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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Biofore House in Helsinki, Finland by Helin & Co ArchitectsDecember 5th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Helin & Co Architects UPM, the world’s second biggest forest company, leads the integration of bio and forest industries into an innovation-driven, resource-efficient future. The main spatial element of the interior is the atrium, which allows for communication and gives the building an integral part of its identity. Adjacent to the entrance is a high cone-shaped gallery which enables product and art exhibitions and other small-scale events. Conference centre on the ground floor swirls around the atrium – guests are received in the bright café area in the lofty atrium. All workspaces, management included, are open-plan. The layout of the office floors is dynamic and enables impromptu brainstorming and one-on-one meetings for informal testing of new ideas “in statu nascendi”.  Image Courtesy © Mikael Linden
 Image Courtesy © Mikael Linden Biofore House is a timeless icon and a symbol of innovative work environment in the modern forest industry spearheaded by UPM. UPM’s own wood-based products and biomaterials are used extensively both inside and on the exterior.  Image Courtesy © Marc Goodwin  Image Courtesy © Marc Goodwin UPM set a target of cutting-edge architecture, both functionally and aesthetically. The city plan did not allow for maximum use of wood; the building is a combination of wooden surfaces and planning regulations. The abstracted formal themes of the exterior relate to wood; the Bioforum gallery is part of a tree stump; the bridge across Alvar Aalto street is a bevelled polyhedron. Both are clad in timber. Ecology and advanced energy saving are represented by helical sunshades, the refined steel mesh of which is the same material as the woven wire used in processing paper. The potential of the site is exploited in several west-facing terraces.  Image Courtesy © Martin Sommerschield  Image Courtesy © Marc Goodwin Helin & Co Architects is a Finnish studio for architectural design, urban planning, interior, industrial, graphic and visual design led by Pekka Helin. Over many years they have exported services to several European and Asian countries.  Image Courtesy © Martin Sommerschield  Image Courtesy © Mikael Linden  Image Courtesy © Marc Goodwin  Image Courtesy © Marc Goodwin  Image Courtesy © Marc Goodwin  Image Courtesy © Marc Goodwin  Image Courtesy © Totti Helin  Image Courtesy © Totti Helin  Image Courtesy © Helin & Co Architects  Image Courtesy © Helin & Co Architects  Image Courtesy © Helin & Co Architects  Image Courtesy © Helin & Co Architects
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