The document discusses the history and future of building facades. It summarizes key developments such as the Crystal Palace in 1850, the Bauhaus in 1920, and more recent innovations in materials, construction techniques, and integrated building systems. The workshop then outlines ongoing research projects at universities in Delft, Detmold, Luzern, and elsewhere focused on developing advanced, high-performance facades through approaches like digital fabrication, energy generation and storage, and multidisciplinary design.

1. TIS innovation park
Questioni di facciata | Alles Fassade
Innovazione, flessibilità e multifunzionalità | Innovation, Flexibilität und
Multifunktionalität
facades – a roadmap
Fiera di Bolzano | Messe Bozen, Sala Latemar | Latermarsaal 06.03.2015
Workshop

2. Roadmap Facades

3. 1850CrystalPalace
1920Bauhaus
1973OilCruises
1980DigitalRevolution
1790EcoledePolytechnique
1000UseofGlass
1904Ford
Influences

4. Influences
Kew Gardens

5. first generation structural glass

6. Influences
Parc de la ViletteKew Gardens

7. second generation structural glass

8. Influences
Kunsthaus Graz

9. by Daan Rietbergen
free form facades

10. Influences
Stadttor Düsseldorf

11. double facades
boxedwindowfacade
secondskinfacade
corridorfacade
chimneyboxedwindowfacade
alternatingfacade
componentfacade

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Capricon Düsseldorf

13. component facades
Llodys of London Posttower Bonn T-motion facade Capricon Düsseldorf SmartBox E² Fassade NEXT Facade

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Amsterdamer Schule

15. massiv construction to layered construction

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Design School Essen

17. massiv and performing construction

18. Roadmap Facades

19. Tillmann Klein
Head of Group
Integral Facade Construction
Delft / NL
Holger Strauß
Additive Manufacturing in Facade
Construction
Detmold / D
Linda Hildebrand
Holsitic Energy Assessment Tool for Building
Envelopes
Berlinn + Detmold / D Thaleia Konstantinu
Energy Efficient Refurbishment of
Residential Buildings
Delft / NL
Ulrich Knaack
Prof Design of Construction
Delft / NL
Prof Entwerfen und Konstruieren
Detmold / D
Marcel Bilow
International Facades
Delft / NL
Matthias Michel
Controlled Adaptive Formwork
for Freeform Concrete Walls
Frankfurt / D
Thomas Hendriksen
FRC in Complex
Geometry Facade
Systems
Vienna / AU
Kaan Kuran
Multiskin Facade Systems in
Turkeys Metropoles
Istanbul / T
Christian Wiegel
Facade integrated Energy Generation
and Long Term Storage
Blissendorf / D
Jens Böke
Computation and Facades
Detmold / D
Sascha Hickert
Material and Time Efficient Concrete
Framework
Detmold / D
Ahmed Hafez
Integrating Building
Services Into Solid
Envelopes
Delft / NL
Jochen Krimm
Acoustic Effective
Facade Design
Frankfurt / D
Lisa Rammig
Additive Glass
Manufactuing
London / GB
Susanne Gostronyi
Guest
AIT Vienna/AU
Goeran Pohl
Anisotropic Skins
Saarbrücken / D
Christof Erban
Photovoltaic in Buildingsl
Aachen / D
Facade Research Group / Delft

20. T.Ebbert
T.Klein
M.Bilow
H.StraussL.Badarnah
T.Konstantinou
L.Hildebrand
C.Erban
A.Hafez
M.Michel
S.Hickert
Façade Research Group
Active Research
T.Henriksen

21. by Daan Rietbergen

26. facade heating / cooling panel
15-08-2004
Imagined by Marcel Bilow
Keywords: decentralized, heatin/cooling, lightness, installations, concrete
More Info:
To avoid the classical heating units in front of the glass surfaces these
unglazed units should be used as heating / cooling surfaces. The developed
facade panels are formed of fiber reinforced concrete which is imbedded
with textile.
They are used as load bearing construction of the panels and can be
inserted into the facade framework. The surface oriented towards the room
is inlaid with meadows of capillary tubes which heat in summer and cool in
winter. The use of fiber reinforced concrete provides a good heat
conduction as well as stability.
Marcel Bilow / TU Delft + HS OWL

29. Roadmap Facades

30. construction oriented versus function oriented thinking

31. Rapid Prototyping
Seminar printabels – with Marco Hemmerling / HS OWL
3D development of shape and structure on the
desktop.
Realizing physical models.
“Realizing” physical buildings

32. Materials:
ABS
Acrylate
Photopolymers
Polyamid
Epoxy
PVC-Foil
Polypropylen
Polystyrol
Polycarbonat
PMMA
Wax,
gypsum,
starch,
molding sand
Rapid Prototyping

33. Materials:
Steel
Aluminium
Glass (by TNO Eindhoven)
General questions:
Cost efficiency,
properties,
post processing,
standardizing of processes
Rapid Prototyping

34. n.hopkinson@sheffield.ac.uk

35. n.hopkinson@sheffield.ac.uk

36. Imagine04_architecture
Custom Joint
Imagined by: Marcel Bilow
Keywords:
Integrated digital ankles give the freedom to connect
every structure possible with printed joints. These
structures can be used for temporary buildings (tents,
stands, pavilions) or for load bearing structures in
building construction.
Materials can be high-tech plastic-composites or
metals.

37. Imagine04_architecture
DMF Spider
Imagined by: Ulrich Knaack, Holger Strauss
Keywords:
Individuelle Glashaltesysteme mit flexiblen Unterkonstruktionen
(„Spider“) für nicht gleichmäßige, frei geformte
Ganzglasfassaden können mit den DMF-Verfahren hergestellt
werden. Eine Vielzahl leicht unterschiedlicher Einzelstücke
kann durch den Einsatz der Rapid-Verfahren kostengünstiger
hergestellt werden, als mittels einer 15-Achs-CNC-Anlage.
Ein funktionales Bauteil mit weniger Einzelteilen birgt weniger
Störungspotential in sich.

38. RM Façade
Imagined by: Marcel Bilow, Leonie van Ginkel, Holger Strauss
To use Integrated in a honeycomb structures this
rotating window controls light transmission.
Alternative kinds of applications can be micro ducts,
lenses and fans or sun shading devices that fold like
bat’s wings.

53. Roadmap Facades

54. International Facade Master
TU Delft / The Netherlands
Hochschule OWL / Germany
Hochschule Luzern / Swiss
Universidad del Pais Vasco - San Sebastian / Spain
University of Bath / United Kingdom

55. Bath
San Sebastian
Luzern
Delft
Detmold
TU Delft / The Netherlands
Hochschule OWL / Germany
Hochschule Luzern / Swiss
Universidad del Pais Vasco - San Sebastian / Spain
University of Bath / United Kingdom

56. european façade network MOBIL
work program „emerging envelopes“ 2013-2016
powered by Alcoa Foundation and
Architecture for Humanity
A cooperation of
TU Delft – the Netherlands and
Hochschule OWL – Germany

57. The Future Envelope / Delft - Bath
FacadeXX / Detmold - Luzern
The Future Envelope / Delft 18.06.2015
Fassade2015 / Detmold 27.11.2015

58. Journal of
Façade Design and Engineering
· Architecture
· Building Engineering
· Structural Design
. Structural Glass
· Climate Design
· Energy Generation
· Building Services Engineering
· Building Physics
· Design Management
· Facility Management
Open acces journal:
http://www.iospress.nl/journal/journal‐of‐facade‐design‐
and‐engineering/
Contact: jfde‐bk@tudelft.n
IOS Publischer

59. Birkhäuser Verlag (Berlin)
Facades – 2007/2014
Components and Elements - 2009
Systems – 2012
Façade Physics - 2015
Advanced Facades - 2017
Principles of Construction

60. 010 Rotterdam
Imagine 01 - Facades - 2008
Imagine 02 - Deflatabels – 2008
Imagine 03 – performance driven envelope – 2011
Imagine 04 – rapids – 2009
Imagine 05 – energy – 2011
Imagine 06 – Reimagine facades – 2012
Imagine 07 – Reimagine housing – 2012
Imagine 08 – concretabel - 2015
imagine

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Vielen Dank für die Aufmerksamkeit!
Grazie per l‘attenzione!
Prof. Dr. Ing Ulrich Knaack
uk@pduk.de
Technical University Delft
Faculty Architecture
Department Architectural Engineering and Technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack / Chair Design of Construction
Julianalaan 134
2628 CR Delft / The Netherlands
T: +31 (0)152784202
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften
ISM+D – Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack / Lehrgebiet Fassadentechnik
Franziska-Braun-Strasse 3
64267 Darmstadt / Germany
T: +49 (0)6151162537
imagine envelope
Mathenesserdijk 337
3026 GD Rotterdam
T: +31 (0)620358179
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www.facadeworld.com