Where once trucks entered to fill their containers, now stand the work tables of Studio Groen+Schild. With the design, the rugged character of the inside of the silo has been preserved. The funnel mouths, the chains, the rough concrete, and the brick walls have been left as much as possible intact. However, an additional floor has been added with an extension in steel and glass, protruding four meters. The design is energy-efficient; the silo has no gas connection. Heating and cooling are provided by a heat pump.

Design team Grey Silo: Studio Groen+Schild, Peree Bouwadvies, Van Dalen installatietechniek in collaboration with Wolf Energiesystemen

Photography: Roos Aldershoff

Projectteam Studio Groen+Schild:
Ellen Schild, Tine Groen, Thijs Bongers, Wilfred van Westerhuis