Article source: Knevel Architecten BV

The commission concerns the construction of a sustainable gas station and related program for Avia Marees close to the ‘Afsluitdijk’ and the exit of motorway A7 in Den Oever. The gas station is located on a prominent location in the industrial area between provincial roald N99 and the mainroad to Den Oever. The location will combine the weekly or even daily practice of fuelling with office space and a fishmonger. This development proposes principles such as sustainability, specific crafts from the region and climate neutral buildings. On a long plot, a two sided orientated design expresses a division in key elements. This results in a visual en physic relation between the Havenweg (the main road to the village) and the N99. From the Havenweg the building could be described as inviting and form the N99 it is highly visible and spatially interesting.

Image Courtesy John Lewis Marshall

• Architects: Knevel Architecten BV
• Project: Sustainable Gas Station Avia Marees
• Location: Havenweg, Den Oever, The Netherlands
• Client: Marees & Kistemaker BV / Meko, Op- en Overslag B.V.
• Project architect: Benjamin Robichon
• Project team: Dirk Jan Schaap, Ramon Acha Valls, Jacques van Adrichem
• Project management: Knevel Architecten
• Stuctural engineer: ABT
• Installation consultant: Herman De Groot ingenieurs
• Cost consultant: Van Kessel & Janssen
• Plot size: 4.290m2
• Footprint: 1.200m2
• Start design: 2011 – maart
• Start constructions: 2012 – januari
• Completion first phase: 2012 – september
• Photos: John Lewis Marshall

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