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In English | ISSUE 3/2022

Liljevalchs+ – One hundred seventy square meters of glass roof let the whole sky into the building

Text description provided by the architects: It’s all rather simple. A square filled with molded skylights. Two meters wide and two meters high. Two straight walls and two leaning. All...

In English | ISSUE 3/2022

Serlachius Museums’ Art Sauna

The Art Sauna, built next to Serlachius Museum Gösta, integrates Finnish sauna culture into an experience of art, nature and architecture. The Art Sauna has been designed by the internationally...

In English | ISSUE 3/2022

New swimming hall in Matinkylä

The new swimming hall project in the Matinkylä area of Espoo was challenging in terms of architecture, due to its location in the immediate vicinity of a major shopping centre....

In English | ISSUE 3/2022

New park in Vantaa’s Kivistö area

The new functional and urban park with children’s playgrounds and lounging areas as well as a versatile stormwater channel running through it, was given the name Timanttikiteenpuisto – Diamond Crystal...

In English | ISSUE 3/2022

New kind of prefabrication construction with a hybrid of cast-in-situ insulated block and precast concrete element

When the cast-in-situ insulated block was brought to the market four years ago, it expanded the opportunities of concrete block construction from low-rise to also e.g., high-rise construction. Now another...

In English | Issue 2/2022

Preface: The ugly duckling

Concrete has in the political sense been for the past twenty years or so a “material non grata” – an undesirable material, at least to some extent. Concrete construction and...

In English | Issue 2/2022

Concrete Structure of the Year 2021: Mylly building of Uniarts Helsinki

The new Mylly building of the University of the Arts Helsinki was selected the Concrete Structure of the Year 2021 and praised for its individualistic and skilled architechtural and structural...

In English | Issue 2/2022

Finnish Design Shop, Turku

Finnish Design Shop is the world’s largest online store of Nordic design. The company’s fast growth accelerated during the pandemic, as physical stores needed to close their doors. The new...

In English | Issue 2/2022

Concrete facade on school centre looks like wood

The Monikko school centre completed in Espoo’s Leppävaara area in 2021 combines masonry and concrete structures in a new fashion. The old, partly protected school building was attached to the...

In English | Issue 2/2022

Patina finish and translucent colouring of concrete

Patina finish, glazing and Umbra colouring as well as translucent protective finishes are concrete dyeing methods which do not cover the concrete surface but keep the material feel visible. The...

In English | Issue 2/2022

As Oy Säästökontu implemented complex facade renovation successfully

Housing Management Company Säästökontu in Espoo won the Facade Renovation Project 2021 Award for a successfully implemented facade renovation. The “Taskumattitalo” (hip flask house) in Tapiola, designed by architect Viljo...

In English | Issue 2/2022

CONCRETE OPTIMISM – On sustainability of concrete and architects’ influence in the era of climate change

Concrete is the most used building material in the world and the production of its central constituent, Portland cement is a carbon intensive and hard to abate process. Because of...