DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROJECT
The TUe Atlas project concerns the renovation of the old 'main building' of the TU/e. The existing building has been renovated, whereby the function and layout have also been partly changed. The building comprises 2 basement layers, a low-rise building consisting of 2 layers and a high-rise building consisting of 10 layers. In addition to educational functions, the building (and the renovated parts) also accommodates catering, offices for the Executive Board, the housing department and various ancillary activities (lecture halls, conference centers, student clubs, etc.). The building has received a BREEAM Outstanding delivery certificate, is gas-free and amply complies with the BENG.
The most durable educational building
The building is characterized by great flexibility in layout because the learning environment changes every four years. A flexible design has been chosen by means of a layout-independent infrastructure to which the rooms can be connected. An optimal layout requirement has been made to which the installations in the rooms can be connected and can thus be arranged afterwards. In terms of capacities, the installations are designed for maximum people presence in terms of ventilation and data/toilets. The integration of laboratories/research areas now and in the future has also been prepared in the infrastructure.
The building is integrally designed in a BIM model and complies with BREEAM Outstanding. This makes it the first educational building in the Netherlands to meet this requirement.
Photos / images: Team V Architecture – Jannes Linders / Egbert de Boer, Glenn Mostert Photography, Valstar Simonis – Ronald Gout
Our assignment
Valstar Simonis is responsible for the technical installation design of Atlas. The ventilation is controlled on the basis of CO2 presence and is therefore self-regulating. Climate ceilings regulate the temperature in office environments and consultation/concentration rooms. These climate ceilings are designed in such a way that reuse is easily possible in the event of later layout changes.
The lighting is designed as Smart Energy-saving Lighting (SEL). This means that all fixtures are LED and are powered from the ICT (Power over Ethernet). Each fixture has its own IP address and is software linked to a room. Due to a well-thought-out layout of the lighting, a software intervention will suffice when changes in the rooms are made. Switching is done on the basis of presence and individual setting via an app.
In this way it is possible to choose educational rooms, meeting rooms, offices, etc. in the building at any time, with minimal intervention in the installation design. By designing smartly, the chosen design philosophy also contributes to the sustainability ambition of the TUe.
The building, which has been integrally designed in a BIM model, complies with BREEAM Outstanding and is therefore the first educational building in the Netherlands to comply with this. After the renovation of the building, CO2 emissions were reduced by 80%. This also makes this a NZEB building. After the design in BIM, this design/BIM model was taken over by the implementing parties. Valstar Simonis did the quality control in the implementation.
Valstar Simonis is responsible for the technical installation design of Atlas. The ventilation is controlled on the basis of CO2 presence and is therefore self-regulating. Climate ceilings regulate the temperature in office environments and consultation/concentration rooms. These climate ceilings are designed in such a way that reuse is easily possible in the event of later layout changes.
The lighting is designed as Smart Energy-saving Lighting (SEL). This means that all fixtures are LED and are powered from the ICT (Power over Ethernet). Each fixture has its own IP address and is software linked to a room. Due to a well-thought-out layout of the lighting, a software intervention will suffice when changes in the rooms are made. Switching is done on the basis of presence and individual setting via an app.
In this way it is possible to choose educational rooms, meeting rooms, offices, etc. in the building at any time, with minimal intervention in the installation design. By designing smartly, the chosen design philosophy also contributes to the sustainability ambition of the TUe.
The building, which has been integrally designed in a BIM model, complies with BREEAM Outstanding and is therefore the first educational building in the Netherlands to comply with this. After the renovation of the building, CO2 emissions were reduced by 80%. This also makes this a NZEB building. After the design in BIM, this design/BIM model was taken over by the implementing parties. Valstar Simonis did the quality control in the implementation.
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