Within the facade development there is an important difference within the optimization process. One can either optimize each function within its own component or the complexity of the facade can be solved by optimizing the facade study case as a whole. Charlotte Heesbeen shows how the facade as a whole can be optimized through an integral facade design, while analyzing the potentials as well as the threats using her MSc3 project of the International Facade Master (graduation specialization) as an example.

1. (Inter)national Facades
Mini conference
Faculty of Architecture,
TU Delft, The Netherlands
28 May 2009
U Delft)
a rlotte He esbeen ( T
(M Sc3 pr ojec t)
Ch
lF acade D esign
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2. R&D project | Part of International Facade Master
Charlotte Heesbeen
Graduate Student | BT
28th May 2009

3. Master BT
MSc 1 and 2 1st Q of MSc 3 Graduation

4. Master BT
MSc 1 and 2 1st Q of MSc 3 Graduation
Objective of the design project:
to look at the facade as a product in order to obtain fresh ideas for
facade development

5. ? International facade
Dutch facade
MY VISION FOR THE FUTURE =
INTEGRAL FACADE DESIGN
> Dutch-national facade

6. What is integral design?
Examples of integral design
Integral FACADE design

8. contain tea
to be picked up
stand

9. contain tea glass cup
to be picked up ear
stand foot

11. contain tea
to be picked up glass cup
stand

12. - Minimized use of material

13. - Minimized use of material
- Efficient combination functions

14. - Minimized use of material
- Efficient combination functions
- Synchronized functions

15. Coffee cup - Bodum Babies’ Fork and Spoon in One by Bambu
Bone chair Joris Laarmann Waterbicycle

16. Coffee cup - Bodum Babies’ Fork and Spoon in One by Bambu
Bone chair Joris Laarmann Waterbicycle

17. Coffee cup - Bodum Babies’ Fork and Spoon in One by Bambu
Bone chair Joris Laarmann Waterbicycle

18. Coffee cup - Bodum Babies’ Fork and Spoon in One by Bambu
Bone chair Joris Laarmann Waterbicycle

19. 2009 BMW R1200RT

20. Smartbox cepezed

21. Schüco E2-Facade

22. HyperGreen Tower by Jacques Ferrier

23. Potzdammer Platz Berlin

24. Integral design =
interdisciplinary design >
optimal design from each point of view

25. Integral design =
interdisciplinary design >
optimal design from each point of view
minimized use of material
< > synchronisation all functions
less materials > more life cycles

33. exterior interior

40. Integral design is the future of all facades
- optimal product
- hard to adapt

41. Thank you for your attention!

42. (Inter)national Facades
Mini conference
Faculty of Architecture,
TU Delft, The Netherlands
28 May 2009
U Delft)
a rlotte He esbeen ( T
(M Sc3 pr ojec t)
Ch
lF acade D esign
Integra