ARCHELLO YOUR CONNECTION WITH ARCHITECTURE

In the past year, in Heeg (Friesland) a special building arose. This boathouse is not only striking in its appearance, the building is also very durable. In the design of Sebastiaan Jansen context, sus-tainability and architecture are combined into a special symbiosis. In the corner volume 72 solar panels are integrated. With these panels one can charge 1385x electric boats. The 'electric boat-house’ is the first building in the Netherlands in which electric boats and architecture are put to-gether.
"We call it the blocks," said the neighbor, while a passing car just stops and looks up with a puz-zled look. The neighbor continued: "It's totally different than the standard industrial buildings you see here. It takes some getting used to, but it is special and nice. "

The building houses a warehouse, with an extensive range of machinery for the (re) building of electric boats. An exhibition space where the boats floating in the indoor water are exhibited. And a supportive office. These three functions have been given their own appearance, both in mor-phology and appearance.
By organizing the three main functions around a central traffic axis, short walking distances are created. This transparent central axis extends at the front of the building into a transparent exhibi-tion space where the visitor enters the building.
The volume, which over a full glass exhibition space seems to float, created by an interplay of con-text and sustainability. The rotation angle in the plot can be read at the base, while the upper sur-face focuses the Sun. This creates a sculptural architectural gesture with a nod in the front eleva-tion.
The roof which faces south, creates a surface that is suitable for processing PV cells. On the cor-ner volume 72 solar panels are fitted (about 91m ²). These panels provide approximately 11,072 kWh each year, which allows to recharge 1385x an electric boat.
Besides solar panels, there are plenty of sustainable solutions applied. Rainwater is collected in a gray water tank. With this water boats are washed and the toilets are flushed. For heating and cooling of the building a earth mouth linked heating heat pump (HCS) is installed.
The cradle to cradle concept is reflected in the design and materialization of the building. In the assembly of the building, where possible, there are mechanical coupling chosen. Furthermore, there are materials used in its purest form. Only a few materials have a finish in the form of paint-ing. But wood is wood and brick is brick.