Posts Tagged: envelopes

Contour Crafting

/// Contour Crafting Contour Crafting is a prototype of a new way of construction using an amazing robot. Its aim is to be able to construct homes in almost 24 hours using kind of layer construction technique.

Contour Crafting

/// Contour Crafting Contour Crafting is a prototype of a new way of construction using an amazing robot. Its aim is to be able to construct homes in almost 24 hours using kind of layer construction technique.

Hauptverwaltung EnBW Stuttgart

/// Hauptverwaltung EnBW Stuttgart Owner: EnBW Liegenschaften Baumanagement, Stuttgart TGA: Balck und Partner, Heidelberg Accomplishment: Climate and façade concept, Evaluation of energy consumption, Life cycle analysis Study finished: 2007 Façade renovation project for the former main administration building EnBW in the centre of Stuttgart:  the main objectives

Hauptverwaltung EnBW Stuttgart

/// Hauptverwaltung EnBW Stuttgart Owner: EnBW Liegenschaften Baumanagement, Stuttgart TGA: Balck und Partner, Heidelberg Accomplishment: Climate and façade concept, Evaluation of energy consumption, Life cycle analysis Study finished: 2007 Façade renovation project for the former main administration building EnBW in the centre of Stuttgart:  the main objectives

Verwaltungsgebäude EnBW Esslingen

/// Verwaltungsgebäude EnBW Esslingen Owner: EnBW Liegenschaften Baumanagement, Stuttgart Architect: Architekturbüro Müller, Benzing und Partner, Esslingen TGA: Paul, Gampe + Partner, Esslingen Accomplishment: Climate and façade concept, Evaluation of energy consumption, Life cycle analysis Study finished: 2007 Façade renovation concepts for EnBW Office in Esslingen after examining the

Verwaltungsgebäude EnBW Esslingen

/// Verwaltungsgebäude EnBW Esslingen Owner: EnBW Liegenschaften Baumanagement, Stuttgart Architect: Architekturbüro Müller, Benzing und Partner, Esslingen TGA: Paul, Gampe + Partner, Esslingen Accomplishment: Climate and façade concept, Evaluation of energy consumption, Life cycle analysis Study finished: 2007 Façade renovation concepts for EnBW Office in Esslingen after examining the

Zollverein School of Management and Design

/// Zollverein School of Management and Design Location: Essen, Germany Finished: 2006 Owner: Zollverein Essen Company Architect: SANNA Tokio & Heinrich Böll Essen Construction: Bollinger +Grohmann Ingenieure Frankfurt Building services: Transsolar Stuttgart & Winter Ingenieure Düsseldorf Executor company: Schäfer Bauten Ibbenbüren

Zollverein School of Management and Design

/// Zollverein School of Management and Design Location: Essen, Germany Finished: 2006 Owner: Zollverein Essen Company Architect: SANNA Tokio & Heinrich Böll Essen Construction: Bollinger +Grohmann Ingenieure Frankfurt Building services: Transsolar Stuttgart & Winter Ingenieure Düsseldorf Executor company: Schäfer Bauten Ibbenbüren

Kreishaus Wesel

/// Kreishaus Wesel Owner: Kreis Wesel, Zentrales Immobilienmanagment Accomplishment: Façade refurbishment concept Technical consultant: Balck und Partner, Heidelberg Finished: 2009 The starting point of this study was to check a potential the structural risk of the façade of the administration building. Different scenarios had

Kreishaus Wesel

/// Kreishaus Wesel Owner: Kreis Wesel, Zentrales Immobilienmanagment Accomplishment: Façade refurbishment concept Technical consultant: Balck und Partner, Heidelberg Finished: 2009 The starting point of this study was to check a potential the structural risk of the façade of the administration building. Different scenarios had

Chair of mechanics / Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Schneider

/// Chair of mechanics / Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Schneider The institute for materials and mechanics in civil engineering bundles its research and educational activities in the areas materials in civil engineering, statics and mechanics in order to achieve a homogeneous basis

Chair of mechanics / Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Schneider

/// Chair of mechanics / Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Schneider The institute for materials and mechanics in civil engineering bundles its research and educational activities in the areas materials in civil engineering, statics and mechanics in order to achieve a homogeneous basis

Chair climate design / Thomas Auer

/// Chair climate design / Thomas Auer The focus of this chair is on building technology and building services including holistic planning strategies, and innovative planning tools. It covers consultation with construction faculties, Geo Environmental and Mechanical Engineering.  

Chair climate design / Thomas Auer

/// Chair climate design / Thomas Auer The focus of this chair is on building technology and building services including holistic planning strategies, and innovative planning tools. It covers consultation with construction faculties, Geo Environmental and Mechanical Engineering.  

CAAD / Peter Russell

/// CAAD / Peter Russell Computer Aided Architectural Design, CAAD deals with current and future-oriented techniques done by computer to support architecture in matter of design, visualization, simulation and communication.

CAAD / Peter Russell

/// CAAD / Peter Russell Computer Aided Architectural Design, CAAD deals with current and future-oriented techniques done by computer to support architecture in matter of design, visualization, simulation and communication.

Chair structure and construction / Holger Techen

/// Chair structure and construction / Holger Techen The department offers various programs, which focuses on different areas of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geomatics represented in four undergraduate and eight master’s degree programs.

Chair structure and construction / Holger Techen

/// Chair structure and construction / Holger Techen The department offers various programs, which focuses on different areas of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geomatics represented in four undergraduate and eight master’s degree programs.

Cinark / Anne Beim

/// Cinark / Anne Beim CINARK develops, accumulates and co-ordinates research and education activities concerning the production of industrial architecture from a sustainable point of view.

Cinark / Anne Beim

/// Cinark / Anne Beim CINARK develops, accumulates and co-ordinates research and education activities concerning the production of industrial architecture from a sustainable point of view.

gFT | Mauro Overend

/// gFT | glass and façade research group  The Glass & Façade Technology (gFT) Research Group provides solutions to real world challenges in the field of structural glass and facade engineering through fundamental and application-driven research.

gFT | Mauro Overend

/// gFT | glass and façade research group  The Glass & Façade Technology (gFT) Research Group provides solutions to real world challenges in the field of structural glass and facade engineering through fundamental and application-driven research.

AfH

/// AfH | Architecture for Humanity Architecture for Humanity, a nongovernmental grand organization focusing on buildings for a more sustainable future through the power of professional design, is supporting the efnMOBIL project by administrating and facilitating the  program “emerging envelopes” supported

AfH

/// AfH | Architecture for Humanity Architecture for Humanity, a nongovernmental grand organization focusing on buildings for a more sustainable future through the power of professional design, is supporting the efnMOBIL project by administrating and facilitating the  program “emerging envelopes” supported

Punched Façade

/// Punched Façade An Idea based on integrating one of the technologies that had been used in car industry and bring it to façade construction world, by manufacturing a unitised façade element, which is based on the same principles used

Punched Façade

/// Punched Façade An Idea based on integrating one of the technologies that had been used in car industry and bring it to façade construction world, by manufacturing a unitised façade element, which is based on the same principles used

Light-Noise Quality Façade

/// Light-Noise Quality Façade  The idea behind the façade is to improve noise and light quality, by using the evolutionary solver “galapagos” in order to determine the most efficient shape for a solar collecting cone, through this program many iterations of

Light-Noise Quality Façade

/// Light-Noise Quality Façade  The idea behind the façade is to improve noise and light quality, by using the evolutionary solver “galapagos” in order to determine the most efficient shape for a solar collecting cone, through this program many iterations of

Bucky Lab Sunshade Concept

/// Bucky Lab Sunshade Concept A new concept for sun shading being presented by Bucky Lab, using folded fabrics in a way, which allows it to be used as sufficient sun shading device.

Bucky Lab Sunshade Concept

/// Bucky Lab Sunshade Concept A new concept for sun shading being presented by Bucky Lab, using folded fabrics in a way, which allows it to be used as sufficient sun shading device.

Hyposurface

/// Hyposurface HypoSurface is a new three-dimensional, dynamic, content delivery system, which is the whole surface is physically moves, it is considered as a new media technology, which is able to be linked to information and form by an info-form

Hyposurface

/// Hyposurface HypoSurface is a new three-dimensional, dynamic, content delivery system, which is the whole surface is physically moves, it is considered as a new media technology, which is able to be linked to information and form by an info-form

Generating Energy Façade

/// Generating Energy Façade  The main concept is useing wind power in combination with Piezo electric technology to generate energy in form of electricity, The mock-up had been done by group of students from Detmolder Hochschule. The mock-up supposed to

Generating Energy Façade

/// Generating Energy Façade  The main concept is useing wind power in combination with Piezo electric technology to generate energy in form of electricity, The mock-up had been done by group of students from Detmolder Hochschule. The mock-up supposed to

free-D.nl

  /// free-D.nl The online documentation platform on non-orthogonal buildings. The motivation and relevance of the free-D project is based on the increasing degree of geometrical variation and complexity in non-orthogonal buildings worldwide.

free-D.nl

  /// free-D.nl The online documentation platform on non-orthogonal buildings. The motivation and relevance of the free-D project is based on the increasing degree of geometrical variation and complexity in non-orthogonal buildings worldwide.

Matrix Façade

/// Matrix Façade IMAGINED BY: Nathan Volkers, guided by T. Klein DATE: 18/05/2009 KEYWORDS: decentralized, modular, ventilating, heating, cooling, adaptive, envelope, aluminum, plastics, membrane, composites PERFORMANCE: integrated functions Interpretation of the grid façade as a media matrix. Future climate integrated façades will be equipped

Matrix Façade

/// Matrix Façade IMAGINED BY: Nathan Volkers, guided by T. Klein DATE: 18/05/2009 KEYWORDS: decentralized, modular, ventilating, heating, cooling, adaptive, envelope, aluminum, plastics, membrane, composites PERFORMANCE: integrated functions Interpretation of the grid façade as a media matrix. Future climate integrated façades will be equipped

Integral Wall

/// Integral Wall IMAGINED BY: Charlotte Heesbeen, guided by T. Klein DATE: 18/05/2009 KEYWORDS: composite, free-form, ventilating, heating, cooling, load bearing, solid, envelope, unknown material PERFORMANCE: integrated functions This approach can be explained with the example of a tea cup. In the

Integral Wall

/// Integral Wall IMAGINED BY: Charlotte Heesbeen, guided by T. Klein DATE: 18/05/2009 KEYWORDS: composite, free-form, ventilating, heating, cooling, load bearing, solid, envelope, unknown material PERFORMANCE: integrated functions This approach can be explained with the example of a tea cup. In the

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

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

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