Cirrus U/C

[sdes]

As Oy Helsingin Cirrus

14th floor is under construction

Cirrus will be the tallest high-rise building in Finland, 86m from the entrance level (total height 92m).
Located in Vuosaari, Helsinki, ~4km from the Helsinki's currently tallest, Maamerkki (82m) and 15km from the downtown.

Information:
Name: Asunto Oy Helsingin Cirrus
Usage: Residential/commercial
Architects: 3xNielsen, Jukka Tikkanen
Height: 86m/92m
Floors: 28 (26 OG, 2 UG floors)
Floor space: ~11 000m2
Elevators: 2
Staircases: 2
# of Apartments/Retail: 140/3
Costs at completion: ~35,000,000e

Will be protected with a HI-FOG sprinkler system


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I will update this thread regularly

[Edd]

Great news for Helsinki! I like that tower (from what I've seen in the renderings). :okay:

[sdes]

Renderings (copyright (c) YIT and Helsinki City Planning Department)

http://img112.exs.cx/img112/6356/f2ctikkanen.jpg
Southern facade

http://members.lycos.nl/sdes/cirrus/Keskusta.jpg
Aerial view



http://www.yit.fi/binary.asp?guid=D1E543F8-6EEC-49B3-AFE0-8827AE68B10F&field=image
As seen from north (http://img86.exs.cx/img86/591/cirrus1.jpg)

[ch1le]

Frigin awsome, we are doing super. tallinn getting 35storey scraper, and you have started construction there, SUPA SUPA SUPA!!!!!! Now where is OL, he must decloak, this is great news

[sdes]

Yep, great that the 35storey proposal was approved in Tallinn. More and more towers rising in our cities. :)

[John]

That's a good news, the long-awaited tower is finally U/C, I hope this will boost more highrise projects in Helsinki, it deserves to have more and taller towers.


Located in Vuosaari, only 5km from the Helsinki's currently tallest, Maamerkki (82m).

they for sure will form a very nice cluster being so close to each other ;)

[ch1le]

hehe john, first joke i understood by you :D

[sdes]

Good one John :D

One thing that I'm a little worried about,that the tower doesn't have a construction licence. :D

[John]

^^
that's nothing to worry about, this means they might add a few extra floors ;)

[sdes]

""that's nothing to worry about, this means they might add a few extra floors""

That would be good thing to us, skyscraper fans. But not so good to construction company YIT. :D

[tournesol]

Finally! :) :) :)

Congratulations Helsinki...

[Oberleutnant]

*decloaks*

Okay. Helios tower in Vilnius got new asskicking renders, Tallinn gets yet another skyscraper approved and Cirrus finally goes under construction after five years of waiting.

Maybe I'll just end my vacation and reduce my presence here. Yeah, that's what I'm gonna do.


@ Jonas

LOL


@ Others

Thanks!


*drinks a cup of coffee for this news*

[Moolio]

they for sure will form a very nice cluster being so close to each other ;)

5km? No way, Maamerkki is only 3km from the Cirrus plot. HOW'S THAT FOR DENSITY????!!!!! :guns1: :D

[sdes]

Ok, ok ~4km :D Just look at the map.

[Oberleutnant]

5km? No way, Maamerkki is only 3km from the Cirrus plot. HOW'S THAT FOR DENSITY????!!!!! :guns1: :D

Hear that sound? It's NCC and Tallinn's downtown trembling in fear!

;)

[mlm]

Does these renderings show the final design? I have to admit I liked the old ones better:|

Anyway good news.

[sdes]

""Hear that sound? It's NCC and Tallinn's downtown trembling in fear!""

I can hear the Estonian navy coming. :D

[Moolio]

Hear that sound? It's NCC and Tallinn's downtown trembling in fear!

;)

Yeah...yeah I think I'm hearing something now...Yes, definitely something... No no, sorry it's just bowel movement in my stomach.

[Oberleutnant]

Does these renderings show the final design? I have to admit I liked the old ones better

Yeah, certainly seems like it. I really don't think 3xN design was much superior to this one, but Xky Xcraper (the one that came second in the design contest) was truly spectacular.

http://www.artdvision.com/XX/x1.jpg


http://www.artdvision.com/XX/x2.jpg


http://www.artdvision.com/XX/04%20Night%20View.jpg

[sdes]

Xky Xcraper looked awesome, that would have been maybe one of the best looking scrapers in Europe. :)

[mlm]

Okay, I guess it's hard to tell how it will look when completed, the 3 renderings postet by sdes looks quite different. I just think it looks a little too much like a typical office building, without any balconies or anothing. It is a residential building, right?

That Xky Xcraper sure has an amazing design, but probably also a bit too spectacular to ever be build;)

[Oberleutnant]

Yes, 100% residential. :)

[sdes]

Yes it is a residential building.
Most of the balconies are located on the southern side of the building, behind the glass wall.

[sdes]

Devilution, any news of the Panorama Tower, has the construction started yet?
If it has, then we have three high-rise buildings U/C: Kielotorni, Cirrus and Panorama tower. :D

[Devilution]

Devilution, any news of the Panorama Tower, has the construction started yet?
If it has, then we have three high-rise buildings U/C: Kielotorni, Cirrus and Panorama tower. :D

First of all, JIIIIIIHAAAA! Finally the construction of Cirrus has begun! I´ll definetely drink for that! (well, maybe not right now, my boss wouldn´t like it I suppose ;))

About Panorama twr... I´m getting slightly worried about it really. The site still looks more or less same. No progress whatsoever :( The construction was supposed to start in September but seems like they´ve delayed it. One reason might be the new Palace hotel they have started to construct on the other end of the Sello 2-site. It will be 9 floors and they´ve already made the elevator shafts almost ready. I figure they might build the hotel first and then move on to build Panorama tower. Well, whatever the case...I sure hope they start the work on that tower soon!

[sdes]

""I´ll definetely drink for that! (well, maybe not right now, my boss wouldn´t like it I suppose )""
:D

Sad to hear that the construction hasn't started yet. Maybe they haven't found enough tenants yet?

[Moolio]

http://www.espoo.fi/xsl_perussivu_alasivuilla.asp?path=1;606;607;2217;1360;1362;6000

Here's the only thing I could find concerning Panorama, although I'm fairly sure you've also found it already. :)

[sdes]

Thanks for the link!
Let's hope what the article says is true. :)
Updatet the pictures.

EDIT.
Interior rendering:
http://www.yit.fi/binary.asp?guid=71ADC490-73C6-4531-A445-84BA417AFF2B&field=image

[Oberleutnant]

Something what I scanned

http://img86.exs.cx/img86/591/cirrus1.jpg

[ch1le]

just a note - that ought to be taller than any roof in Tallinn at this moment! :D

[sdes]

Great job Ober, and the quality is very good too.
It will take one year until the building reaches it's full height.

[sdes]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v152/SdeS0/Helsinki/Vuosaari/Cirrus/04.jpg
22.10.04

[ch1le]

whats the floor area? Judging by the size of the uc area id say small!

[sdes]

~11 000m2

[ch1le]

not bad :)

[sdes]

The construction licence of Cirrus was finally approved today. :)
They've started the "explosion" work in Cirrus site, and the construction of the tower will start after the Christmas.

[sdes]

08.11.04

http://img128.exs.cx/img128/2972/0811.jpg
http://img128.exs.cx/img128/9749/0811a.jpg
(notice the invalid sign :))


Few other pics:
http://img128.exs.cx/img128/3415/0811kanava.jpg
The construction of the Vuosaari canal

http://img128.exs.cx/img128/4193/0811trucks.jpg
Modern residentials U/C

[sdes]

04.12.04
http://img105.exs.cx/img105/5528/1f-0412.jpg
Bad image, doens't show how deep the hole is(much deeper and larger than in this pic 19.11.04 (http://img69.exs.cx/img69/5509/12291.jpg)). But I would say that after four or five weeks the construction of the tower will start.

[Gatis]

Interesting, how much costs construction of such tower in Finland?

When reading "blasting in construction site" I understood how simple it is to construct something high in Helsinki. Not comparable to the nightmare in Riga geology, where the ground works can increase the construction per 1/3. Our highrise builders are fighting for better geology. F.e. I see enormous problems for "Stavie darzi" 37-floorer - it is located on border between the river sediments (layer thickness - some 60 m) and more firm land.

[Oberleutnant]

Unfortunately we have no information about the construction cost of Cirrus (at least I'm not aware of it), but KONE Building cost 120 million FIM to build, which is ~ 20 million EUR.

The soil in Helsinki the best possible for skyscrapers and other large scale projects -- solid granite.

[sdes]

""Interesting, how much costs construction of such tower in Finland?""

35million euros, got this information from the construction company YIT.

[AtlanticaC5]

I really like the design of the tower (specially on Ober's scan), simple yet effective :)

[ch1le]

""Interesting, how much costs construction of such tower in Finland?""

35million euros, got this information from the construction company YIT.

outrageous cost! IMO

[mlm]

outrageous cost! IMO

I don't think it's outrageous, sounds pretty normal to me.

Here's some examples Danish building "prices":

Prismet (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=131589) = 28 million euros

Ferring Intl. Center (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=109011) = 35 million euros

Maybe we should start another thread about this to compare, could be pretty interesting:)

[sdes]

http://img79.exs.cx/img79/7896/55-ylosuusi.th.jpg (http://img79.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img79&image=55-ylosuusi.jpg)
The rendering by me, some textures are still missing/temporary.

[ch1le]

well, dunno the exact prises what we get in Baltics...but at first glance 35mio euro seemed alot

[Gatis]

Hansabanka Central Office in Riga - 38 mio USD (how much EUR would it be?). But that was one expensive highrise.

[Oberleutnant]

Hansabanka Central Office in Riga - 38 mio USD (how much EUR would it be?). But that was one expensive highrise.

Given the outrageous € - $ exchange rate a direct comparison is difficult. By current rate, that would be ~ 30 million EUR.

[sdes]

Another rendering, the glassy southern facade.
http://img109.exs.cx/img109/8596/fc-etelaalas.jpg

[Oberleutnant]

Because sdes seems to be neglecting his thread, (;)) I'll be the sdes replacement for today: the crane has been up for few days now, currently standing at ~50 m.

[ch1le]

50m, thats good, TTT cranes are not that tall yet.

[sdes]

Thanks Ober :)
It's hard to say how tall it is now, but somwhere around 50m.
There are some parts of the crane still on the ground, I will post some pics tomorrow. YIT has even add two flag poles to the plot, it seems that they're pretty proud of this project.


EDIT: the height of the crane is ~50 meters, according to my calculations. :)

[grendy]

Well they definitely should be proud of it!! :)

[ch1le]

hell yea, btw, my sister came back from spain, for xmas, and she brought her cam, so ill take some pics tommorow and do a tramride in tallinn thread :)
That if the weather is good!
Oh, and since we are so proud of our cranes we should add them to Diagrams ! :D:D
:jk:

[sdes]

Great!
Waiting for the photos. Yeah, maybe we should :D

[grendy]

Haha cranes rock! :rock: :D

[sdes]

Few pics of the 74meters tall crane (19.12.04)

http://img160.exs.cx/img160/9992/12192qe.jpg
http://img160.exs.cx/img160/3474/1219a5hd.jpg

And very bad image, 20.12.04

http://img160.exs.cx/img160/8516/12201jt.jpg

[ch1le]

Dam! Tall, tornimäe cranes, are (well were 4 days ago, when i checked) just 30m!
btw, i hope to get pics tommorrow since im buying cam tommorrow! :)

[sdes]

Nice. What kind of cam? :)

[ch1le]

well, i had a choise between Canon s1 is and the minolta z3, in the end, the canons superior sensor and the swivel lcd came through :cheers:

[sdes]

Cirrus crane and the christmas lights :)
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/6558/2012valot6ys.jpg

[Devilution]

Now there´s a nice christmas card for us Finnish forumers :D Good work Sdes!

[ch1le]

thats very pretty, did u add the lights yourself? PS i got my camera, Wiiii

[sdes]

No I didn't add the lights. :)
Good job YIT.

[Oberleutnant]

YIT's Christmas gift for us!


Congrats, ch1le.

[darkmage7280]

Awww, that's cute! Nice touch from YIT!

[Daccis]

Heh :D, pretty humane from them

[sdes]

""PS i got my camera, Wiiii""
Great, now we can expect to see some photos of the Tornimäe cranes ;)

Few photos, again :D:

http://img156.exs.cx/img156/4606/2112lansi1qa.jpg
Residential building in the front, Albatrossi office/service building behind

http://img156.exs.cx/img156/8728/2112zoom9ty.jpg
Zoomed view

http://img157.exs.cx/img157/8120/luciadis7rw.jpg
Lucia residential as seen from the Cirrus plot (10x zoom)

http://img157.exs.cx/img157/8818/oliviafacade5it.jpg
Glassy facade of the residential low-rise


http://img97.exs.cx/img97/9445/nosturit7se.jpg
Cranes

[Daccis]

-nothing anyway, turha posti :hammer::)

[ch1le]

i love cranes... and man ITS tall :D

[Oberleutnant]

-nothing anyway, turha posti :hammer::)

Nyt kyllä vastaat (oon paris threadis yrittäny saada kiinni :D): Mitä pidät Turuuuuuuuuuuuust? :)

[Daccis]

@Ober

Ihan hyvähän paikka se on asuskella. Paitsi ei tässä nyt niin kauheesti voi vertailla kun ei ole tullut oikein muualla asuttua kun tuolla Etelä-Pohjanmaan kupeessa.

Huono asia näin talviaikaan on vaan tuo alituinen räntä/sadekeli... En tiedä sitten onko koko etelärannikolla asia näin(?) mutta ainakaan kotopuolessa ei ongelmaa ollut vaikka Teuva ei rannikolta kaukana olekaan (~20-30km).

[sdes]

""Huono asia näin talviaikaan on vaan tuo alituinen räntä/sadekeli... En tiedä sitten onko koko etelärannikolla asia näin(?) mutta ainakaan kotopuolessa ei ongelmaa ollut vaikka Teuva ei rannikolta kaukana olekaan (~20-30km).""

Kyllä taitaa olla niin. Sais olla aina kesä :D

[Oberleutnant]

Tervetuloa lämpimään etelään, ei tässä voi muuta kuin kärsiä tuon rännän suhteen. Sentään täällä ei ole kylmä, mitä nyt turhan tuulista toisinaan.

[sdes]

Rendering of the Aurinkolahti area:
http://www.viasys.com/support/images/Aurinkolahti_web01.jpg

[Devilution]

Nice! What a beautiful place to live in (during the summertime that is... ;))

[sdes]

My newest renderings of the Cirrus tower:

http://img191.exs.cx/img191/86/etelauusi8mo.jpg
As seen from south-east

http://img171.exs.cx/img171/8674/parvekedetail4og.jpg
Southern facade details, as you can see the interiors are not done yet

[ch1le]

nicely done Sdes!!! Cirrus looks very tall on your first render :runaway:
Im also getting to grips with my 3d Tartu mnt 15... one side is almost 15% finished!

[sdes]

Thanks! :)
Can't wait to see it :yes:

[grendy]

Awesome sdes!! :)

[Moolio]

Looks great. You've managed to make it look tall -- a feature not found in all renders. :okay:

[sdes]

Thanks guys! :)

[sdes]

Few photos:

http://img106.exs.cx/img106/9960/pohja4bf.jpg
Still a long way to go

http://img233.exs.cx/img233/5597/pohjaz6dt.jpg

[ch1le]

but they seem already to be pouring concrete!!! Thats great progress imo!

[sdes]

First floor will be ready soon:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/5maaliskuuta.jpg

[karackhal]

first underground floor i see? :) great :)

[Mantas]

Thanks for the update :)

[Jape]

http://www.jasperk.net/images/vuosaari/cirrus1.jpg

[sdes]

Nice photo Jape :)

@karackhal
Yep, first UG floor. :)
Actually only this floor located under the ground. In some parts of the plot the 2nd ug floor will be above the ground level.

[sdes]

The height of the crane is about 70meters. As you can see the tower will domite the skyline :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/nosturi.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/kaukaa.jpg

[ch1le]

great shots! :okay: It will look absolutely fabulous

[tournesol]

I'm looking forward to see it rising above ground :)
I'm sure you guys will provide us with lot's of construction photos :D

[sdes]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/050502.jpg
02.05.2005
After this storey, the tower will grow one floor a week.

[sander]

Oh, that`s great. Finally it starts to grow faster.

[ch1le]

remember to provide us with pictures every week then!

[Larma]

I really hope that we get that cafe on the top floor of Cirrus :) But now it is depending about people who will live in Cirrus, that do they want cafe.
Only thing what I dont like on Cirrus is that it looks so lonely! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/nosturi.jpg

Few more high-risers near Cirrus and it would look perfect.

[Jape]

I hope sdes will not get angry, but maybe it's time to little update. I don't have any own pics (shame on lazy me!) so here are some recent sdes' ones:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/puut.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/050701.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/0701parveke.jpg

http://img231.echo.cx/img231/1949/parveke5fe.jpg

To be honest, I think it's rather cheap looking and personless - normal Finnish boxy suburb house, but at least damn high one. :) And before the final word let's wait until it's ready.

[Oberleutnant]

It's a long 1960s element box turned into vertical position and given one nice facade. Not holding my breath for this one. I think a facade of metal elements would've been far nicer solution, a la Meritorni, Espoo

http://www.lumon.fi/images/332.jpg



Edit:

Here's something done for Talo:

model and photo by sdes, other stuff by me
http://img151.exs.cx/img151/3860/cirrus7vf.jpg




And a photo by sdes of the area from another direction
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/pakollinen.jpg


The lower part of the facade
http://img145.echo.cx/img145/6540/julkisivu9ok.jpg

[sdes]

I hope sdes will not get angry, but maybe it's time to little update. I don't have any own pics (shame on lazy me!) so here are some recent sdes' ones:

Not at all :) Thanks for posting them.
I agree with you guys, doens't looks too good. But atleast tall

Few renderings by me:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/Vuosaari/Havainnekuvat/UpotusColumbus.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/Vuosaari/Havainnekuvat/UpotusOmenamaki.jpg

[Parzival]

The entire district looks really nice, the tower goona fit perfect. Any more pics of the block?

[sdes]

3rd floor is ready.
Looks... "quite" white.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/050812.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/050812nosturi.jpg

[ShuMi]

I can`t understand one thing. The 3 floor isnt even started when the 2 is almost finished, why they are building like this?

[ch1le]

they are not using facade panels like we ... they are using prefabricated modules

[grendy]

they are not using facade panels like we ... they are using prefabricated modules

Yeah, which btw sucks big time ;)

[mlm]

/\ Ehhh, do you care to explain why you think prefabricated modules "sucks big time"?

I'm not saying it's better than any other way to construct a tower, but can't really see why it should be worse either.

[Parzival]

The whole area looks really nice. The tower fits in perfectly!

[grendy]

/\ Ehhh, do you care to explain why you think prefabricated modules "sucks big time"?

I'm not saying it's better than any other way to construct a tower, but can't really see why it should be worse either.

It seems everything in Finland is made of prefabricated modules nowadays. Very few buildings have any details because of these factory made modules which look all identical. And the seams between the modules aren't that beautiful either!

I just think the buildings have nothing personal, you could build like a thousand 100% identical Cirrus-towers just by piling up these elements. I wish they would even try to hide the seams between elements so it wouldn't look like it's a Lego-house :D

[mlm]

Well the tower was probably not designed to have a lot of details, so I don't see why they shouldn't do it with prefabricated modules if they think that's the way to go. I doubt it would be more "personal" if it was build in another way, the end result would be the same.

Blame the architect if you don't like it;)

[sdes]

It seems everything in Finland is made of prefabricated modules nowadays. Very few buildings have any details because of these factory made modules which look all identical. And the seams between the modules aren't that beautiful either!

It wouldn't be that hard to add some details to the elements, don't know why they don't do that.

Well the tower was probably not designed to have a lot of details, so I don't see why they shouldn't do it with prefabricated modules if they think that's the way to go. I doubt it would be more "personal" if it was build in another way, the end result would be the same.
I think you're right

Close-up of the facade
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/closeup.jpg

[Oberleutnant]

Blaming the architect would the unwisest thing ever. They have no power whatsoever over any of these residential projects anymore here, it all depends on the developer. Sadly. As long as people buy apartments from buildings that have seams visible no one will care.

At least the building should now start to rise one floor per week from here on, but it doesn't take away the fact that it's utter crap. At the Talo forum Qualtagh called it "SDP-block", such a fitting name.

[mlm]

From the facade close-up I'll agree that it could look better:|

[sdes]

Yeah, the architecture of residential buildings in Finland is quite monotonous. Cirrus is just a normal multi-storey building, but a little taller than usual.

[Jape]

Yeah, but fortunately it's so tall. From far away it will look cool, but it's facade is what it is...

From my window:
http://www.jasperk.net/images/sekalaisia/cirrusnosturi.jpg

[Gatis]

Absolutely beautiful picture!

[John]

is it gonna look like this? :?
Sorry but I don't like it, looks like an ordinary apartment building in "commieblock" style, just tall. :ohno:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/closeup.jpg

[Oberleutnant]

That south side with balconies will be covered entirely in glass, as show in this highly optimistic render:
http://img112.exs.cx/img112/6356/f2ctikkanen.jpg

As what comes to your commieblock comment, well, no need to say "sorry". You're not the only one who thinks that way.


From the Finnish forum Talo

Ei voi mitään, mutta mulle tulee Cirruksesta mieleen 60-luvun elementtitalo. Sopii kyllä Vuosaareen juuri siitä syystä.
= I can't help it, but Cirrus reminds me of a 1960s concrete element building. That's the reason why it fits to Vuosaari.

http://talo.sw2000.net/images/smiles/090.gif

Voitaisiin ilmoittaa Cirrus "Sillä silmällä"-ohjelmaan, ehkäpä Fab Five saisi jotain parannettua.
= We could send Cirrus to "Queer Eye for a Straight Guy", maybe Fab Five could improve its look.

Hitto pakko myöntää että mullekin tulee Cirruksen nykydesignistä (tai siis tästä lopullisesta) jotenkin mieleen 60-70-luku.
= Damn, I have to admit Cirrus' current design (or this final design that is) somehow reminds me of 1960s/70s.

Ehkä sitten 2010-luvun laman jälkeinen uusi kasvukausi virkistää slummiutuneen Vuosaaren, ja vanhan SDP-block Cirruksen elementtisaumat rapataan huoneistojen uudistamisen yhteydessä. ;)
= Perhaps after the economic depression of 2010, a new growth period will revitalize the slummied Vuosaari, and the seams of prefabricated elements on SDP-block Cirrus will be covered during renovation of all the apartments.



We hate it.

[John]

^^
If it's gonna look like in that rendering I'm taking my words back. ;)

[Whose Homepage]

Lol, I guess we're just going to have to wait and see! :)

[Larma]

Yeah, we have to just wait now. It is too early to say, that it will look like shit when it is completed.
That south side with balconies will be covered entirely in glass And this will propably get it much better looking. :)

[sdes]

It is too early to say, that it will look like shit when it is completed.
I agree :)

Some older u/c pics of new residential towers in Finland.

http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/sixwm/2004/06/277201.jpg
Mariini, Jyväskylä
(c) Huopa, emporis

http://koti.welho.com/pcatani/tikkurila001.jpg
Kielotorni, Vantaa
(c) PC

[Þróndeimr]

Xky Xcraper would do a lot good to Helsinki and Finland, most modern buildings in Finland today, is too boxy. However, many of them is damn nice though, and i hope Cirrus is not an exeption. :)

[sdes]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/0824zoom.jpg
The fifth floor is under construction

[ch1le]

WTF.... FIFTH?! Finns are not slow LOL

[Mantas]

But the way they built is pretty strange. I bet people can already move and live there :hammer:

[Jape]

i hope Cirrus is not an exeption. :)

It's boxy and personles so it's not an exception.. ;)

[sander]

I don`t like the gray colour of this building. It would look better if there would be more variety of colours.

[Kuiper]

Black and white, that's the only colour here.

Prefabricated modules are so ugly :( . Looks like just recently construction companies have even thought about using plaster rendering (is that the word?) in residential buildings.

[sdes]

Seventh floor is now under construction.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/050911.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/050911b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/050911pohj.jpg

[sdes]

Here's how the southern facade is going to look like:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/050923.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/050923lasi.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/050923glass.jpg


and the facade of the first floor
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/050921julkisivu.jpg

[ShuMi]

Oh, now it looks better. Me like the glass facade ;)

[ch1le]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/050923.jpg

OOh, it will looks pretty darn awesome from this side!

[Jape]

Black and white, that's the only colour here.

Prefabricated modules are so ugly :(

I totally agree with you. In renderings Cirrus just looked so clean and shiny with it's pure white facades and black lines. But as we can see now, there's no totally black and pure white, but some ugly and boring grey shapes. With prefabricated module borders Cirrus looks cheap and momentary.

"Nemo"-proposal, this would have been damn cool.
http://www.patbelford.com/gallery/3d/helsinki/hel-02.jpg
I don't know excatly why it was denied, maybe because our dear construction companies wanted something cheaper and easier.

[sdes]

The 11th floor is now complete

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8694/051010.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8767/051010p.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5738/051010ylos.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8146/051010etela.jpg
Southern facade

[sdes]

12th floor
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/051014a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v732/SdeS/051014.jpg

Webcam:
http://webcam.yitgroup.com/cirrus/