The shop in Gouda is one of the three Vrijbuiter shops in the Netherlands. It was started in 2008.
de Vrijbuiter
The main competitors are Vervat (Rotterdam), Obelink (Winterswijk), De Wit (Schijndel) and Outdoor XL (Barendrecht).
big flat roof area
storage 52
products, pallets/yr
2808
2808 40
empty office building
pallets, nr/year
building materials like glass and steel
to refillment, nr/year
surface water
paper waste, m³/yr
2808
paper container
paper waste, m³/yr
paper waste, m³/yr
customers
52
12
3120
plastic waste, m³/year
distribution of products
electricity, kWh/yr 5000
air, m3/yr
gas
5000
30 pallets
steenland chocolate production
shop 5000000
new bottles, nr/yr
2808
2808
products, pallets/yr
3120
3120 air, m3/yr
55000 electricity kWh/yr customers nr/yr
20000
bottles nr/yr products, pallets/yr
the food in the restaurant is locally produced
customers electricity
rest-heat, kJ/yr
jan
electricity, kWh/yr 80000
seven principles of sustainability
rainwater
money, euro/yr
feb
mar
apr
jun
may
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
the existing structure and waste material from nearby buildings is re-used wherever possible
dec
year-cycle of energy flows
65000
customers, nr/yr 400000
400000
products de Vrijbuiter
products
less artificial light - and therefore electricity needed because the roof is opened
45 000 products
hot/cool air, m3/yr
electricity, kWh/yr
money
money
60000
10000
customers, nr/yr
air, m3/yr
food
100000
air: heating, cooling, ventilation
60000
biogas, m³/yr
150000
from cyclus
rest-heat, kJ/yr from steenland
water, m³/yr
canteen and offices
50000
rainwater
rainwater
electricity
lighting
water
450 104
104
100000
rest-heat, kJ/yr from shop
rain water, m³/yr from roof
nutrients, kg/yr
visitors, nr/yr
200000
200000
3000
8116
100000
100000
from shop
heat is better isolated by the EFTE foil and the roof captures more heat from the sun
water (greywater, blackwater)
gas
heat loss
customers
customers
organic waste, m³/yr to cyclus
de vrijbuiter
rest-heat, kJ/yr
organic waste, m³/yr to cyclus
500
visitors, nr/yr
restaurant 20000
20000
rest-heat, kJ/yr
6000
from Harm’s fish farm
fruit, kg/yr from nearby greenhouses
from cyclus
cyclifier
5000
rest-heat, kJ/yr
biogas, m³/yr
double floor/space use, no separate building necessary for the tropical garden
new actors
tropical garden
fruit, kg/yr
fish, kg/yr
customers of the Vrijbuiter shop can visit the garden and restaurant and vice versa
waste water, m³/yr
incoming and outgoing flows of de Vrijbuiter
customers, nr/yr
heated by biofuel from Cyclus and rest-heat from Steenland Chocolate
waste (organic, paper, plastic)
450
food, m³/yr
opportunities in the environment
use
new bottles, nr/yr
temporary use of parking space
de Vrijbuiter
3120 empty bottles, nr/yr
N
products on pallets
from Steenland
Its products include bags, tents, garden furniture, boats, swimming pools and barbeques.
external refillment
Its customers come from the western part of the Netherlands, up to 75 km distance. The main reason to visit a Vrijbuiter shop is the price of the products, as it is one of the cheapest outdoor shops in the Netherlands.
heat & CO2
De Vrijbuiter is a camping shop in the to be build Go Stores shopping mall in Goudse Poort, Gouda. It has a shopping area of 8000 m2 and serves 400 000 customers per year.
3000
15000
organic waste, m³/yr to cyclus
2000
new facade
existing interior
Throughputs water on roof rain water, m³/yr
5405
8116 2711
parking space
evaporation, m³/yr cars, nr/yr
200 000
cars out, nr/yr
to basin, m³/yr
50
450 m³
material flow analysis
200 000
the new actors and flows are marked in red
existing Vrijbuiter shop frank van leersum, 2011, atelier cyclifier, rotterdamse academie van bouwkunst