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Project - Van Gogh Museum
As one of the leading artists of the 19th
Century, Vincent Van Gogh is an iconic fig-
ure. The Van Gogh Museum that houses
many of his most important works opened
in 1973 and is today the most popular mu-
seum in Holland with over 1.475 million
“Perfect condition means keep-ing them in an environment where temperature and humidity are both tightly controlled.”
PROJECT:VAN GOGH MUSEUM
Project - Van Gogh Museum
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visitors a year.
To facilitate ever growing visitor numbers,
the museum was closed for 6 months in
2012 to allow extensive renovation of the
building and services to take place.
Keeping priceless paintings in perfect con-
dition means keeping them in an environ-
ment where temperature and humidity are
both tightly controlled. Building services,
in particular the air-conditioning system,
must be reliable and fit for purpose and
an overhaul of the systems in use at the
museum formed part of the renovation in
2012.
The most important objective when insu-
lating air-conditioning pipe and ductwork
is to ensure that surface temperatures
are closely controlled so that condensation,
that might otherwise damage the fabric of
the building or its contents, cannot form.
Achieving this level of control requires not
only a thermally efficient insulation material
but also a reliable water vapour barrier.
With more than 3,000 m² of insulation need-
ed for the ductwork and more than 4,000
m for the air-conditioning pipework, main
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Project - Van Gogh Museum
Excellent Thermal
Performance
Closed Cell
Structure
Moisture
Resistant
Condensation
Control
Dust & Fibre
free
European
Class Bs3
Fire Rating
contractors Kuijpers and VHS Lufttechnik
knew it was important to choose the right
insulation. Kaiflex, flexible insulation en-
gineered to provide optimum protection
against condensation, was the natural
the centre of Amsterdam and we didn’t
have permission to store material outside
of the building. We needed the material
delivered every morning, just-in-time, and
this meant we could only work with very
professional partners. Kaimann and our
wholesale supplier, Hanko Bus Techniek
B.V, worked very closely with us and made
sure we had the material we needed ex-
actly when we needed it”.
“We knew from the start that the Van Gogh Museum would be a logistically difficult project.”
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SolutionThe high thermal performance of Kaiflex
and moisture resistant closed cell
structure that acts as in-built water vapour
barrier, meant that Kaiflex sheet at a
thick-ness of just 13 mm was sufficient
for the air-conditioning ductwork whilst
the pipe-work was insulated with Kaiflex
tube at a thickness of 19 mm.
Kuijpers decision was influenced by this
but what really made the difference was
the quality and logistical controls that
Kaimann had in place. Kuijpers site
manager for this project, explains,
“our director personally visited
Kaimann in Hövelhof in 2011 and was
very impressed. Everything is focused on
ensuring a high quality product and this
is something we obviously want for all of
our projects”.
Product quality wasn’t the only consid-
eration for Kuijpers, ““We knew from
the start that the Van Gogh Museum
would be a logistically difficult project.
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