{"id":85609,"date":"2018-03-29T14:56:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T12:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=85609"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:32:08","slug":"stilte-voor-de-storm-in-het-polakgebouw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2018\/03\/29\/stilte-voor-de-storm-in-het-polakgebouw\/","title":{"rendered":"Calm before the storm in the Polak Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After months of packed study areas and renovations, the day has finally come: Polak will be re-opening on Tuesday. Project leader Mark van Nierop gives us a preview tour of the building, where everything seems the same as always \u2013 apart from a rare tranquillity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29144025\/IMG_7341-1-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29144025\/IMG_7341-1-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29144025\/IMG_7341-1-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29144025\/IMG_7341-1-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29144025\/IMG_7341-1-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29144025\/IMG_7341-1-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29144025\/IMG_7341-1-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29144025\/IMG_7341-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Tom Hollestelle<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More on Polak<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/10\/24\/sluiting-polak-zorgt-voor-praktische-problemen-op-de-campus\/\">Polak Building closure creates practical problems on campus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/10\/19\/polakgebouw-per-direct-ontruimd-en-tijdelijk-gesloten\/\">Polak building closed immediately<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/10\/20\/no-acute-danger-of-polak-building-collapsing\/\">No acute danger of collapse Polak building<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>A few window cleaners, some regular cleaning staff, and a sly student who has sneaked in to shelter from the rain. Less than a week before its reopening, the Polak Building is still an oasis of calm. \u201cNext week will take some getting used to for me too,\u201d says Mark van Nierop, who has served as project leader for the building\u2019s reopening since January. \u201cI\u2019ve only ever seen the building filled with builders and cleaners. I look forward to seeing it in action, with all the students walking around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last October \u2013 just over two years after its opening \u2013 the Polak Building was suddenly closed to the public. It turned out the building used the same floor design as a recently collapsed car park in Eindhoven. While measurements showed there was no danger of collapse, tensions within some of the concrete floor slabs did exceed the permitted levels. In a snap decision, the university evacuated the building as a precaution.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardly anything<\/h2><div data-component=core\/image><figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e904871f65e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e904871f65e\" class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-thumbnail is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145142\/IMG_7361-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145142\/IMG_7361-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145142\/IMG_7361-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145142\/IMG_7361-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145142\/IMG_7361-1600x1066.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145142\/IMG_7361-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145142\/IMG_7361-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 225w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145142\/IMG_7361.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>One of the 352 strips. <\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Tom Hollestelle<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>In late 2017, the engineers determined that some of the issues found with the Eindhoven building didn\u2019t play a role at Polak. Still, they did have to reinforce the connections between the building\u2019s concrete floor slabs. \u201cThe builders started in early January,\u201d explains Van Nierop. \u201cThey used a total of 352 strips, and close to 5,600 bolts. Fixing the slabs wasn\u2019t easy though, given that each of these strips is nearly 3 metres long and weighs 20 kilos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What will the average student notice of these adaptations? In short: hardly anything. The only time you\u2019ll see what the builders have been up to these past three months is when you stare up at the ceiling out of sheer boredom, while cramming for an exam. \u201cThere haven\u2019t been any functional changes to the building. You won\u2019t find a column standing in the middle of a lecture hall all of sudden.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Touch-ups<\/h2><div data-component=core\/image><figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e90487204d0&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e90487204d0\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-thumbnail is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145241\/IMG_7365-200x300.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145241\/IMG_7365-200x300.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 200w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145241\/IMG_7365-583x875.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 583w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145241\/IMG_7365-853x1280.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 853w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145241\/IMG_7365-1066x1600.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 1066w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145241\/IMG_7365-100x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 100w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145241\/IMG_7365.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139141 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Tom Hollestelle<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><p>In addition to the required \u2018security update\u2019, Polak was also given a few touch-ups during the closure. \u201cThey\u2019ve implemented a few computer updates that were already scheduled, put all the furniture back where it belongs and added some new plants, since some of the existing plants haven\u2019t survived six months of poor light and no water. Hopefully, the building will feel as new when it reopens on Tuesday.\u201d Lydia\u2019s hairdressing salon will also be opening straight away on Tuesday; the other shops will be back to business on 23 April.<\/p>\n<p>The only question that remains (for the time being) is who\u2019ll be footing the bill. \u201cI don\u2019t know \u2013 and if I did, I wouldn\u2019t tell you,\u201d says a smiling Van Nierop. \u201cBut that\u2019s still ahead of us. The university has decided to pay for everything up front, and determine liability afterwards \u2013 so that we can reopen the building as soon as possible. Whether any other adaptations will be necessary at some point in the future? In principle, no \u2013 the building satisfies all current requirements \u2013 but the government could always adopt stricter codes, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make haste slowly<\/h2><p>Still, at first sight, not much has changed. Many of the students walking around Polak again next week will wonder whether the builders couldn\u2019t have hurried up a bit. \u201cLast October, Polak was closed at very short notice, and we\u2019ve done everything in our power to reopen the building as quickly as possible. However, we did take the time to take every measure required. Because while you don\u2019t necessarily have to make haste slowly, it shouldn\u2019t become a rush job \u2013 particularly in a case like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e90487211af&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e90487211af\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/03\/29145344\/IMG_7393.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139142\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85613\" 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width=\"1018\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287\" class=\"attachment-video_xl size-video_xl\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 2000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-875x619.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/05\/27164713\/final-illustration-for-counsel-version-2-EM-1600x1131.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139287 1600w, 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