Prof. Stefan Krötsch from the HTWG Konstanz and Prof. Andreas Kretzer from the HFT Stuttgart presented photographs and models showing the research project and the possible use of formwork elements in various real laboratories in Baden-Württemberg at the final event with all project participants.
In addition to aesthetic and functional aspects, the exhibition shed light on the practicability of reuse and the specific challenges of upcycling on a large scale with structural engineering, legal and life cycle assessment issues. At an interactive exhibition station, visitors can experience the real-life laboratories and dimensions of the reused components on a 1:1 scale and try their hand at their own virtual buildings.
Stuttgart 210 - think ahead build ahead!
Over the course of two years, an interdisciplinary team from the universities of Konstanz Stuttgart and Karlsruhe investigated pioneering concepts on how the innovative reuse of formwork elements from the construction of Stuttgart's new main railway station can make an ecological contribution to the construction sector by conserving raw materials and reducingCO2 emissions.
Is re-use suitable for everyday use?
How can the value of the formwork be increased through upcycling? How can the original geometry of used elements be preserved as far as possible? Is re-use suitable for everyday use? Prof Stefan Krötsch from the HTWG Konstanz and Prof Andreas Kretzer from the HFT Stuttgart presented plans, photographs and models showing the research project and the possible use of formwork elements in various real-world laboratories in Baden-Württemberg.
Virtual reality and models made of soap
In addition to the information on the research project and plans for the real-world laboratories, the team from HFT Stuttgart had produced architectural models on a scale of 1:20 made of transparent soap, which show the real-world laboratories in Ingersheim - the first completed real-world laboratory - as well as in Vaihingen and Mannheim: based on prehistoric amber inclusions, building volumes made of soap fix the associated formwork elements in their position and give an idea of the inner workings of primary re-use constructions. An interactive VR application was also developed at HFT Stuttgart. Using a VR headset, visitors were able to experience the real-life laboratories and dimensions of the reused components on a 1:1 scale with the - now feather-light - formwork elements and try their hand at their own virtual buildings.
Text: Esther Reinwand (proHolz)
International IMIAD workshop follow-up report
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International IMIAD workshop project
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Project participants
Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences | Faculty of Architecture and Design
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Kretzer
Working on design topics in the research project
Workshop real-world laboratory Ingersheim
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Kretzer (workshop leader)
Dipl-Des. Melissa Acker (academic assistant workshop)
Exhbition
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Kretzer (presentation of the research content)
Prof. Dr Philipp Reinfeld and Norbert Pape (‘Virtual Formworks 210’)
Achim Birnbaum (Photography)
Katharina Stickel M.A. (research assistant exhibition)
Daniel Gäfgen M.A. (research assistant model making)
Workshop Interior Design programme
Jürgen Aldinger, Romano Bianchi, Elisabeth Bokesch, Willi Mauch (workshop and exhibition)
Christoph Bielmeyer (exhibition), Holger Bitterberg (3D printing model making)
Other project participants
Konstanz University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
Timber Construction Campaign Baden-Württemberg, proHolz Baden-Württemberg, Züblin Timber
