Peer Glandorff; architect Ronald Mc Donald Centre
The 'Stadion Park' design
The unique Ronald McDonald Centre (www.ronaldmcdonaldcentre.nl) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, was designed by Peer Glandorff from Fact Architects (www.factarchitects.nl) whose design won the BNA Young Architects'Award.
"As an architect, you try to convince others of your ideas. But you also want to challenge, in order to achieve something special together. This worked out great with Descol. A good example is our collaboration on the sports hall's line marking. My original idea was to "switch off" those facilities that were irrelevant for a particular sport. This resulted in line marking using light (Pulastic Led Court), an absolute world first for Descol. Another important aspect was the quality that Descol is able to deliver. One knows in advance the requirements set by the end users of the sports floor, and those characteristics must be guaranteed. Descol's floors are certified by NOC*NSF (National Olympic Committee), which is the quality guarantee that I am looking for as an architect. Ultimately, one looks for partners who not only want to participated, but who are capable and actually deliver".
I am sure that when we look back on this project, we can say to each other: "We created something truly special!
Sika Roof-to-Floor
Together with Sika, Descol offers the so-called Roof-to-Floor concept, a comprehensive approach to all your construction chemicals. Sika confers as early as possible with building owners, architects, engineering firms and other project participants to provide advice and corresponding know-how. The key to success lies in advising all parties professionally. In the unique Ronald McDonald Centre the Roof-to-Floor concept has been applied.
Solar panels
As the concept explicates, the contribution didn’t involve just floors but extends from Roof-to-Floor involving sealing and the roofing of 5,100 m² with Sarnafil FPO. This concept is also applied to heating, which means that solar panels on the roof can be linked to underfloor heating elements in the sports hall. www.sarnafil.com
