ViikkiScience Park and Latokartano Guide

Helsinki plans 2010:8

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Viikin tiedepuisto

PRISMA

1. Viikki’sKoronaInfocentre2. Theuniversity’sexistingcampusarea3. Veterinaryandfoodsciencesbuilding4. Latokartano’smainbuildingandMaaherranpuistoPark5. Biocentres6. Businessincubators7. Gardenia8. Viikki’steachingandresearchfacilities9. VeterinaryHospital

Viikki Science Park

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Viikin tiedepuisto

PRISMA

10. ViikkiNatureReserveandArboretum11. Areaoftimberconstructionapartmentbuildings12. HOASstudenthousing13. AsuntoOyViikinporttiandAsuntoOyTsinnia14. Viikki’senvironmentalbuilding15. Evirabuilding16. Synergiabuilding

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ViikkiViikki’suniversitydistrictformsadenseribbon-likezonealongtheLahtiMotorway.Inthesouthandeast,ViikkiisborderedbytheVanhankaupunginlahtiNatureReserveandawidestretchofopenfields.TherehavebeenfieldsinViikkisincetheMiddleAges,andfarmingstillcontinuesattheuniversity’steachingandexperimentalfarmingfacility.TheopenculturallandscapeformspartoftheeasternsectionofHelsinki’scentralparkpassingthroughViikkitoKivikkotowardsthenorth.ExtendingtotheforestsofSipoo,theparkisoneoftheHelsinkigreenbeltnetwork’simportant“greenfingers”.

ViikkiconsistsoftheViikkiSciencePark,Latokartano,ViikinmäkiandtheViikinrantaarea.TheSciencePark,whoseconstructionbeganinthemid-1990s,anditsuniversitybuildings,hi-techbiosciencecompaniesandcommercialservicestogetherformthenewcitydistrict’sfunctionalcentrebetweenthehousingareasinthenortheastandsouthwest.Viikki’slargesthousingareaisLatokartano.AfterthefirstnewresidentsmovedtoLatokartanoin1998,theinfluxofnewresidentshasbeenapproximately700personsannually.WhenViikkihasbeenfullybuiltin2015,theareawillhouseapproximately16,000residents.Therewillbeapproximately6,000–7,000jobsandabout7,000studentplacesinViikki.

Viikki’s Science ParkLocatedinViikkiisoneoftheUniversityofHelsinki’sfourcampusareas, and it hasdeveloped intoFinland’s largestbioscienceconcentration.Sincetheearly1990s,aScienceParkbuiltaroundtheagriculturalsciencesbuildingsoriginallyconstructedduring

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the1960shasgrowntoincludenewuniversitybuildings,researchinstitutes,laboratoriesandcommercialpremises.Acommercialcentre,businesspremisesandapartmentswillbebuilton thewesternedgeoftheSciencePark.

HelsinginTiedepuistoOy–HelsinkiBusinessandScienceParkLtdpromotesanddevelopsthebiosciencesandtheircloselyrelatedbusinessenterpriseswhoseoperationsarebasedonscientificinnova-tion.TheFinnishgovernment,CityofHelsinki,UniversityofHelsinki,LahtiScienceandBusinessParkandindustrialorganisationsowntheScienceParkcompany.TheHelsinkiScienceParkworkscloselywiththeUniversityofHelsinki’sbioscienceinstitutesandlaboratories,otheruniversitiesintheregion,andsectorenterprises.TheSciencePark’sfocusareaisbiotechnologyinitsvariousforms.Examplesincludeapplicationsintheareasofgenetechnologyandmolecularbiology,nutritionandfoodsciences,environmentaltechnology,aswellasthepharmaceutical,biomedicalanddiagnosticsub-areas.

AlreadysituatedinViikkiaretheUniversity’sFacultyofBio-sciences,FacultyofVeterinaryMedicine,FacultyofPharmacyandFacultyofAgricultureandForestry.Inaddition,thereareseveralenvironmentalandfoodinstitutionsintheSciencePark,includingtheFinnishFoodSafetyAuthorityEvira,InstituteofBiotechnology,theNeuroscienceCentreandMTTAgrifoodResearchFinland.FinnishEnvironment InstituteandCityofHelsinkiEnvironmentCentrearealsomovingtoViikki.

Despiteitshigh-densityconstruction,Viikki’scampusisaverdantandpark-likeareawhosecentreconsistsoftheuniversity’sexperi-mentalfarmingareaandparks.TheboundariesofthecampusopenouttoViikki’sculturallyandhistoricallyimportantfieldlandscapes.

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1   Viikki’s Korona InfocentreTheheartofthecampusareaistheKoronaInfocentre,completedin1999,thatcontainsViikki’ssciencelibrary,apubliclibraryservingViikki’sresidents,thecampus’mainlectureandcongressfacilitiesaswell as administrative and serviceunits. Thedesignof thebuilding isbasedonARK-housearkkitehditOy’swinningentryinaninvitedcompetition.Thebuildinghasalsoreceivedawardsforitsenergy-savingengineeringsolutions:thebuilding’scircularshape,doublefaçade,threewintergardens,heatrecoveryfromtheventilation system, and thepreheatingof replacement air.Thebuildingconsumesonly50%oftheheatingenergynormallyrequiredforaconventionalinstitutionalfacility.TheBuildingControlDepartmentoftheCityofHelsinkigaveKoronatheBuildingRoseAwardin1999.

2   The university’s existing campus area

The University of Helsinki’sexistingbuildingswerebuiltduring the years 1962–71according to Architect VeliPaatela’sdesigns;thesewereinturnbasedonthewinningproposalofadesigncompeti-tionthathadbeenorganisedin the early 1950s. Viikki’scampusarea formsanextensive, cohesiveandcontemporaryarchitectural entitywhoseuniversity facilitieshavebeen sup-plementedbyastudenthousingarea.Thebuildings’architecturalstyleisarepresentativeexampleoftheperiodinwhichtheywereconstructed.During thepast several years, thebuildingshavebeenrenovatedtomeettheneedsoftheFacultyofAgricultureandForestry.

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3   Veterinary and food sciences building

Theuniversity’snewest facili-ties,whichhousesveterinarymedicineandfoodsciences,islocatedintheeasternedgeoftheSciencePark,extendingtheoldcampusarea. Completedin 2006, the building wasdesignedbyArchitectRaimoTeränne,basedonhiswinningentryinanarchitecturaldesigncompetition.

4   Latokartano’s main building and Maaherranpuisto ParkTheLatokartanoestate’smainbuildingandyardareasinViikkiformatightly-knithistoricalentitythatisclassified–alsoprotectedbyadecisionoftheCouncilofState–asoneofFinland’smostsignificantculturalenvironments.Theestate,originallytheKuninkaankartanofarmstead,wasfoundedinthe16thcenturyatthemouthoftheVantaaRiver.Subsequently,theestatewasaresidenceforacountygovernorandmilitarypersonnel.In1931,theestatewashandedovertotheUniversityofHelsinki’scontrolasateachingandexperimentalfarmingfacility.Themainbuildingdatesfrom1832.Theyardareaalsohasadwellingbuildingandgranarydatingfromthe1700s,astablebuiltwithlogsandastonemilkshedremainingfromawoodenbarndestroyedbyfirefromthe1800s,aswellasadwellingbuildingfromtheearly1900s.Thefarmstead’smilieu–itsbuildings,stonewallsandculturallyimportantplantings-isconnectedwithMaaherranpuistoParkthatwasbuiltsouthofthesitebasedonthewinningentryofLandscapeArchitectSoileHeikkinen.Themainbuildinganddwellingdatingfromthe18thcenturycurrentlyfunctionasacafeteriaandrestaurant.

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5   BiocentresThe threebiocentrebuildingsbuilt alongViikinkaariduring theperiod1995–2002housefacilitiesfortheUniversity’sFacultyofBiosciences,FacultyofPharmacy,theInstituteofBiotechnologyandtheSciencePark’sbusinessenterprises.ThebiocentresweredesignedbythearchitecturalagenciesKaarinaLöfström,JuhaniKatainenandOlli-PekkaJokela.

6   Business incubatorsOfthefourbusinessincubatorsplannedforthearea,two–Cultivator1(designedbyarchitectsVirta-Palaste-Leinonen)and2(designedbyarchitecturalagencyNurmela-Raimoranta-Tasa)–havebeenimplemented,builtduringtheperiod1999–2003.Thebusinessincubatorsprovideanoperationalenvironmentmeetingspecialtechnical requirements,providinganexcellentdevelopmentalsubstratumfortechnology-orientedstart-upswhosebusinessareasareprimarilybiotechnology,pharmaceuticalresearch,healthcaretechnology,environmentaltechnologyandfoodstufftechnology.

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7   GardeniaGardenia-Helsinkiisacontemporarywintergardencreatedthroughtheco-operativeeffortsoftheCityofHelsinkiandtheUniversity.ThedesignisbasedonarchitectsArtto,Palo,Rossi,TikkaOy’swinningentryinageneraldesigncompetition.Gardeniaconsistsofamainbuildingandtwoseparatecommercialstructures,anoutdoorplazadefinedbythebuildings,andthesurroundingyardareas.OperatingwithinthemainbuildingaretheWinterGarden,apublicinformationcentreforthegardeningandenvironmentalsectors,achildren’snatureschool,aninformationcentreforthenatureconservationareaandacafeteria.Thecommercialstructureshavefacilitiesforgreenbusinesses.Opentothepublic,theWinterGardenisatropicalgardenfeaturingapproximately300plantspecies.Thefacilitiescanalsoberentedformeetingsandprivatefunctions.

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8   Viikki’s teaching and research facilitiesTheLatokartanoestateinViikkiwashandedovertotheUniversityofHelsinkiin1931.Theestate’sfieldsandproductionbuildingswereconvertedtosuitteachingandresearchusesatthebehestoftheCentralPrisonAdministrationOffice.Theestate’sareahassurvivedasacohesiveenvironmentalentitywhosebuildingsandlandscapeareasareprotected.Thefieldssurroundingtheestatearealsoimportantculturally,historicallyandaesthetically.

The area has a variablyagedbuilding stock rangingfromthe1930stothepresentday.Thebuilding typesvaryfromapartmentbuilding-typeuniversity buildings to thefarm’s stone- and timber-constructionoutbuildings.Thearea’amostvaluablebuildingis theAgriculturalMuseum,designedbyArchitectJussiPaatela,withauthenticandwell-preservedinteriors.The60-cowstableoftheexperimentalfarmingfacilitywasrenovatedandconvertedtoamodernexperimentalstablein2007.Thefarmcultivatesapproximately160hectaresoffieldareas,someofwhicharepastures.

9   Veterinary HospitalTheUniversityofHelsinkiVeterinaryHospitalwascompletedalongViikintiein2006.Thehospitalcontainsaclinicforsmallanimals,hospitalforhorsesandteachingfacilitiesfortheFacultyofVeterinaryMedicine.Thedesign isbasedonArkkitehtitoimistoHyvämäki-Karhunen-Parkkinen’swinningentryinanarchitecturaldesigncompetition.

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10   Viikki Nature Reserve and ArboretumViikki-VanhankaupunginlahtiNatureReserveisthemostimportantnaturalattractioninHelsinki.TogetherwithLaajalahtiinEspoo,itispartofthe96internationallyimportantbirdareasinFinland.Vanhankaupunginlahti ispartof theEU’sNaturanetworkandwaslistedasaconservationareaintheRamsarconventionforwetlandsin1976.Morethan30birdspeciesdefinedintheEU’sBirdsDirectiveandrequiringspecialprotectionnestorrestintheareaeachyear.The316-hectarenaturereserveoftheshallowbaymainlyconsistsofreedsandopenwater,accompaniedbyshoreforests.

Viikki’s arboretum wasestablished in1969,mainlyfor research and teachingconnectedwithdendrology,the studyofwoodyplants.Coverninganareaofsome20hectares,thearboretumcon-tainsFinnishtreeandshrubspeciesorforeignonesthatgrowinFinland.TheforeignspeciesarefromareasinthenorthernhemispherethatresembleFinlandasmuchaspossible.Therearecurrentlymorethan400treesandshrubsinthearea.

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Building of apartments in the Science Park area

11   Area of timber construction apartment buildingsThepilotareafortimberconstructionapartmentbuildingsborderingViikintiewascompletedin1997.Theareacontains65apartmentunitsfortheuniversity’semployees.Thesite’sbuildingswereamongthefirstmodern, timber-framedapartmentbuildings inFinland,andtheprojectalsoinvolvedabroadresearchprogramme.Thebuildingpermitforthebuildingswasgrantedontheconditionthatbuildingswithmorethantwostoreysareequippedwithsprinklersandfire-alarmdevicesconnectedtothemains.TheUniversityofHelsinki,CityofHelsinkiandFinnishFundingAgencyforTechnologyandInnovationTEKESarrangedadesign-constructcompetitionabouttheproject.ThewinnerofthecompetitionwasRakennusliikeS.Horttanainen,witharkkitehtuuritoimistoMauriMäki-Marttunenasthedesigner.TheprojectreceivedtheFinnishWoodAwardin1998.

12   HOAS Atotalof140studentapart-ments were completed inbright-coloured four-storeyapartment buildings alongViikintie in2010.Thebuild-ingsweredesignedbyPlayaArkkitehdit.

13   Asunto Oy Viikinportti and Asunto Oy Tsinnia

TheprojectiscalledIndepend-entApartmentBuilding andit investigates the effect ofapartment-specifictemperaturemeasurement on housingenergy consumption. Thebuildingsweredesignedbyark-kitehtitoimistoTuomoSiitonen.

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New premises constructed in the area of the Science Park

14   Viikki’s environmental  building

The premises of the Cityof Helsinki EnvironmentDepartment are situated atthe junctionofViikintie andViikinkaari.With itssouthernwallcoveredwithsolarpanels,thebuildingwasdesignedwiththeaimofminimisingenergyconsumption.ThegroundflooralsohousesanexhibitionaboutViikkiandeco-construction.ThebuildingwasdesignedbyarkkitehtitoimistoKimmoKuismanen.

15   EviraPremises were completedfor the Finnish Food SafetyAuthorityEviraintheeasternedgeof thecampusarea in2006.Evira seeks toensurethe safetyof food,promoteanimalhealthandwell-being,safeguardthepreconditionsforplantandanimalproduction,andlookafterplantsafety.Some500peopleworkinEvira’sbuilding,whichwasdesignedbyArkkitehtitoimistoLahdelma&Mahlamäki.

16   Synergia buildingPremises under the nameSynergy building are cur-rentlybeingplannedforFinnishEnvironment Institute alongMustialankatusouthofEvira’ssite.An international invitedcompetitionwillbearrangedonitsdesign.Inadditiontooffices,thebuildingwillhouselabora-toryfacilitiesandaworkplaceforsome600persons.Thebuildingisscheduledforcompletionduring2013.

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Eko-Viikki experimental eco-construction areaTheexperimentalareaforurbanecologicalhousingconstructionislocatedinthesouthernpartofLatokartano.Builtduring1999–2004,theareahas some2,000 inhabitants. Twodesigncompetitionsemphasisingsustainablehousingsolutionswerearrangedinthearea.Thepurposeofthefirstcompetitionwastoestablishanecologicaltownplan.ArchitectPetriLaaksonen’swinningentryrepresentsamodelwhereconstructionandnatureareinterlockedthroughgreenfingers.

A set of eco-construction criteriawas formulated for thearea,bymeansofwhichconstructionwas steered in amoreenvironmentallyfriendlydirection.Thecriteriameasurethebuildingprojects’ecologicalqualitywithrespecttopollution,utilisationofnatural resources,healthinessof thebuildings,maintenanceofnaturaldiversity,andfoodproduction.Subsequently,thecriteriahavebeendevelopedtosuitotherhousingareasinViikki.

TheEko-Viikkiarea’sprojectsarecharacterisedbyvarioussolutionsaimedatpromotingmoreecologicallyresponsiveconstructionthatadherestotheprinciplesofsustainabledevelopment.ThelocationsatEko-ViikkireceivedfinancialassistancefromtheNationalTechnologyAgencyofFinland’s“SustainableExperimentalEco-Construction”(KEKO)programmewhoseobjectivewas to test andapply theprinciplesofsustainabledevelopmentandeco-constructiontohousingproduction.Ofthese,themostsignificantwastheutilisationofsolarenergy.Otherareasofstudyincludedaspatiallyadaptabletimberconstructionapartmentbuilding,naturalventilation,animprovedintermediatefloorsolutionwithrespecttomoistureandsoundinsula-tionproperties,HPACequipmentsolutionswithmoreeconomicallifecyclecosts than ispresently thecase,spatialconfigurationsandtechnicalsystemsdeviatingfromthosefoundinconventionalhousingproduction,aswellastheuseoflow-emissionsmaterials.

ThesystematicutilisationofsolarenergyhasbeenoneofEko-Viikki’smainenergyconservationmeasuresandresearchareasanditisperhapsthisaspectthatsetstheareaapartfromthetypicalFinnishhousing

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constructionofthe1990s.Thepassiveexploitationofsolarenergyhasbeenmostcommonlyfacilitatedbythebuildings’orientation,aswellasgreenhousesandglazedbalconiesthathavebeenusedinalmosteverydwellingasaprotectivezone.Morethanhalfofthearea’sdwellingsactivelyexploitsolar-generatedheatingorelectricity.

Eko-Viikkihasgainedbroadinternationalfame.InconferencesheldinParisandMalmöin2007,itreceivedanawardfortakingsustainabledevelopmentintoconsiderationinurbanplanningandconstruction.Severalfollow-upreportshavebeendrawnuponEko-Viikki.

Ecological urban planning

17   Green fingers and the management of rainwaterAcharacteristicfeatureofthetownplanfortheexperimentaleco-constructionarea is the interpenetrationofnatural andbuilt-upareas.Thegreenfingersextendingintotheblockstructureprovideopportunitiesforfarmingaswellastheutilisationofrainwatercollectorsandcomposthumus.Greenfingersconstituteopengreenareasedgedbytreesandshrubs.Thegreenfingers,besidesforformingopenareasedgedbytreesandshrubs,alsocontainresidents’farmingplotslinkedbyanarrowsand-surfacedpathandshallowdrainagechannels.

ThetownplanfortheLatokartanoareastipulatesthatasmuchrainwater,meltedsnowandroof runoffaspossiblebeslowedbystructuralmeanstofacilitateitsabsorptionintothesoil.Therain-watercollectedfromthesitesischannelledassurfacerunofftocentrally locateddepressions,fromwhereitcanbeledtotheViikinojastream,whichhasbeenrefurbishedintoanurbanbrook.Rainwaterisalsousedtoirrigatethesites’farmingplots.

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18   Wind protectionTheViikkiarea’smainwinddirectionisfromthesouthwest.OwingtotheopennessofVanhankaupunginlahtiBay’sshoreareas,thefieldsarealsofairlysusceptibletowindsfromthesouthwestandsouth.Toattenuatethewindinessofthearea,improvelivingcomfortandreducethebuildings’energyconsumption,adensezoneofvegetationcontainingawidevarietyofspecieshasbeenplantedalongthesouthernedgeoftheresidentialareatoserveasawindbarrier.Besidesfordeciduoustreesandshrubs,coniferoustreeshavealsobeenplantedinthemultilayeredtreeandshrubzonetomaintaintheeffectivenessofthewindprotectionduringthewinter.

19   Viikinoja and Viikinojanpuisto ParkViikinoja, aditchflowing through thefieldareas,hasbeen re-positionedinanewlocationbetweenthehousingandalargeopenrecreationalarea,ViikinojanpuistoPark.Viikinojahasbeenshapedtoresembleanaturalstreamthat,togetherwiththemarshplants,willeventuallyformanewgreenedge–alsofunctioningasawindbarrier–borderingtheopenlandscape.PondsandmarshplantswillfilterleachatebeforeitflowsintoVanhankaupunginlahtiBay.Thepedestrianbridgecrossingthestreamfeaturesexperimentaltimberconstructionandeye-catchingvisualaccents.

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Utilisation of solar energy

20   Solar electricityFinland’sfirstapartmentbuildinggeneratingsolarelectricityislocatedintheEko-Viikkiarea.Theproject’sprimaryobjectivehasbeentodevelopanewtypeofcomprehensivesolutionforthegenerationofsolarelectricityinapartmentbuildings,includingtheintegrationofphotovoltaiccellsaswellasamanagementand informationsystemforsolarelectricity.Thesolarenergybuildingconsistsof39apartments.Itwasbuiltin2003asapilotprojectfallingwiththescopeoftheEU’sPV-Nordproject.

Thestartingpointhasbeenanewkindofbalconybalustradesysteminwhichthephotovoltaiccellsarelaminatedwithinthebalustrade’sglasspanes.Thetotalareaofthesolarpanelsis240m2andtheirtotalmaximumpower24kW.Solarelectricitysatisfies20–25%ofthehousingcorporation’selectricalpowerneeds.Helsinkienergyhasdevelopedanonlinemeasurementand informationsystem,andthegenerationofsolarelectricitycanbemonitoredthroughtheInternetonawebsitemaintainedbyGardenia.

21   Solar heatingNineproperties in theEko-Viikkiareaareequippedwithsolar heating systems. TheSUNHproperty(location22)isaseparateproject,whileeightother locationsbelong to aregionalsolarheatingproject.

Thepurposeoftheproject,partoftheEU’sTHERMIEpro-gramme,isthedevelopmentand testingof regionalsolarheatingsystems.Inparticular,

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demonstrationprojectshavefocusedontheintegrationofsolarenergycollectorswithroofconstructionandcanopies.Variousroofslopes,integrationmethods,collectorsizesandsystemassemblieshavebeentested.Thetypeofsolarenergycollectorsandindividualsystems’technicalsolutionsvarybybuilding.Districtheating is thebasicheatingsourceatalllocations.Althoughtheexperimentisregionalinscope,thesolarheatingsystemsthemselvesarebuilding-specific.

The thermal energygeneratedby solar collectors at the testlocationsisutilisedprimarilyintheheatingofdomesticwater.Atcertainlocationssolarheatingisalsousedforthesub-floorheatingofwetspaces.Thecombinedgrossfloorareaoftheregionalsolarheatingproject’slocationsis35,625m²andthetotalnumberofapartmentsis368.Thesolarcollectors’areatotals1,248m²andthecombinedvolumeofenergystoragecellsis73m².In2002,thesystems’averageannualoutputwasapproximately285kWh/collector-m².

22   SUNH solar heating projectConstructedbyHelsinkiHousingProductionDepartment,theresidentialpropertyconsistsofoneapartmentbuildingandtwoterracedhouses.TheprojectispartoftheinternationalSolarUrbanNewHousing(SUNH)project,whichisfundedbytheEuropeanUnion.DesignedbyArkkitehtitoimistoJukkaTurtiainen,thebuildinghasafloorareaof4,505m2and44apart-ments.Thetotalareaofthesolarcollectorsis157m²andthetotalvolumeofenergystoragecellsis18m³.Solarheatingisusedintheheatingofdomesticwaterandforthesub-floorheatingofwetspaces.ThemonitoringoftheSUNHlocationhasbeentheentirearea’smostextensiveandwiderangingbecauseperformanceassessmentshavefocusedon,besidesforenergymeasurements,theworkabilityofthesolarheatingsystem,heating,electricityandwaterconsumption,aswellasindoorairquality.

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Services in Eko-Viikki

23   Kevättori plaza and Kiila residents’ buildingTheKiilaresidents’buildingfrom2002isacommonactivityfacil-ityforallofViikki’sresidentsandalreadyduringtheconstructionstageallhousingcorporationshaveagreedtoshareitscosts.The purpose with Kiiila is toprovidevariousgroupswiththeopportunitiestopracticetheirhobbies,suchascarpentry,weaving,metalwork,aswellasmanyotherhandicrafts.ThebuildingwasdesignedbyarkkitehtitoimistoKimmoKuismanen.ThereisalsoagrocerystoreatKevättoriplaza.

24   Kamomilla day-care centreTheKamomilladay-carecentreisapilotprojectintheHelsinkiCityPublicWorksDepartment’sConstruction ManagementModelforSustainableDay-careCentresproject.Theobjectiveswere:thereductionofenergyconsumptionbyapproximately30% from thenormal levels,

healthyindoorairquality,environmentallysensitivearchitecture,spatialadaptability,energy-savingbuildingtechnology,thedesignimplicationsofmaintenanceissues,theminimisingoflifecycleemissions,aswellasimprovementsintheinformingofday-carecentreusersandthedevelopmentofco-operation.TheKamomilladay-carecentrewascompletedin2001atEko-Viikki’ssouthernedge.BasedonitsexperiencesgainedwiththeKamomilladay-carecentretheCityhascontinuedtodevelopitsecologicalday-carecentreproductioninotherday-carecentreprojects.

25   Auringonkukka day-care centreThe Auringonkukka day-carecentrehasbenefited from theexperiencesgainedinconnec-tion with PWD ConstructionManagement’s “Ecologicalday-care centre production”project.ThedesignisbasedonQUADarkkitehditOy’swinningentry inageneraldesigncompetition.Theday-carecentrehasfivechildren’sgroups,eachofwhichhasitsownactivityspace.Commonfacilitiesincludeawintergarden,workshop,abaywindowlibrary,hallsandsleepingrooms.Inpractice,theecologicalthinkingemphasisedinthebuilding’soperationsincludesrecyclingmeasuresaswellasthecareofthesurroundingnaturalenvironment.Theday-carecentrewascompletedin2002.

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26   Viikki Teacher Training SchoolThenewschoolbuildingfortheViikkiTeacherTrainingSchool,the University of Helsinki’ssecondteachingfacilityofthistype,wascompleted in2003.Viikki’s“Norssi”isanacademiccommunityconsistingofstudentteachersaswellasstudentsatallcomprehensiveandsecondarylevels.Approximately940pupilsareenrolledintheschool.Thereareapproximately250studentteachersandthenumberofstaffisapproximately110.

ThedesignoftheschoolisbasedonARK-housearkkitehditOy’swinningentryinaninvitedcompetition.Thebuildinghasthreestoreys.Anelongated interior street connecting thevariouspartsof thebuildingformstheschool’sspine.Differentsubjectgroupshavebeenassembledintheirowncellsalongtheinteriorstreet.Thecommonrestaurant,libraryandfoyerfacilities’highceilingsimpartaspatialrichnesstotheschool’score.Viewstotheschool’syardareasopenoutfromtheinteriorstreetthroughthesehighspaces.Theschool’sdifferentformshavetheirownyardsattheendsoftheinteriorstreet.

Group building sites

27   Versokuja 5–10SixsitesattheendofVersokujawereconstructedastheownprojectsof3-5-familyresidents’groups.Thesiteswerehandedoveronthebasisofasiteassignationcompetitionin2001.Theapplicantgroupswererequestedto

providedraftplansfortheconstruc-tionworkandalsopresent theireco-constructionaims.

ThemostecologicallyadvancedapproachhasbeentakenatVer-sokuja10,wheretraditionalbuildingpracticeshavebeenappliedtocreatealow-energybuilding.Theexteriorwall’s thermal insulationconsistsofstrawbalescoveredwithclaymortarandtheintermediatefloor’sfill issawdust.Utilisinganaturalventilationsystem, the incomingair ispreheated inbearingwallsandpropelledbywindrotors.Thebuildingalsohascomposttoilets.

Examplesofotherecologicalideasusedinthegroupbuildinglocationsinclude:larchfaçadepanels,woodpellet-fuelledheating,geothermalheatingpumps,heat-storingfireplaces,wood-heatedsaunastoves,earthcellars,flax-fibreandwood-fibreinsulation,theintegrationoflivingandworkingspaces,ventilatedfloorconstruction,super-glazedwindows,extra-thickinsulationlayersaswellasalogframewhosetimberhasbroughtfromone’sownforest.Aseparatefollow-upreportwasdrawnupofthegroupconstructionprojects.

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Latokartano housing areaMostofthehousinginViikkiislocatedintheLatokartanoarea.Thefirst residentialbuildingswerecompleted in1998and theconstructionworkwillcontinueuntilaround2015.Theareawillhousesmallandlargeapartmentbuildings,terracedhousesandsemi-detachedhousestosome10,000inhabitants.

LatokartanolocalservicecentreislocatedbetweenthewesternandeasternpartsatthecentreoftheLatokartanoarea.ThecentrecomprisestheViikkiChurch,anoldpeople’sservicehomeandfacilitiesforagrocery,restaurantandsmallspecialiststores.Therearealsoplans toprovide facilities foryouthcentre in thearea.TheLatokartanohousingareahasprovedaverychild-friendlyenvironment,asindicatedbythefactthatthereareasmanyas13day-carecentres.

TheaiminplanninghousingareasinLatokartanoistoprovideahealthy,long-lasting,adaptablelivingenvironment.Buildingsareconstructedandusedwithaviewtosavingnaturalresourcesandpreventingthegenerationofharmfulemissionsandwaste.Asetofcriteriaforecologicalconstruction,whichwasdevelopedonthebasisoftheexperiencesgainedinEko-Viikkiandwherebuilding-relatedenergysavingsplayanimportantrole,isappliedintheimplementa-tionof theprojects.Ahostof leadingarchitecturalagencies inFinlandparticipatedintheplanningofresidentialbuildings.

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Services available in Latokartano

28   Viikki ChurchThechurchcontainstheMalmicongregation’schurchandparishhallsaswellasofficeandclubfacilities.ThedesignoftheViikkiChurchisbasedonArkkitehtitoimistoJKMM’swinningentryinaninvitedcompetitionfortheLatokartanolocalservicecentre.Thechurchwasinauguratedin2005.Thebuildingismadeofdurable,long-lasting,repairablematerials.Woodistheprimaryconstructionmaterial.Thehalls’facadesarecladwithuntreatedaspenshinglesthatwillbeallowedtopatinatetoasilveryfinish.ChicagoAthenaeumgrantedViikkiChurchthearchitecturalawardfor2006.

29   Service home HoivaOldpeople’sservicehomewillbeerectedsouthoftheViikkiChurchin2011.ConstructedbyVVO,theservicehomewillcontainatotalof120apartments.Thecomb-shapedbuildingischaracterisedbyeightyardareas.Mostoftheapartmentshaveakitchen,livingroomandbedroom.Allapartmentsexceptforthe18-apartmentgrouphomehavecookingfacilitiesandaglazedbalconywithviewstothesurroundinglandscape.TheservicesofthehomeareprovidedbyHoivaOyfromHelsinkiDeaconessInstitute.ThebuildingwasdesignedbyArkkitehtitoimistoJKMM.

30   Leskenlehti community buildingThedesignoftheLeskenlehticommunitybuildingisbasedon Arkkitehtitoimisto A-Konsulttit’swinningentryinaninvitedcompetitionorganisedbytheMinistryofEducationandWoodfocus.Thebuildingcontainstwobasicformunits,apre-schoolgroupaswellasaday-carecentregroup.Thespatialsolutionisbasedonasequenceoffoyersthatenclosesanintimatelyscaledcourtyard.Thebuildingisprimarilyoftimberconstruction.Outsideschoolhours,residentscanusetheentranceanddiningfacilities,aswellasthegymnasium.

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31   Pehtoori day-care centreThePehtooriday-carecentreis the first public buildingcompletedintheLatokartanoarea. The day-care centre’sfacilitiesopentotheday-carecentre’s yard through glasswalls. At the centre of thetriangular-shapedbuilding isaglazedinteriorcourtyardthat

providesnaturaldaylight to thebuilding’s interior spaces. Theday-carecentrehasthreechildren’sgroups,eachofwhichhasasmallglazedgreenhouseopeningtothenaturalsurroundings.Theday-carecentrewascompletedin1999accordingtoplansbyArchitectOlli-PekkaJokela.

32   Kissankello day-care centreTheKissankelloday-carecentrehasfacilitiesforthreegroupsofchildren.Whendesigningtheday-carecentre,theprinciplesof sustainable developmentweretakenintoaccountwithrespecttosuchfactorsasthebuilding’spositioningon thesite,HPACsolutions,andtheselectionofmaterials.Theday-carecentrewascompletedin2004ac-cordingtoplansbyArkkitehtitoimistoPekkala–Seppänen–Mikkilä.

33   Latokartano comprehensive school and sports parkLatokartanoschoolisacom-prehensiveschoolwithgradesfrom1to9.Therearesome460pupils.Specialattentioninthedesignwaspaidtoenergyefficiencyandtheuseofsolarenergy, forexample.Amongother things, solar panelswereintegratedintotheroof

structure.DesignedbyArkkitehtitoimistoPekkaSalminen, theschoolwascompletedin2009.

Latokartanosportshall houses twoball courts andagymwithwashinganddressing facilities. It alsohasdressingandpersonnel facilities serving theusersof the adjacentoutdoorcourts.Latokartanosportsparkhasgroundsandcourtsforfootball,ice-hockey,basketball,volleyballandtennis,forexample.Thesportsparkandsportshallwerecompletedin2009.

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Latokartano residents’ buildings

AllpropertiesintheLatokartanoareainViikkicontributetothefinancingandmaintenanceof thecommonclub facilitiesandresidents’buildings.Latokartanonpysäköintioy,aparkingcompanyfounded for the area, is responsible for theconstruction andmaintenanceoftheresidents’buildings.Acommonclubfacilityfeeischargedoftheinhabitantsaspartofrentsandmanagementcharges.Theamountofthefeeisdirectlybasedonapartmentfloorareainsquaremetres.Theresidents’buildingscanbeusedbyalltheinhabitantsinthatallofthemcanusethemfortheirhobbieswithin the rulesconcerning theiruse.Therearefive residents’buildingsintheLatokartanoarea,withspecialoperationprofilesoftheirowninordertoensurethattheycovertheinhabitants’needsasbroadlyaspossibly.Kiilaresidents’building;seelocationno.22.

34   Kaari residents’ buildingKaariresidents’buildingwasalreadycompletedin2000andisintendedforuseasameetingvenueforlargegroupsinparticular.Inadditiontoprivateoccasions,thebuildinghasfacilitiesforbandtrainingandrehearsalsandisalsousedforarthobbiesbygroupsofchildrenandadults.

35   Kunto residents’ buildingTruetoitsname,Kunto(fitness)wasdesignedforsportsactivities.Ithasfacilitiesfordifferenttypesofballgamesandothertypesofexerciserangingfromgroupgymnasticstoballetanddancing.Afterthecompletionofthebuildingin2005theplannedcafeteriafacilitieswereequippedwithgymequipment.

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36   Motti residents’ building The fourth common clubbuilding in the area, Motti,was constructed in2008, inconnectionwith theparkingfacility. Motti has tools forwashing and repairing cars,motorcycles,mopeds,bicyclesorothermeansoftransportthattheresidentsmayhave.There

isacraneinthegarageforcarsandtwo-wheelers.Thegaragecanaccommodate4carsatthesametime.

37   Lava residents’ buildingLavawill be themost recentresidents’buildinginLatokar-tano. The building will becompletedin2011andcontainfacilitiesforperformingarts,andmusic,stageandcircusactivi-ties.ThebuildingwasdesignedbyArkkitehtitoimistoHedman&Matomäki.

38   Horticultural farming plots and pony stallTheHorticulturalCentresituatedinawoodedareaattheeasternedgeofViikinojaParkismeanttoserveasafocalpointforlocalresidents’farminghobbiesandco-operativeactivities.Theareahassome140farmingplots.ThereareplanstobuildaponystallandafairlysmallindoorridingschoolclosetotheVadelmakalliobarnsituatedtotheeastofthefarmingplots.

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Building of apartments in Latokartano

39   Apartment buildings SuomuThenorthernbackboneoftheLatokartanohousingareaconsistsoftwo6–9-storeyapartmentbuildingsthatfromaprotectivewalltowards thenorth.Their total floorarea is25,000floor squaremetresand theyaccommodatea totalof700 inhabitants.Thewall-likenorthernfacadeconstitutesaneffectivenoiseprotectionelement towardsLahdenväyläMotorway,whilebalconiesandyardsopenup to the south.Buildingsare locatedatdifferentheightsinavaryingterrain,unitedbyacommoneaveslinefromwhich2-storeypenthouses,alsocalledbirdhouses,standout.ThebuildingsweredesignedbyArkkitehtitoimistoArk-housebasedontheentry”Suomu”,winneroftheNordicdesigncompetitionarrangedin2002.

40   Terraced houses in Metsänhoitajankatu StreetTheblockofterracedhousesproducedbytheHelsinkiHousingProductionDepartment(ATT),islocatedonahillontheeasternsideoftheMetsänhoitajankatuStreet.The19-apartmentcooperativeconsistsofthree2-storeyterracedhousessurroundingacommunalyard.Thefacadesaremadeofdarkbricks,complementedbyblacksteelbalconies.ThebuildingsweredesignedbyJKMMArchitects.

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41   Viikkis’ new timber construction apartment buildingsThreetofourstoreytimberconstructionapartmentbuildings,whichwillcontainnon-subsidisedrentalapartments,willbeerectedonsites36245/1and2alongVonDaehnStreetinthenewesthousingareainLatokartano.Atotalof106apartmentshavebeendesignedforthesites,tobeimplementedusingFinnforest’sKertosystemforsmallapartmentbuildings,withPeabOyasthemaincontractor.

42   Jämerä detached housesTheJämerädetachedstonehousesarelocatedinfourblocksalongVonDaehnStreetintheLatokartanohousingarea.Link-detachedhousesandterracedhouseswillbebuiltinthearea.Approximately38apartmentshavebeendesignedforthesites.Theapartmentsinthearea,whichrepresentstight-knitandlowarchitecture,willbebuiltwithlightconcrete.Thebuildingswe-redesignedbyarchitectMaijaTolmunen.

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Public transport connections to ViikkiViikkicanbereachedfromthecentreofHelsinkibythefollowingmeansoftransport:• directlybybus,line68fromRautatientori• bytakingthemetrotoSiilitieandfromtherebybus79toViikki• bytakingthelocaltraintoOulunkyläandcontinuingfromthere

toViikkibyJokerilinja550• scienceline506joinsViikkiwithotheruniversitycampusesin

HelsinkiandEspoo

Artist Villu Jaanisoon’s work ”Everything is possible” welcomes visitors at Korona Infocentre

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Contact details - Viikki

City of Helsinki – City Planning DepartmentArchitectTuomasEskolaTownPlanningKansakoulunkatu3P.O.Box210000099Helsinginkaupunki

Internet:www.hel.fi/ksv

City of Helsinki – Economic and Planning CentreProjectManagerHeikkiRinneViikki-KivikkoProjectAleksanterinkatu22–24P.O.Box20,00099Helsinginkaupunki

Viikki-Kivikko Project in the webhttp://www.uuttahelsinkia.fi

Also seeCityPlanningDepartment’smeetingplaceLaituriNarinkka2http://laituri.hel.fi

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Latokartanon asuinalue

Eko-Viikki

17. Greenfingersandthemanagementofrainwater

18. Windprotection19. ViikinojaandViikinojanpuistoPark20. Solarelectricity21. Solarheating22. SUNHsolarheatingproject23. KevättoriplazaandKiilaresidents’

building24. Kamomilladay-carecentre25. Auringonkukkaday-carecentre

26. ViikkiTeacherTrainingSchool27. Versokuja50–1028. ViikkiChurch29. ServicehomeHoiva30. Leskenlehticommunitybuilding31. Pehtooriday-carecentre32. Kissankelloday-carecentre33. Latokartanocomprehensive

schoolandsportspark34. Kaariresidents’building35. Kuntoresidents’building

Latokartano housing area

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Latokartanon asuinalue

Eko-Viikki

26. ViikkiTeacherTrainingSchool27. Versokuja50–1028. ViikkiChurch29. ServicehomeHoiva30. Leskenlehticommunitybuilding31. Pehtooriday-carecentre32. Kissankelloday-carecentre33. Latokartanocomprehensive

schoolandsportspark34. Kaariresidents’building35. Kuntoresidents’building

36. Mottiresidents’building37. Lavaresidents’building38. Horticulturalfarmingplotsand

ponystall39. ApartmentbuildingsSuomu40. RivitalotMetsänhoitajankatu41. Viikkis’newtimberconstruction

apartmentbuildings42. Jämerä-pientalot

Helsinki City Planning Department p.O. Box 2100 (kansakoulukatu 3) 00099 HelsinGin kaUpUnki

Text: Markku siiskonen, Tuomas eskola, Heikki Rinne Oblique air photography: suomen ilmakuva Oy, kaupunkimittausosasto, Helsinki

photography: Markku siiskonen, Ritva luoto, Tuomas eskola, Tuomas Uusheimo Maps and overview pictures: sinikka ekroos / City planning Department, Helsinki City survey Division

Graphic design and layout: Juhapekka Väre

ViikkiScience Park and Latokartano Guide

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