van marken food innovation center

The historic DSM site in Delft is gradually being transformed into the Biotech Campus Delft. One of the steps in this process is the construction of the Van Marken Food Innovation Center. It accommodates the new headquarters of dsm-firmenich's Taste, Texture & Health business unit. The building is prominently located at the start of the central pedestrian boulevard of the Biotech Campus Delft. This axis is continued inside the building, complete with plants. dsm-firmenich's value of transparency is reflected in the open and inviting design of the building.

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DSM Delft

location
Delft

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dsm-firmenich

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3 main functions

From the boulevard, the main route continues in stages up to the third floor. The route is optimally designed to allow daylight to enter, making it possible to place a lot of plants there, just like outside on the boulevard. The building is divided according to its three main functions: laboratories, office and meeting rooms, and “experience zones”. The most transparent spaces are located at the beginning of the route, and gradually become more enclosed: first a large, light atrium, then the laboratories and, deeper into the building, the technical and service areas. The workspaces vary from flexible workspaces to team rooms, focus rooms and brainstorming rooms.

experience zones

The building features a state-of-the-art co-creation kitchen and advanced application laboratories for the dairy, bakery and brewing sectors. The experience zones are designed to be pleasant, inspiring places to consult with a colleague or customer, for example. They are located next to the research areas, but are fashioned in such a way that their use does not disrupt work processes. Transparent laboratory walls provide a view of what is happening inside: from optimising plant-based dairy products to researching yeast. The experience zones also offer test panels the opportunity to taste new products and assess them for taste, smell and mouthfeel.

healthy work environment

Daylight is carefully tailored to its use: floor-to-ceiling windows that bring daylight deep into the building are alternated with strips with integrated solar panels. This way, we create a pleasant and healthy working environment on the one hand, while on the other, the facade contributes to low fossil energy consumption. Lush plants and the interior finish of natural materials such as wood, bamboo, roughly woven fabrics and warm colours will also make it a pleasant place to be. All and all the aim is to create a building as sustainable as possible with a healthy working environment in the broadest sense. To achieve this, we are working to achieve the BREEAM-Outstanding as well as the WELL Platinum certificate.

partners

client: DSM Delft
investor: ASR Dutch Science Park Fund
interior design: cepezedinterieur
building physics & sustainability: abt
constructions: pieters bouwtechniek
installations: Huygen installatie adviseurs
main contractor: De Vries en Verburg

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→ Mail bd@cepezed.nl or call our business development team on +31 (0)15 2150000

van marken food innovation center