2018. március 16., péntek

The 'Dutch Mountains' will be the world's largest wooden building

The Netherlands is famously flat—but a massive green mountain is rising up in the Dutch city of Veldhoven. The Dutch Mountains project will be the world’s largest wooden building, combining natural materials with high-tech design to create a state-of-the-art, self-sustaining development.

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The ambitious project will include several offices and work spaces, as well as various conference centers. It will also feature a hotel located on site and short-stay facilities for out-of-town visitors. The main building will be constructed of solid wood and, once completed, will be the largest wooden building in the world.

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The Dutch Mountains master plan envisions an entirely self-sufficient complex, with closed cycles for energy, water, waste and materials. The architects chose timber as the principal building material in order to create system that reduces CO2 emissions. Additionally, they plan to integrate the building’s facade with a smart technology that reduces energy usage.

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The project envisions a future where the building can be updated with greener materials that help improve the building’s sustainability. For example, the building’s temperature-regulating facade will be one of the most innovative on the market, but if a smarter facade is created in the future that produces more energy, it can easily replace the old version, which will be recycled or repurposed.

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Built with optimal flexibility in mind, the structure’s individual spaces will be adaptable to future uses. For example, if more office space is needed, the conference spaces can be converted, or vice versa.

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The complex will not only use sustainable building materials, but also provide an abundance of green space to create a vibrant, healthy atmosphere. From green roofs and a large park to an artificial marshland, the complex will be virtually covered in vegetation.

+ Dutch Mountains project

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Images via Studio Marco Vermeulen

Studio Marco Vermeulen, Dutch Mountains project, De Run in Veldhoven, urban design, dutch mountains netherlands, largest wooden buildng in the world, where is the largest building in the world, co2 eating buildings, green urban design, sustainable urban design, wooden buildings, dutch design, high tech residential complex

Studio Marco Vermeulen, Dutch Mountains project, De Run in Veldhoven, urban design, dutch mountains netherlands, largest wooden buildng in the world, where is the largest building in the world, co2 eating buildings, green urban design, sustainable urban design, wooden buildings, dutch design, high tech residential complex



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