Infill development in Myllypuro using white concrete
Photo credit: Anders Portman
In the infill development project carried out on Haso’s property at 11 Myllymatkantie Road in the Myllypuro area of Helsinki, new residential construction has been adapted to the scale and expression of a 1960s concrete suburb. The loadbearing frames and facades of the buildings are precast concrete structures and the key architectonic theme is based on white concrete.
The project includes slab blocks and pointaccess blocks with a total of 73 accessible right-of-occupancy apartments. The facade surfaces feature exposed aggregate concrete, fair-faced concrete and graphic concrete, with special attention paid to details.
The large thermal mass of the concrete structures supports energy efficiency and the solution is further complemented by geothermal heat and solar panels. The project bears testimony to the versatile possibilities offered by concrete for in-fill construction of demanding nature in terms of technology and townscape.
