Braided Composite Facade – Eemsmond Building

The Eemsmond Gebouw is a former building (1969) for the buoyage service of the Ministry of Transport & Water Management. During the renovation in 2007, Raficlad® facade panels in the form of a wickerwork were mounted as a front-end plating.

To make the wickerwork possible, black anodized aluminum frames were developed with which the panels are fixed in a curved manner. A nice detail is that the optically woven panels also serve as sun protection.

The facade panels are provided with so-called chameleon foil, which changes colour depending on the viewing angle. Because the panels are mounted to the facade in a curve using the aforementioned frames, the wickerwork shows different colours each time.

The design for the redevelopment of the Eemsmond building is by Team 4 Architecten from Groningen. Project architect Klaas Paul de Boer came up with the idea for the wickerwork when he saw a sea buoy up close during a working visit. These five-metre-high buoys are protected from the forces of nature and shipping by a wickerwork of woven steel strips. The idea was developed in collaboration with Façade Consulting & Engineering.

The total façade surface is 1065 m². Development, production, transport and assembly of the woven composite façade for the Eemsmond Building by Holland Composites.