Viikki Church, Helsinki Building : Information + Images

Viikki Church, Helsinki photos : Arno de la Chapelle The church forms the core of an area plan that will be implemented gradually. It extends into the narrowing scene amidst building fronts, between a park and a market place. The relationship between the church and its surroundings will be defined in time on the basis of drafts by JKMM Architects according to the winning entry of an architectural competition. The lines of the eaves echo the forms of a stand of trees and the building becomes part of the trees surrounding it. The architectonic choices of the church were guided by prefabrication, as the church was built of factory-made components non-stop to completion. The building has been braced by attaching insulated outer wall elements to the pillars and the panels of the ceiling to the glulam beams. The paneling was already attached to the plate stiffener of the inner walls at the factory. The architecture of church hall was built in one go. The untreated and grey-aged façade has been clad in cleft aspen shingles and fine-sawn drop siding. The interior lining of spruce have been treated with a wash of lye, leaving them easy to clean and renew. The acoustic elements of the false ceiling are form pressed veneer elements. images : Arno de la Chapelle Our idea of a space gouged in a forest is realized in the halls of the church. Architecture wishes to evoke impressions of the Finnish forest; of its sacredness and common nature. Dense wooden clustered columns and beams are architect-created structures. The structural idea is essentially defining the whole. The detail of the outer wall reflects a design concept by itself. The aim has been the all-wood atmosphere which is devout and uplifting. The furniture, furnishings and lighting has been tailor-made design by architects to suit the church’s activities. The hall’s stackable chair creates the impression of a long church pew. The altar furnishings, highlight by cleft aspen surfaces, are outlined against the tripartite silver surface altarpiece, whose wine-colored tones transform in light. pictures : Arno de la Chapelle The church combines modern and ancient building methods, sophisticated and rough-hewn surfaces, location and purpose, temporality and eternity. The intention of the client has been to create a modern successor for the long tradition of Finnish wooden churches, which takes into account the ecological ideas and criteria of sustainability of the whole Viikki area. Samuli Miettinen, Architect SAFA JKMM Architects, ATL, Ruoholahdenkatu 10 B 3, 00180 Helsinki, Finland tel +358-9-2522 0700, +358-40-722 0271 fax +358-9-2522 0710 www.jkmm.fi photo : Arno de la Chapelle Viikki Church Helsinki images / text from JKMM Architects Aug 2008 Finland Architect Studios images : Jussi Tiainen Viikki Church Finalnd - Building Information STREET, TOWN, COUNTRY Agronominkatu 5, Helsinki, Finland CLIENT Helsinki Parishes, Markku Koskinen AUTHOR JKMM Architects: Samuli Miettinen, Asmo Jaaksi, Teemu Kurkela, Juha Mäki-Jyllilä Piir Sijainti2000 Piirustus ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE JKMM Architects Photos: Kimmo Räisänen PROJECT TEAM other architectural team members in addition to authors: Päivi Meuronen, interior architect Janne Järvinen, Hella Hernberg, Teemu Toivio, Johanna Ojanlatva, Johanna Rope, Sini Kukkonen landscape architect: Molino ltd / Jyrki Sinkkilä structural engineer: Ylimäki & Tinkanen ltd / Jukka Ukko, Jani Pitkänen prefab. wall-elements des.: Matti Ollila ltd / Tero Aaltonen, Sami Lampinen geodesign: City of Helsinki / Kalle Rantala services design: Aho Consulting ltd / Kyösti Kukkohovi electric design: Niemi & Co ltd / Sakari Vainio automation: Nurmi ltd / Topi Koivisto acoustical design: Akukon ltd / Henrik Möller, Mikko Joenpolvi specialists: Kari Virtanen, carpenter Matti Kairi, professor of wood technology, TKK Olli Cavén, buildings conservator, National Board of Antiquities Antti Pihkala, architect Petri Heino, Wood Focus Finland / Puu-info artist: Antti Tanttu, professor textile artist: Hanna Korvela Design / Hanna Korvela, Heli Leskelä supervision: building technics Juhani Piispa ltd / Juhani Piispa services TR-tekniikka ltd / Taisto Rantala electric Planek ltd / Esa Ekman head contractor: Peab Seicon Oy prefabrication/subproduction of timber structures: Finnforest Oyj, Janne Jurvelin aspen shake & board cladding: Vanhat Talot Oy spruce panels: Matti Taskisen Saha / shaving Nikari Oy windows and doors: Eino Rantala Oy ceiling structures: Kurikan Muotopuriste Oy / assembly work Foba Oy fixed furniture: Royal-kaluste Oy special boutique furniture: Loimuset Oy special chairs and tables: Nikari Oy user: Malmi Parish, Viikki section / vicar Pertti Simola, chaplain Jarno Raninen photos: Kimmo Räisänen SITE AREA 3411 sqm2 BUILT-UP AREA 1392 sqm2 (total 1566 sqm2) SCOPE 10 400 sqm3 START OF PLANNING january 2002, competition 2000 COMPLETION september 2005 BUILDING COSTS total 8,5 milj.€ incl. VAT + design, furniture, art and all other movables etc. (building-technical costs 6,5 milj.€ incl. VAT) Photographers: Arno de la Chapelle, A.D.L.C. Arkkitehtuuritoimisto Oy Office and Studio, Larin Kyöstin tie 13 K7, 00650 Helsinki, Finland Phone: +358 (0)9 75 01 70 FAX: +358 (0)9 75 01 70 arno.chapelle@adlc.fi Jussi Tiainen, Limingantie 28, 00500 Helsinki, Finland Phone: +358 (400) 26 28 53 FAX: +358 (9) 75 71 101 photo@jussitiainen.com Kimmo Räisänen, Mesenaatinkuja 2 B 24, 00350 Helsinki, Finland Phone: +358(0)400 605 025 kimmo.raisanen@welho.com