HAAVE has it all!

Modern and urban building HAAVE in Haarlem

The new construction project HAAVE is surrounded by water and greenery and is located in one of the best places in Haarlem-Zuid. Three buildings house as many as 134 homes of various sizes. It has become a beautiful entrance that perfectly matches the existing architecture of the Schalkwijk neighborhood.

HAAVE is a combination of apartments, canal houses and town houses. Some of the apartments are located above a parking garage and centrally between the buildings is a beautiful courtyard garden. The majority of the apartments are for sale. Heddes Bouw & Ontwikkeling was responsible for the construction of this beautiful project. "We started with the site preparation and part of the tree felling. Because of an objection, we ran into delays here. This, while the plan includes more greenery than was present on the old lot and the old trees were nearing the end of their lifespan," says Paul Bos, project manager at Heddes.

Construction was completed in phases, beginning with the smaller Park Building. Almost simultaneously, the construction pit for the parking garage was being prepared. Bos: "This phase was in the middle of the winter of 2021. Due to severe weather conditions, the basement floor had to be poured in several stages. That initially caused some considerable challenges, but fortunately it worked out perfectly."

Luxury look

The buildings consist of load-bearing facades with a lot of masonry and precast concrete. You also see a lot of wood on the facades, for a luxurious look. The first floor is about one meter above ground level, giving the impression that the building is elevated. Jacob Dekker, project manager at Heddes: "That makes the appearance more urban. It also meant we had less trouble with groundwater during the construction of the parking garage, and less soil had to be excavated. The finishing of the buildings was successful and the architect and clients are very satisfied with the final result. The luxurious look of the original design has really come through."

Corona Products

The homes vary in area, location and architecture. What they have in common is the high level of sustainability. A CHP system is used for heating and cooling. This is connected to the homes, which all have their own heat pump and solar panels. Thus, the entire project is completely gas-free. There are also two share cars stationed at the project and the parking basement is equipped with fifteen spots where cars can be charged electrically, with an expansion option of another twenty spots.

Because construction took place partly in corona time, Heddes ran into delivery problems. For example, the delivery of the heat pumps took a long time. Dekker: "We constantly had to monitor that process so that the buyers were properly informed when the homes were ready. Meanwhile, the homes have been delivered, to everyone's satisfaction and with a high level of completion."

Utilities

Another difficulty of our time is the construction of utilities. In the case of HAAVE, there were no pipes at all yet, because it was a completely new area development. It was unclear who became responsible for installing these utilities, Bos says. "The utility parties, developer and municipality didn't get along, but we needed utility connections for the completion of the homes. That's why we took the lead role. It took blood, sweat and tears, but we got it taken care of."

Meanwhile, the project has been completed and most of the houses have already been occupied. At Heddes, they look back on a project that went well. "For us it was a nice project with good cooperation. Everyone acted very professionally. This is how we arrived at an excellent result with high quality," Bos said.