这是位于阿尔梅勒市中心的Gnome停车场。停车的整个外墙用的是穿孔材料，上面有风车，花园租
入，鸟屋等等当地传统团象征。传统材料提供最大限度的自然通风，并营造一个开放氛围。虽然建
筑的形体中规中矩，是一个满满占据场地的方盒子，但是有趣的外表皮打破了沉闷的形体。这样的
不锈钢穿孔钢板是和汽车制造公司合作生产，利用三维建模技术和特殊的金属打孔机进行生产，不
光外观时尚，也能作为结构的一部分使用。这样的穿孔板形成有效的分隔界面，同时保证了车库白
天的明亮。相比之下内部的装修相当简单，但是透过这层特别的表皮，建筑白天黑夜都很有魅力，
同时，这样的设计降低了整个造价的25%。
外表重复的纹饰，以及规则设置的花箱，都让这个车库别具魅力。这已然已成为档期居民心中一个
特别的地方，爱涂鸦的青年也非常喜欢这里。
Project description:
Kaboutergarage (Gnome parking garage), Almere, The Netherlands
The development of the Gnome parking garage, with 413 parking spaces, is part of the expansion
of the city centre of Almere-Buiten. Features of this plan are a lot of green and a clear urban
structure. At the architectural level many experiments with innovative materialisation and new
constructions have been made, as also in the Gnome parking garage.
The special facade of the garage contains natural elements, like integrated plant containers with
specific plants based on the orientation of the facade.
By using a vacuum forming technique – commonly utilized in the automotive industry – the
perforated facade panels show characteristic images of the province of Flevoland like birds,
windmills, garden gnomes and bird houses. The perforation of the sheeting supplies natural
ventilation in the parking garage and creates an open atmosphere, especially at night.
It’s our pleasure to bring this garage to your attention. While there may be lots of garages, this
one is exceptional for a number of reasons:
1. The place and the building.
The garage is covered with perforated stainless-steel panels that convey the green character of
Almere. All new buildings in Almere Buiten must convey the green character of Almere. They
usually do this with green roofs and terraces. While exploring the green character of Almere, we
came across front gardens with gnomes and windmills, and fringes of reeds in the surrounding
polders, and birdhouses in municipal trees. And since the green is not always present in the
winter, we decided in consultation with the client (municipality of Almere) to cover the car park
with figuration depicting the everyday greenery of Almere Buiten. Such a lavishly adorned building
seldom appears, and in Almere Buiten the building looks like an old-fashioned tin tobacco box
between the flat brick and rubble walls that are common there. The figuration and narrative skin
make this a welcome change in the somewhat dreary centre of Almere Buiten.
2. Craftsmanship and production.
The Voest Alpine automotive company in Spakenburg, previously known as Polynorm, made the
stainless-steel panels. Polynorm used to fabricate steel doorframes and is known, amongst other
things, for the prefab steel houses from the 1960s. Since the take-over in about 1990, the
company has mainly manufactured steel panelling for cars. Together with Atto Harsta of Aldus
Bouwinnovatie we succeeded in stimulating some employees to produce the panels for the garage
here. These panels are vacuum formed with the help of 3D computer techniques, special sheet-
metal perforating machines, and moulds milled from cast steel. The small square perforations are
specially rounded because of the danger that the corners of the perforations would tear when the
sheets are being 3D vacuumed. Square-shaped perforations were chosen because the entire steel
structure is composed of square tube profiles. Material development has therefore been conducted
in almost molecular fashion, and the stainless-steel skin acquires a relation with the supporting
steel structure. This will be the only building in the Netherlands with such panels, given that Voest
Alpine Austria has decided to confine its activities to the automotive industry. The delicacy of the
material and its treatment with the accompanying production methods mark a return to the idea of
crafted products in unique fashion.
3. Integration of building regulations in the panels.
The stainless-steel panels are designed in such a way that their air permeability is 30% on
account of the ventilation requirements for car parks. They are also detailed for safety to prevent
people from falling through them, and are also almost entirely transparent during daylight from
inside the garage and, as a result, ensure a socially safe space.
4. Coarse and fine detail.
As already stated, the garage is constructed entirely of square tube profiles. This is perhaps more
expensive than IPE profiles but is better in terms of maintenance and sturdiness. The rough
interior therefore contrasts sharply with the filigree veil that wraps the garage. This intentional
contrast is best experienced at night. Moreover, the tender offer for the construction turned out to
be 25% cheaper than expected.
5. A garage people will come to love.
Last but not least, the repetition of the ornamentation in combination with the different flower
boxes results in a garage whose appearance has never been seen in the Netherlands before. It is
no anonymous box of the sort we all know, but a garage we will come to love. It has already
become a special place for the residents of Almere Buiten, even for graffiti-loving youths. That was
made possible by the mature design for the garage building.
Project details:
Location
Straat van Florida
1334 PA Almere
The Netherlands
Programme
14.500 m2
415 parking places
Design
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Team
Robert Winkel, Menno van der Woude, Hennie Dankers, Robert Platje, Pepijn Berghout, Maurice
de Ruijter, Nars Broekharst
Client
Stadsbeheer Gemeente Almere
Advisors
Constructor
Pieters Bouwtechniek Almere
Green supplies
Copijn garden and landscape architects
Copijn garden and landscape architects takes care of the plants on the facade. On each facade
there are specific plants based on the orientation of the facade.
Fire
Van Elst & Roelofs Plancoördinatie
Construction
Koopmans Bouw
Building costs
euro 5.400.000,-
Realisation
2010/2011
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