NCCR DFAB / Integrated 3D Printed Facade
Duration /
2019–2023
Funding /
Swiss National Science Foundation
A/S Team /
V. Piccioni, B. Seshadri, I. Hischier, A. Schlueter
Key Partners /
Gramazio Kohler Research (ETH Zurich)
Digital Building Technologies (ETH Zurich)
Publications /
Piccioni, V., Leschok, M., Grobe, L. O., Wasilewski, S., Seshadri, B., Hischier, I., Schlüter, A., Tuning the Solar Performance of Building Facades through Polymer 3D Printing: Toward Bespoke Thermo-Optical Properties. Adv. Mater. Technol. 2023, 8, 2201200. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202201200
Leschok, M., Cheibas, I., Piccioni, V., Seshadri, B., Schlüter, A., Gramazio, F., Kohler, M., Dillenburger, B., 3D printing facades: Design, fabrication, and assessment methods, Automation in Construction, 2023, 152, 104918, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2023.104918
Piccioni, Valeria, M. Leschok, G. Lydon, I. Cheibas, I. Hischier, B. Dillenburger, M. Kohler, F. Gramazio, and A. Schlueter. 2023. “Printing Thermal Performance: An Experimental Exploration of 3DP Polymers for Facade Applications.” In Proceedings of SBE23, 1196:012063. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Thessaloniki, Greece. https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1196/1/012063
Piccioni, Valeria, Matthias Leschok, Esther Borkowski, Illias Hischier, and Arno Schlueter. 2023. “Challenges in Modelling Thermo-Optical Performance of 3D-Printed Facades: A Cross-Domain Review.” In Proceedings of the 18th IBPSA Conference, 11. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000635325
The building envelope strongly influences energy performance, emissions, occupant comfort and health. Digital fabrication and additive manufacturing allow an entire rethinking of shape and form, as well as the functional performance of building envelopes. On different scales, from local climatic context to physical transport and filtering phenomena on a microscale, the functional performance of an envelope can be influenced on the levels of geometry, material, and computational process.
In a collaborative effort, as part of the National Competence Center in Research (NCCR) DFAB, we research the foundations of future multi-performance facades using integrated computational design and manufacturing processes. Our research focuses on novel approaches for performance-integrated design and multi-scale simulation of heat and mass transfer to unveil the relationship between performance, geometry, material and process parameters.
