Office space remodeling ICTZ

At Nanterre Bouw we are frequently called in to conduct complex and challenging construction projects. Those are what we love doing most as they keep us on our toes helping us deepen and develop our knowledge. That’s why carrying out this project for ICTZ was such a great pleasure to work on

The goal? Create a connection between two independent office buildings.

ICTZ, an ICT service provider within the healthcare sector, used to be housed in in two separate office buildings.The challenge: connect both existing buildings by constructing a spacious two story building that facilitates the reception area as well as various meeting rooms, :

In addition to connecting both office buildings, it was important to maintain the passage between the different buildings as open as possibleg turning it essentially in one building with minimal open flooring.

Thanks to the large openings.employees can now easily walk back and forth between the buildings , which increases the cohesion within the company.

Large-scale projects like this will always come with various challenges. Those projects however provide us with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate our expertise and craftsmanship, . In this specific case the biggest challenges were to ensure equal height flooring over the whole building whilst ensuring the largest possible open connection.

Although it may sound easy, maintaining an equal height flooring between the independent buildings is quite a challenge and accomplishment.

In order to ensure a cohesion between colleagues working on opposite sides of the buildings ICTZ wanted to keep the connection as open as possible o The challenge here was mainly regarding the construction: how do you keep the opening as big as possible whilst keeping the construction stable and reliable? Various techniques, amongst which pillars and trusses were applied to ensure a stable and reliable framework.

As a contractor we enjoy working with architects. The fact that there is a clear plan for the entire project allows us to focus on making it happen. In some cases we get approached by clients with their own architect on hand; in others we have been involved from the first sketches to the completion of the project. In the case of ICTZ the drawings were already available, which enabled us to convert the drawings into an action plan.

Working from drawing to realization is a great process. It is important to clearly map out and plan for all the activities required. One of the challenges we came across at ICTZ was that the existing office spaces were already in use. Being mindful of this, it prompted us to keep any construction inconvenience caused to a minimum and to complete the project within the planning.

No building or office space is complete without it being furnished and completion of the details. This is an important part of the construction process that we enjoy taking part of. In the case of ICTZ we were delighted to contribute to the development of the entire entrance with a coffee corner and front desk.

The result? A pleasant front desk area to welcome clients and business relations in.