Corda Campus, Hasselt

Sustainable, future proof high tech Campus

Product: Derako solid wooden Grill Pro-line ceiling

Wood types: European Pine FSC and American Ash

Dimension grill panel: 4-80-20-50

Finish of the wood: transparent

In Hasselt, Belgium you will find one of the largest tech company campuses of Europe. This used to be the former location of a Philips factory. After a thorough make-over this area was redesigned as an innovative high tech company location. Nine buildings house 250 different companies and around 5000 people. This makes for a huge invigorating tech community.

Derako was appointed, together with our Belgium sales partner, to produce and deliver the solid wooden Grill Pro-line system for two buildings on site. Both for the ceilings as well as part of the walls. In one of the buildings 1351 m2 of solid wood has been applied as a solid wooden grill ceiling and wall in American Ash. The wooden slats have a dimensions of 20 mm in width and 50 mm in height. The gap between the wooden slats is 80 mm. The combination of this type of wood with its surrounding industrial elements gives a warm as well as a robust appearance. This design fits perfectly within the surrounding high-tech environment.

The other public hallway where our Grill system is hung covers 1240m2 of solid wooden Grill in European Pine. The same dimensions were used in this project to maintain some uniformity between the two different buildings.

Currently there are plans to develop this campus further in the most durable way possible. Adding a public transportation location, bikes and scooters to get people around campus. But also the possibility to enjoy lots of relaxing locations such as green parks and sport facilities on site. This makes for a very diverse use of the campus as a place of work, research area, sports site, recreational area and even a short stay location.