5.4.1 Van Nelle Factory – Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

The Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam has been an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2014. It is also one of the best examples to explain renovation principles and double façade systems.

Building: Van Nelle Factory (renovation)
Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Year: 1999
Architect: WDJ Architecture
Façade engineer: ABT and TU Delft
Partners: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tillmann Klein, Professor of Building Product Innovation at TU Delft, and Prof. Ir. Wessel de Jonge, Professor of Heritage and Design, TU Delft.

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Double façade and renovation principles

How to develop a complex façade?

First idea: design or technology

Translation to design

Dos and don’ts in process?

How to engineer a complex façade?

For a refurbishment project:

Which façade technology?

Right system?

Right material?

How to build a complex façade?

Find the manufacturer

Logistics

Does it work in the end?