In Leeuwarden, the new construction of Goedhart Bakery Kitchen was recently completed. The building, mostly closed in design, stands out thanks to its strikingly shaped curtain wall, which adds variation to the overall architecture. Façade builder Slump-Fictorie fully engineered the curtain wall using HiCAD – and that turned out to be far from a luxury...
Goedhart Bakery Kitchen specializes in the production of pre-packaged food concepts and serves clients across various sectors, including retail, food service, and aviation. They operate from production sites in Leeuwarden, Alphen aan den Rijn, and Losser. In the Frisian capital, they recently moved into a brand-new facility. Commissioned by main contractor Friso Bouwgroep, Slump-Fictorie was responsible for the engineering, production, and installation of the curtain walls throughout the building. Most of the design is straightforward – except for the area around the main entrance and corners, where things get more complex.
Direct Integration
Slump-Fictorie fully engineered the curtain walls in HiCAD. “We've been working with the software for over three years now and we’re very pleased with it,” says director Harmen Slump. “Setting up a drawing takes a bit more time than we were used to, but it brings many advantages. The direct integration with Orgadata’s Logikal saves us a lot of time. It also prevents unnecessary errors between the CAD drawing and the Logikal files, which are used for procurement, work preparation, and production drawings. Any changes in HiCAD are automatically reflected in Logikal, and vice versa. It’s also very convenient that BIM drawings can be easily imported. That was the case for this project as well: our HiCAD drawings were loaded into the contractor’s 3D BIM model so they could verify everything fit properly.”
Clashes Revealed
The curtain walls for the new Goedhart Bakery Kitchen were executed using Kawneer’s AA 100 Q system and outfitted with solar-control glazing and black enamelled Colorbel panels. “The biggest challenge was aligning the curtain walls at the corners,” Slump recalls. “Especially considering the slanted line of the lower sill that rises with the staircase near the main entrance. To ensure a perfect fit, the steel structure had to be adjusted in several places. These issues weren’t visible beforehand and only became apparent when we loaded our HiCAD drawings into the 3D BIM model. In several spots, the steel baseplates clashed with our aluminum curtain wall structure. Adjustments were made in advance to avoid any surprises during construction.”
Another key point was the sun shading system. “The shading louvers were installed by a third party, but we had to prepare the threaded rods in our curtain wall profiles,” Slump explains. “In HiCAD, we could easily position and indicate these in the drawings, so both our production team and the sun shading supplier had complete clarity. The threaded rods were integrated into the profile’s nose, and once the curtain wall was installed, the louvers were mounted by the third party. Everything fit perfectly. And that’s truly characteristic of this project. Thanks to HiCAD – I’m absolutely convinced of that.”
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