Posts Tagged: envelopes
INSULATION PATCH
/// INSULATION PATCH IMAGINED BY: Daniel Smidt, Jan Schepko, Thaleia Konstantinou DATE: 21-02-2012 KEYWORDS: dynamic insulation, fibers, inflatable Looking at the current condition of the built environment, many problems can be identified, one of which is low thermal resistance. How about creating
INSULATION PATCH
/// INSULATION PATCH IMAGINED BY: Daniel Smidt, Jan Schepko, Thaleia Konstantinou DATE: 21-02-2012 KEYWORDS: dynamic insulation, fibers, inflatable Looking at the current condition of the built environment, many problems can be identified, one of which is low thermal resistance. How about creating
INDIVIDUAL INSULATION – I²
/// INDIVIDUAL INSULATION – I² IMAGINED BY: NEND Workshop “Re-Imagine the House” DATE: 21-02-2012 KEYWORDS: insulation, individuality, recycling, reuse, do-it-yourself This idea is based on the general principle of insulation: energy is exchanged through air molecules that are heated at one surface,
INDIVIDUAL INSULATION – I²
/// INDIVIDUAL INSULATION – I² IMAGINED BY: NEND Workshop “Re-Imagine the House” DATE: 21-02-2012 KEYWORDS: insulation, individuality, recycling, reuse, do-it-yourself This idea is based on the general principle of insulation: energy is exchanged through air molecules that are heated at one surface,
BURNABLE INSULATION
/// BURNABLE INSULATION IMAGINED BY: NEND Workshop “Re-Imagine the House” DATE: 21-02-2012 KEYWORDS: seasons, heating, insulation The thermal behavior of a building depends on temperature differences between the inside and the outside; thus, insulation requirements vary according to season. Based on the
BURNABLE INSULATION
/// BURNABLE INSULATION IMAGINED BY: NEND Workshop “Re-Imagine the House” DATE: 21-02-2012 KEYWORDS: seasons, heating, insulation The thermal behavior of a building depends on temperature differences between the inside and the outside; thus, insulation requirements vary according to season. Based on the
Growing Buildings
/// Growing Buildings IMAGINED BY: Hans Knaack DATE: 02-05-2007 KEYWORDS: self growing, structure, plants, seeds, architecture “That’s much too complicated…with all the building constructions…” Hans Knaack complained. “If we have to use as much wood as possible to reduce our carbon footprint as
Growing Buildings
/// Growing Buildings IMAGINED BY: Hans Knaack DATE: 02-05-2007 KEYWORDS: self growing, structure, plants, seeds, architecture “That’s much too complicated…with all the building constructions…” Hans Knaack complained. “If we have to use as much wood as possible to reduce our carbon footprint as
I AM ENERGY
/// I AM ENERGY IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow, Linda Hildebrand DATE: 12-02-2010 KEYWORDS: energy, sustainable buildings, architecture, buildings, structure Wood is the only material that incorporates CO2 during its growing process. By burning it at the end of its life
I AM ENERGY
/// I AM ENERGY IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow, Linda Hildebrand DATE: 12-02-2010 KEYWORDS: energy, sustainable buildings, architecture, buildings, structure Wood is the only material that incorporates CO2 during its growing process. By burning it at the end of its life
MCDC- Masters of Computational Design and Construction
///MCDC- Masters of Computational Design and Construction The masters of computational design and construction, MCDC, is a graduate program for generative design and fabrication through parametric software. The approach of the program is to rethink architecture, engineering and construction, AEC,
MCDC- Masters of Computational Design and Construction
///MCDC- Masters of Computational Design and Construction The masters of computational design and construction, MCDC, is a graduate program for generative design and fabrication through parametric software. The approach of the program is to rethink architecture, engineering and construction, AEC,
Glass House Office
/// Glass House Office IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack DATE: 10-08-2010 KEYWORDS: simple structure, simple deconstruction, flying architecture, short term use, climate control This concept delivers the potential to build an office in a glass house. Glass houses are simple and efficient structures
Glass House Office
/// Glass House Office IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack DATE: 10-08-2010 KEYWORDS: simple structure, simple deconstruction, flying architecture, short term use, climate control This concept delivers the potential to build an office in a glass house. Glass houses are simple and efficient structures
Future Envelope 8 ‘Mind the gap’
/// Future Envelope 8 ‘Mind the gap’ Future Envelope 8 Mind the gap Friday 6 June 2014, University of Bath Registration 08.30 for 9.15 start Programme includes: Designing the Gap: Case studies of ZHA projects on site Uli Blum, Zaha Hadid.
Future Envelope 8 ‘Mind the gap’
/// Future Envelope 8 ‘Mind the gap’ Future Envelope 8 Mind the gap Friday 6 June 2014, University of Bath Registration 08.30 for 9.15 start Programme includes: Designing the Gap: Case studies of ZHA projects on site Uli Blum, Zaha Hadid.
THE STRAW HOUSE
/// THE STRAW HOUSE IMAGINED BY: Workshop “I am Energy”, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Architecture, TU Delft – Faculty of Architecture – Façade Research Group DATE: 09-06-2010 KEYWORDS: self growing material, biomaterial, renewable construction, self active architecture
THE STRAW HOUSE
/// THE STRAW HOUSE IMAGINED BY: Workshop “I am Energy”, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Architecture, TU Delft – Faculty of Architecture – Façade Research Group DATE: 09-06-2010 KEYWORDS: self growing material, biomaterial, renewable construction, self active architecture
LOW ENERGY REFURBISHMENT
/// LOW ENERGY REFURBISHMENT IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 08-03-2011 KEYWORDS: refurbishment, low energy, short usage, time, material Do we have to invest a huge amount of energy to do a refurbishment? It all depends on the time period. Imagine
LOW ENERGY REFURBISHMENT
/// LOW ENERGY REFURBISHMENT IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Marcel Bilow DATE: 08-03-2011 KEYWORDS: refurbishment, low energy, short usage, time, material Do we have to invest a huge amount of energy to do a refurbishment? It all depends on the time period. Imagine
KRYMMEL – HAGELSLAG SEASONAL INSULATION
/// KRYMMEL – HAGELSLAG SEASONAL INSULATION IMAGINED BY: Workshop “I am Energy”, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Architecture, TU Delft – Faculty of Architecture – Façade Research Group DATE: 09-06-2010 KEYWORDS: particles, insulation, temporary, energy saving, enclosure Brainstorming
KRYMMEL – HAGELSLAG SEASONAL INSULATION
/// KRYMMEL – HAGELSLAG SEASONAL INSULATION IMAGINED BY: Workshop “I am Energy”, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Architecture, TU Delft – Faculty of Architecture – Façade Research Group DATE: 09-06-2010 KEYWORDS: particles, insulation, temporary, energy saving, enclosure Brainstorming
Inspiring Journey
/// Inspiring Journey See the project link here. ‘Inspiring Journey’ exhibition – a design and research project for KOLON in collaboration with SUH Architects / Seoul and transsolar, imagine structures and imagine envelope. Start exhibition will be in Beijing – followed
Inspiring Journey
/// Inspiring Journey See the project link here. ‘Inspiring Journey’ exhibition – a design and research project for KOLON in collaboration with SUH Architects / Seoul and transsolar, imagine structures and imagine envelope. Start exhibition will be in Beijing – followed
HOUSE OF FUEL
/// HOUSE OF FUEL IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Linda Hildebrand, Marcel Bilow DATE: 05-03-2011 KEYWORDS: fuel, building material, energy, reusable, structure Each material already contains an amount of energy. We are able to use a bit of it at the end of
HOUSE OF FUEL
/// HOUSE OF FUEL IMAGINED BY: Ulrich Knaack, Linda Hildebrand, Marcel Bilow DATE: 05-03-2011 KEYWORDS: fuel, building material, energy, reusable, structure Each material already contains an amount of energy. We are able to use a bit of it at the end of
Rotating Sunscreen
/// Rotating Sunscreen Imagine a sunscreen, which is transparent but blocks off the sun. This is a suggestion of a rotating sunscreen by Marcel Bilow, using the trick known from the cinema film to bluff our eye and by this appearing
Rotating Sunscreen
/// Rotating Sunscreen Imagine a sunscreen, which is transparent but blocks off the sun. This is a suggestion of a rotating sunscreen by Marcel Bilow, using the trick known from the cinema film to bluff our eye and by this appearing
Heat Balloons
/// Heat Balloons IMAGINED BY: Maksym Iurovnikov and Prof. Daniel Dendra / DIA DATE: 05-09-2010 KEYWORDS: energy, sunshading, façade, energy harvesting This concept is based on the principle of heat absorbing balloons. Imagine a layer of black balloons covering the whole surface
Heat Balloons
/// Heat Balloons IMAGINED BY: Maksym Iurovnikov and Prof. Daniel Dendra / DIA DATE: 05-09-2010 KEYWORDS: energy, sunshading, façade, energy harvesting This concept is based on the principle of heat absorbing balloons. Imagine a layer of black balloons covering the whole surface
BOOK WALL
/// BOOK WALL IMAGINED BY: Workshop “I am Energy”, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Architecture, TU Delft – Faculty of Architecture – Façade Research Group DATE: 09/06/2010 KEYWORDS: recycling, reuse, embodied energy, books Brainstorming Start: cardboard,
BOOK WALL
/// BOOK WALL IMAGINED BY: Workshop “I am Energy”, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Architecture, TU Delft – Faculty of Architecture – Façade Research Group DATE: 09/06/2010 KEYWORDS: recycling, reuse, embodied energy, books Brainstorming Start: cardboard,
BALLOON INSULATION
/// BALLOON INSULATION IMAGINED BY: Workshop “I am Energy”, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Architecture, TU Delft – Faculty of Architecture – Façade Research Group, renderings by Jens Böke KEYWORDS: pneumatic, electrostatic, flying architecture, adaptivity This concept uses
BALLOON INSULATION
/// BALLOON INSULATION IMAGINED BY: Workshop “I am Energy”, Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts – School of Architecture, TU Delft – Faculty of Architecture – Façade Research Group, renderings by Jens Böke KEYWORDS: pneumatic, electrostatic, flying architecture, adaptivity This concept uses
Future Envelope 8 ‘Mind the Gap’
/// Future Envelope 8 ‘Mind the Gap’ This one-day conference will address gaps in knowledge and process and consider how we can improve the design, specification and construction of building envelopes. The conference is intended for graduate engineers with up to
Future Envelope 8 ‘Mind the Gap’
/// Future Envelope 8 ‘Mind the Gap’ This one-day conference will address gaps in knowledge and process and consider how we can improve the design, specification and construction of building envelopes. The conference is intended for graduate engineers with up to
Archäologische Vitrine
/// Archäologische Vitrine Architect kadawittfeldarchitektur, Aachen Structural planning imagine structure Archaeological show case After the Architects won the 1st prize, Imagine structure group are also part of the team for realization of the archaeologic show case in Aachen. The design blends
Archäologische Vitrine
/// Archäologische Vitrine Architect kadawittfeldarchitektur, Aachen Structural planning imagine structure Archaeological show case After the Architects won the 1st prize, Imagine structure group are also part of the team for realization of the archaeologic show case in Aachen. The design blends
Wintergarten Kloster Beilstein
/// Wintergarten Kloster Beilstein Client Katholische Kirchengemeinde Sankt Josef, Beilstein Architect Planwerk 590, Koblenz Structural planning imagine structure Completion 2010 Addition to the Beilstein Monastery To the Beilstein Monastery a new winter garden will be added. Imagine structure group are in
Wintergarten Kloster Beilstein
/// Wintergarten Kloster Beilstein Client Katholische Kirchengemeinde Sankt Josef, Beilstein Architect Planwerk 590, Koblenz Structural planning imagine structure Completion 2010 Addition to the Beilstein Monastery To the Beilstein Monastery a new winter garden will be added. Imagine structure group are in
VITRA – Delivery Centre
/// VITRA – Delivery Centre Client Vitra AG, Birsfelden Architect SANAA, Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa Local Partners Nicole Berganski & Andreas Krawczyk Structural consulting Holger Techen, Matthias Michel Development period 2007 The Curtain Wall Material Research For the new Vitra
VITRA – Delivery Centre
/// VITRA – Delivery Centre Client Vitra AG, Birsfelden Architect SANAA, Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa Local Partners Nicole Berganski & Andreas Krawczyk Structural consulting Holger Techen, Matthias Michel Development period 2007 The Curtain Wall Material Research For the new Vitra
Ketteler Kolleg |Pneumatic roof
/// Ketteler Kolleg |Pneumatic roof Architect HSK-Architekten, Darmstadt Structural planning imagine structure Energetic design imagine climate / Transsolar Completion 2009 During an energetic cleansing of the Ketteler Kolleg, the concept of the architect establishes a filigree roof construction. Membrane cushions
Ketteler Kolleg |Pneumatic roof
/// Ketteler Kolleg |Pneumatic roof Architect HSK-Architekten, Darmstadt Structural planning imagine structure Energetic design imagine climate / Transsolar Completion 2009 During an energetic cleansing of the Ketteler Kolleg, the concept of the architect establishes a filigree roof construction. Membrane cushions
House of the future (HOF)
/// House of the future (HOF) The house of the future is designed by Behnisch Architects to be the first fully sustainable building on Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago. The outer envelope for (HOF) provides the required protection
House of the future (HOF)
/// House of the future (HOF) The house of the future is designed by Behnisch Architects to be the first fully sustainable building on Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago. The outer envelope for (HOF) provides the required protection
The Apple Store New York / 5th Avenue
/// The Apple Store New York / 5th Avenue Architect: BCJ Bohlin Cywinski Jackson / San Francisco Structural Engineer: Eckersöey O´Callaghan structural Design / London Apple is known as a leading company for computers and digital tools. The company’s success is
The Apple Store New York / 5th Avenue
/// The Apple Store New York / 5th Avenue Architect: BCJ Bohlin Cywinski Jackson / San Francisco Structural Engineer: Eckersöey O´Callaghan structural Design / London Apple is known as a leading company for computers and digital tools. The company’s success is
Detached houses by MVRDV
/// Detached Houses by MVRDV Project: Hageneiland Housing Location: Ypenburg, The Netherlands Completed: 2001 Architect: MVRDV Load-bearing structure: ABT Construction: Office for Architectual Engineering Executing company: Balaast Nedam The design presents a new way of thinking towards detached houses. The
Detached houses by MVRDV
/// Detached Houses by MVRDV Project: Hageneiland Housing Location: Ypenburg, The Netherlands Completed: 2001 Architect: MVRDV Load-bearing structure: ABT Construction: Office for Architectual Engineering Executing company: Balaast Nedam The design presents a new way of thinking towards detached houses. The
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