Continuation of the research into 3D printed local river clay in combination with natural local additives. Read more »
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Architecture & Research
3D printing with local river clay – Part 1
Hands-on experiments; first small steps toward a large-scale application for 3D printed local river clay in combination with natural local additives. Read more »
Hospice building in Chipata – update
Beginning of this year the building of the hospice in Chipata, Zambia started. Read more »
Moving Bricks Around and Around
First experiments with the new ABB robot at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) Read more »
Official opening of Sundaymorning@EKWC
3D printed column at the grand opening of the Sundaymorning@EKWC / European Ceramic Workcentre in Oisterwijk. Read more »
Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop in Buffalo – New York
A workshop program dedicated to the experimentation of large-scale applications for ceramic components Read more »
Print&Burn 3D printing with clay & more
Print& Burn; a continuation of my recent research into 3D printing with clay at the European Ceramic Work Centre. Read more »
3dprintingarchitecture.net
In order to stimulate the discussion about large-scale 3D printing, I started 3dprintingarchitecture.net, which is a combination of a blog, Linkedin-discussion group and a Facebook page: Read more »
Rethink the way we design
Interview with Salomé Galjaard for 3dprintingarchitecture.net
“That looks really scary, that thing! I can’t make anything of it, what it is.” said the waitress when she saw the 3D printed metal node on the table in front of us. Read more »
Dreaming of 3D printing ‘zero-mile’ homes, using local natural materials.
Interview with WASP for 3dprintingarchitecture.net
WASP (World’s Advanced Saving Project) was founded in 2012 by Massimo Moretti. The project focusses on the development of 3D printing by researching materials and 3D print systems, based on the desire to leave behind a better world and on the trust that technology will make this happen. Read more »
Mapping 20 years of 3D printing in Architecture
Last years we have seen a boom of projects, researches and other initiatives in the field of 3d printing related to architecture. In order to have an overview of what is going on and where I decided to collect all projects I came across in a database and plot them on a time line relating them to a location on the world map. Read more »
Digital tools for Cape Town
Working with DASUDA on the Wingfield location as a case study for a demonstration of an integrated approach with new digital tools on water and traffic. Read more »
3D printing clay @EKWC
Working at Sundaymorning@ekwc; exploring the possibilities of 3D printing ceramics for architectural use. Read more »
CNC@EKWC
Working at Sundaymorning@ekwc; exploring the possibilities of digital manufacturing ceramics in architecture. Read more »
Renovated familiy home
Renovation and extension of a former farm into a contemporary family home. Read more »
New animation for the Hospice
Chuck Bekker made a nice 3d animation for the Hospice Project in Zambia. Read more »
Wonderlab “24 Hour City – All Inclusive”
Elstudio participates in the Wonderlab exhibition in Vienna From August 7th till August 25th the Alte Halle at Architekturzentrum Wien. Read more »
National Archives South Sudan
Shortlisted design for the National Archives in South Sudan chosen for the last round by the Council of Ministers. Read more »
Studio for Unsolicited Architecture
For the Studio for Unsolicited Architecture team New UTility researched to which extent a New Energy Landscape (harvesting renewable energy in an urban setting) could be a solution to revive Business Parks with a large amount of vacancy. For a test case they took the famous Amsterdam Amstel III area. Read more »
Sustainable African Metropolis (SAM)
‘The Sustainable African Metropolis’ (SAM) is a research project about sustainable development of the future African Metropolis. Read more »
Sustainable hospice building in Chipata Zambia.
Design for a hospice for the palliation of terminally ill patient’s in Chipata, Zambia. Read more »
Detached house in Almere
7 houses on 7 adjacent plots designed by 7 architect. Elstudio has designed one of the seven detached houses in the Homeruskwartier in Almere. Read more »
Urban care homes with rural quality
City Farm is a concept for housing combined with care; living in groups in an urban environment with rural quality. Care is customized and shared with the group. Read more »
How to defines the shape of a farm?
2nd prize in the competition “‘Een boerderijenfamilie voor de Overdiepse Polder: eenheid in verscheidenheid” for the project “Wat maakt een boerderij?”
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Sustainable houseboat add-on
Honorable Mention in the competition “Duurzaam Drijvend Wonen” for E-Vlot; a concept for autarkic units which aim to increase self-sustainability of houseboats. Read more »
New square for Amsterdam West
The Open Monument takes over the August Allebéplein creating a platform in the form of a monumental plinth, the plinth is the square and the square is the plinth. Read more »
Floating sustainable urbanism
FINALIST in the 2nd Advanced Architecture Contest
WINNER in the World Architecture Community Awards 2009
Self.Urb focus on the possibility of building extensively over water, tackling the current issue of the raising sea level, in an environmental manner. It creates a ‘floating city’. Read more »
Green masterplan for Cairo
“Ramses Park” is a masterplan for a sustainable redevelopment of the Ramses square area in Cairo. A sustainable city needs green. Located at the base of the Nile delta, Cairo has good soil for building parks. Read more »
Digitally prefabricated pavilion
The paVilion is a proposal for the Art Fund Pavilion Competition. The paVilion is constructed with the FACIT Building System, ‘a new digital method for fabrication using computer controlled machines’. Read more »
Self sufficient sustainable kiosks
Honorable mention
Date: 2008/6/9
Subject: Design idea competition kiosks Pastoor Joorenplein
To: BNA Kring West Brabant
Cc: “JCDecaux” Read more »
Parametric facade design
ELstudio designs the parametric computer generated facade for a building complex in Herning, one of the fastest growing cities in Denmark. Read more »
Sustainable research station on the Seychelles
The Aldabra Research Station is a scientific unit devoted to the study of the uniqueness of the ecological and biological conditions of Aldabra.
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Villa Almera!
One of the first things people do after buying a house in the suburbs is to fence their plot so they can truly enjoy a taste of the ‘countryside lifestyle’. Read more »
Mobile exhibition pavilion Mobex
The Mobex is a mobile exhibition pavilion touring different locations in the Volgerlanden, a new housing development under-construction in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht ( Vinex location). Read more »
Floating exhibition pavilions
Honorable mention in the competition ‘Casa Casla’ Almere
2×4=24 is a design project for two floating exhibition pavilions in Almere. One of the pavilions is meant to be used as an architecture exhibition space, the other as an archaeological exhibition space. Read more »
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