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catharijneconventFor the renovation of Museum Catharijne Convent in Utrecht, designed by Bierman Henket architects, Climatic Design Consult assessed solar loads, daylight use and control of lighting loads, acoustical and moisture aspects.



Commisioner: Museum Catharijne Convent, Utrecht and Governmental Building Agency, department North-west
architect: Henket & partners architecten, Esch
Structural engineer: ABT, Arnhem
HVAC consultants: Governmental Building Agency, Department Design & Technics, Den Haag
Consultant E-installations: Dijkoraad
Lighting consultant: Joost de Beij licht
exhibition design: Kinkorn, Tilburg
contribution Climatic Design Consult: acoustics; daylighting; moisture control; solar control (shading)
Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht
Direct solar loads and lighting loads are determined by measurements by the TNO solar loads and lighting disk. These measurements guided the selection of the nescessary shading and daylight control in order to fullfill conservation requirements for the exhibited paintings and artefacts.
CDC analysed risks for strong temperature variations, adviced how to limit these variations in exhibition spaces and indicated how moisture risks could be prevented and existing moisture problems could be solved.