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OFFICE BUILDING RIJKSWATERSTAAT MIDDELBURG
P. DE RUITER, 2000-2004, Poelendaelesingel 18, Middelburg
Paul de Ruiter's office building for Rijkswaterstaat, the national water authority, nestles in the bend of the canal. The oblong building 142 metres long has an almost entirely see-through ground floor, level with the dyke, and an open parking facility below. The office storeys with their module of 12 metres have a wide range of possible subdivisions. Horizontal lengths of solar shading line the south face. With heat and cold storage at a depth of 65 metres and concrete core activation with fully integrated pipes, the building is extremely energy-efficient with the added bonus of a generous floor-to-floor height.