Building in the clouds with precast elements

By Edo Beerda, 18 october 2019. Source: news Cobouw
Photo: The blue skeleton of the unit is complete. Just the facade sheeting to be mounted to it and the moveable unit will be ready for use.

Since the first pole was driven into the ground exactly a year ago, the mega project near the Erasmus bridge, has climbed up to the fifth floor. From there, the building will shoot into the air towards the top at 215-metres-high at a rate of one storey per week. “This means 104 hoists per floor, of which 86 consist of precast elements”, explains construction site manager Frans Quataert (BAM). “They have been precisely planned, right down to the last stud.”