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Contents # 3
// The magazine from CARLISLE® CM Europe # ISSUE 2019
// LEAD STORY 08
THE MACALLAN WHISKY DISTILLERY
AMONG GREEN HILLS
by Rogers Stirk Harbour +
Partners
// 20
PONTSTEIGER
The Golden Gate
of Amsterdam
// 24
MUSEUM VOORLINDEN
A temple of art
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EDITORIAL # 5
Making our presence felt
Dear readers,
If you have a kitchen delivered, you can usually start cooking as soon as the
kitchen is installed. Once the fitters are done with their work, the customers
can admire and try out their new kitchen straight away. Ideally, this creates
an immediate positive user experience for them.
Things are slightly different with CARLISLE® CM Europe. If a flat roof, façade
or building has been completely waterproofed, there is usually nothing left to
be seen of our EPDM products. Hidden in the ground or beneath a stylish green
roof, they still fulfil their task of protecting the building envelope. So what
about the user experience? Well, it certainly is a positive one if the roof is
reliably watertight. But is that an actual experience shaped by the intense
emotions involved? And aren’t these emotions brought about only by seeing,
touching and experiencing a product?
We, however, still wish to be visible, perceptible and approachable; we wish
to make our presence felt to you in a positive and memorable way. As our Bruno Bauer
American colleagues would put it, we want you to ‘get the CARLISLE® expe- Director of Engineering at CARLISLE®
rience’. With this in mind, allow me to welcome you to this new issue of our Construction Materials GmbH
magazine BLACKPRINT, which, of course, is inline with our motto: ‘Experience
the CARLISLE® Difference!’. Find out about our exceptional case studies,
unconventional solutions and special connections. We hope you enjoy this
issue of Blackprint.
We wish you a happy and prosperous 2019!
Best regards,
Bruno Bauer
ENJOY FLEXIBILITY ... ... ACCEPT NO LIMITS
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# 6 CONTENTS Contents # 7
// LEAD STORY
# ISSUE 2019 08
THE MACALLAN WHISKY DISTILLERY
AMONG GREEN
08 20 24 HILLS
by Rogers Stirk Harbour +
Partners
// NOTEWORTHY // CURRENT // INSIGHT // PRODUCTS
GB NL NL 28 COMPONENT WATERPROOFING 06
FASCINATION WITH EPDM 14
WATERPROOFING COMPONENTS
Rigged with radon protection Embracing change IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND
08 THE MACALLAN WHISKY DISTILLERY 20 PONTSTEIGER RESIDENTIAL TOWER 24
MUSEUM VOORLINDEN Professional waterproofing with Dry cellars due to EPDM
Among green hills The Golden Gate of Amsterdam A temple of art RESITRIX® EPDM sealing membranes 18
NOTHING VENTURED, waterproofing solutions
The new Macallan Whisky Distillery The Pontsteiger building rises up to In 2016, Museum Voorlinden was provides effective protection against NOTHING GAINED
looks and feels like an homage to a height of 90 m above the waters of opened in the small Dutch town the carcinogenic noble gas Incredibly successful 36
COMPONENT WATERPROOFING
Scotland and whisky. Rogers Stirk Har- the Houthaven port, making it one of of Wassenaar. The new building, Mission: Completely watertight!
bour + Partners designed an imposing the tallest structures in Amsterdam. designed by the Kraaijvanger Archi- 38
ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANTS
dome roof that spans the whole of To ensure a waterproof, air-tight tects office in Rotterdam, cuts an Working hand-in-hand to ensure
the production facilities, thus becom- building envelope, CARLISLE® CM impressive figure particularly due to successful implementation
ing part of the landscape itself Europe EPDM products were used its open and transparent architecture Expert assistance while planning and
for façade elements and walkways implementing roof waterproofing
solutions with the CARLISLE® EPDM
products
Elastigirl, the super-
D
// The magazine from CARLISLE® CM Europe # ISSuE 2019
heroine from the “The
Dachabdichtung Incredibles”, can –bend
leichtgemacht
# ISSuE 2019
mit EPDM. and stretch her body
30
N EW CARLISLE® CM EUROPE PLANT 16 M
aximum flexibility like chewing gum. This
IN WALTERSHAUSEN Whether they’re used on futuristic special ability enables her
// The magazine from CARLISLE® CM Europe
to save humanity from
Meeting place in the geo- or classical buildings, or angular or all kinds of peril. Just like
// LEAd story 08
graphical centre of Germany
ThE MACALLAn WhISky dISTILLERy
curved façade penetrations – HERTA-
BlackpRInT
Among green hills
our permanently elastic by rogers stirk harbour +
EPDM waterproofing
Partners
A state-of-the-art production and LAN® EPDM strips and HARDCAST®
solutions. When used on // 20
logistics facility, administrative adhesive tapes from CARLISLE® 03 EDITORIAL buildings, they become
pOnTSTEIGER
the golden gate
of Amsterdam
rooms and a CARLISLE® ACADEMY CM Europe are as flexible as their
RESITRIX® – FÜR MACHER AM DACH.
• EPDM-Bahnen schnellsuperheroes protecting // 24
und sicher verlegt
04 CONTENTS • Ohne offene Flamme
humans and buildings
MuSEuM VOORLIndEn
training centre were built on an area applications in the building water-
A temple of art
• Über 50 Jahre Nutzungsdauer nach SKZ
• Qualität aus Deutschland
from penetrating water.
spanning 11,600 square metres proofing sector need them to be 42 PUBLICATION INFORMATION
Jetzt Händler finden: www.resitrix.com
in Waltershausen, Thuringia
www.ccm-europe.com
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FASCINATION WITH EPDM
Embracing
change // Are you as fascinated by new
W
hile EPDM isn’t a new mate- thetic waterproofing membranes, while aim to represent our identity. CARLISLE®
materials as we are? By hitherto rial in the proper meaning of its specific advantages like permanent represents EPDM, and EPDM represents
the word, it does meet the elasticity combined with a high degree of sturdiness, flexibility, speed, freedom
undiscovered properties and criteria of undiscovered properties and weatherability and resistance to ageing and trust. Parkour fits the bill of these
haptically appealing surfaces? haptically appealing surfaces complete- are simply ignored. At the same time, attributes like no other sport, so park-
ly. Despite this, it has not yet taken cen- they are convinced that synthetic rubber our athletes as our brand ambassadors
And, if so, does this play a role in tre stage in the architectural landscape. is very complicated to apply and thus were a rather obvious choice. Parkour
the reality built around you? If your How is it possible that a material this only suitable for experienced professional athletes choose their own path through
versatile, this superior in its properties contractors. Consequently, they prefer both urban and natural environments –
answer to the last question was and its functional aesthetics, has not resorting to conventional bituminous defying what architecture and culture
“No”, take a moment to read on. yet definitively found its way into the products. As soon as they literally hold the dictate. Parkour ... “involves seeing one’s
minds of architects and designers? material in their hands for the first time, environment in a new way”, and is
We asked decision-makers in architec- though, this attitude usually changes described as a method to “get from one
ture and construction for their thoughts fundamentally. Apparently, EPDM needs point to another [...] in the fastest and
and opinions on this material. to be experienced for its combination of most efficient way possible” on Wikipe-
These enquiries brought two key sturdiness and flexibility, which provides dia. During the photo shoot in our facil-
issues to light: Many of the interview- architects with both reliability in planning ity, the athletes were able to have their
ees knew of this material, which is used and creative freedom, to become evident. very own experiences with our material.
particularly in roof and building water- In our BLACKPRINT magazine, They were particularly delighted by its
proofing – at least in theory. But there images and words will have to suffice slip resistance, for example. The result
is a huge difference between knowing to give you an initial understanding of is expressive imagery that represents
of it and applying it. The decision-mak- the fascination that EPDM holds, the the will to try things out, experience
ers’ prejudices against the material versatility and flexibility of an extraor- something new, push yourself beyond
frequently discourage them from using dinary material with virtually limitless your limits and embrace change.
it. For example, EPDM is sometimes possibilities. You’ll also encounter our
falsely equated with conventional syn- new picture gallery, through which we
Kirsten Ohlendorf
For further
insights,
please visit:
www.carlisle-
experience.com
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// LEAD STORY THE MACALLAN WHISKY DISTILLERY
Among
green hills
// The new Macallan Whisky Distillery looks and feels like an homage to
W
hen we think of Scotland, the things that translates into English as “water of life”. One of the
Scotland and whisky. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners designed an imposing come to mind are the remote Highlands, traditional whisky-distilling regions is Speyside in the
the legendary Loch Ness Monster and, north-east of Scotland. There are currently around
dome roof – one of the largest green roofs in Europe – that spans the whole of course, whisky. Legend has it that the Celts were 50 distilleries along the River Spey. The whisky distilled
of the production facilities, thus becoming part of the landscape itself. the first to find out how to distil a liquid as clear as in Speyside is described by experts as being rather
water – which they called “uisge-beatha”, which rounded and refined, and barely or not at all peated.
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The 21 stainless Atelier Brückner
steel washbacks designed the
and 36 copper tour through the
stills have an distillery as a
annual production sequence of atmos-
capacity of about pheric themes –
15 million litres. like the “Jewel
Macallan is famous Box” with the
for its stills, which company treasure:
were even depicted bottles of Macallan
on the Scottish £10 whisky dating back
note once. to 1841.
The Macallan Whisky Distillery has been pro- like the Millennium Dome in London or the Senedd into the hillside. A dome roof structure made up most complicated timber roof structure we’ve ever
ducing whisky in the Spey’s downstream area since (where the Welsh National Assembly meets) in of five domes strung together as a green roof with built. The advantage of timber structures becomes
1824, making it one of the oldest licensed distilleries Cardiff – over the course of the four decades until a peaked canopy spans the new building. The most apparent in very broad buildings. For this com-
in Scotland. Connoisseurs consider Macallan’s single the present day. The property designated for the production facilities are located beneath the four Have a wee plex product, we needed a different approach and
dram
malt to be the Rolls Royce among single malt whisky new building is located next to the former distillery equally high domes, while the architects designed opted for a parametric design to turn the complex
For anyone
brands. Old vintages and limited special vintages are on the Easter Elchies Estate in Speyside. The estate an exhibition area and a visitors centre with a café, geometry into a reality,” says Erich Wiesner, Owner
interested,
highly sought-after by collectors and regularly fetch with the 17th century manor and the distillery’s a shop and a bar to be located beneath the higher the Macallan
and Managing Director of WIEHAG GmbH. An octa-
premium prices at auctions. A bottle of Macallan M, functional buildings is located among barley fields fifth dome. “The Macallan estate really is a special Distillery offers gonal steel base made of pipes serves as a support
for example, was auctioned for a price of USD in the Scottish hillscape above a great bend in the place, a place we love and respect very much,” says the guided “Six structure onto which the timber roof is placed. The
628,000 in Hong Kong in 2014 – making the brand River Spey. Since this idyllic cultivated landscape was Graham Stirk, Partner and Lead Architect with Rog- Pillars Tour” frames for the mainly triangular or rectangular roof
the world record holder for the most expensive ers Stirk Harbour + Partners. “The vision had always through the elements are put together using solid structural
bottle of whisky ever sold at an auction. In 2012, been ambitious, but this enabled us to challenge distillery for a timber; there is a 15 mm thick bottom layer made
The Edrington Group, which has owned Macallan our own thinking in order to create something this maximum of of laminated veneer timber and a top layer con-
since 1999, decided to add a new building with
a visitors centre to the existing distillery. Production
“An homage dramatic and inspiring.” Ian Curle, Chief Executive
Officer of the client, The Edrington Group, agrees:
12 participants –
with a wee
sisting of OSBs. “The design’s strength is primarily
reflected in the careful treatment of the landscape
swally included.
was de facto moved to the new building, replacing
the former distillery – which, however, was not to the beauty “The Macallan Whisky Distillery is an homage to
the beauty of Scotland’s natural landscape.”
It is advisable to
book the tour in
and in the impressive timber roof, fusing form and
function,” praises Bob Lang, Director of Arup, the
of Scotland’s
demolished, but only decommissioned, so whisky The imposing dome roof with a surface area executing engineering firm. The timber construction
advance at www.
could be distilled there again if necessary. With the spanning 12,300 m² is designed as a timber roof themacallan.com company manufactured 1,800 single-curved beams,
new distillery, The Edrington Group increased the structure with a green roof on top of it. The dimen- 2,700 roof elements and 380,000 individual com-
Macallan Whisky Distillery’s production capacity
by over a third.
landscape.” sions are impressive, as the new whisky distillery’s
roof structure covers 207 m. The roof’s eaves are
ponents for the roof support structure, all of which
were transported by lorry from Austria to Scotland
In an international architectural competition Ian Curle, The Edrington Group 3 m above the ground, while the four domes above and were then installed on site between April and
for the new building, it was the design by the the production facilities stand at 18 m tall and the December 2016. Four temporary construction
London-based architectural office Rogers Stirk Har- classified as an Area of Great Landscape Value by dome above the exhibition area even reaches 27 m. supports, implemented in the form of a block-lami-
bour + Partners that came out on top. The founder, the local authorities, a great deal of sensitivity was The timber roof structure for this extraordinary nated gluelam solution, were needed to arrange
Richard Rogers, rose to fame in the early 1970s required on the part of the architects. Their response architectural design was developed and manufac- the complete roof structure.
when he designed the Centre Pompidou in Paris. resembled a landscape design more than a structur- tured by the Austrian timber construction com- The green roof, which was created by Sky Garden
In 1977, he founded the architects association that al engineering design: an existing hill was removed, pany WIEHAG from Altheim – indeed, not an and Topek in cooperation with CARLISLE® Construc-
designed numerous buildings all over the world – and the 63 x 207 m long building was embedded everyday task for the company: “Macallan is the tion Materials (CM) Europe, is placed on top of the
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The isometry (right) and the cross-sec-
tion (below) clearly show how the new
building was embedded into the hillside
and how it naturally became part of the
landscape.
timber roof structure. Self-adhesive ALUTRIX® was specifically cultivated for the green roof: “This is
600 vapour barrier membranes were applied to by far the largest famous wild-flower roof in Europe.
the timber roof’s oriented strand boards. Although And due to the roof structure, it’s certainly the most
Good to know!
the law doesn’t necessarily require factories to Green roofs innovative and challenging green roof we’ve ever
have thermal insulation applied to the roof over foster biodiver- created.”
their production facilities, a 15 cm thick insulation sity, since they
was applied to protect the green roof from drying provide space
out due to heat rising from the production facility. and diversity for
The root-resistant RESITRIX® SK W Full Bond EPDM
sealing membranes were applied to the thermal
bees, insects and
lots of other crea-
“The vision had
always been
insulation layer to waterproof the green roof. The tures too. They
can be a safe
self-adhesive polymer bitumen layer on the under-
haven for birds
side ensures that the waterproofing solution stays
in place even on the domes, which have a 20 to 45°
during nesting
season, for exam-
ambitious”
incline. The flexible RESIFLEX® SK expansion joint ple. Furthermore, Graham Stirk, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
sealing tape that allows for up to 40 mm of move- some towns and
ment in any direction was used to waterproof the municipalities
joints between the individual roof elements. To en- in Germany
PROPERTY PROFILE
sure professional processing, the CARLISLE® applica- subsidise the
tion engineers organised a full-day practical training construction of Although the new Macallan Whisky Distillery PROJECT The Macallan Distillery, Speyside / UK
event for the Topek installation team at the CARL- green roofs. only opened as recently as 2 June 2018, the dome CLIENT The Edrington Group, Glasgow / UK
Increasing num- ARCHITECT Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, London / UK
ISLE® headquarters in Mansfield beforehand, cover- roof structure with its five green hills has already
bers of ecological
ing complicated product and installation details and received several awards. Two of them were in the LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Gillespies, London / UK
oases are thus
adhering to the correct product specifications. Sky being created NFRC Roofing Awards 2017: the project trumped the STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Arup Group, London / UK
Garden used a seed mixture with wild flowers and other nominees in the Green Roofing and Single Ply / FIRE PROTECTION
for everyone’s
plants typical of the region around the distillery that Roofing categories. Meanwhile, in the SPRA Awards 2017 held by the Single Ply Roofing Association, MAIN CONTRACTOR Robertson Construction Group, Stirling / UK
benefit.
the unusual project also impressed the jury and TIMBER ROOF STRUCTURE WIEHAG GmbH, Altheim / AUT
received the Best New Construction Award and STEEL CONSTRUCTION SHS Stahlverarbeitung GmbH, Burbach / AUT
SUPPORT STRUCTURE
an acknowledgement in the Best Safe Working
ROOF WATERPROOFING Topek Ltd., Glasgow / UK
category.
SOLUTION
“These awards are proof of the CARLISLE® CM
GREEN ROOF Sky Garden Ltd., Glasgow / UK
Europe and Topek Ltd. employees’ hard work, en-
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD 2015 – 2018
thusiasm and dedication. They also show the value
inherent in several teams collaborating, each pro- OPENING 2 June 2018
viding their best qualities to work on the Macallan WATERPROOFING CARLISLE® Construction Materials Europe:
PRODUCTS ALUTRIX® 600 vapour barrier, approx. 14,000 m²
Whisky Distillery,” said John Whittaker, Technical
RESIFLEX® SK expansion joint sealing tape,
Manager at CARLISLE® CM Europe, after the SPRA approx. 3,400 m
Awards had been presented. RESITRIX® SK W Full Bond EPDM sealing
membrane, approx. 14,000 m²
Katharina Ricklefs
RESITRIX® SK W Full Bond EPDM sealing membranes were applied to the
12,300 m² dome roof. The self-adhesive polymer bitumen layer on the
underside ensures that everything stays in place, even on the sides of the
dome with inclines of between 20 and 45°.
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Darum EPDM
# 16 PRODUCTS PRODUCTS # 17
Ein Abdichtungssystem muss einiges aushalten. Unterschiedlichste Witterungsbedingungen,
thermische und mechanische Einwirkungen führen zu starken Materialbewegungen und las-
sen herkömmliche Systeme schnell altern. Hier zeigt der einzigartige Werkstoff EPDM seine
Überlegenheit: Der synthetische Ethylen-Propylen-Terpolymer-Kautschuk verfügt aufgrund
seiner molekularen Netzstruktur über herausragende Materialeigenschaften – und ist hin-
sichtlich Elastizität und Alterungsbeständigkeit nicht zu schlagen. Aus gutem Grund wurde
das Verfahren zur Herstellung von EPDM im Jahr 1963 mit einem Nobelpreis prämiert.
/ EPDM has excellent material properties
EPDM hat aufgrund seiner molekularen Netzstruktur
due toMaterialeigenschaften:
herausragende its molecular mesh structure
WATERPROOFING COMPONENTS IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND
Dry cellars due to EPDM
1
3
4
waterproofing solutions
permanently stable connection to the substrate 2 5
permits optimum application for the waterproofing
of vertical walls and bases and is then considered
to be infiltration-proof (in this version) on prepared
concrete with a roughness depth of up to 1.5 mm.
The membranes are always welded together using 1 Œ
DauerhaftPbeständig
ermanently resistant to
gegenüber ·
4 Sehr hohe Alterungs- bzw. Wit- 5 voll vernetzte
Fully networked molecular Molekularstruktur
·
UV-Strahlung UV radiation terungsbeständigkeit gegenüber:
structure dauerhaft elastisch
a hot-air device without any need for naked flames. Ozon
· Ozone Regen
·
und hochflexibel
// The RESITRIX® and HERTALAN® single-layer EPDM waterproofing The EPDM product HERTALAN® EASY COVER 2 EPDM
EPDM
Hagel, Eis, Schnee
hohen und tiefen
Permanently
flexible
Temperaturen
elastic and highly
Reißdehnung von ca. 500 %
kältefl exibel bis –40 °C
allows users to waterproof components in areas äußerst widerstandsfähig ·Ultimate elongation of
praktisch schrumpffrei
products from CARLISLE® CM Europe protect more than just
3
gegenüber Heiner
ighlyVielzahl
resistant to a multitude of bitumenbeständig
more than 500%
in contact with the ground with large sheets, and von Chemikalien
chemicals halogen- und weichmacherfrei
· Flexible at low temperatures
roofs. They are counted among the most secure products to use is particularly ideal for waterproofing floor panels. A very high level of resistance of down to -40°C
The product range is rounded off with coordinated to ageing and weatherability · Practically free from shrinkage
in areas in contact with the ground. The EPDM membranes and accessories like adhesives and sealing tapes for against: · Bitumen-resistant
· Rain · Free from halogens
sheets boast a long service life, security and easy installation. system-compatible component waterproofing. · Hail, ice and snow and plasticisers
Expansion joints, for example, can be bridged 4 · High von
Produktkatalog – Abdichtungen and low temperatures
erdberührten Bauteilen
securely in just a few simple steps using the
RESIFLEX® SK joint sealing tape.
Simple solutions for secure results
/ Installation situations for waterproofing
The CARLISLE® CM Europe EPDM products are
certified in accordance with DIN EN 13967 and
components in contact with the
listed within the application standard, DIN SPEC ground according to DIN 18533
20000-202. They can thus be used to waterproof
components in areas in contact with the ground
in accordance with the construction standard
DIN 18533, applicable since July 2017.
With single-layer application for all purposes,
there is no longer any need to use different mate-
rials. In contrast to other waterproofing systems,
no fillets need to be arranged and no loose or
fixed flange structures are necessary for junctions
to water-impermeable concrete components.
Furthermore, there is no need to go through the
complex process of examining the thickness and
checking the drying times, like in the case of liquid
waterproofing materials. The EPDM waterproofing
O
ne ideally suited EPDM waterproofing prod- products on floor panels, exterior walls and bases, solutions are watertight straight after application.
ΠWaterproofing a floor panel
uct is provided in the form of the RESITRIX® as well as soil-covered ceilings, which can be under During this process, the membranes are welded RESITRIX® SK W Full Bond, self-ad-
Waterproofing a soil-covered
SK W Full Bond full-surface, self-adhesive For more the influence of pressurised and non-pressurised onto the surface primed with FG 35 using hot air, hesive over the full surface follow-
ceiling
membrane that meets all requirements for water- information, water. A single layer of RESITRIX® SK W Full Bond so a permanently waterproof and air-tight junction ing application of FG 35 primer.
RESITRIX® SK W Full Bond, self-ad-
Note: Arranging the waterproofing
proofing in areas in contact with the ground. The please visit: is sufficient for all water exposure classes and can is created. Whether they’re loose-laid or bonded, solution for exposure to pressurised
hesive over the full surface follow-
ing application of FG 35 primer.
EPDM membrane possesses an interior glass fabric www.ccm- even withstand water columns of over 3 m. The the result is impressive. The South German Plastics water below the floor panel.
reinforcement and an additional layer of self-adhe- europe.com/de/ membranes are therefore allocated to the highest Centre (SKZ), for example, has acknowledged that Waterproofing cross-sections
Waterproofing a wall including the (creating wall barriers)
sive polymer-modified bitumen on the underside bauwerk crack bridging class. Depending on the application, RESITRIX® and HERTALAN® have a service life of base area
Materials chosen based on
RESITRIX® SK W Full Bond, self-ad-
for simple and secure installation. As a result, there they can be loose-laid or bonded. When they are more than 50 years. a separate examination.
hesive over the full surface follow-
are various ways of applying the waterproofing bonded with FG 35 surface primer, the membranes’ Roland Fritsch ing application of FG 35 primer.
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/ PROVINCIEHUIS, ANTWERP, B
Maximum flexibility
In 2011, the province of Antwerp announced a
competition for the renovation of its outdated office
block on Koningin Elisabethlei. The Brussels-based
architectural firm XDGA (Xaveer De Geyter Archi-
tectenbureau) came out on top. In its design, it
// Whether they’re used on futuristic or classical buildings, on angular or curved replaced almost all of the old tower. Only part of
façade penetrations, or in living, leisure or work spaces – HERTALAN® EPDM the horizontal pavilion remained as a cornerstone
for the new building design. While the old tower
strips and HARDCAST® adhesive tapes from CARLISLE® CM Europe are as flexible blocked the view from the street and into the
as their applications in the building waterproofing sector need them to be. garden behind, the new building opens up the view,
creating a captivating connection between old
and new on the ground floor. The public building’s
façade penetrations were sealed with pre-assem-
bled HERTALAN® EPDM sleeves and strips as well as
HERTALAN® EASY STICK GS EPDM strips.
/ PAULUSKERK, ROTTERDAM, NL
+ www.xdga.be
Not too far from the Central Station is one of the most
spectacular church buildings in the world – the futuristic
Pauluskerk designed by British architect Will Alsop. Triangular
windows let light flood into the interior of the unorthodox,
bronze-coloured building. Special, customised HERTALAN® 3D
EPDM sleeves were made for this project. To make the window
frames windproof and waterproof, the sleeves were installed
during the frame production process and delivered to the
construction site in a prefabricated state. / AMSTEL TOREN, AMSTERDAM, NL
Located right next to Amsterdam’s Amstel Station,
the city’s tallest residential building has transformed
the entire skyline. The innovative hybrid design by the
Rotterdam architectural firm Powerhouse Company
combines a 24-storey residential tower, an internation-
al hotel with 186 rooms and a landscaped ground floor
with retail outlets and a car park. The slim shape of the
/ GRONINGER FORUM, GRONINGEN, NL
tower minimises the shadow cast on the residential
area. The balconies and canopies were waterproofed
The Groninger Forum was built after a design by the Amster-
with HERTALAN® EASY STICK GS EPDM strips.
dam-based architectural firm NL Architects won first prize in the
The HARDCAST® PAL5310 and PWA butyl adhesive
competition for this new building in a public poll in 2007. The
tapes were used to waterproof the window frames.
multi-purpose building was designed as a general meeting place
The HARDCAST products feature special fleece lami-
for both inhabitants of and visitors to the Dutch city of Groningen.
nation, making it particularly easy to render.
The forum boasts three event halls, five cinemas, the Comic Strip
Museum, a library and a restaurant on the top floor. Pre-assembled
+ www.powerhouse-company.com
HERTALAN® EPDM sleeves and strips as well as HERTALAN® EASY
STICK GS were used to waterproof the building’s many façade pen-
etrations. HERTALAN® EASY STICK GS are self-adhesive, reinforced
EPDM strips that are particularly suitable for waterproofing façade
penetrations such as windows and doors.
+ www.nlarchitects.nl
Other projects:
https://www.ccm-europe.com/gb/case-studies/
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# 20 INSIGHT INSIGHT # 21
“Dutch architecture
is a global export
product.”
Jan Knikker, MVRDV
DEPOT BOIJMANS VAN BEUNINGEN, Rotterdam – MVRDV makes the most of a relatively small budget. The
designers took flats, stacked them to create walls
and a ceiling and, voilà: an impressively low-priced
market hall is the end result. It was built for just
NOTHING VENTURED, NOTHING GAINED €1,750 per square metre.
Founding partner Nathalie de Vries once pro-
Incredibly successful
vided a tongue-in-cheek summary of the national
clichés of European building culture, stating that
German architecture was technological, French
elegant and Belgian minimalistic. And what about VALLEY, Amsterdam – MVRDV
Dutch architecture? Can it be reduced to one cliché
as well? Dutch ambassadors abroad like to say that
it is democratic; the Dutch like to create simple,
// The hype surrounding Dutch architecture dates back to the turn bourgeois buildings that are devoid of monumental-
of the millennium at the latest. However, one question that still ism. A famous Dutch saying translates into English
as “just act normal, that’s already crazy enough”.
hasn’t been answered concerns the Dutch secret to success, aside That can also be turned on its head, though.
from coming up with and implementing ideas that are as original If Dutch students of architecture receive a university architecture with one unique style or Dutch identity
education that stimulates conceptual thinking and in itself, but rather the method of working charac-
as they are effective. Jan Knikker, a partner at MVRDV, tries to explain. welcomes pragmatism, innovation and a hint of hu- terised by its liberality, openness and courage to
mour, entirely extraordinary architecture can then embrace unconventional solutions, often resulting
be created at this normal level. in strong concepts integrating a sense of equality
This conceptual and pragmatic mindset is what and humour.
turned Dutch architecture into a global export pro- Since the budgets available for construction are
W
ith cube-shaped houses standing on one in comparison, as was criticised by the Süddeutsche duct and thus also into an international collabo- often surprisingly low, experiments with new ma-
corner, a market hall shaped like a giant Zeitung daily newspaper. rative relationship that knows practically no more terials are a frequent occurrence. It’s the quest for
horseshoe, a library with bright yellow “In Germany, there is a culture of fear. New limits. Many of the Rotterdam-based architectural the Holy Grail, so to speak, to still make something
ventilation shafts, and a bright red residential tower buildings should look as neutral as possible so that firms employ people of 30 or more nationalities – else special. Perhaps that’s the secret to success –
next to it, some parts of Rotterdam city centre look investors can resell them more easily and so that firstly for practical reasons, and secondly to keep the limits set are interpreted creatively, giving rise
like an outdoor architectural museum. And that’s cities maintain a uniform appearance,” says Winy an open mind. It’s not unusual for a team of Dutch, to fantastic opportunities.
despite even the low building costs that German Maas, MVRDV’s founding partner who was in charge German, Indian and American colleagues to work Jan Knikker, Partner / Development MVRDV
For more
clients can only dream of: in the Netherlands, office of the Markthal Rotterdam design. When you look at together on a project in Argentina.
information,
building prices start at €900 per square metre. the Markthal, you either see a remarkable building This is considered to be a source of cultural en- please visit:
And not only that. The designs are often daring with its large hall and enormous, almost baroque richment and an asset on all sides. From this point www.bit.ly/ 1
Laura Weissmüller, Süddeutsche Zeitung No. 13, Saturday / Sunday,
and exciting. Germany looks almost like a wasteland ceiling fresco, or a bold and clever solution that of view, the export product isn’t so much the Dutch nl-architektur 17/18 January 2015, p. 15
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PONTSTEIGER RESIDENTIAL TOWER
The Golden Gate // The Pontsteiger building rises up to a height
of Amsterdam
of 90 m above the waters of the Houthaven port,
making it one of the tallest structures in Amsterdam.
To ensure a waterproof, air-tight building envelope,
CARLISLE® CM Europe EPDM products were
used for façade elements and walkways.
M
any towns and municipalities are becom-
ing increasingly aware of the potential
offered by centrally located, former
industrial and commercial spaces, which are then
mostly converted into office and residential districts
in the course of large-scale urban development
projects. Well-known examples in Germany include
the HafenCity in Hamburg and the Überseestadt
in Bremen. On Amsterdam’s western waterfront,
what was once the Houthaven (English: lumber
port) is undergoing a similar transformation from
an industrial location into a popular waterside resi-
dential district. Where tree trunks were once loaded
onto freighters, a vibrant urban district is now
under construction. Around 2,500 flats, 70 berths
for houseboats, plus schools, restaurants and cafés
will be built by 2020. Another visible landmark in
this new district and an eye-catcher in Amsterdam’s
skyline is the 90 m tall Pontsteiger residential build-
ing, designed by the local architectural firm Arons &
Gelauff Architecten.
The XXL residential building is prominently
positioned in the new district: at the end of a 200 m
long dam in the heart of the Houthaven, the point
The limited space at the front of the pier posed a challenge for the
where three ferry lines connect the districts of
construction companies, particularly when it came to installing the
Amsterdam via the waters of the River IJ. Appropri- four steel trusses.
ately, the Dutch word “Pontsteiger” means “ferry
terminal” in English. The large building consists of
a U-shaped, six-storey base structure elevated by
seven metres, enveloping a waterside plaza. Under-
neath this base structure are four glazed pavilions
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housing the entry lobbies for the flats, as well as forms the head of the 90 m tall building. Four steel
please visit: mostly public spaces like restaurants, bars and girders were used to bridge the two towers. Each of
www.bit.ly/ cafés. At the open end of the block structure, the the 47.5 m long and 9.5 m tall steel trusses weighs
macallan_ view of the water is framed by two 60 m tall towers between 56 and 78 tonnes. Two special 500 tonne
distillery connected by a 48 m wide bridge structure, which cranes were used to hoist the girders into place.
The new landmark on the bank of the River IJ
contains 318 owner-occupied and rented flats.
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PROPERTY PROFILE
The atrium is designed as a plaza facing the water, with Each of the 318 walkways in the Pontsteiger were sealed
PROJECT Pontsteiger Amsterdam / NL
public spaces arranged around the ground floor. with HERTALAN® EASY COVER EPDM waterproofing sheets
CLIENT Bouwinvest (rental flats), Ontwikkelings- to make them waterproof, air-tight and windproof.
combinatie Amsterdam Arche
(Dura Vermeer / M. J. de Nijs)
(owner-occupied flats)
ARCHITECT Arons & Gelauff Architecten,
Amsterdam / NL
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT HOSPER NL B.V., Haarlem / NL All of the walkways were measured only after installation, and
the sheets were cut to size and applied – to ensure maximum
STRUCTURAL Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs B.V., attention to detail.
ENGINEERING Amsterdam / NL between,” explain the architects, describing their A multitude of windows and the walkways’
BUILDING SERVICES Hiensch Engineering, Amsterdam / NL design idea. The Pontsteiger contains a total of glass fronts are arranged across the large sandwich
ENGINEERING 318 flats between 65 and 410 square metres in elements. To meet the energy requirements, the
MAIN CONTRACTOR Dura Vermeer Groep N.V., Rotterdam size. The top eight storeys contain 66 luxurious façade-side concrete elements aren’t just fitted
/ NL and Bouwbedrijf M. J. de Nijs en
owner-occupied flats; the two towers and the with internal thermal insulation layers; the joints for the Pontsteiger both in the façade elements and
Zonen B.V., Warmenhuizen / NL
base contain 252 rental flats. Each of the 318 the walkways. Only the construction joints between
ROOF WATERPROOFING Dakdekkersbedrijf Admiraal B.V,
SOLUTION ibbixwoud / NL
N Pontsteiger flats has a walkway. The time lapse the large concrete elements had to be closed on
The Pontsteiger building’s façade structure video entitled site to make the façade structure air-tight and
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w matching walkway surfaces. The large-scale sand- the façade has a different green posted online by
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Vermeer offers a
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD 2015 – 2018 grid with a playful pattern encased in the outsides Arnoud Gelauff (architect) clear picture of walkways were only measured after installation, so
of the façade, complemented by the bricks hand- the building’s di- the sheets could be cut to size and applied on site.
glazed in green and bronze shades. The interplay mensions: www. “The EPDM is folded over and rolled back on the
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hues depending on the light and time of day. the integrated window areas had to be designed to F6xqk80 the sheets and bonded. This makes the junction be-
“The unusual shape was developed with the fu- “Depending on the sun’s position, the façade has be air-tight and windproof. The window frames were tween the façade and balcony floor waterproof and
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bottom of the high-rise buildings. The Pontsteiger that earned the gate-shaped building its nickname: very purpose. Prefabricated HERTALAN® EASY COVER visit: www. Products at CARLISLE® CM Europe.
design concept simply minimises the space in Golden Gate. EPDM sleeves and waterproofing sheets were used pontsteiger.nl Katharina Ricklefs
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MUSEUM VOORLINDEN
A temple
of art Based on the property’s character, the architects designed a
delicate building with lots of glass and bright natural stone
façades.
T
// In the small Dutch town of Wassenaar, some 15 he Caldic Collection compiled by art enthusi- planning the project in 2010. Based on the beautiful
ast Joop van Caldenborgh is counted among surrounding landscape with its pastures, bodies of
kilometres north-east of The Hague, Museum Voorlin- the most extensive and significant private art water, woods and dunes, the planners developed
den was opened in 2016. The new building, designed collections in The Netherlands. It contains works of a delicate, seemingly floating building with lots of
art from the classical modern period to the present, glass and façades made from light, sand-coloured
by the Kraaijvanger Architects office in Rotterdam, cuts including works by Piet Mondrian, Andy Warhol, natural rock, subtly merging the inside and outside
an impressive figure particularly due to its open and Richard Serra, Ellsworth Kelly or Ai Weiwei. The and offering visitors a multitude of views on the
collection is now permanently accessible to a wide surrounding nature.
transparent architecture that creates a smooth transition audience thanks to Museum Voorlinden, which was The museum’s interior, covering a surface area of
opened in 2016 and is located on a historical estate 124 x 54 metres and measuring between 5.26 and
between the inside and outside. The HERTALAN® EPDM 40 hectares in size in the municipality of Wassenaar
For more photos,
6.06 metres tall, appears equally subtle yet empha-
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system was used to waterproof the flat roof areas. in South Holland. www.bit.ly/ sises the materials. The planners divided the space
The renowned Rotterdam-based architectur- museum_ with walls aligned at right angles: “The result is bril-
al firm Kraaijvanger Architects was tasked with voorlinden liant white halls with storey-high window surfaces
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PROPERTY PROFILE
PROJECT Museum Voorlinden, Wassenaar / NL
CLIENT Caldic Collectie Foundation
DESIGN Kraaijvanger Architects, Rotterdam / NL
PLANNING TEAM Dirk Jan Postel, Annemiek Bleumink,
ashmat Fagirzada, Rinske Wikkerink,
H
Bart van der Werf, Laurence Meulman
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Cordeel Nederland B.V., Zwijndrecht / NL
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Pieters Bouwtechniek / NL, M&E Engineers
Arup, Amsterdam / NL
There is nothing to distract visitors from the art and The museum’s floating roof
the surrounding nature in the brilliant white interior. structure is a striking detail. INTERIOR DESIGN Andrea Milani, Studio Milani, Siena / IT
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Niek Roozen, Niek Roozen B.V., Weesp / NL
LANDSCAPING Piet Oudolf, Hummelo / NL
ROOF WATERPROOFING Dakdekkersbedrijf Admiraal B.V.,
SOLUTION Nibbixwoud / NL
GROSS FLOOR AREA 7,450 m²
COMPLETION September 2016
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Custom-made HERTALAN® EPDM
Postel, describing his firm’s fundamental idea. Museum Voorlin- awards last year, including the Dutch Dak Award moulded parts
One special feature of this building is the ingen- den’s architec- 2017 for the best roof structure in the whole of
ious lighting concept that, for the most part, avoids ture was inspired The Netherlands. In mid-May 2018, it was also an-
visible artificial light spots beneath the ceiling. by examples nounced that the design by Kraaijvanger Architects
like Mies van
Instead, indirect incident daylight from above is would be one of the 20 winners of the internatio- The roof areas were waterproofed with HERTALAN® EASY COVER EPDM
der Rohe’s New
ensured by the glass roof – located in the centre of nally renowned RIBA Award 2018 issued by the sheets for effective protection against humidity.
National Gallery
the building, measuring 2,500 square metres and Royal Institute of British Architects.
in Berlin and
consisting of 484 slightly tilted elements – and a Renzo Piano’s Waterproofing the flat roof area beneath the
pergola-style roof structure made from white paint- exhibition build- water-permeable screen proved particularly chal-
ed steel placed on an elegant support colonnade ing for the Beye-
arranged some two metres above. For a perfectly ler Foundation metres in total surface area in the sometimes slight- DIN 4102-7 standard, which regulates resistance to
coordinated incidence of light from the south, a in Riehen near ly lowered side wings of the building that needed flying sparks and radiant heat.
total of 115,000 bevelled aluminium cylinders are Basel. The New to be taken into account. To provide effective protec- During on-site implementation by the roofing
integrated into the “screen” that seems to float National Gal- “Because the intensity and tion against penetrating moisture, HERTALAN® EASY company Admiraal from Nibbixwoud, the water-
above the building, directing approximately 20% lery’s guiding colour of daylight are constantly COVER EPDM sheets were applied above the insu- proofing solution was fully bonded to the substrate.
principle in par-
of daylight into the building: “In combination with
ticular has had changing, no two visits to the lation. The connection to the glass roof structure, Since the EPDM sheets are prefabricated in the
small LED uplights inconspicuously installed in the also created with a HERTALAN® EASY COVER EPDM factory using the hot bonding process, the number
steel roof structure, this ensures that the works of
a major influ- museum are quite the same.” waterproofing product, required a special solution. of seams needing closed on the flat roof was mini-
ence, right down
art are illuminated in an almost magical way both to the smallest Dirk Jan Postel, Kraaijvanger Architects “The solution chosen enabled sustainable mised. Custom-made HERTALAN® EPDM moulded
on sunny days and at night, whatever the season,” details. waterproofing and allowed us to waterproof a large parts were also used for efficient work progress on
says Mr Postel, describing the unusual structure. surface in a short space of time,” explains Bart van breakthroughs or corners. At the same time, the
“And because the intensity and colour of daylight der Werf, Project Coordinator, discussing Kraaijvan- gutters integrated into the roof area were connected
are constantly changing, no two visits to the muse- ger Architects’ choice of material. What’s more, the and lined with EPDM strips. The combination of dif-
um are quite the same.” Further exhibition areas are lenging when implementing the project. Adjacent EPDM sheets aren’t just extremely weatherproof ferent components, however, ultimately meant that
available on the ground floor of the museum. The to the steel, centred glass roof structure with its 484 and resistant to ageing; they also meet the stringent the client’s high standards could be met on time.
new building’s room arrangement is rounded off by individual elements, there were also closed-off roof requirements set forth in the NEN 6063 standard.
an auditorium, a library, a room dedicated to muse- sections measuring approximately 4,200 square This Dutch standard is equivalent to Germany’s Robert Uhde
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COMPONENT WATERPROOFING
Rigged with Weather conditions
radon protection
and ventilation habits
influence the radon
concentration.
Via leakages
in cellar doors,
radon can get to
upper floors.
// After smoking, but well before asbestos and diesel soot, radon
is the second most common cause of lung cancer. Effective
protection against the radioactive noble gas, which mostly
accumulates in indoor spaces, can be guaranteed by professionally
waterproofing basements and base slabs with the RESITRIX® SK W If the house is even Via fine cracks and
slightly leaky towards the soil, leakages in the foundation,
Full Bond EPDM sealing membrane from CARLISLE® CM Europe. it acts like a chimney. Already at radon can get from the soil
a low vacuum in the building the into buildings where it
radon-bearing soil air might be might concentrate.
sucked in within a radius of
up to 20 m.
T
he phrase “radiation protection” is usually Health) radon is responsible for around 5% of all
associated with nuclear power plants, radio- deaths due to lung cancer in Germany. This equates
active waste or X-ray examinations. What is to roughly 1,900 cases per year!
rarely considered is the fact that we are constantly The problem was underestimated for a long
surrounded by natural radioactive substances. Some time. But the legislator has now recognised the / The risk of radon even lurks in basements.
40% of this type of radiation exposure is due to potential risk that the radioactive noble gas poses.
radon (RN). The German Act on the Reorganisation of the Law
The colourless and odourless noble gas is an Protecting Against the Harmful Effect of Ionising
element in the uranium series and is created every- Radiation will take effect in 2019 and defines an
where on Earth – in rocks and soil particles and, to a activity concentration of 300 becquerel per cubic
certain degree, it also diffuses into the atmosphere metre for 222Rn as an annual average reference
via cracks or the ground water. This does not have value in public buildings. aren’t the only regions that can exhibit significantly Action is also urgently required in the case
any further consequences outdoors, because Based on a Europe-wide study, the German elevated levels of radiation.” of old buildings with poor waterproofing: “If the
radon disperses very quickly. However, the gas can Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) as- Aside from controlled domestic ventilation, measurements on site show that the maximum
also enter buildings through leaky foundations, sumes that even radon exposure of 100 becquerel another measure that has proven effective against radon levels are being exceeded, the RESITRIX®
cracks in the brickwork or cable and pipe ducts, per cubic metre can significantly increase the risk radon penetration indoors is the sealing of basement EPDM membranes or ALUTRIX® vapour barri-
and once inside, it accumulates in the ambient air: of cancer. It is therefore recommended that new walls and floor panels with RESITRIX® EPDM mem- er membranes can also be used to waterproof
“Depending on the region and the rock composition buildings be planned so as to ensure that radon branes. “Not only does the full-surface, self-adhesive sensitive areas like cracks, joints or pipe ducts at
in the ground there, more than 1,000 becquerel per concentrations in living areas exceeding an average CARLISLE® membrane enable effective protection a later time,” concludes Mr May. “If you choose to
cubic metre can be measured in individual cases,” of 100 becquerel per cubic metre per year are avoid- against humidity; it also prevents the radioactive renovate a building, however, you must remember
explains Johannes May, the CARLISLE® Building ed. It should be noted that exposure is significantly noble gas from leaking indoors at all or in anything that the measurements should be conducted over
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NEW CARLISLE® CM EUROPE PLANT IN WALTERSHAUSEN
The hub of EPDM
// The new CARLISLE® CM Europe plant has been opened in Waltershausen,
Thuringia. Spanning a total surface area of 11,600 square metres, the
new building turned into a reality following designs created by Hamburg-
manufacturing in the based BMT Planungsgesellschaft includes a state-of-the-art and flexibly
extendable production and logistics facility, administrative rooms and a
CARLISLE® ACADEMY training centre. At first glance, the clear architectural
centre of Germany language emphasises the company’s expertise and performance
as an innovative manufacturer of EPDM sealing membranes.
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The elliptically
curved, lavishly
glazed front facing
the street is the new
building’s striking
eye-catcher. From
the inside, it offers
a panoramic view of
the surroundings.
PROPERTY PROFILE
PROJECT New CARLISLE® plant in Waltershausen,
Thuringia
SITE Gothaer Straße, Waltershausen
ARCHITECTURE BMT Planungsgesellschaft mbH,
Hamburg
An elegantly curved external metal façade adds a decorative
touch to the prominent crude bitumen silos and provides even CLIENT CARLISLE® Construction Materials
this part of the industrial building with a certain degree of GmbH, Hamburg
delicate transparency.
MAIN CONTRACTOR Goldbeck Ost GmbH
ROOF WATERPROOFING Schwind Bedachungen und Holzbau
W
SOLUTION GmbH, Werdau
ith RESITRIX®, CARLISLE® is offering logistics hall with an annex for administration and architect at BMT. “The elliptical shape successfully COMPLETION September 2018
planners a state-of-the-art material that a CARLISLE® ACADEMY training centre all under the integrates the administration and training area into TOTAL INVESTMENT Approx. €42 million once all phases are
perfectly combines the advantages of same roof. the plant concept. It is also reminiscent of a roll of complete
both EPDM and bitumen and thus bridges the gap Hamburg-based BMT Planungsgesellschaft RESITRIX®, and its welcoming transparency allows WATERPROOFING PRODUCTS CARLISLE® Construction Materials
between the waterproofing products traditionally was tasked with planning and implementing the for surprising insights from the outside in too.” Europe:
used in Germany and their modern counterparts. project in 2016. Over the past three decades, the Further important aspects with regard to plan- RESITRIX® SK W Full Bond EPDM sealing
Over the last few years, the company has continu- company has planned a number of high-quality membrane, approx. 2,800 m²
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corporate growth meant that the existing capacities
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flexible building that was appropriate to the flow
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tershausen
were ultimately no longer sufficient,” reports Bruno of material and could be expanded in a modular and training area into the plant
Bauer, Director of Engineering at CARLISLE®, who fashion, the planners developed a structure with a concept.” tion of the complex process and plant technology
was the project manager in this project. “That’s distinctive design, which is made up of differently into the building design, as well as a high level of
why we decided to build a brand-new plant on the sized volumes and opens up towards the street due Volkart Felber, an architect at BMT Planungsgesellschaft fire safety in consideration of and in compliance
grounds of the Gothaer Straße industrial estate.” On to an elliptically curved, lavishly glazed front: “With with the FM Global standards.
a 50,000 m² plot at the eastern entrance to the town this modern architectural language, we wanted The complex is divided into different sections
and close to the existing head office, a state-of-the- to deliberately emphasise CARLISLE®’s expertise ning were the creation of a modern concept for stor- whose roof load-bearing layers were made from ei-
art new plant was built, boasting a large production and performance as an innovative manufacturer age and flow of material with partially automated ther trapezoidal steel profiles or reinforced concrete,
hall for RESITRIX® EPDM sealing membranes, a of sealing membranes,” explains Volkart Felber, an storage technology, the visually appealing integra- depending on their functional focus. To create a roof
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