Heddes Bouw & Ontwikkeling has set a new record in cooperation with Ursem Modulaire Bouwsystemen

Construction method

Conventional and traditional construction methods were used in phase 1, but for phase 2 the modular construction system of Ursem was applied. The construction was realised a lot faster and cheaper in comparison with traditional methods. 

The innovation challenge of 707 student apartments over seven buildings was the ultimate benchmark between the 'old way' of building on-site and the 'new way' of building in a factory. Differences between these methods are unnoticeable, as the buildings from phase 1 and phase 2 have the exact same architecture and layout. 

The house produced in the factory is very similar to the one built on the construction site. The technical quality of the modular project, with a GPR score of 7.5, is even slightly higher than in phase 1, partly due to increasingly stringent regulations.