Innovative display technique for the building envelope: A research on electrowetting as smart glazing

This thesis is about electrowetting. Electrowetting is an advanced display technique that is going to take a part in the display competition against LCD screens and LED displays. Display techniques are becoming very important for the building envelope. The desire to have a responsive or adaptive building skin has never been as serious as the...

The Comfort Unit: Developed as part of a Climate Adaptive Skin

In what way would a façade be able to create a comfortable indoor office environment using only the indoor and outdoor environment as its energy sources? The low (average) outdoor temperatures in The Netherlands suggest that the outdoor climate is cold enough to cool the indoor climate through ventilation with fresh outdoor air without resorting...

Graphic statics in funicular design: Calculating force equilibrium through complementary energy

This thesis develops a new methodology for generating thrust diagrams in statically indeterminate structures, and offers an example of how this method can be used to design a form active structure that changes its configurations according to the changing load conditions.