New Kids on the Block
6. International NEXT Facade Session presents ambitious industry newcomers and their visionary facade concepts
What creative solutions do these newcomers to the industry have for the sustainable building envelopes of the future? What new facade trends are out there now? These and other exciting questions are the focus of the 6th International NEXT Facade Session on February 22, 2022 at the NEXT Studio in Frankfurt. Moderated by the renowned facade experts Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Knaack (TU Darmstadt/Delft) and Dr.-Ing. Marcel Bilow (TU Delft), the English-language hybrid event will open the stage for visionary concepts and fresh, out-of-the-box ideas.
Imposing facade ideas and 3D-printed joints
Dr.-Ing. Marcel Bilow will fire the starting shot. The facade planer and teacher heads the prototype "Bucky Lab" at the TU Delft. In this role, the expert challenges his master's students twice a year to think about the future of the facade. The intensive study program runs from sketches to functional prototypes on a 1:1 scale. During his presentation, "Dr. Bucky Lab" shows imposing, but also unusual and hilarious facade ideas and aims a courage eye to the future of building envelopes. Dr. Holger Strauß works as an architect, facade planer and project manager and has worked with additive processes in facade technology for years. In his presentation, he discussed the opportunities and advantages of 3D-printed facade joints for the planing, construction and fabrication of complex facades. In her doctoral thesis at the TU Delft, Foteini Setaki is currently looking at the acoustic performance of 3D-printed construction components and reports the way in which noise emissions in interiors and building exteriors can be reduced by certain component geometries. Furthermore, the founder of the start-up "The New Raw" described how she uses old plastic for commercial 3D printing – resource-efficient and sustainable. An exciting topic for the future, including for facade components.
Seaweed on the facade and healthy temperature exchange in the rooms
Kathryn Larsen (TU Delft) is working on an entirely new material for building envelopes. In her area of research, she is studying the use of seaweed in construction – inspired by the seaweed and algea-covered houses of Læsø in North Jutland (Denmark). In doing so, the newcomer has shown how prefabricated seaweed elements can be used as a sort of green panel on roofs and facades, or as additional insulation. Koen Post – Facade specialist at the Dutch project manager BBN – reports on the concept "Being outside inside". The idea behind it is to transfer the climate conditions outside to the interior space. That way, a wide range of climate situations can be created beyond the classic 22°C room temperature in order to support the health and well-being of building users. To conclude, Jürgen Heinzel reports on forward-looking architectural projects. The architect is a partner and co-founder of the Amsterdam office of HPP Architekten and worked previously in a leading position at UN Studio where he was, for example, decisive in the facade concept for the new building for book.com's headquarters in Amsterdam.
Register now – participation free of charge
The English-language event will take place in a hybrid format with a limited number of participants on site (depending on the applicable corona regulations) and as a live stream. Participation is free of charge. Registration is now possible at www.next-studio.de
Rimantas Staknevičius
Baltic Countries Manager / Baltijos šalių vadovas
Mob.:+370 614 63280
Tel.: +370 5 243 22 10
rimantas.staknevicius@hydro.com
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