Right next to Building 45, between Rotterdamseweg and Leeghwaterstraat, a new (demountable) multi-story car park has been built. This is in line with the TU Delft vision for Mobility & Accessibility, which includes a move away from fragmented car parking spaces spread across the campus towards concentrated car parking facilities on the edge of the campus.
The multi-story car park provides 600 parking spaces. From this location, the surrounding buildings can easily be reached on foot.

In the years ahead, TU Delft also has plans to replace various parking spaces elsewhere on campus with larger, easily accessible parking facilities located directly on the campus ring road.

Two phases

The new multi-story car park has been built in two phases. First, a basic construction with three stories and a timber façade, offering a total of 450 parking spaces. This structure has been designed to be circular, enabling it to be reconstructed elsewhere in the future if required. During the second phase, an extra story was added and solar panels were installed on the roof. The possibility of installing solar panels in the façade was also explored. This second phase was further elaborated in collaboration with the faculties of Architecture and the Built Environment and EEMCS.

Photo: Ballast Nedam Park & Connect

Sustainability

The design of the new car park in Rotterdamseweg reflects TU Delft’s sustainability ambitions concerning CO2 neutrality, circularity, biodiversity/ecology and climate adaptation.

These ambitions are reflected in the building’s façade and roof in various ways. For example, FSC-certified Accoya timber hs been used for the façade. In addition, both the façade and the entire structure can be disassembled and each component can be re-purposed. The building also helps boost biodiversity and ecology thanks to the inclusion of climbing plants growing along the façade and the integration of bird and bat boxes and insect hotels in the wooden slats.

The roof was further developed with the assistance of the faculties of Architecture and the Built Environment and EEMCS. There is a green area around the edge of the roof to help store water on the roof and cool the building. Solar panels are installed in the middle of the roof and the energy is used to charge electric vehicles on the ground floor. Any excess electricity can be fed into the TU Delft electricity network. Finally, the car park features energy-efficient, smart LED lighting, preventing any unnecessary power consumption.

Facts and figures

• Demountable building
• 600 parking spaces
• Energy-efficient LED lighting
• Façade planting
• lntegrated bird/bat boxes and insect hotels
• Solar panels on the roof to charge electric vehicles on the ground floor
• Green roof edging to store water and cool the building

Planning

More information

If you have any questions about this project or other work being carried out on the campus, please contact the Park Management team at the Campus Real Estate & Facility Management department.

To request a tour, contact secr-crefm@tudelft.nl.