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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENHANCED BY REYNAERS CURTAIN WALL SYSTEMS
A futuristic distribution centre, with round shapes in steel, glass and aluminium, has recently been built right next to a motorway in Tilburg (Netherlands). Habeon Architecten were commissioned to design the highly sustainable building for Rhenus Logistics. The logistics building is a real breath of fresh air compared with the straightforward warehouses that pollute the horizon along motorways and industrial estates everywhere. Reynaers’ curtain wall system CW 50 was used to meet project criteria based on sustainability and design. Remarkable aspects of this new industrial building include the vastness, the round shapes and the large amount of glass for this type of building. This logistics
centre is highly sustainable because of its use of materials and energy, offering at the same time a pleasant working environment and flexibility.
CURTAIN WALLS The building has large curtain walls to let in as much daylight as possible for an enjoyable atmosphere. The large canopy created by the cut-out in the Tube on the long south side serves as a sun shade for the office and the mezzanine floors behind it. The two elliptical end walls also consist entirely of curtain walls. Portalume Systemen, a specialist in aluminium façade technology, produced, supplied and installed some 3 700m2 of aluminium curtain walls with Reynaers CW 50 profiles. Approximately 95% of the curtain walls are
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machine-made, only the round parts are handmade. The architect’s opinion regarding this choice is that aluminium frames fit perfectly with a distribution centre because they are maintenance-free and create slender details that minimise the visible material and maximise the glass surface.
of the building is now greater than its own consumption. This achievement ensures the building is designed for the future. www.reynaers.co.za Reynaers Curtain Wall 50 is a façade and roof system that offers unlimited design freedom and allows maximum transparency. As such, CW
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The distribution centre was constructed with sustainable materials, automatically dimming LED lighting, triple insulation glass, extra insulation of roofs and the use of heat pumps. The building has now achieved a BREEAM Outstanding certificate with a super-high score of 98.48%. At the end of 2018, the roof was fully equipped with solar panels. The energy production
design and glazing variants, but also includes different technical variants to comply with specified levels of fire-resistance and thermal insulation. The design variants offer solutions for both the exterior and the interior of the building. The glazing variants range from using standard pressure plates, to structurally glazed and structurally clamped solutions.
