Ara Almelo
watch_trailer_destination_ara-almeloThe eye-catching architecture contributes to biodiversity and turns Ara Almelo into the showpiece of XL Business Park Twente. Completed in Q3 2023.
Warehouse
39,121 m²
Office space
2,572 m²
Mezzanine area
5,247 m²
Nature, Architecture, Technology and Functionality: these elements add up to a destination of ‘Stellar’ quality.
Ara Almelo is unique because of how it blends in naturally with the scenic semi-open Twente landscape, with plots divided by hedges and wooded banks. The unique ecological screen and the pond ensure a natural connection to this characteristic landscape. The screen’s size allows it to fit in perfectly with the surrounding built environment, while the vegetation on the screen creates a strong ecological chain between the current business activity and the historical nature in the area.
landscape and plots closed off with hedges and
wooded banks
Inspired by the scenic Twente landscape.
landscape and plots closed off with hedges and
wooded banks
Ara Almelo
Ara Almelo
A new nature system for people and wildlife.
The ecological screen is the key feature of Ara Almelo, designed to support biodiversity by providing food and shelter for birds and insects year-round. A thriving ecosystem benefits both nature and human health, fostering a positive working environment. By using trees and nesting environments like birdhouses and bat boxes that blend with the existing surroundings, insects and animals can easily adapt. This approach creates a renewed ecosystem, offering significant value by connecting people to nature, rather than to grey industrial sites.
Landscape designer, Annemieke Langendoen
HOLLANDSGROEN
of Ara Almelo
of Ara Almelo
Measuring our ecological contribution through the Gaia® connection grid.
We collaborated with Rebel Group, who assessed the ecological, social, and financial effects on our ecological contribution. The ratio between ecological measures and the yields for various groups have been broadly visualized within the Gaia® connection grid, uniquely designed to fit within the Stellar Development identity. The most important conclusion; nature yields considerable added value and is a connecting factor for both end-user, environment, investor, and developer. For more information, download the report below.
Climbing flower plants in the green wall in Ara Almelo
Ecological screen
Lower than the 1.0 Milieu Prestatie Gebouwen-standard
Creating a “natural” connection between two worlds.
The ecological screen creates an inside and outside world. The inside world is fully focused on logistical efficiency. The outside world is fully nature inclusive: blossomy grass, semi-paved where possible, climate adaptive and of course as biodiverse as possible.
The screen is the dividing line but also the connection between both worlds. The ecological screen is visible from all over the inside world and people will experience that nature is an integrated part of their stay at the destination.
Behind the characteristic ecological screen, Ara Almelo was designed as efficiently as possible. The inside world contains offices, distribution warehouses, and parking spaces.
Floor plansComplying with the EU Taxonomy Regulation.
Sustainability is rooted in the brand identity of Stellar Development and reflected in Ara Almelo. The building components, for example, consist of carefully-chosen sustainable materials and sandwich panels were used to create the façade. These panels are light and reduce the use of materials by 12%. Ara Almelo is one of the first logistical buildings in the Netherlands to comply with the EU Taxonomy Regulation; a transparent classification system that was devised based on the Paris Climate Agreement, in order to objectively determine what is truly sustainable and what is not. The goal is to make investments more reliable and transparent and to tackle greenwashing. Stellar Development welcomes the EU Taxonomy, in the knowledge that what we build today shapes the world of tomorrow.
Designed to mirror the ecological screen.
Ara Almelo is functional but inspiring. It’s designed as efficiently as possible and the decision to use rich, natural materials and colors accentuates its unique design.
Architect, Diederik de Jonge
Heembouw Architects
Designed to mirror the ecological screen.
- Electric charging stations
- LED lighting in the corridors
- SIM concrete plates
- 40.000 m2 rooftop surface
Charging stations for electrical cars are located near the parking spaces. They are available for both staff and visitors. The rows of LED-lighting in the corridors will be fitted with presence detection sensors, which prevent unnecessary and wasted burning hours. The entire building is fitted with LED-lighting. For the driving route of the trucks, SIM concrete plates (a semi-paving made specifically for heavy traffic) will be used in the form of grass concrete tiles. Inside the ecological screen, these robust tiles will also be planted with grass so they become part of the blooming grasslands on the outside of the destination.
With a rooftop surface measuring approximately 40,000 m², there is the option of providing electricity to almost 2,000 homes after the installation of solar panels.
The entrance of Ara Almelo aligns with our four brand pillars, allowing our identity to be recognizable from the outside in. Materializations and the shape of the ecological screen are reflected in the design of the entrance and elsewhere.
We offer end-users the possibility of aligning the remaining office and flex spaces with the total design.
Capella® will be pre-installed
at Ara Almelo.
In today's world, technology drives continuous development, making it crucial to remain socially and economically relevant with a focus on people and nature. In logistics, costs for technological advancements are often passed to the end-user only after development, which is not ideal. Capella® has revolutionized this process, offering a one-stop solution for the logistical world of today. It provides LED lighting and integrated network and data transport through an innovative system based on ultra-thin Polymer Optical Fiber (POF) cables.
Capella® is the technological breeding ground developed for the logistical world of today.
Capella® is an initiative by Stellar Development and has been made possible through a unique connection between innovative specialists, TRILUX, FiberUnlimited, Mymesh, and Inotec.
A gateway to the world.
XL Business Park Twente is a multimodal business park that is easily accessible by car, by boat, and by train. Its excellent location on the Twente Canal and the presence of the Combi Terminal Twente (CTT) inland terminal, makes it a perfect inland waterway connection to Rotterdam and Hamburg.
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Freeways
A35 – 1 min
A1 – 6 min
Minutes by car
Container Terminal Twente – 2 min
Twente Airport – 15 min
Public transport
NS Almelo railway station – 16 min
Bus stop – 200 meters
Completed in Q3 2023.
Available for lease now.
Completed in Q3 2023.
Available for lease
now.
