Landgoed Klingelbeek
Arnhem

The Bosgebouw, housing eight apartments, has a natural appearance through a combination of concrete and sustainable Platowood joinery. One striking feature is the wraparound glass façade with large floor-to-ceiling sliding doors. The Vijverhuis, located beside the imposing villa, consists of three linked villas built from painted brick and Platowood frames. Its monolithic and minimal design contrasts with the landscape. In both buildings, the window frames were applied untreated, allowing the wood to age naturally and enhance the organic look.

Ruud Puts, Timmerbedrijf Har Puts:

“As the preferred manufacturer of Platowood window frames, we’ve been involved with their development from the start. For Landgoed Klingelbeek, in collaboration with construction company Karbouw, we produced many sliding frames. A key challenge was the height of the frames—2.90 meters, which increases the risk of warping. One major benefit of Platowood Fraké is its exceptional dimensional stability, which has once again proven itself in this project: the stability is excellent and everything works flawlessly.”

A sustainable Klingelbeek

Sustainability is a guiding theme in the design, construction, and communal living on the renewed estate. Each building is equipped with its own solar panels, aiming to meet most of the estate’s energy needs locally. Waste is treated circularly, with efforts to reuse materials. There are shared electric cars and a charging infrastructure is being developed.

The homes are entirely gas-free, heated using a central wood pellet boiler. A network of underground pipes distributes warm water to each home and returns cooled water for reheating. The estate itself manages heat delivery.