Architecture Inspired By Cradle To Cradle

Architecture inspired by Cradle to CradleDennis Hauer, Architect BNA

vision on the Holland Heineken House for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, designed at Royal Haskoning

Architecture and sustainability are, in my opinion inseparable. A beautiful, smart, functional and integrated building can only be designed sustainable.

The by Michael Braungart and Bill Mc Donough developed Cradle to Cradle philosophy for me forms a good base to a positive approach of design questions. Sustainability is not a problem, but a chance! It’s about creating value. For example, by choosing healthy materials we can make a positive contribution to the indoor climate of a building at no extra cost.

Starting to think about the total lifecycle of a building creates opportunities. Not only to the building but also for the environment. This is also about creating value, an investment in a sustainable public space can be translated back into an attractive business climate and a positive contribution to biodiversity. This measn good PR, a higher property value and a positive contribution to the environment.

After working for 10 years in a multi-disciplinary consultancy fi rm, I have a lot of knowledge and experience in the fi eld of integrated design. I am convinced that sustainable architecture can only be realized when working with an integrated approach. All disciplines contribute their piece to the fi nal result in a way similar to nature. Thus, all components of the human body have a function which contributes to operate and maintain the greater whole.

To come to an inspiring and sustainable Architecture i have 3 objectives:

1. Give a positive contribution to the environment,2. Respect the human factor,3. Use endless energy sources.

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Heineken as a green brewer (PR)-recycled beer bottles as walls-

solar roof provides energy and shade-optimum use of daylight-use of watertaxi network-

dancefl oor provides energy-green partnerships-

Cradle to Cradle materials-bioplastic drinking glasses-

Thames water for cooling-local water threatment-

toilets without water-creating awareness-

healthy food-fi tness programm visitors-

1.Give a positive contrubution to the environmentDennis Hauer, Architect BNA

New Best Hotel Woerden, green key gold ambition, designed at Royal Haskoning

Interaction between building and the locationArchitecture has to add value to the location. By using natural and culture-historical aspects, and designing with the orientation to the sun the design get’s a connection to the place and will be nested in the surroundings.By compensating the loss of natural value in the design or using the design to make the natural value of the location stronger architecture and nature become partners and make each other stronger.

Diversitity as added valueDiversity is the range of plants, animals, concepts and functions in our environment. With my architecture i want to make diversity stronger. By building compact or using the location for more then one function we narrow the footprint of the building. By making green roofs and/or green facades we can continue the landscape into the building, creating a stronger relationship between inside and outside. This resolves into valueable space, not only to plant or animal, but also for the users of the building by making a roof garden to relax or as a view.

Healthy use of materialsBy choosing materials i look at the possibility to create a natural cycle. Natural materials which are harvested in a good way like local wood or bamboo can be returned to nature as food after their use in a building has come to an end. These materails are aften less expensive because they can be harvested locally.

Not all materials can be taken into a natural cycle because they have to be manufactured, glass and steel are good examples. For these materials i look at the re-use of materials and the designing in frebabricated components. The use of glueing and kititng is prevented as much as possible.


-compact building on ecological location-vegetationroof for waterretention and biodiversity-closed waterbalans and water threathment by reed plant-water saving elements in toilets and showers,-harvest daylight by orientation and transparancy,-orientation rooms in east-west direction prevents overheating by the sun,-highrize prevents natural shading for transparant meeting center,-cooling and heating by using underground wells (WKO),-half open pavement for green appearence and waterretention.

2.Respect the Human factorDennis Hauer, Architect BNA

new educational building ROC van Twente Almelo, designed at Royal Haskoning

Functional designA building has to do what it is designed for. This seems logical, but in practice this isn’t always the case. How would you really like to work in an offi ce? And what means new developments like the new way of working for your company and how does it affect a building? And how can we add elements like an atrium to a building, which has an important functional role in providing the environment for interaction between people.

Flexible in use and to the futureTheir are different ways of fl exibilty. First fl exibility in use. This can be achieved by designing spaces elastic. This meens the spaces can be used for multiple functions and are wider to use. Or by adding strategic placed mobile walls by which smaller spaces can be connected to larger spaces for the use of large meetings or exams which only happen a few times a year.But also fl exible to the future. So the building has te be designed in a way that seperation walls can be taken out easaly and also the installation system is adjusted to this fl exibility.

Healthy indoor climateBesides designing a building with (preferably) natural ventilation principles the materials used in the interior can help contribute to a healthier indoor environment. Materials without added chemicals and VOC’s are often also cheaper to produce.


- compact building on compact location,- multiple use of location, underground parking garage,- Atrium works as meeting space and climate buffer between inside and outside- fl exibel use of spaces- ventilation system regains heat by retour air,- industrial fl exibel and demountable building (IDF),- brick work system made of dry brick makes re-use possible,- Atriumroof made of EFTE foil cussions, stromg and light,- use of healthy non-toxic materials,- daylight harvesting; large windows on northfacade, small windows on southfacade,- daylightregulation by using sensors.

3.use endless energy sourcesDennis Hauer, Architect BNA

Paviljon Floriade 2012 Venlo, design together with Promhouse


PassiveThis starts at the orientation of the building to the sun and how the windows respond to this. The bottemline is to harvest daylight but keep the heath of the sun out to prevent overheating. Provide natural shading by using existing trees or design the shading in the building.Good insulation, ventilation and making use of the properties of the soil (by storing heath and cold) can create a constant factor in the energy balance of the design which saves a lot of energy. It is all about using the buildings quality.

ActiveAfter optimizing the the energy and wateruse and prevail the building from spoiling energy a building still will need some energy to keep an acceptable level of comfort. The heating and cooling question can allready be solved by the use of a solar boiler or a hot and cold storage (WKO)The only challange lies in the production of electricity. The use of windmills and Photovoltaic Cells dont’t provide enough value yet to provide an interesting solution. But the sun has so much potential, and i am convinced that in the future we have the possibility to translate this into a goor electrcity system.

- showcase for the Dutch Government,- solar roof provides energy, and can be re-used for another function (Olympic Games?),- paviljon is made from existing soile (closed soil balance),- building is made from Cradle to Cradle materials,- the building is the landscape,- provides shelter for animals,- closed waterbalance,- adaptable building, can be given another function or re-used after Floriade,

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