Cat A+

All floors of buildings developed by Kadans are delivered Cat A+. This means that the structural skeleton, necessary central facilities and the primary technical installations for heating, electricity and ventilation, among other things, are already in place. Based on your design, the necessary installations are connected to these central facilities. The floors are virtually free of columns and can therefore be partitioned freely within a certain grid. This allows you, the client, to easily configure where labs will be located and office space during the fit-out design.

Fit-out design

During the fit-out process, the desired layout and required utilities are considered. The user’s primary process serves as the starting point. This includes technical facilities and other user-specific adjustments. Kadans designs and coordinates this fit-out, in close consultation with the client. Kadans offers various workshops to support clients in designing their future accommodation in the best possible way.

Workshops and final fit-out design and investment

The fit-out design process is an intensive workshop-based process. The process results in a tailor-made spatial layout with technical facilities. In outline, three workshops are held:

During the first workshop, the layout is designed. This involves looking at the division between labs and offices, size, interdependencies and occupancy and making an indicative layout with lab and office furniture.

Workshop 2 focuses on the equipment level and desired utilities. This involves looking at the technical connections, numbers and capacities. In addition, the spatial layout and design from the earlier workshop is fine-tuned.

After the fit-out design is ready in draft form, final adjustments are discussed. The layout and facilities are finalised. The final fit-out design is translated into an investment proposal, which may also be translated into an additional rent per m2 per year.

Realisation

After agreement on the final fit-out design and the associated investment, the translation and engineering for realisation follow. Kadans coordinates the work of the contracted executing parties and works closely with the client and other disciplines such as the supplier of the laboratory furnishings and interior builder to ensure a high-quality fit-out.