Key：Metrostudio Architecture Trip

项目概况:

Wilo designed by Benthem Crouwel Architects and located in Zaanstad, the Netherlandscovers a construction area of 1300 square meters. A tubular volume of the building is wrapped by a welded aluminum facade as a spectacular sloping cantilever above the water. Wilo Nederland’s core business in manufacturing water pumps inspired the design ofthis company building. The end facades are the representative facades to the forecourt and the water and are as transparent as possible. By contrast, the side facades are more closed and protect against the traffic noise on the Westzanerweg. The form and materials of the building add an extra dynamism to this road and enhance the experience for passing motorists. The roof is made of light, profiled-steel sheeting. To enjoy the benefits of concrete — preventing rapid warming and overheating of the interior — the grooves in the steel sheetsare partly filled with concrete. Two pipes, channelled through the concrete ineach groove, provide for the cooling and, if necessary, heating, in addition to the main heating system in the floor. To match the accumulative capacity of acomplete concrete roof, the designers used a special concrete mixture. The addition of grains with paraffin wax to the concrete means that excess warmth can be stored without affecting the temperature of the material. The uppersurface of the sheet is perforated and fitted with acoustic insulation. The result: a light weight roof with the accumulative capacity of concrete and good acoustic properties.