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Silent moving concrete office version

Silent moving concrete office
Design: 2009
Client: Kikx development Rotterdam
Engineering: ABT Delft

As was the case with the office building Community of Emptiness here, too, the design consisted of the themes of flexibility, specific spatial differences, and economic limiting conditions, such as a favorable gross-net proportion, etc.). The design process consisted of many models with more attention to construction, installation space, and technique.

It was attempted in the design to develop construction and installation techniques concerning each other. The stability of the building stems from the chosen steel construction in the outer wall. This makes it easy to keep the layout of the inner space flexible; stairs and elevators can be installed anywhere in the building. The installation space, usually situated entirely below the floors, is now partly halved. This results in extra high spaces in certain areas. Part of the pipes run alongside the outer wall, parallel to the construction. The exhaust pipe for hot air is concentrated in the spaces with a ceiling.