Valkenburg
Year
2019
Location
Katwijk aan Zee
Client
Rijksvastgoedbedrijf
(Government Property Agency)
At the former Valkenburg Airport, the first building has been sustainably transformed by Superuse.
Building 326 has had a makeover. The typical industrial character remains, but is upgraded from a garage cluster to comfortable studios for small-scale production workplaces.
The existing building was designed very functionally with a concrete supporting structure. The cavity wall and the roof were not insulated, so in order to make the building suitable for production workplaces, it was fully insulated. Furthermore, there were only overhead lights, so extra light and visibility are needed for nice working spaces.
Window frames were harvested and used here to make an open and transparent south facade.
The green roof in combination with the solar panels enables an optimal solar energy harvest as well as climate comfort for the user. Further, the plants trap fine dust and allowing the delayed drainage of rainwater.
