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ARCHITECTURE MEETS USABILITY
Both technical and architectural needs
were met with the DELTABEAM® Frame, a
composite structure with components that
are light to transport and fast to install.
“Due to historical reasons, only a few
companies are used to using composites in
the Benelux area. But now that is changing.
Benelux designers and contractors
recognize the benefits composite structures
bring to their projects, like extra strength,
stiffness of the structure, and integrated fire
resistance,” says Wim Zwaan, Managing
Director of Peikko Benelux.
The purpose of the building called for a
lot of technical installations in the ceiling.
“That’s where the DELTABEAM® Frame
comes to its own with its unobstructed
ceiling.”
Also, the architecture benefits from long
spans and almost invisible columns.
“With the DELTABEAM® Frame there
are no obstructions in the ceiling and the
number of supporting columns is lower
than in competing solutions,” Zwaan
describes.
Another striking interior feature of
the new TNO building is the central open
space that cuts through all the floors up
to the glass ceiling. For the facade, there
is a glass curtain wall to complement the
rounded corners.
TROUBLE-FREE COOPERATION
“Our cooperation with Peikko Benelux
was a successful one. The discussions were
started early in the process because the
entire structure was to be prefabricated,”
says Edwin Ouwerkerk, Director of Bakels
en Ouwerkerk Bouwgroep.
The whole frame was engineered by
Peikko in a 3D BIM model.
“A lot of components were integrated.
A good example is the inserts in the edge
beam formwork to be used for fixing the
façades in later stages.”
In addition to the facade shapes, the
beams enhanced on-site safety.
“Prefabricated fixing points were
added for the temporary safety fences,”
Ouwerkerk says.
With the DELTABEAM® Frame there
are no obstructions in the ceiling and
the number of supporting columns is
lower than in competing solutions.
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