Fire proof revolving door
World first fire proof revolving door
Heuvel Eindhoven, The Netherlands
, Shopping Mall
Dunnett Craven Architects & van Aken Architecten
Located in the Centre of Eindhoven, a city in the south of The Netherlands, an existing mall, including shops, restaurants, a casino and music hall, takes on an entirely new expression – one which aims to push a complete shopping experience to its visitors: “We think that shopping in the future is going to be much more about the experience rather than just the product you buy and this is what we’re trying to create – starting from the moment you enter the Heuvel from the iconic Bauporte revolving door – it’s the first door in the world to be built in this way,” explains project manager David Visser from client CBRE Global Investors.
The redesign by UK-based architects Dunnett Craven and Dutch practice van Aken Architecten included a new floor and ceiling, new escalators, LED lighting and refitting the entrances. It was required to fit new fire and safety regulations, which had dramatically changed since the building’s construction in 1992. One of the main challenges was how to create the entrance from the car park, the largest in the centre housing around 1200 parking spaces, to the shopping mall. “The current entrance’s revolving door was mechanical, too small and awkwardly positioned, and a simple replacement would not suffice due to current fire regulations. “We needed to meet a 30-minute fireproof door regulation and we didn’t want any exhaust air from the car park to enter the retail areas so we needed an extremely functional solution” At the same time, the entrance was an opportunity to make an impression on our visitors – so we needed a highly aesthetic solution,” explains James Craven from Dunnett Craven Architects. Check out this site for more project images and impressions.
