Silk screened glass
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Project • By L Arkkitehdit / L Architects • Offices
Fennia HQ
Fennia Mutual Insurance Company moved its headquarters to the former Tekes premises in West Pasila, Helsinki, in the spring of 2017. The Pasilanportti, designed by Jaakko Salonen in the late 1980s, was of high-quality architecture of its time, but it desperately needed modernization. Changes in the work environment such as telecommuting, shared spaces, activity-based work and new technology called for changes in the old building's structure.
Moreover opening up the ground floor north-south axis was cornerstone of the renovation plan. In the past, the lobby was shallow and rambling, and it was difficult to orientate around the ground floor. The structure needed clarity, so now the entrance, lobby, steps, full-height courtyard and meeting sp... More
Project • By NAT OFFICE - christian gasparini architect • Offices
MRPA | meeting rooms
The project to set up meeting rooms is the first step in the architectural renovation of pa headquarter. The idea of a technological implementation that can hide all the systems and equipment is experimented in the multipurpose meeting rooms dedicated to employers, customers and suppliers. The spaces have to be flexible and able to board meetings, movies, case histories’ screening and interviews. A soundproof and silk-screened glass acts as a separation between the two rooms, without loosing the perception of a wider spatiality, linked to the structural span. The classrooms may become a space for studying, reading and professional updating too.The table, by the recessed digital and electrical junction box and the lights by upwar... More