Urban space to create office buildings is scarce and expensive. A common solution to save on the amount of required ground surface is to go up and build vertically. With Slimline, it’s possible to create seven floors in the same building height it takes to create six with other building systems.
Below, you’ll find the specific Slimline benefits for offices in the different life stages of the building.
Slimline enables you to create more square meters. With an exceptionally slender combination of ceiling, installation space and subfloor, Slimline saves between 40 and 50 cm height per floor when compared to traditional building systems. This results in a reduction of the gross floor height of 15%.
Better indoor climate
Slimline allows you to conveniently integrate (dual) thermal activation. The combination of radiant heating from the subfloor, cooling from the ceiling and a fast response time is perceived as being very comfortable by users.
Slimline is a structural floor system that offers substantial environmental benefits during construction and while the building’s in use. These benefits result in lower energy consumption, an increased economical life span and lower material use.
Slimline increases the life of buildings by offering the ability to change their function, for example from offices to apartments or residential care units. Thanks to the freedom of layout the subfloor provides, building users can easily set up or change the space to fit their needs.
Efficient construction
Slimline enables fast and straightforward construction. Thanks to the self-supporting prefabricated elements, propping is no longer necessary. The elements are instantly walkable after placement, which means the fitting of installations and finishing can commence immediately without impacting other activities. This allows merging multiple construction phases, which results in considerable savings on construction time and costs.
Freedom of design
Slimline enables the realization of exceptional designs and structures. For example, the relatively low floor weight allows large cantilevers and free spans. It also makes it possible to create more on existing foundation. Slimline also offers structural solutions to cope with, for example, diaphragm action and torsion.
Better indoor climate
Slimline allows you to conveniently integrate (dual) thermal activation. The combination of radiant heating from the subfloor, cooling from the ceiling and a fast response time is perceived as being very comfortable by users.
The Slimline subfloor is acoustically decoupled from the main structure, which results in excellent sound insulation. Slimline office buildings even comply with the strict residential acoustic requirements. For more information about acoustic performance, please refer to the Documents section.
High fire-resistance
Slimline has a documented fire resistance in excess of 145 minutes, which results from multiple tests by the certified bodies Efectis and TNO, performed on a composite floor under load. For more information about fire resistance, please refer to the Documents section.
Efficient construction
Slimline enables fast and straightforward construction. Thanks to the self-supporting prefabricated elements, propping is no longer necessary. The elements are instantly walkable after placement, which means the fitting of installations and finishing can commence immediately without impacting other activities. This allows merging multiple construction phases, which results in considerable savings on construction time and costs.
More square meters
Slimline enables fast and straightforward construction. Thanks to the self-supporting prefabricated elements, propping is no longer necessary. The elements are instantly walkable after placement, which means the fitting of installations and finishing can commence immediately without impacting other activities. This allows merging multiple construction phases, which results in considerable savings on construction time and costs.
Better Office
Slimline improves the office ‘performance’. Thanks to the (acoustically) decoupled subfloor, building users can easily set up or change the space layout to fit their needs.
Slimline allows you to conveniently integrate (dual) thermal activation. The combination of radiant heating from the subfloor and cooling from the ceiling is perceived as being very comfortable by users. Thanks to the fast response time, it’s easy to swiftly adjust the climate in separate rooms to the user’s preferences.