CLIENT
Heijmans
LOCATION
Utrecht, Nederland
YEAR OF COMPLETION
2012
SURFACE
3870 m2
MATERIAL
Composite
DETAILS
The architect came up with the striking hole pattern after being inspired by the cover of Madonna’s album “Confessions on a dance floor”. It has become a ‘pilstrip-like’ façade, which really stands out in the densely packed and very diverse architecture in the city centre of Utrecht.
The Muziekpaleis TivoliVredenburg is the new home of music centre Vredenburg, pop venue Tivoli and SJU Jazzpodium in the city centre of Utrecht.
The complex contains five music halls. The large hall by architect Herman Hertzberger from 1979 was retained and four new halls were added. Herman Hertzberger was again the overarching architect for the additional new construction. Patrick Fransen was the other project architect on behalf of architecture studio HH.
Holland Composites supplied the flat facades with hole patterns (inspired by the cover of Madonna’s album “Confessions on a dance floor”, and known today as ‘the pilstrip’) on the west and east sides.
The structural facade is divided into 86 composite facade elements. 58 large panels and 28 smaller panels are mounted to make both facades wind and watertight. The composite elements measure 15 x 3 m and have a thickness of 300 mm.
The round recesses are sprayed light grey. The rest of the element is dark gray, which provides a nice contrast. The facade elements are stacked two high and are all suspended from the steel structure of the building; further support on the ground is not applicable.
Development, production, transport and assembly of the composite facade for Tivoli Vredenburg by Holland Composites.
