Posts Tagged: design

efnMOBIL

///efnMOBIL european façade network MOBIL – efnMOBIL work program „emerging envelopes“ 2013-2016 powered by Alcoa Foundation and Architecture for Humanity a cooperation of: TU Delft / the Netherlands Faculty of Architecture Prof Dr. Ing Ulrich Knaack and Hochschule Ost Westphalen-Lippe

efnMOBIL

///efnMOBIL european façade network MOBIL – efnMOBIL work program „emerging envelopes“ 2013-2016 powered by Alcoa Foundation and Architecture for Humanity a cooperation of: TU Delft / the Netherlands Faculty of Architecture Prof Dr. Ing Ulrich Knaack and Hochschule Ost Westphalen-Lippe

Construction Lab – Hochschule Detmold

/// Construction Lab – Hochschule Detmold http://www.hs-owl.de/fb1/en/forschung/constructionlab.html Construction Lab is a combination of prominent facilitates, which gives a hand in a lot of ongoing researches and projects.

Construction Lab – Hochschule Detmold

/// Construction Lab – Hochschule Detmold http://www.hs-owl.de/fb1/en/forschung/constructionlab.html Construction Lab is a combination of prominent facilitates, which gives a hand in a lot of ongoing researches and projects.

Dolce Vita Tejo Lisbon, Portugal

///Dolce Vita Tejo Lisbon, Portugal Client: Charmartin Completion: May 2009 Building area: 46.000 m² Architect: RTKL, London; Promontorio, Lisbon Structural: Atelier One, London Heating, Ventilation, Plumbing: LMSA, Lisbon Climate Engineering: Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH Thomas Auer, Friedemann Kik, Markus Krauss Brief The design

Dolce Vita Tejo Lisbon, Portugal

///Dolce Vita Tejo Lisbon, Portugal Client: Charmartin Completion: May 2009 Building area: 46.000 m² Architect: RTKL, London; Promontorio, Lisbon Structural: Atelier One, London Heating, Ventilation, Plumbing: LMSA, Lisbon Climate Engineering: Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH Thomas Auer, Friedemann Kik, Markus Krauss Brief The design

Façade Research Group

/// Façade Research Group at Delft University of Technology http://www.bk.tudelft.nl/over-faculteit/afdelingen/architectural-engineering-and-technology/organisatie/ontwerp-van-bouwconstructies/facade-research-group/ During the past decades façade construction has undergone extensive development. There are several causes; first the architectural development in general which is always expressed in the facade appearance. Secondly, a

Façade Research Group

/// Façade Research Group at Delft University of Technology http://www.bk.tudelft.nl/over-faculteit/afdelingen/architectural-engineering-and-technology/organisatie/ontwerp-van-bouwconstructies/facade-research-group/ During the past decades façade construction has undergone extensive development. There are several causes; first the architectural development in general which is always expressed in the facade appearance. Secondly, a

MASTER DE ARQUITECTURA EN FACHDAS LIGERAS

///MASTER DE ARQUITECTURA EN FACHDAS LIGERAS http://masterfachadasligeras.es/ Master program in Universidad del Pais Vasco is also a part of our network, and it offers the knowledge about spanish regulations, material tests, safety at work place and calculation for design.

MASTER DE ARQUITECTURA EN FACHDAS LIGERAS

///MASTER DE ARQUITECTURA EN FACHDAS LIGERAS http://masterfachadasligeras.es/ Master program in Universidad del Pais Vasco is also a part of our network, and it offers the knowledge about spanish regulations, material tests, safety at work place and calculation for design.

SPHERE WITHIN SPHERE

///SPHERE WITHIN SPHERE IMAGINED BY: Holger Strauß DATE: 18/06/2007 KEYWORDS: 3-D printing process, moving, adapting, façade, unknown material Derived from the Chinese sphere-within-a-sphere idea of turned wooden spheres, this sketch elaborates the concept into a functionally integrated façade system. Scaling the modules provides

SPHERE WITHIN SPHERE

///SPHERE WITHIN SPHERE IMAGINED BY: Holger Strauß DATE: 18/06/2007 KEYWORDS: 3-D printing process, moving, adapting, façade, unknown material Derived from the Chinese sphere-within-a-sphere idea of turned wooden spheres, this sketch elaborates the concept into a functionally integrated façade system. Scaling the modules provides

MSc Architectural Engineering: Facade Engineering

/// MSc Architectural Engineering: Façade Engineering  http://www.bath.ac.uk/engineering/graduate-school/pg-taught/facade/index.html This MSc provides the theoretical basis for a sound understanding of all the disciplines involved in the performance of facades. It examines the complex inter-relationships between those different aspects through a consideration of

MSc Architectural Engineering: Facade Engineering

/// MSc Architectural Engineering: Façade Engineering  http://www.bath.ac.uk/engineering/graduate-school/pg-taught/facade/index.html This MSc provides the theoretical basis for a sound understanding of all the disciplines involved in the performance of facades. It examines the complex inter-relationships between those different aspects through a consideration of

Why does no one produces Aluminium façades with less the 48 mm widths for the inner profile?

///Why does no one produces Aluminium façades with less the 48 mm widths for the inner profile? This should be possible – and would look so beautiful!   F form J”   Dear J.,   This is a question we

Why does no one produces Aluminium façades with less the 48 mm widths for the inner profile?

///Why does no one produces Aluminium façades with less the 48 mm widths for the inner profile? This should be possible – and would look so beautiful!   F form J”   Dear J.,   This is a question we

International Façade Master | TU delft university

  /// International Façade Master | TU delft university http://www.bk.tudelft.nl/index.php?id=15064&L=1 Facades are one of the most technically challenging, complex and multidisciplinary parts of a building. A facade defines not only a building’s appearance and its architectural expression, but also how

International Façade Master | TU delft university

  /// International Façade Master | TU delft university http://www.bk.tudelft.nl/index.php?id=15064&L=1 Facades are one of the most technically challenging, complex and multidisciplinary parts of a building. A facade defines not only a building’s appearance and its architectural expression, but also how

How to find the best sunshading device

A time a go we received a question from James from London, he was asking if there is a tool that helps to choose / design the best sunshade. In principle there are two possible methods right hand to be

How to find the best sunshading device

A time a go we received a question from James from London, he was asking if there is a tool that helps to choose / design the best sunshade. In principle there are two possible methods right hand to be

IFDC

///IFDC Find link here. The master of International Façade Design and Construction provides an extensive overview and the scientific foundation of the field of façade planning and consulting, but also enables personal specialization.

IFDC

///IFDC Find link here. The master of International Façade Design and Construction provides an extensive overview and the scientific foundation of the field of façade planning and consulting, but also enables personal specialization.

CUSTOM JOINT

///CUSTOM JOINT IMAGINED BY: David Lemberski, Marcel Bilow DATE: 15/08/2006 KEYWORDS: free-form, load-bearing, strength, structure, steel Integrated digital angles offer the freedom to connect any possible structure with printed joints and standard profiles. Such structures can be used for temporary buildings

CUSTOM JOINT

///CUSTOM JOINT IMAGINED BY: David Lemberski, Marcel Bilow DATE: 15/08/2006 KEYWORDS: free-form, load-bearing, strength, structure, steel Integrated digital angles offer the freedom to connect any possible structure with printed joints and standard profiles. Such structures can be used for temporary buildings

The SPP1542

///http://spp1542.tu-dresden.de/ The SPP1542 “Leicht Bauen mit Beton” is a research activity, supported by the German governmental fond Deutsch Forschungsgemeinschaft and orients its activities towards the future of building with concrete in the fields of biomimicry, mathematics, free from and skeleton

The SPP1542

///http://spp1542.tu-dresden.de/ The SPP1542 “Leicht Bauen mit Beton” is a research activity, supported by the German governmental fond Deutsch Forschungsgemeinschaft and orients its activities towards the future of building with concrete in the fields of biomimicry, mathematics, free from and skeleton

INTERWOVEN TEXTILE FAÇADE

/// INTERWOVEN TEXTILE FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Nely Kornelsen DATE: 29/08/2007 SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow KEYWORDS: layered construction, insulation, lightness, façade, textile According to the latest three dimensional weaving and stitching technologies, an envelope made out of different functional properties could

INTERWOVEN TEXTILE FAÇADE

/// INTERWOVEN TEXTILE FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Nely Kornelsen DATE: 29/08/2007 SUPPORTED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow KEYWORDS: layered construction, insulation, lightness, façade, textile According to the latest three dimensional weaving and stitching technologies, an envelope made out of different functional properties could

ENERGY STORING BRICK

/// ENERGY STORING BRICK IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Jens Böke, Ulrich Knaack DATE: 07/11/2007 KEYWORDS: energy storage, thermal mass The basis of this idea was the concept of storing thermal energy in façades or collecting the energy by means of the façade.

ENERGY STORING BRICK

/// ENERGY STORING BRICK IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Jens Böke, Ulrich Knaack DATE: 07/11/2007 KEYWORDS: energy storage, thermal mass The basis of this idea was the concept of storing thermal energy in façades or collecting the energy by means of the façade.

REVOLVING COLLECTOR

/// REVOLVING COLLECTOR IMAGINED BY: Vincent van Sabben, Joep Hövels, Roel Philippa, Tess Zandbergen DATE: 27/09/2006 KEYWORDS: modular, phase-change material A three-layer element consisting of PCM, insulation and a light-absorbing surface is arranged in a modular system that changes its direction according

REVOLVING COLLECTOR

/// REVOLVING COLLECTOR IMAGINED BY: Vincent van Sabben, Joep Hövels, Roel Philippa, Tess Zandbergen DATE: 27/09/2006 KEYWORDS: modular, phase-change material A three-layer element consisting of PCM, insulation and a light-absorbing surface is arranged in a modular system that changes its direction according

FUNCTION-INTEGRATED FAÇADE

  /// FUNCTION-INTEGRATED FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Ulrich Knaack, Jens Böke DATE: KEYWORDS: function integration, force-following structures Function integration for façades means developing structures that can bear loads as well as accommodate service units for ventilation and conditioning. Rapid prototyping technologies provide

FUNCTION-INTEGRATED FAÇADE

  /// FUNCTION-INTEGRATED FAÇADE IMAGINED BY: Marcel Bilow, Ulrich Knaack, Jens Böke DATE: KEYWORDS: function integration, force-following structures Function integration for façades means developing structures that can bear loads as well as accommodate service units for ventilation and conditioning. Rapid prototyping technologies provide

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

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

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

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

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