Kraaijvanger

"A 21-storey office tower that partly floats above an existing building is a challenge that requires steel construction in terms of weight, and an ingenious construction for the transfer of horizontal forces in terms of wind load." Maartje Henket wrote an article in theCobouw of December 5 about Stadskantoor Utrecht. A beautiful Sinterklaas gift. She explains clearly and concisely how Kraaijvanger has responded to the wish to use the air above the station: In close collaboration with constructors Jan van der Windt and Harm Hoorn van Zonneveld engineers, Postel created a plan consisting of two towers as a dance couple. The northern, male half is firmly on the ground level, anchored to two concrete stability cores that are connected by a K-spant. "