Westfield Mall of The Netherlands is the first Westfield shopping center in the Netherlands built by Westfield Group at a cost of 500 million euros. It covers an area of 117,000 square meters and is the largest shopping center in the Netherlands.
Most striking is the façade of the Westfield Mall in the Netherlands: snow-white prefabricated elements made of fiberglass-reinforced concrete gracefully cover the mall’s perimeter like a flowing white veil, thanks to the architect’s ingenious design. for the use of 3D technology and innovative (flexible) molds.
Concrete or Composite
In order to choose between concrete and composite materials, after testing with various samples made, Senior Architectural Engineer Mark Ohm said: “In addition to the samples, we also studied two reference projects: a composite round and a concrete. The façade. The conclusion is that concrete has the ideal look and feel and meets the expected durability requirements.”
At Bergen op Zoom (Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands), a representative facade model was subsequently produced. Over a year, the design team worked on all aspects of the model (durability of the colors, what proportions of titanium should be, how well the graffiti ends, how to repair and clean the panels, how to get the desired matte look, etc.) have been evaluated.
Post time: Jan-25-2022