PV projects

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Roof and facade integration in two office buildings in The Hague
In the centre of The Hague at the Bezuidenhoutseweg, two office buildings will be retrofitted with a PV-generator. To maximise the output of the system, all modules are south facing.
The two buildings, with the new PV roof extensions, together with the 20-storey office tower on the north side, fit very well in the new skyline of the Bezuidenhoutseweg.
This design gives an unexpected change of the facades. Walking around the building, the facades chang from every viewpoint.

The PV-modules give more shading on the building in summer. The daylighting system is improved by combining this PV-modules with light shelves behind the system.

  • The study was finished in May 1996.
  • PV nominal power/total 114 kWp.
  • This study was done for the RGD and NOVEM.


Roof integration in a utility building in Geldermalsen
Sustainable building is becoming popular in the Netherlands. The municipality of Geldermalsen chose to develop a new town quarter in a sustainable way. In this quarter there are about 450 houses and the utility is in need of a transformer station. This station is combined with a station for the telephone company and a pumping station for the sewer system. BEAR Architecten was asked to produce a design with special attention to the integration of a PV system in the building. Construction started in September 1996.

This small building makes no substantial contribution to the electricity supply. The importance, however, is to make the public familiar with PV systems.

  • PV nominal power/total is 4.2 kWp.
  • The PV system is manufactured and assembled by Shell Solar (Helmond, The Netherlands). The project is financed by the NUON (utility).
 
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