DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROJECT
The CCNL is the new joint collection building for the national collections of the Dutch Open Air Museum, Museum Het Loo Palace, the Rijksmuseum and the National Office for Cultural Heritage and was completed in 2020. In a sense, the CCNL is the treasure trove of the Netherlands, but the emphasis of the project is on functionality. The compact building has little outside surface, is freely divisible and expandable and above all offers a pleasant working environment.
The CCNL is the most sustainable treasury of the Netherlands
It has a volume structure with a 'head', 'neck' and 'body'. The actual depot, the 'hull', consists of a four-layer volume that, due to concrete core activation with air over all layers, is suitable for both traditional climate control and the Dutch climate model. A single-storey building section in front with a comparable square footprint contains the program of the 'neck' with clear logistics and pleasant, daylight-rich workspaces. The 'head' forms a fully transparent segment at the front, which welcomes both employees and visitors.
The treasury of the Netherlands is sustainable and therefore nominated for various sustainability awards.
Our assignment
Valstar Simonis has carried out all installation-technical design work, including security and transport installations. In addition to the huge depot (>20.000 m2) the complex includes 2 large workshops for research and repair, a reception area where cleaning and disinfection can also take place, a stake and photo studio and an office area.
The bar for sustainability has been set very high for this project. In addition to the passive depot according to the Dutch Denmark model, the indoor climate in the rest of the building must remain within narrow bandwidths. Due to an intensive and interactive collaboration in the design team and the maximum use of the roof surface for solar panels, the new Collection Center has become an energy-producing building with an EPC of 1,849.
The design is BREseum / Valstar SimonisEAM-Outstanding certified (90,62%) and nominated in the Public Sector Projects category for the international BREEAM Awards 2019.
The air-conditioning of the depot area is special. The outer shell with an extremely thick insulating facade is placed over the collections like a kind of inverted cool box. The ground floor, on the other hand, remains uninsulated and in direct contact with the underlying ground, which acts as a very stable temperature buffer.
Photos / images: Rijksmuseum / Valstar Simonis
Valstar Simonis has carried out all installation-technical design work, including security and transport installations. In addition to the huge depot (>20.000 m2) the complex includes 2 large workshops for research and repair, a reception area where cleaning and disinfection can also take place, a stake and photo studio and an office area.
The bar for sustainability has been set very high for this project. In addition to the passive depot according to the Dutch Denmark model, the indoor climate in the rest of the building must remain within narrow bandwidths. Due to an intensive and interactive collaboration in the design team and the maximum use of the roof surface for solar panels, the new Collection Center has become an energy-producing building with an EPC of 1,849.
The design is BREseum / Valstar SimonisEAM-Outstanding certified (90,62%) and nominated in the Public Sector Projects category for the international BREEAM Awards 2019.
The air-conditioning of the depot area is special. The outer shell with an extremely thick insulating facade is placed over the collections like a kind of inverted cool box. The ground floor, on the other hand, remains uninsulated and in direct contact with the underlying ground, which acts as a very stable temperature buffer.
Photos / images: Rijksmuseum / Valstar Simonis
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