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    Project entry 2011 "Medium rise timber office building in low-to-no carbon emissions district", Helsinki, Finland: Timber structural section.

In terms of its construction and program, the office building is commended by the jury for achieving the aspired principles of transferability, transparency and inventiveness. All of the construction, even the cores and the prefab façade panels will be entirely in Finnish timber – globally an innovation for a 26m 6-storey office building. Beyond these measures, the project has a successful holistic approach towards its design, connecting social, ecological, aesthetic and economical demands on a high level and it is thus an outstanding example of how sustainable architecture can be achieved on a larger scale.

Last updated: June 23, 2011 Zurich, Switzerland