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Nemetschek Structural User Contest 2013 - Category 4: Special Projects
Category 4: Special Projects
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Short description │
Amadeus Kalvermarkt
The project concerns the implementation of a new building in the centre of The Hague. It consists
of a parking area in the basement, a shopping area on the first 3 floors, and 6 and 12 floors with
apartments.
One of the main characteristics of the design is the fact that the new building is constructed on top of
an existing foundation. To be able to withstand the much heavier loads at the foundation on top of the
floor slab of the old basement structure a new raft foundation has been designed. An exceptional part
of the structure is the foundation of the very heavy loaded steel-concrete composite columns. These
stand on top of walls which are located in the basement. What makes it special is that a large part
of the reinforced concrete wall structure has been replaced by a steel frame. For the design of this
atypical complex structural element a 3D Scia Engineer model has been used.
Project information
Owner
Development Company Kalvermarkt, Den Haag
Architect
Bedaux de Brouwer Architecten, Goirle
General Contractor
Strabag Züblin, Vlaardingen
Engineering Office
IMd Raadgevende Ingenieurs, Rotterdam
Location
Den Haag, The Netherlands
Construction Period
08/2012 to 07/2014
IMd Raadgevende Ingenieurs
Contact
Heleen van den Berge
Address
Piekstraat 77
3071 EL Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Phone
+31 10 2012360
Email
Website
Since its inception in 1960 IMd Raadgevende Ingenieurs [consulting engineers] has remained totally
independent and has had no commercial ties with manufacturers, subcontractors, contractors or
developers who could influence the making of unbiased and unrestrained recommendations. The
company dedicates its activities to making recommendations in the field of structural engineering.
The company has experience in working on projects in which the structural engineer is expected to do
more than merely make calculations and drawings. An active input of the structural design in the design
phase specifically leads to an economically feasible plan. IMd’s aspiration is to ensure that the client
gets a functional and beautiful building, the architect can realise ‘his design’, all the consultants achieve
their best performances and the contractor can build quickly and easily.
