Hourglass unparalleled thanks to rigorous precast concrete

Hourglass will be a sustainable office building with 115 long-stay hotel apartments. Each storey consists of 585 precast sandwich elements.

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03-04-2020

Hourglass unparalleled thanks to rigorous precast concrete

Hourglass will be a sustainable office building with 115 long-stay hotel apartments. Each storey consists of 585 precast sandwich elements.

Hourglass unparalleled thanks to rigorous precast concrete

The facade of the Hourglass building at the Zuidas in Amsterdam constricts to a degree of three meters. This characteristic appearance, that is now partially complete, would never have been possible without the rigorous prefabrication that Hurks was set on right from the beginning.

Publication by Ad Tissink, 26 March 2020. Source: Nieuws Cobouw.
Photo:  Hourglass will house a hotel and a law firm (photo by Eran Oppenheimer)