Paleis Het Loo - Valstar Simonis

OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT

The project consists of one complex that houses one of our national museums, the former Royal Palace. Paleis Het Loo is being renovated and expanded to fulfill its role and mission even better in the future: a growing number of visitors, more accessible and more space for exhibitions without changing the face of the palace. That is why the former Royal Palace is undergoing a large-scale renovation and a large underground expansion is being realized.

Apeldoorn

Het Loo Palace Foundation

CAN architects

23.502 m2

Sustainable, preserving monumental elements

Valstar Simonis was commissioned to advise all engineering services (installations, building physics, fire safety and constructions). 'Team Valstar' was formed for this assignment, a team consisting of DGMR, WSP and Valstar Simonis. Each company within Team Valstar has its own experience , quality and expertise brought into the project.The three parties form a close-knit team that acts with one face and together guarantees added value and a higher quality of the end product.

The plans pay a lot of attention to sustainability. The client and project team have the ambition to obtain the BREEAM Excellent certificate.

Our assignment

In the basic design we have arrived at a high-quality building - despite the current monumental requirements of the old building from 1684 - with a healthy, pleasant indoor climate that is suitable for the art collection. The basic design also includes a central building-related power plant for both the electrotechnical and mechanical engineering installations. Goals relating to sustainability, central generation and aesthetic requirements have been maintained.

The basic design includes the following:

Heat and cold generation using a soil storage installation;
Museum climate in old and new spaces, but also in the group space;
Few or no sharp corners in the air duct system: no accumulation of dirt and also sufficient inspection hatches for easy cleaning;
Installations not in sight and preservation of characteristic and monumental elements;
Special finishing of sanitary appliances to make cleaning easier;
Energy recovery from ventilation air; both cold (summer) and heat (winter);
Fully programmable BMS (in which, for example, different operating times of the various building parts can be recorded);
Maintenance-friendly, easily accessible and interchangeable components;
Pumps and fans are equipped with high-efficiency electric motors;
LED-lighting;
Switching of lighting based on presence and daylight.

Photos / images: KAAN architecten / Valstar Simonis

In the basic design, we have arrived at a high-quality building – despite the current monumental requirements of the old building from 1684 – with a healthy, pleasant indoor climate that is suitable for the art collection. The basic design also includes a central building-related power plant for both the electrotechnical and mechanical engineering installations. Goals relating to sustainability, central generation and aesthetic requirements have been maintained.

The basic design includes the following:

Heat and cold generation using a soil storage installation;
Museum climate in old and new spaces, but also in the group space;
Few or no sharp corners in the air duct system: no accumulation of dirt and also sufficient inspection hatches for easy cleaning;
Installations not in sight and preservation of characteristic and monumental elements;
Special finishing of sanitary appliances to make cleaning easier;
Energy recovery from ventilation air; both cold (summer) and heat (winter);
Fully programmable BMS (in which, for example, different operating times of the various building parts can be recorded);
Maintenance-friendly, easily accessible and interchangeable components;
Pumps and fans are equipped with high-efficiency electric motors;
LED-lighting;
Switching of lighting based on presence and daylight.