a circular innovation hub
Port of Amsterdam has the ambition to become the most innovative and clean harbour. For this reason the company wants to offer an innovation hub for start-ups active in the circular economy, energy transition and digitalisation.
The design is the translation of the client's ambitions. The innovation hub should be as circular as possible, but feasible within the building costs. The building is flexible, demountable and modular. Moreover, only FSC-certified wood is proposed and we aim to use as much biobased materials as possible to reduce CO2-emissions.
Prodock 2.0 consists of 1.523m3 FSC-gecertified wood. By using certified wood, 58.800m² of FSC forests will be protected for 30 years.
The timber structure is designed by Adviesbureau Lüning. Lüning is a structural engineering office specialised in wooden structures. Based on the ambitions of Port of Amsterdam we developed a structural system existing of timber gluelam beams and columns divided in a main grid of 5x5 meters and CLT-walls, resulting in a flexible layout. Moreover, this gave the possibility for prefabrication.
"Glass roof is looking for a second life, are you my new partner?"
The large central hall, the market square, has a glass roof of about 3,000m². Coincidentally, a glass roof was offered at the right time, just five kilometres away. After an analysis by Adviesbureau Lüning, it quickly emerged that the roof would fit well into the design. It was found that the roof is three times more expensive than a new glass roof due to disassembly, storage and reassembly. Current regulations are not geared towards circular construction and there is no guarantee of recycled materials. Unfortunately, the market is not yet ready for it.
ENG - When calculating the material-related CO2 emissions of projects, architect Benjamin Robichon of WRK Architects does not want to fully include the CO2 storage of bio-based materials. There is no Dutch standard for that yet, and he expects that biogenic CO2 storage may eventually be only partially included, perhaps even less than a third. We will not get there with bio-based construction alone, he argues: we have to make concrete more sustainable as well. by Michiel van Raaij
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NL - Bij de berekening van de materiaalgebonden CO2-uitstoot van projecten wil architect Benjamin Robichon van WRK Architecten de CO2-opslag van biobased materialen niet volledig meerekenen. Daar is nog geen Nederlandse norm voor en hij verwacht dat de biogene CO2-opslag uiteindelijk maar deels meegerekend mag worden, misschien zelfs maar voor minder dan een derde. Met alleen biobased bouwen gaan we er niet komen, stelt hij daarom: we moeten ook beton verduurzamen. * door Michiel van Raaij*
Verder lezen? Architectenweb
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