Make Material City

TU Berlin, Chair of Sustainable Urban Design, Prof. Raoul Bunschoten, 2016 The module engages into the research, design and development of an architectural prototype. Small scale. Medium scale. Analog – Digital – Computational – Communicating Alexander Brauer ‘Bioplastics as ‘infill’ paneling component to a voronoi tesselated structure’ This project tests the possibilities of adopting to the usage of bioplastic as …

TUB Prototypes – shape memory alloy shading

The prototype using ‘shape memory alloy springs’ presents a first prototype for a shading device. It derived from a series of folding tectonics, slotting in the hinges, steel springs and copper wiring between the dual layers of the flaps and base. From the previous prototype of developing only a single wings, now six wings had to be integrated with each …

TUB project: CityLab City Maker – Denkfabrik Stadtfabrik

at TU Berlin, Chair of Sustainable Urban Design, Prof. Raoul Bunschoten, 2016 The Tempelhof airport building as an incubator to address Berlin’s housing crisis. The former Tempelhof airport building is like a theatre set in search for a strong play and its characters. It is one of the largest buildings in Europe and sets the scene for the most symbolic …