Production and Shipping Centre of the Hunter Douglas Factory in Oudenbosch/Holland
The two large halls were constructed on pile foundations and precast concrete floor slabs using a lightweight steel truss structure consisting of columns, girders (made of composite struts), and purlins. The entire structure was designed for crane transport. In the shipping centre, the main girders, spaced 10 metres apart, have a span of 15 metres. In the processing building, the girder span is 20 metres and the purlin length is 12 metres. The exterior walls of the large halls are constructed of split-concrete blocks and Luxalon panels. These panels—consisting of two powder-coated aluminium skins filled with polyurethane foam—are particularly suitable for covering large surfaces, and their low weight allowed for quick and easy assembly.
