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298 Housing Blocks ("Schots") 1 and 2 in Groningen 2006 0 3 Concept DETAil DETAIL Concept 200603 Process

Section through schots 2, dwelling type G ---=tl~m~__ --.l1~'!1 roof construction: 50 mm thermal insulation 7 50 mm floor finishing,s
scale 1:20 50 em layer of gravel vapour barrier (variable according to tenants' wishes)
EPDM sealing layer 0-50 mm concrete to falls 250 mm reinforced concrete filigree slab v
o Schots 2: street facade to dwellings
100 mm thermal insulation 180 mm reinforced concrete slab inlaid ventilation ducts for dwellings
E Schots 2: patio
vapour barrier 5 6 mm laminated safety glass 8 floor over supermarket:
F Schots 2: courtyard facade to dwellings with un­
0-100 mm concrete to falls balustrade 50 mm floor finishings
glazed framed openings to roof terrace 70 + 180 mm reinforced concrete 6 prefabricated facade element (variable according to tenants' wishes)
filigree slab 930/2,550 mm: 100 mm reinforced concrete slab
Michel de Lange is senior architect of DAAD Archi­
2 fixed double glazing: 19 mm sawn cedar boarding, painted 140 mm thermal insulation
tects in Beilen and was responsible for the detailed
6 mm + 8 mm glass + 34/71 mm battens 400 mm reinforced concrete slab
planning of this project.
15 mm cavity windproof paper suspended soffit
3 cedar frame, painted grey 5 mm compressed fibreboard 9 illuminated supermarket sign
4 roof terrace construction: 140 mm insulation between 10 0550 mm reinforced concrete column
22/60 mm grooved cedar strips 381140 mm wood framing in supermarket
2 on 22 mm battens vapour barrier 11 floor over garage: 170 mm floor finishings
sealing layer 2x 12.5 mm gypsum fibreboard 450 mm reinforced concrete slab

Facades to "schots" 2
In section 2 of the scheme, all faces of the
building are clad with western red cedar
boarding. One of the main aims of this was to
unify the various parts of the complex with
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their different heights and to create a cohe­
sive, cubic form, Where two tracts abut each
other, a dwelling unit is omitted. The timber
facade is drawn over this void as a free­

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standing wall - with framed but unglazed

window opening - to form an intimate, half­


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open external patio space (ill. E). The roof I
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too, the timber facade continues at the same

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1 South facade Summary of energy concept:


Gaining and Saving Energy
2 Graph of energy
yield/consumption
south-facing, elongated building volume
3 Soiar panels at edge fully glazed south face
of roof balconies on south face provide sun­
4 Diagram of solar­ shading
energy use peM elements and thermal storage mass
5 Part of north facade
pitched roof covered entirely with PV
installation
connection to electricity network
ventilation plant with heat recovery
underfloor heating with geothermal heat
transfer
Photovoltaic panels with thin-film cells
highly insulated, airtight north facade

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Maximization of passive solar yield careful articulation of the edge details of the roof. The thin-film
The fully open south face ensures good daylightlng of the office
cells that were chosen, manufactured by First Solar, are em­
spaces and affords generous views out of the building. This fa­
bedded between two panes of glass and were supplied as mod
cade is regularly articulated by a four-metre grid, and in every
ules with clip-in connections.
--+--­ bay there Is a room-height glazed door. Scope Is thus provided
The entire installation has a capacity of 44,600 Wp, whic'h repre­
for members of the staff to step outside on to the suspended
sents an anticipated power generation of 40,000 kWh per an­
balconies, which are of far greater value than simple access
num. This covers the energy needed to operate the whole of the
strips for cleaning the windows. The balconies also provide
building technology as well as the requisite power for office op­
shade and protect the Interior from the summer sun at a high an­
erations (ill, 2). In other words, if one takes the total energy re­
gie of inclination. In addition, roller blinds prevent direct access
quirements as a yearly average, this is a genuine zero-energy
of sunlight and the glare caused when the sun is at a low angle
building. The plant Is linked up to the electricity network, so that
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of inclination. Between the areas of transparent glazing are bays


surpluses and shortages in capacity resulting from weather con­
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with translucent GlassX elements that serve to bring diffuse light


ditions and the time of year can be balanced out. To ensure op­
into the interior even when all roller blinds are down. These rela­
timum control of the Installation, the solar power plant is ope­
i tively uncommon panes of glass filled with a salt hydrate - a so­
rated by the electricity works of the canton of Zurich (EKZ), and
called phase-change material (PCM) - store the warmth of the
it was also financed by this organization. Marche International
sun and release it later into the interior. They thus reproduce the
purchases a quarter of the solar-power production back from
effect of thermal storage mass, which is not available, of course,
EKZ; the rest is sold via the solar-energy exchange, which
with a timber form of construction.
shows that a zero-energy balance is not a feature of an isolated
Further measures include floors weighted with chippings in the
architectural object It can be achieved only by linking up with
lower part, which increases the thermal mass as well as improv­
existing networks.
ing the impact-sound insulation.

rnrrrr····· While the south facade draws thermal energy Into the building

(depending on the time of year and weather conditions). the

shed roof, with its 12° south-facing pitch. Is covered completely

with photovoltalc cells and acts as a power generator. The

Minimizing energy losses


An outstanding energy balance of this kind depends on losing
as little as possible of the energy that has been gained. The
other three sides of the building, therefore, form a highly Insu­
anthracite-coloured solar modules form a scale-like skin, making
lated and carefully sealed skin. With a generously dimensioned

1 a tile or sheet-metal covering superfluous. Whereas attempts to

incorporate photovoltaic elements into the skins of buildings of­

ten create an overstated impression, the measures undertaken

here are of a high design quality. This applies both to the overall

34-cm layer of insulation, the walls have an overall thickness of


45 cm and are penetrated by openings that, In view of their rela·
tively small size, look out on to the surrounding crests of the
trees a bit like picture-frame windows. Their regular arrangemer
Vertical blind
2x 80/15 mm steel flats l appearance of the support office - even though the gently shim­
and the calm, horizontal spruce facade boarding conjure an im­
mering roof surface is for the most part out of sight - and to the
pression of a harmonious, introverted volume.

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• Hot water 45,000 -,

40,000
kWh/a

• Ventilation

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35,000

30,000
Roof space
(unheated)
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250 mm concrete pipe


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filled with concrete 25,000
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Diverse needs South face: large areas of
North face: small
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20,000 glazing; approx, 50%
areas of glazing
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TherrNI storage GlassX as thermal storage
• EDP 15,000 mass; balconies provide
mass

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10,000
shade in summer

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5,000 Air intake ~
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south facade
scale 1:25 PV Marche (bUilding) (operations) installation) 2 4' Geothermal grid ~ J 5
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Sections 100 mm wood fibreboard


scale 1 :500 400 mm reinforced concrete
3 27 mm oiled larch planks
Detail sections vapour barrier
scale 1:20 180 mm wood fibreboard
400 mm reinforced concrete
window vent, sandwich construction: 4 sun screen, fabric blinds
21 mm oiled larch board 5 black-out blinds
frame 6 27 mm oiled larch board
60 mm thermal insulation vapour barrier
acoustic insu lation 60 mm wood fibreboard
5 mm heavy grade foil 400 mm reinforced concrete
c::::::J 21 mm oiled larch board 7 built-in cupboard, 27 mm oiled larch
2 27 mm oiled larch board 8 18 mm gypsum-bound plywood,
with 10 mm joints, acoustic mat non-combustible
Cl vapour barrier veneered, hard-waxed larch

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Section 3 aluminium profile Company headquarters in Munich-Riem
scale 1:20 4 acoustic mat,
25-40 mm mineral wool
roof construction: 5 cladding, 20 mm iroko­ Architects:
25 mm gravel veneered plywood Jurke Architects, Munich

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filter mat, loosely laid 6 double glazing:
thermal insulation, 2x 6 mm + 8 mm cavity Assistants:
35 mm extruded polystyrene 7 wall cladding, Peter Glockner (Project Manager),
separation layer, filter mat 30 mm Macael marble Christiane Kern, Markus Flamig,
sealing, two layers 8 exterior wall,
20 mm cement mortar 220 mm reinforced concrete Florian Lippmann
roof floor, trapezoid sheet with 9 textile sunshade 6 Structural engineers:
150 mm concrete topping 10 EPDM bearing Stegerer.zuber.Brand, Munich
2 steel I-section, 500 mm deep 11 light strip
Others involved in the project: see page 235

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scale 1:5000

In the business district of Riem to the east shines like polished marble in the rain, is di­ roof terrace. The materials used contribute
of Munich's trade-fair centre, this monolithic vided into three separate zones, each at a to the atmosphere of simplicity and reserve.
concrete structure turns its back on neigh­ different temperature: offices and exhibition The steel components in the two-storey col­
bouring buildings, positioning its entrance area in the south, the warehouse in the mid­ umn-free warehouse were merely oil-rubbed
instead on the south side. This main front is dle and a delivery courtyard in the north. and flame-treated. The post-and-rail facade
a two-storey, transparent shop window, The different expansion coefficients of the on the south side is of pale birchwood in the
whereas the north elevation, through which in-situ concrete walls are taken into account interior and of coated aluminium profiles on
the actual working operations of the compa­ by incorporating reinforcement and re­ the weather side, Free-spanning textile sun­
ny are reached, presents a more closed as­ straints, without the need for expansion shades give protection here against strong
pect. The only interruption to the continu­ joints. A large trussed girder forms the sun. The matt grey of the exposed concrete
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ous expanse of exposed concrete (see also structural backbone along the main axis, walls, the black asphalt floor and the linear
pp. 190 ff.) is a black sliding gate. The spanning between the stores and the offic­ arrangement of the lighting create a cool,
building's concrete walls, up to 70 cm thick es, and forming the framework for a delicate elegant atmosphere in the exhibition areas.
in places, provide an impressive backdrop glass pavilion above the stairwell. This Only the functional core in the open-plan of­
for the display of contemporary and classi­ serves as an attractive exhibition space and fice sets a contrasting accent with the bright
cal furniture inside. The building, which leads to a wooden viewing platform on the red of the company logo.

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