Summum Engineering

We’re hiring! Do you want to apply your engineering skills to transform the building industry into a more sustainable practice? Are you passionate about the type of projects that we are working on? Will you be the structural engineer joining the team at Summum Engineering to make the world a better place? See the job description and apply here: https://lnkd.in/eEWutv-k

🏆Best Timber Building in the Netherlands 2024! We feel proud and honored that our project was awarded the Dutch National Timber Building Award 2024!🌳 The Deltawind building is a mass timber office building, of which Summum Engineering was involved as the structural engineer. The main structure is made out of glue-laminated timber, cross-laminated timber (CLT) and azobe hardwood. It is recognized by the jury as a remarkable building that utilizes different species and types of timber tailored to their function. They mention the uncompromising choice for wood, approached with great expertise and knowledge and the material-efficient design that proves capable of creating fantastic new shapes. More about this building at our project page: https://lnkd.in/eFxZYmtZ The news item by Het Houtblad (in Dutch): https://lnkd.in/gCG4KQEz Many involved parties helped make this building what it is, but it started with the ambitious client Coöperatie Deltawind and RO&AD Architecten who laid out a vision for an uncompromising biobased, sustainable and nature-inclusive building. Summum Engineering team: Lena Woidt, Rik Rozendaal, Diederik Veenendaal 📸 Koos Groenewold, John Marshall

♻ Digitale aanbieders van circulair bouwmateriaal opgelet! Al enige tijd werken wij aan koppelingen tussen ontwerp- en rekensoftware en online marktplaatsen zoals Insert Marktplaats en Matching Materials B.V. Onlangs kregen wij een kaartje voor de TBI Klimaattrein 🚄 zodat wij hier de komende maanden mee door kunnen gaan! Wil jij ook jouw aanbod direct ontsluiten naar ontwerpers, architecten, ingenieurs, aannemers en andere bouwpartijen, laat het ons weten en wij slaan deze digitale brug. 🔨 In het filmpje zie je een parametrisch ontwerp voor een houten vakwerkbrug. Afhankelijk van de keuzes van de ontwerper, wordt er ander gebruik gemaakt van het actuele aanbod aan circulaire houten balken dat Insert Marktplaats te bieden heeft - zo kun je sturen op hergebruik, zaagverlies, milieu-impact, etc. Dit concept werkt natuurlijk alleen maar beter bij een groter aanbod aan materiaal uit meerdere bronnen. De koppelingen (Python code) delen we - als je dat wilt - open source via Github, zodat iedereen gebruik kan maken van deze brug naar jullie website, feed of API. Zo kan er meer materiaal worden afgezet en omgezet, en is de weg naar hoogwaardig hergebruik in een circulaire bouw in 2050 niet alleen geplaveid, maar zelfs voorzien van een hogesnelheidslijn! Op naar Parijs! ❗ Heb jij (tips voor) een marktplaats of andere vorm van digitale database die wij mogen ontsluiten of heb je hier vragen over, schroom niet om contact met ons op te nemen. Team: Summum | Alessio Vigorito, Diederik Veenendaal UTSV | Maryanne Wachter, PE We zijn dankbaar voor financiering vanuit: TBI Klimaattrein, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development (present) Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie (2024) Provincie Zuid-Holland (2022) Onze R&D projectpagina: https://lnkd.in/etBXxkGi 🎵 Mike Kripak from Pixabay

Two of our projects nominated for timber awards! 🪵 We're proud to share that 2 out of 9 shortlisted nominees for the Dutch National Timber Building Award 2024 (or Houtbouwprijs by Het Houtblad) are engineered by Summum Engineering! Both projects are selected - among other reasons - because of their unique timber structures. Houseboat 'The Float' - with an origami-inspired folded CLT-structure for walls and roof - is nominated in the Particuliere Houtbouw (private client) category. Energiehuis Deltawind - with a hybrid structure, consisting of a CLT entrance building, a glue-laminated frame and azobé support structure - is nominated in the Zakelijke Houtbouw (professional client) category. 🏆Voting for the public award is still possible. If you think that we're doing an awesome job in structural timber design and engineering and you like our projects, please consider voting here: https://lnkd.in/er86zBNw

Bamboo, a building material of the future!🎍 For the New European Bauhaus Festival this year, Summum Engineering was involved as structural engineer with the Trilix bamboo pavilion, designed by Studio Akeka, built with the help of Vinc Math and supported by the Stichting Dutch Bamboe. This elegant bamboo pavilion aims to showcase the versatility and potential of bamboo as a building material. The structure consists of three interconnected umbrella-shaped columns, with a core of bamboo poles, supporting three rings. It is cladded with bamboo strips. Each column rests on a foundation which contains ballast and acts as seating for visitors. All bamboo was grown in Europe, partially in Georgia, partially in the Netherlands. As structural engineers, we contributed by doing global calculations, strength checks and assessing the global stability and structural design of the pavilion. And there is some good news for everyone who wants to see this unique pavilion with their own eyes: it’s currently being rebuilt at the Dutch Design Week! https://lnkd.in/eSutx7Mh More pictures and info on this project at our project page: https://lnkd.in/exX3BGm7 Summum Engineering team: Anand Shah, Rik Rozendaal 📸: REDPiXL Photography, Studio Akeka

This week, we got to see Polyned's expertise up close! Our Alessio Vigorito visited their offices and production facility to get to know their team better and see how they bring their membrane structures and inflatable airhalls to life. From high-frequency welding to joining insulation layers and working on cable meshes, it was a great display of craftsmanship. It wasn't just about seeing the facilities, it was about connecting with the people behind the projects. Alessio had some great conversations about how we can improve the way we work together, making our processes smoother and more responsive to project needs. A huge thank you to Frens Tromop and Hink de Haan for the warm welcome and for sharing your expertise. We’re really excited for what’s to come as we work together to create innovative and sustainable lightweight structures!

🎭We are glad to see our project in use and to see the parents and kids have a good time at the Beerze Bulten theatre! The goal of this project was to protect the theatregoers against the rain at a plein-air theatre - without losing the connection to the surrounding nature. 🌳 Our client, Polyned, achieved this by building an open canopy, consisting of a lightweight membrane roof, supported by curved glue laminated timber arches and a steel substructure. Summum conducted form-finding of the membrane roof and provided structural engineering services such as structural design and analysis of the timber and steel substructure. We are very happy to see that viewers now can enjoy the shows of Bultje the Rabbit - the parks beloved mascot - regardless of rainy holidays. 🐰 Check out more pictures on the new project page at https://lnkd.in/ejvmhhgE Summum Engineering team: Alessio Vigorito, Anand Shah, Diederik Veenendaal Contractor, and our client: Polyned End-client: Beerze Bulten Detail engineering: Van der Veen Ingenieursbureau 📸 (c) Polyned

Onze haalbaarheidsstudie, naar de herbouw van het Philips Paviljoen uit 1958, maar dan op Strijp-S in Eindhoven, en met behulp van 3D betonprinten door CyBe Construction, is besproken in het Eindhovens Dagblad. In opdracht van Stam + De Koning Bouw (werkmaatschappij VolkerWessels) en Park Strijp Beheer B.V. bekeken wij welke aanpassingen nodig waren voor het 3D printen en voor het voldoen aan moderne normen voor constructies.

📺 Tomorrow, the Schietbaan project will be discussed on local Amsterdam TV station, AT5! Tune in at 19:20, or online via the link mentioned below. The overall topic will be about the importance of experimentation inside the city, in order to tackle urban challenges. Check out our project page as well: https://lnkd.in/e995YnHs

🏛️ Cultural heritage meets computational design and digital fabrication. 🤖 The 1958 Expo's Philips Pavilion by Le Corbusier and Iannis Xenakis, reimagined with 3D concrete printing! 🤩 Together with CyBe Construction, we completed a feasibility study on the rebuilding of this unique and seminal prestressed concrete shell structure, originally in Brussels, now in Strijp-S at Eindhoven. The reconstruction of the Philips Pavilion has been a shared dream in Eindhoven for over two decades. Through archival research, 3D modelling and structural analysis, we determined how this structure composed of nine hypar surfaces would have to change to meet modern standards, while being 3D concrete printed in large segments - where the original was composed of over 2.000 panels, cast on an earthen formwork. CyBe was then able to work with the contractor Stam + De Koning Bouw (werkmaatschappij VolkerWessels), to establish a budget with substantially lower costs than earlier iterations of the plan. The original pavilion opened in 1958 to showcase the state-of-the-art of Philips’ light and sound technology, celebrating post-war technological progress through a multimedia spectacle, but was demolished soon after. Hopefully rebuilt in Eindhoven, CyBe and Summum suggest that this local landmark and meeting point can serve as a national museum for innovative architecture and construction, and hub for related technology startups. Team: Park Strijp Beheer B.V. | Thijs van Dieren (end client) Stam + De Koning | Joost de Meijer, Niek Rooijackers, Stijn van Schaijk (general contractor) CyBe Construction | Berry Hendriks, Rob van der Zwaluw, Jordy van Beek (3DCP contractor) Summum Engineering | Diederik Veenendaal (structural engineering) 📸 1,2 Pictown 3 Summum 👇Comments for more info.