How it works
Request a SolarCheck

The first non-binding advice on a project with an estimate of how much energy your facade can generate in a year.

Collections
View all colours and collections

A candy store of colours and possibilities for the facade

Discover specific colours
Kuijpers head office

Kuijpers head office

2018
Client
Kuijpers
Location
Helmond, NL
Type
Redevelopment
Square meters of Solarix panels total & active
130 m2 | 89 m2
Expected yield
5,617 kWh per year

The project

The office building of engineering firm Kuijpers has a scoop. This is the first building in the world where Solar Design has been applied to the facade. Kuijpers has been an ambassador for this application from the start. By thinking from a design perspective, the redevelopment made it possible to combine the generation of sustainable energy with the creation of a new identity for the building. In the dark, the building turns into an art object; the integrated LED lighting changes colour with the seasons.

“The unique thing about Solarix's solar design facade is that it really gives the building something extra. Sustainable and functional does not have to be ugly, the design simply looks beautiful.”

Aukje KuijpersGeneral Director Kuijpers
`

Annual CO2 reduction of the Kuijpers Head Office facade

Generates an average of 5617 kWh per year | Equal to the absorption of 179 trees.
4172
kg / CO2 per year
`
Energie opwekkende gevel | Kuijpers Helmond | Solarix

Solarix zonnegevel

De zonnegevel van Kuijpers is ontworpen als nieuwe huid voor het gebouw, waarbij alle aansluitingen en hoekdetails zorgvuldig zijn meegenomen. De gekleurde zonnepanelen zijn geïntegreerd in diverse aluminium composiet elementen, waardoor er een schuinte in de panelen kon worden gecreëerd. Door de diverse tinten in kleur is er een levendige warme gevel ontstaan. De innovatieve Kuijpers zonnegevel heeft zo een belangrijke voorbeeldfunctie gespeeld in de transitie naar duurzame energiegevels. 

"Solarix came up with an innovative and aesthetic design, where we were able to integrate our own energy generation into the new design of the building."

Aukje KuijpersGeneral Director Kuijpers
Energie opwekken met zonnepanelen in de gevel | Kuijpers Helmond | Solarix
Gevel Hoofdkantoor Kuijpers voor renovatie | Solarix
Kuijpers Head Office facade before renovation
Kuijpers Head Office facade after renovation
Kuijpers Head Office facade after renovation

Process

Solarix and Kuijpers have involved facade builder Sorba in the project as initiators and have received a subsidy for part of the development and realization of the first Solar Design facade.

The shape of the aluminium cassette panels was designed by Solarix as carrier elements for the solar panels. The colour was developed by Solarix to complement the colour of the aluminium.

Client: Kuijpers

Project realization team: Sorba, Kameleon, Kuijpers, Solarix 

The integrated LED lighting changes colour with the seasons.
The integrated LED lighting changes colour with the seasons.
dsm-firmenich headquarters

dsm-firmenich headquarters

Solar facade contributes to Paris-proof status of new dsm-firmenich headquarters in Maastricht. This project, developed by Edge and 3W Real Estate, and realized in collaboration with Broekbakema, BAM, and LDS Energy, marks a milestone in sustainable construction and is a prime example of how buildings can be made Paris-proof.

Read more about this project
Mat zwart zonnedak | Adyen | Solarix

Adyen head office

As part of making the Adyen Head Office in Amsterdam more sustainable, Solarix has developed solar roof panels in a matte black colour.

Read more about this project
The Butterfly effect | energie opwekken boven de snelweg | Solarix

The butterfly effect

As part of the Design Challenge 'Our Energy Our Landscape', Solarix, together with VenhoevenCS and DS Landscape Architects, presented 'The Butterfly Effect', which focuses on generating clean energy above the highway in an inventive and beautiful way.

Read more about this project
Solar Design Collections | Zonnepanelen kleur gevel dak | Solar panel color facade roof | Solarix

Unparalleled beautiful designs for a future full of positive energy

Solar design collections

How much energy can your building generate?