Projects

Smart Materials

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

in cooperation with TU Delft 2010
Architect (IBA): Architectuurcentrale Thijs Asselbergs, Haarlem/ Niederlande and SHAU, Rotterdam/ Niederlande
Photo: TU Delft

The Experimental House IN4M is positioned at the crossroads of sociological and technical innovation by the use of new and high tech materials and planning methodologies. In combination with ecological timber products and recycled products from straw different types of materials have been integrated into this House of the Future. The Smart Energy Glass, for instance, is based on a liquid crystal technology and can be switched to different degrees of transparency. The energy for this is generated by the glass itself and the light transmission ranges from transparent to opaque and translucent – different g-value included.

HSV 21, Herschbach, Germany

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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO DETAIL DESIGN

Herschbach / Germany 2012
Client: Herschbacher Sportverein, Herschbach / Germany
Architect: Markus Holzbach Architekten, Koblenz / Germany
Photo: Gros Fotografie, Stuttgart / Germany

Right from the beginning until completion TEUFEL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS accompanied the conception, planning and construction of this experimental building made of timber with metal components. Continue reading →

Liechtenstein Expo 2010

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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO TENDER DOCUMENTS

Vaduz / Liechtenstein 2010
Client: Fürstentum Liechtenstein, Vaduz / Liechtenstein
Architect: Sabine Kranz, Paris / France with Gaiser Architekten, Karlsruhe / Germany
General contractor: Nüssli, Hüttwilen / Switzerland
Photo: Nüssli, Hüttwilen / Switzerland

The small pavilion in Vaduz has aptly been described as a “sky full of 158 banners”. By video it transmits images and impressions from the EXPO 2010 in Shanghai. For this purpose the already existing information center has been encircled by an 11 m tall spaceframe of 14 m x 14 m. Continue reading →

Fort Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN TO TENDER DOCUMENTS

Abu Dhabi / UAE 2009 – 2010
Client: Abu Dhabi Culture & Heritage
Architect: ASL, London / UK
with Strauss Architekten, Stuttgart / Germany
General contractor: Nüssli, Hüttwilen / Switzerland
Photos: Kudy Reuteler, Hüttwilen / Switzerland

The client brief was an almost impossible challenge to the engineers: In the centre of Abu Dhabi a temporary exhibition and information building should be conceived in such a way that it can be taken down several times and then rebuilt in different locations. Continue reading →

Beach club “Bries”

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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO TENDER DOCUMENTS,
WORKSHOP DRAWINGS (STEEL),
MEMBRANE STRUCTURE

Noordwijk / Netherlands 2009
Client: Bries, Noordwijk / Netherlands
Architect: Studio Akkerhuis Paris / Frankreich
with Philipp Molter, Munich / Germany
Photo: nilles graphic design Noordwijk aan Zee /
Netherlands

Every year during the summer months at the beach of Noordwijk a temporary culinary pavilion is being built. The steel, timber and membrane construction provides protection against the sun, wind and rain but at the same time opens up the uncluttered view of the sea. Continue reading →

“Poly Stella” Sculpture

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SCHEMATIC DESIGN TO DETAIL DESIGN

Tokyo / Japan 2008 – 2009
Conceptual design: Carsten Nicolai, Berlin /
Germany
Photo: Galerie EIGEN + ART Leipzig-Berlin /
Germany with PaceWildenstein New York / USA
also refer: Bauwelt 41/2009

The polyhedron is a representative model of organically grown forms of organisation in nature. The stainless steel sculpture, made of Alucobond and steel with a diameter of 3.5 m, was erected in a public square in Tokyo. Its structural complexity represents at the same time an abstract impression of the evolutionary process as well as an insight into the significant demands on the construction.

Biogas plants

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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO TENDER DOCUMENTS,
WORKSHOP DRAWINGS (STEEL), EXPERT REPORT

Germany / Switzerland since 2007
Client: Biogas plants companies

Increasingly biomass is becoming a relevant part in the mix of renewable energies. Contrary to solar and wind energy, biogas is constantly available as it can be stored in special tanks and containers. Therefore, the design and the planning of the gas containers are absolutely essential to secure the safety and efficiency of this new alternative means of energy supply. Continue reading →

Multipurpose hall “Giertsen”

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ALL PHASES, WORKING DRAWINGS (STEEL),
MEMBRANE GENERAL PLANNER

Bergen / Norway 2008 – 2011
Client: W. Giertsen HallSystem AS, Bergen / Norway
Architect: Holzbach Architekten, Koblenz / Germany
Photo: Holzbach Architekten, Koblenz / Germany

The underlying structural concept for this textile multipurpose hall is the use of a double-layer membrane which stretches across two mirrored curvilinear girders. In this instance the membrane combines more than one purpose: Load bearing with the help of the outer membrane, thermal insulation by the use of glass wool, maximum daylight penetration, a high degree of pre-fabrication and a fast assembly. Continue reading →

Industrial sheds Dublin bay

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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO TENDER DOCUMENTS, CUTTING PATTERNS

Dublin / Irland 2008
Client: Powerplastics, Thirsk / UK
Photo: Powerplastics, Thirsk / UK

In former times metal shed roofs uniformly covered all kinds of industrial buildings. Nowadays membrane roofs can reach this goal quicker and more economically. In this instance the benefit is not only one of cost and time but an aesthetic one as well. Continue reading →

Architonic exhibition stand imm 2008

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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN TO DETAIL DESIGN

Cologne / Germany 2008
Client: Architonic
Architect: LAVA, Stuttgart, Sydney / Australien
Photo: geeLy, Zurich / Switzerland

The simple and lean elegance in combination with a quick and easy construction method is entirely due to the choice of material. Here aesthetic quality interacts almost effortlessly with efficiency. Continue reading →