1. Bucky Lab – challenges
Dr.-Ing. Marcel Bilow
Head of Bucky Lab
Chair Product Development
& Architectural Engineering

2. named after
Richard Buckminster Fuller

5. W hatever you ca n imagine, you can also build !

6. Hands on …!

17. The Modular Light Shelf
Iris Snijders Blok & Zoen Fan Choi

19. Problem statement
•How can you bring as much daylight as
possible in to a room?
–without changing the layout of the façade
–without blocking the view

20. Light shelves
Theory on light shelves and the downsides
Characteristics:
•Mainly applied in offices
•Only useful at a specific
time of the day
•Undesirable shadow area
•Non adaptable
•Boring in repetition
SShhaaddooww aarreeaa

21. The Modular Light Shelf
Principle and advantages
Triangular elements that:
•Redirect light
•Click together
•Look nice
Advantages:
•Optimal light reflection
•Optional shadow area
•Build your own shape

22. The Modular Light Shelf
An element based shelf that brings light in to your house

23. Optimal light reflection
Rotation of the reflective panels

24. The mechanics
Two rotating systems

29. Problem of current systems

30. Polarisation filters!

31. The working of polarisation filters
Parallel orientation:
Transparent
Perpendicular orientation:
Non transparent

32. How to prevent round windows?

33. By catching the rotation in a
pattern!

34. Step 1 = 100% transparent

35. Step 2 = 75% transparent

36. Step 3 = 25% transparent

37. Step 4 = 0% transparent

38. One glass
panel
moving
One glass
panel fixed

39. Step 1 = 100% transparent

40. Step 2 = 75% transparent

41. Step 3 = 25% transparent

42. Step 4 = 0% transparent

43. Step 1 = 100% transparent

44. Step 2 = 75% transparent

45. Step 3 = 25% transparent

46. Step 4 = 0% transparent

65. Every product
demands ist own
technology

68. Casper van der Meer / fiction factory

69. Casper van der Meer / fiction factory

72. According to size, time,
requirements and budget,
the best digital production
technology will be advised

73. Pie ter Stoutjesdijk

85. system

86. dimension

87. Facade position

88. Ventilation system

89. modules

105. Dr.-Ing. Marcel Bilow
Head of Bucky Lab
Chair Product Development