Building Concept

Sustainable construction with steel frames 

Our famous Residential Villa is always realized based on a steel frame construction. Steel frame is a sustainable building solution that is completely up- and recyclable. Furthermore, it offers a particularly fast building method; for the Residential Villa the construction period on site only lasts 20 weeks. This is partly because the prefabrication of our housing concepts takes place ín the factory. The complete construction, including technology, insulation, frames, etc. is then built on site. This method ensures a very effcient way of building. 

Whereas the Woonstaete Residential Villa is always produced in a steel frame construction, the Woonstaete Ground-level Homes may also be realized based on other prefab building systems. The right choice for the perfect construction system depends on the type of Ground-level Home and the market opportunities at time of realization. Still, we always keep our premise of affordable, sustainable and stylish living in mind. 

While the various precast elements are made in the factory, work begins on the site itself to make the foundation and the well-insulated concrete first floor. On this, the precast elements are then placed according to pre-tested and proven connection details, creating a weather, wind and watertight shell. Simultaneously with the shell, the precast concrete interior staircases are assembled. The final piping in the ceilings and installations are then installed and the further finishing work follows, including the interior walls and interior finishing.

The exterior facades are completely encased with additional insulation material and provided with a plaster layer that has been made dirt and water repellent by means of nano technology. As a result, the Woonstaete Residential projects retain a fresh appearance for a long time and maintenance is kept to a minimum. Through this method of construction and finishing, our homes more than meet BENG and the old methodology with a 0 < EPC.

A total construction period on site of only 20 weeks and in just 7 days a fully wind and watertight shell!

For decades now, steel frame construction has been proven to be an amazing construction method. It has its origin in the late 1940s, where it was used by Philips as a building system for its staff housing - first only in Eindhoven, but soon throughout the entire Netherlands. Meanwhile, the experience is that projects from that time have been standing for almost 70 years and still meet the building requirements of today. Therefore, the lifespan of steel frame construction can hardly be questioned. Moreover, over the past years, the preservation of the metal parts and the connection details have been continuously improved to the optimal quality they have today the day. The building system has a Komo certificate Star Frame building systems and is continuously adapted to the requirements of the building regulations.

In European countries such as England and Sweden and worldwide in, for example, the U.S.A., New Zealand and Dubai, steel frame construction is a well-known and widely used building method. The main advantages of steel frame construction are its time saving qualities, lightweight, strength, flexible design, accuracy and sustainability. 

Steel frame construction means building with prefabricated elements for floors, walls, facades and roofs. The basis of these prefabricated elements is a framework of thin and strong steel profiles; which are constructed in the factory under manageable conditions. Also, in this factory, various parts of the steel are covered with sheet and insulation material. These insulation materials ensure that the elements meet all requirements in terms of fire, noise and energy savings. Even window frames, possibly glazed, are already installed in the elements at the factory itself. As are the first layers of roofing. The precast elements made in the factory of M-Frame (DNN group) can be made floor-high, house-wide and house-deep, depending on its transport possibilities and destination. This also applies to special elements, as for example a balcony. 

The building walls will be constructed as acoustically separated residential walls. These double decoupled building walls between the dwellings, provide high sound insulation. The floors separating the houses are constructed as steel frame construction floors, equipped with a free-bearing ceiling at the bottom and a directly finished concrete shell with underfloor heating at the top. In this manner, not only a pleasant indoor environment is created, but also all sound insulation requirements are met.

Affordable, sustainable
& stylish living

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