Nordicum - Real Estate Annual Finland 2020 | Página 36

View from 1st prize-winning competition proposal ”Vannas”.
form into stages, terraces, summer kitch-
ens or outdoor gallery spaces. The diverse,
lush vegetation creates a pleasant microcli-
mate and allows for an enjoyable passage
throughout the seasons.
Fresh Mindset
The winning entry honors the valuable archi-
tecture of the area in an outstanding way,
explains Perttu Pulkka, architect for the City
of Helsinki and member of the competition
jury. Pulkka calls the building-to-be the first
hybrid building in Helsinki that has been
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built from scratch. Construction on the lot
is likely to kick off during 2021.
“We’ve had hybrid buildings before,
but not a new building like this that has
been designated as a hybrid from the start.”
The first two floors will feature stores with
street-level access (where applicable), the
middle floors will feature offices and the
top floors apartments.
Pulkka reveals that the City of Hel-
sinki is on a quest to find more pilot projects
to promote this type of mixed-use develop-
ment. “We feel that the hybrid type is a great
fit for compact, complementary construc-
tion, so our aim is to increase hybrid typol-
ogy in the city.”
”Hybrid Helsinki” may well be in the
cards in 2020’s, since Central Europe has
long had a tradition of mixing it up. Pulkka
mentions Rotterdam as one city that features
solid hybrid examples, such as MVRDV’s
the Markthall and OMA’s Timmerhuis com-
plex.
“It’s good to keep in mind, however,
that a hybrid building doesn’t have to be a
landmark building as such,” he adds. l
Sami J. Anteroinen