We started with a sketch design, which we developed in collaboration with Dokvast and Heembouw Architects into what stands today," says structural engineer Bastiaan Hoefnagel. "Besides the standard requirements for distribution halls, such as large column distances and minimum stacking heights for the racking, in this project we had to take into account a main water pipe on the site. To ensure structural safety in the event of an unexpected failure of this water main, certain corners of the building were founded on piles. The rest of the distribution center is founded on steel. This means that walls and floors rest directly on the load-bearing sandy soil."
It looks like one big building
“From the outside, the new distribution center looks like one big building. "On the inside, however, it is divided into four halls, with the docks, dock doors and loading pits at the front. Above that is a mezzanine floor with channel plates for storing smaller goods. The outer corners of the building house the offices, with a depth of 22 meters. Behind them are the 150-meter-deep halls." Because of the many dock doors and window openings in the front facades, Pelecon chose to create large portal structures. "This creates optimum freedom in passageways in use."
P3 Logistic Parks
The distribution center has been sold by Dokvast to P3 Logistic Parks, which has specific requirements for controlling the construction. "More intensively than usual in the Netherlands, we checked on the construction that the reinforcement was applied as prescribed," says Hoefnagel. "We also check the hall construction against our design, ensuring the very highest quality."
