Codrico

Company
Codrico is a company specialized in treatment of grain, pulses and flours for the production of grits for the cornflaking, brewing, snack and cornflour industries.

Building
The factory is located at the river quay in Rotterdam near the Erasmus bridge (by UN Studio). The buildingcomplex is like a free arrangement of different blocks. Their mutual relationship is that the facades have a strong graphical appearance, although some volumes are solid and some are translucent. Masonry, concrete and glass are used materials.

Demands
Because of the further modernisation the factory required more installations. Because of the 24 hours activity of loading and unloading of boats no scaffolding was allowed along the pier.

Concept
The new installations are located in an addition on a rooftop. The idea of the construction is the inverse of a metal sandwich facade for industrial buildings. Light coloured metal construction is wrapped around the dark coloured sandwich panels. The beams are put in place by a crane from the water, the facade is mounted from the roof. In this way no scaffolding at the pier is needed. The construction on the outside gives the addition a strong graphical appearance like the rest of the complex.

Construction: steel
Materials: aluminium sandwich panels
Gross floor surface: 1800 m2