Name: Silodam

Type: Mixed Use

Spaces: 109
Location: Amsterdam
Completed: January 2002

Architect: MVRDV
www.mvrdv.nl

Client: Bouwcombinatie Graansilo's

VOF

Contractor: De Nijs
www.mjdenijs.com

The Silodam project was installed on

the same jetty as the Graansilo
project in central Amsterdam. The
Silodam building is a mix of social
2
and private housing and 600m of
commercial space. The housing
comprises of lofts, studio
apartments, maisonettes and
penthouses.

109 spaces in two separate 5BY2

systems each with a glass drive-
through entry/exit module were
installed to serve the iconic Silodam
building.

With the ceiling of the 5BY2 system

being a road structural integrity was
essential. This was assured by long
blade walls in the system which the
vehicles are able to puzzle around
due to the flexibility of the 5BY2
system.

The lift is situated in the middle of

the 5BY2 system and puzzling can
take place in two units, such that
retrieval is optimised. There is also
the potential to call the garage from
the apartment to ensure the car is in
the entry unit when arriving for
retrieval.

5BY2 2010
www.5by2parking.com