anker printers
lelystad / the netherlands
client
anker drukkers bv, lelystad
realization
2002
An austerely designed commercial building for a printing works, which once again proves how innovative and high-quality business accommodation can be created at an affordable price by adapting building components and structuring the building process in a controlled manner. All components are standardized and prefabricated. The spatial set-up is completely oriented to the production process. Glass interior walls and vides in the first floor allow one to follow the printing processes from the centrally situated prepress area as well as from the offices on the first floor. Because the vides are roofed over with skylights, daylight can penetrate to the heart of the building. The steel supporting construction consists of square box columns which all have the same dimensions, but differ in wall thickness according to the load they have to bear. An ingenious, flexible finishing of the interior walls allows the roof to sag a little if it has to take a heavy load. The façade along the motorway is made of sandwich panels with hardened glass on the outside.
lelystad / the netherlands
client
anker drukkers bv, lelystad
realization
2002
An austerely designed commercial building for a printing works, which once again proves how innovative and high-quality business accommodation can be created at an affordable price by adapting building components and structuring the building process in a controlled manner. All components are standardized and prefabricated. The spatial set-up is completely oriented to the production process. Glass interior walls and vides in the first floor allow one to follow the printing processes from the centrally situated prepress area as well as from the offices on the first floor. Because the vides are roofed over with skylights, daylight can penetrate to the heart of the building. The steel supporting construction consists of square box columns which all have the same dimensions, but differ in wall thickness according to the load they have to bear. An ingenious, flexible finishing of the interior walls allows the roof to sag a little if it has to take a heavy load. The façade along the motorway is made of sandwich panels with hardened glass on the outside.
