Over 11,000 m2 of aluminum window frames, doors and curtain wall systems

Amsterdam Logistic Cityhub

Holland's first multi-storey XXL logistics city hub has been fitted with a quality aluminum facade. Commissioned by Bouwbedrijf Vrolijk, V.P.G. Aluminium Ramen en Geveltechniek B.V. supplied and installed more than 11,000 m2 of aluminum window frames, doors and curtain wall systems, including 10,000 m2 of curtain walls, 26 automatic sliding doors and 100 revolving doors. This makes Amsterdam Logistic Cityhub the largest project for the Nieuwkuijk-based facade specialist, which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.

V.P.G. is enormously proud to have been able to help build this last mile solution. But also that it once again received the confidence of Bouwbedrijf Vrolijk, to supply and assemble the aluminum facade systems. "Our collaboration goes back more than 20 years," emphasizes Richard van Zanten, director/owner of V.P.G. Aluminium Ramen en Geveltechniek B.V. "Following the example of Fresh2You, Cornelisland I through V and Spoormaker, we were involved in the engineering phase of this project as well. Together we translated Convexarchitecten's design into a feasible and makeable execution design, without compromising the aesthetic quality envisioned by the architect and client."

The choice of aluminum in this project is a logical one, according to Van Zanten, because of its waterfront location. In addition, aluminum guarantees low weight, high strength and minimal maintenance. "The entire project was carried out with curtain wall profiles and high cover frames from system house Reynaers, extruded to a project-specific length," he says. "The CW 50 series was chosen, while the windows and doors are executed in CS 77. The entire project is also equipped with triple glazing." In early January 2022, V.P.G. began production of the facade elements. Just a few weeks later, assembly started. All work was supervised by the facade specialist's own executives and project managers.

The biggest challenge, according to Van Zanten, was in the logistics part. This is because the curtain walls - with very large glass surfaces - only begin at a height of 27 meters from ground level. Around the building, lifting scaffolds were suspended from the roof, from where the assembly work was carried out. For glazing, V.P.G. used special cranes, with a considerable lifting height and far reach. All products were delivered to the project just-in-time and processed immediately. The work was completed on schedule in August 2022.