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

Frankfurter Hochhausfassadentage-2013

  /// Frankfurter Hochhausfassadentage-2013 Date: 09/11/2013 By: FFM|Fachhochschule-Frankfurt am Main-University of Applied Sciences The symposiums topic is focussed on re-use, modernization and compaction of existing high rise buildings in the city centers of Frankfurt and Hamburg. Last year the refurbishment of

Frankfurter Hochhausfassadentage-2013

  /// Frankfurter Hochhausfassadentage-2013 Date: 09/11/2013 By: FFM|Fachhochschule-Frankfurt am Main-University of Applied Sciences The symposiums topic is focussed on re-use, modernization and compaction of existing high rise buildings in the city centers of Frankfurt and Hamburg. Last year the refurbishment of

DEFLATED BRIDGE

/// DEFLATED BRIDGE  IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Tillmann Klein, Thiemo Ebbert DATE: 18/06/2006 ELABORATED BY: Wouter Blondeel KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, system, load-bearing, lightness, structure, envelope, 0-10 years, foil, membrane “Peanut” bridge: There are different possibilities to build a deflated bridge. One

DEFLATED BRIDGE

/// DEFLATED BRIDGE  IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Tillmann Klein, Thiemo Ebbert DATE: 18/06/2006 ELABORATED BY: Wouter Blondeel KEYWORDS: free-form, pneumatic, system, load-bearing, lightness, structure, envelope, 0-10 years, foil, membrane “Peanut” bridge: There are different possibilities to build a deflated bridge. 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

Façades

/// FAÇADES Authors : Knaack, Klein, Bilow, Auer Available in: English, German, Dutch Publisher: Birkhaüser Façades determine the appearance of a building. Hence, they constitute a major element in architecture. At the same time, the building’s envelope has important functions to fulfil,

Façades

/// FAÇADES Authors : Knaack, Klein, Bilow, Auer Available in: English, German, Dutch Publisher: Birkhaüser Façades determine the appearance of a building. Hence, they constitute a major element in architecture. At the same time, the building’s envelope has important functions to fulfil,

Guggenheim Museum – Free-form metal façade

  ///Project: Guggenheim Museum Location: Bilbao, Spain Completed: 1997 Client: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation/Foundacion del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao Architect: Frank O. Gehry Load-bearing structure: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Building services: Cosentini Associates Façade: Construccones y Promociones Balzola Executing company: Permasteelisa

Guggenheim Museum – Free-form metal façade

  ///Project: Guggenheim Museum Location: Bilbao, Spain Completed: 1997 Client: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation/Foundacion del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao Architect: Frank O. Gehry Load-bearing structure: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Building services: Cosentini Associates Façade: Construccones y Promociones Balzola Executing company: Permasteelisa

Prefabricated Systems

/// PREFABRICATED SYSTEMS Authors : Knaack, Chung-Klatte, Hasselbach Available in: English, German Publisher: Birkhaüser For a number of years, modular construction – the use of prefabricated elements in architecture – has once again become a subject of lively discussion and debate. Long written off as

Prefabricated Systems

/// PREFABRICATED SYSTEMS Authors : Knaack, Chung-Klatte, Hasselbach Available in: English, German Publisher: Birkhaüser For a number of years, modular construction – the use of prefabricated elements in architecture – has once again become a subject of lively discussion and debate. Long written off as

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

Roadmap

/// The world is getting small – it seems there are no unknown territories left, mountains or deserts to explore. Technology allows us to see the world from a different perspective. It can serve to interpret exciting matters in a new

Roadmap

/// The world is getting small – it seems there are no unknown territories left, mountains or deserts to explore. Technology allows us to see the world from a different perspective. It can serve to interpret exciting matters in a new

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

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