Remountable green
Nestled in Dutch woodland, this workspace for ethical planet-first bank Triodos, lets nature take lead. The first large-scale 100% wooden, remountable office building – made from 165,315 screws – it’s basically a grand Lego set.
📍Location
🏢Building Details
Completed 2019, crowned “Most Sustainable Project of 2019” by Cobouw Awards
140,000 sq. ft. – 5-storeys comprised of 3 linked towers
Curving glazed façades – creating organic form which bends around existing trees
👷🏾♀️Developer & Contractor
Constantijn Berning – Executive Development Director at EDGE
Matthijs Bierman – Director of Triodos Foundation
Sander Persoon – Project Organiser at JP van Eesteren
✍️Architects & Engineers
Thomas M. Rau – Founder at RAU
Dennis Grootenboer – Founder at Club Circulair, Project Lead Technical Innovations at RAU
Vincent Valentijn – Former Architect at RAU
Jochem Alferink – Former Architect at RAU
Corine Dikkers – Former Head of Department at Octatube
🌱Sustainability
BREEAM Outstanding + energy-positive (thanks to solar roof generation)
Innovative reversible timer frame: all components joined using 165,312 screws = it can be completely disassembled + reused in circular economy
Design stage included comprehensive local ecology study = final result sympathetically blends into surrounding habitat; max height 25m so as to not tower above trees
Installation of seasonal thermal energy storage (STES) – groundwater used to cool building in summer + heat premises in winter
Special light plan prevents bats and birds getting disorientated at dusk; drinking pools for deer and amphibians
🥦 Wellbeing
Glass walls maximise daylight whilst framing views to surrounding forest in 3 “landscape rooms”
Interior design promotes inspiration + interaction: large open plan spaces, central spiral staircase, ground floor restaurant
Quiet spaces located throughout with concentration pods + phone booths
Ventilation guided by CO2 sensors continuously measuring + optimising indoor air quality
🎈Bonus feature
The office is conceived as a materials bank – with all its material values monitored using the Madaster platform. This digital library of materials gives building components an identity so that they can be resold and reused in the future. Buildings become a reservoir of resources.
🔗 Check it out https://edge.tech/developments/triodos
