A highly sustainable, compact and flexible building, the Academy for Engineering Delft will soon be built on the Campus of the Delft University of Technology. The building aims to strengthen the ties between academic and professional education in Technology. This is an open, transparent and iconic building, which fits effortlessly in its surroundings providing comfort for both students and employees.
The functional concept is a system of squares and routes, enabling optimum interchange between people and thoughts. The ambition of the client, the Haagse Hogeschool, is met: this will be the most sustainable education building in the Netherlands. The building will be fitted out with state of the art energy saving technology: an urban windmill provides energy, the existing basement will be retained and used for thermal storage, the insulation is set at level RC4. The end result is a building with an energy performance which is 50% below the legal requirements.
