TU Delft’s iWEB Pavilion to be Transformed Into a Climate Research Laboratory

<a title="Spaced iWeb Pavilion Will Be a Cool Sustainability Research Spot at Delft's Technology University and Re-Built By Two Robots" href="http://www.bk.tudelft.nl/en/about-faculty/departments/hyperbody/publicity-and-publications/works-commissions/iweb/" target="_blank">iWeb</a> is a wonderful UFO-shaped pavilion that is being rebuilt by two robots at a new location at <a title="Spaced iWeb Pavilion Will Be a Cool Sustainability Research Spot at Delft's Technology University and Re-Built By Two Robots" href="http://tudelft.nl/en/" target="_blank">Delft's Technology University</a>. Situated just in front of the Dutch city University of Architecture, it was designed as a collaborative effort by BluePrint, Climate City Campus, FMVG, ONL, Hyperbody and partners. Once it's rebuilt, the roof of the redesigned iWEB pavilion will feature of panels and components that can be switched and used for climate research. An icon for innovation, iWEB was first unveiled at the <a title="Spaced iWeb Pavilion Will Be a Cool Sustainability Research Spot at Delft's Technology University and Re-Built By Two Robots" href="http://www.floriade.com/" target="_blank">Floriade World Exhibition</a> in 2002.

Looking like a spaceship that just landed, it primarily functions as a multidisciplinary facility, encouraging cross-disciplinary research and events on the environmental problems of our time.

Currently under restoration and redevelopment due to a fire that harmed it back in 2008, it is getting ready to become a lab for climate research and sustainable solutions as iWEB 3.

iWEB's roof will get a shiny redesign, with each of the triangular panels will embed functionality related to climate change -- think moss, wood, metals and sensors being exposed to the elements --.

With the help of two industrial ABB irb 6400 robots this Hyperbody will self-build its own components.

Using the principles of Swarm Behaviour, managers, architects, urban planners and project developers will all benefit from fast communication and sharing digital information.

This working environment aka Protospace, will allow experts to make fast and informative prototypes of organizational diagrams, spatial designs, planning schemes and project development concepts while saving resources, time and money.