Johannes Vermeerstraat

  • Project Supplied by: Tree Ground Solutions of Holland

    Product: TreeBox High Performance

    Client: Municipality Amsterdam (Centre)

  • Total Quantity: Phase 1, 95 x 9 m1 is total of 855 m2, Phase 2, 105 x 9 m1 is total of 945 m2

    Number of Trees: 25

    Construction Period: Phase 1, July 2010, Phase 2, April 2011

     

Key Challenges

 

  • High traffic intensity
  • High ground water level
  • Poor growth development of current trees; no prestigious street appearance
  • Bad soil conditions
  • Diagonal tree pits at surface

 

Solution

  • Use of the strong and tested concrete Treebox HP construction, which can handle high traffic loads.
  • A lower model of the concrete crosses is developed and used to stay above the high ground water level.
  • A layer of drainage sand is applied to function as an extra barrier between the ground water and the nutrient tree soil.
  • High nutrient soil is processed in the construction, that provides an healthy growth environment for the trees.
  • Through the concrete slabs on top of the construction, this soil will stay non-compacted.
  • Permavoid® units are used as a permeable wall construction. This will create an “open” barrier that lets water an oxygen into the construction for an optimal natural environment.
  • The cutout for the tree pits are diagonal divided over two concrete slabs to create the desired surface design.