEYWORDS: self-organizing, ventilation, moving, self-cleaning, interactive, adapting, envelope, building physics PERFORMANCE: weather adaptability This micro structure has the ability to adapt to current weather conditions. During dry and sunny conditions, it is open and air
Liquid façade
///Liquid façade IMAGINED BY: Francesco Goia DATE: 25/11/2009 KEYWORDS: water storage, façade, energy storage, system PERFORMANCE: energy storage The idea of a liquid façade is not new; water inside a façade layer absorbs solar energy, thus reducing the temperature of the indoor
Liquid façade
///Liquid façade IMAGINED BY: Francesco Goia DATE: 25/11/2009 KEYWORDS: water storage, façade, energy storage, system PERFORMANCE: energy storage The idea of a liquid façade is not new; water inside a façade layer absorbs solar energy, thus reducing the temperature of the indoor
Slimme Gevel – Metadecor
/// Slimme Gevel – Metadecor a research project about façade cladding. PROJECT INFORMATION Client: Metadecor Project leader: Dipl. -Ing.Marcel Bilow Participants: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack Dipl. Ing. Tillmann Klein Dipl.Ing. Matthias Rudolph / Transsolar Period: 2010
Slimme Gevel – Metadecor
/// Slimme Gevel – Metadecor a research project about façade cladding. PROJECT INFORMATION Client: Metadecor Project leader: Dipl. -Ing.Marcel Bilow Participants: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack Dipl. Ing. Tillmann Klein Dipl.Ing. Matthias Rudolph / Transsolar Period: 2010
Breathing concrete
/// Breathing concrete IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow DATE: 12/05/2005 KEYWORDS: concrete, façade cladding, ventilation, breathing PERFORMANCE: air ventilation Beside the necessary reinforcement of a concrete wall, a fine mesh of ventilation pores could be integrated into the concrete that allows wind to
Breathing concrete
/// Breathing concrete IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow DATE: 12/05/2005 KEYWORDS: concrete, façade cladding, ventilation, breathing PERFORMANCE: air ventilation Beside the necessary reinforcement of a concrete wall, a fine mesh of ventilation pores could be integrated into the concrete that allows wind to
Rapid Prototyping in Facades
/// Rapid Prototyping in Façades Research Project about the influence of Additive Layered Fabrication Processes on building technology and façades. Project leader: Dipl.Ing. Holger Strauss Executed by: Jeroen Scheepmaker (Alcoa architectuursystemen), Klaus-Martin Hees (Kawneer), Prof. Dr.Ing Ulrich Knaack (TU Delft), Dipl.Ing. Marcel
Rapid Prototyping in Facades
/// Rapid Prototyping in Façades Research Project about the influence of Additive Layered Fabrication Processes on building technology and façades. Project leader: Dipl.Ing. Holger Strauss Executed by: Jeroen Scheepmaker (Alcoa architectuursystemen), Klaus-Martin Hees (Kawneer), Prof. Dr.Ing Ulrich Knaack (TU Delft), Dipl.Ing. Marcel
Foam screen
/// Foam screen IMAGINED BY: imagine Klappergassenworkshop DATE: 13/03/2009 KEYWORDS: foam, structure, building material, analysis, 3D Printing, Performance shading This idea to add a layer of foam to the window or façade element evolved from searching for ways to direct incident light. By
Foam screen
/// Foam screen IMAGINED BY: imagine Klappergassenworkshop DATE: 13/03/2009 KEYWORDS: foam, structure, building material, analysis, 3D Printing, Performance shading This idea to add a layer of foam to the window or façade element evolved from searching for ways to direct incident light. By
NEXT Active Facades
/// NEXT Active Facades Development of Building Service Integrated Façades. PROJECT INFORMATION Project leader: Tillmann Klein Executed by: Tillmann Klein, Eric van den Ham Period: 2009- August 2010 Budget: € 22.000 Funded by: Alcoa Architectural Systems, TROX Technik, Somfy
NEXT Active Facades
/// NEXT Active Facades Development of Building Service Integrated Façades. PROJECT INFORMATION Project leader: Tillmann Klein Executed by: Tillmann Klein, Eric van den Ham Period: 2009- August 2010 Budget: € 22.000 Funded by: Alcoa Architectural Systems, TROX Technik, Somfy
Advection Based Adaptive Building Envelopes
Component surface morphology and entropy management of a ceramic building façade. PROJECT INFORMATION PhD Researcher: Jason Oliver Vollen, RA First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack, Prof. Dr. Ing Tillmann Klein Period: 2013-16
Advection Based Adaptive Building Envelopes
Component surface morphology and entropy management of a ceramic building façade. PROJECT INFORMATION PhD Researcher: Jason Oliver Vollen, RA First Mentor: Prof. Dr. Ing. Ulrich Knaack, Prof. Dr. Ing Tillmann Klein Period: 2013-16
Movewindow
/// Movewindow Concept of an moving window within an insulated layered system. Developed during an imagine workshop at TU Delft.
Movewindow
/// Movewindow Concept of an moving window within an insulated layered system. Developed during an imagine workshop at TU Delft.
Interactive light sculpture
/// Interactive light sculpture IMAGINED BY: Leland Curtis, guided by U. Knaack, T. Klein, and M. Bilow Part of the Future Envelope class at Penn State University DATE: 21/02/2011 KEYWORDS: structure, glass, light, moving, transparency Performance: interactivity The façade attempts to absorb
Interactive light sculpture
/// Interactive light sculpture IMAGINED BY: Leland Curtis, guided by U. Knaack, T. Klein, and M. Bilow Part of the Future Envelope class at Penn State University DATE: 21/02/2011 KEYWORDS: structure, glass, light, moving, transparency Performance: interactivity The façade attempts to absorb
University of Bielefeld
/// University of Bielefeld Feasibility Study on the refurbishment potential of Bielefeld University, Germany PROJECT INFORMATION Project leader: Thiemo Ebbert Executed by: Ulrich Knaack, Thiemo Ebbert, Tillmann Klein Period: May 2007 – October 2007 Budget: 12,000 € Funded by:
University of Bielefeld
/// University of Bielefeld Feasibility Study on the refurbishment potential of Bielefeld University, Germany PROJECT INFORMATION Project leader: Thiemo Ebbert Executed by: Ulrich Knaack, Thiemo Ebbert, Tillmann Klein Period: May 2007 – October 2007 Budget: 12,000 € Funded by:
Bloom solar shading
/// Bloom solar shading IMAGINED BY: Mahzad Tashakori, guided by U. Knaack, T. Klein, and M. Bilow Part of the Future Envelope class at Penn State University DATE: 05/02/2011 KEYWORDS: dynamic, shading, pattern, bio inspired, façade Performance: shading The idea is to
Bloom solar shading
/// Bloom solar shading IMAGINED BY: Mahzad Tashakori, guided by U. Knaack, T. Klein, and M. Bilow Part of the Future Envelope class at Penn State University DATE: 05/02/2011 KEYWORDS: dynamic, shading, pattern, bio inspired, façade Performance: shading The idea is to
Norddeutsche Landesbank administration center Hannover (D)
/// Norddeutsche Landesbank administration center Hannover (D) Building owner: Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, Hannover Completion / Occupation: 04/2002 Building area: 77.000 m² Architect: Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner, Stuttgart Structural engineer: Arge Wetzel + von Seht, Hamburg; Pfefferkorn + Partner, Stuttgart Façade: Erich
Norddeutsche Landesbank administration center Hannover (D)
/// Norddeutsche Landesbank administration center Hannover (D) Building owner: Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, Hannover Completion / Occupation: 04/2002 Building area: 77.000 m² Architect: Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner, Stuttgart Structural engineer: Arge Wetzel + von Seht, Hamburg; Pfefferkorn + Partner, Stuttgart Façade: Erich
IPC-The Living Skin
/// IPC-The Living Skin Collaborative Research with façade construction companies in cooperation with the VMRG. PROJECT INFORMATION Project leader: Ulrich Knaack Executed by: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow; Thalia Konstantinou Period: 2009 – 2011 Budget: 37500 Euro Funded by: TU Delft,
IPC-The Living Skin
/// IPC-The Living Skin Collaborative Research with façade construction companies in cooperation with the VMRG. PROJECT INFORMATION Project leader: Ulrich Knaack Executed by: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow; Thalia Konstantinou Period: 2009 – 2011 Budget: 37500 Euro Funded by: TU Delft,
imagine computation
/// imagine computation http://www.imagine-computation.com/en/ The imagine computation GmbH was founded in August 2011 as an innovative company applying new computational methods to architectural construction and design. They provide services in the fields of 3D planning, custom programming and optimization for manufacturing. Through
imagine computation
/// imagine computation http://www.imagine-computation.com/en/ The imagine computation GmbH was founded in August 2011 as an innovative company applying new computational methods to architectural construction and design. They provide services in the fields of 3D planning, custom programming and optimization for manufacturing. Through
Urban space envelope
/// Urban space envelope IMAGINED BY: Behnisch Architects in cooperation with imagine structures and imagine envelope DATE: 25/09/2007 KEYWORDS: umbrella, structure, climate, sustainability, comfort Performance: space coverage This roof concept was developed for a competition in Rome. The goal was to create
Urban space envelope
/// Urban space envelope IMAGINED BY: Behnisch Architects in cooperation with imagine structures and imagine envelope DATE: 25/09/2007 KEYWORDS: umbrella, structure, climate, sustainability, comfort Performance: space coverage This roof concept was developed for a competition in Rome. The goal was to create
Energy Saving Energy Supplier
/// Energy Saving Energy Supplier Feasibility Studies on the refurbishment potentials of two properties for Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW), Energy Supplier, Germany PROJECT INFORMATIONProject leader: Thiemo EbbertExecuted by: Ulrich Knaack, Thiemo Ebbert, Tillmann KleinPeriod: February 2007 – December 2007Budget: 26,000 €Funded
Energy Saving Energy Supplier
/// Energy Saving Energy Supplier Feasibility Studies on the refurbishment potentials of two properties for Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW), Energy Supplier, Germany PROJECT INFORMATIONProject leader: Thiemo EbbertExecuted by: Ulrich Knaack, Thiemo Ebbert, Tillmann KleinPeriod: February 2007 – December 2007Budget: 26,000 €Funded
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