De Zaag - Groningen

SAFETY, GRONINGEN, EARTHQUAKES, RESIDENCES

Location

Groningen

Size

Client

Plegt-Vos Noord

Year

2017

At the location of the former FC Groningen football stadium, a building with 72 earthquake resistant apartments has been designed, entirely in line with the football tradition. To make the apartment building earthquake resistant, sliders have been applied between the lowered parking basement and the first floor. The building and the soil can now move independently from each other, to safeguard the safety of the residents in case of an earthquake. The technique has been made visible in the staircases. 
 

We made a short video with an earthquake simulation of De Zaag.

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