Parking levels just above the shops

Pardak® from Zoontjens makes it possible to convert roofs into parking facilities. Pardak® is a removable system for rooftop parking, based on concrete slabs. The system absorbs movements in the substructure, distributes the forces during vehicle movement, reduces contact noise and guarantees optimum water discharge. 

It is no surprise that the largest national and international rooftop parking facilities installed over the last few years have made use of the Pardak® system from Zoontjens.

For high traffic volume rooftop parking remediation projects, Pardak®110 offers the operator a number of major economic advantages. As a rule, the construction time for installing a new wearing course is considerably shortened, thanks to the rapid installation of prefabricated concrete slabs, the ability to lay in practically all weather conditions – even in winter – and above all the rapid tensioning of the Pardak®110 slabs.

In critical zones with restricted driving space, for example near ramps, the traffic flow can be quickly re-established, without the need for blocking off the access routes. Particularly during the redevelopment of rooftop parking facilities, where the cooperation between client and contractor is critical, Zoontjens can offer decades of experience in site management.

The added value of rooftop parking for shopping centres has been clearly demonstrated. With a parking roof, stores on the first and second floor can enjoy the same visitor volumes as stores on the ground floor, thanks to the creation of a second entrance for visitors, on the roof. This fact makes the letting of shop space on these floors more attractive.

Years of experience and know-how add to the advantages offered to both tenants and the shopping public by the removable Pardak® system. System characteristics and these advantages make a Pardak® roof system a real investment in over both the short and longer term.

Rooftop parking is becoming increasingly popular, not least because space is at a premium in urban environments. This applies not only to passenger vehicles; demand is also constantly growing for the development of (thermally-insulated) rooftop parking and (non thermally-insulated) parking levels for heavy goods traffic.

This demand is becoming more of an issue with the numerous examples of damage due to the incorrect use of such roofs (e.g. with excessive wheel loads on unsuitable roof structures). The solution for rooftop parking for HGV traffic is now available in the form of 4 m2 concrete slabs laid on a thin bedding layer of natural crushed stone.