New Saudi Arabia Embassy in Finland
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Photo: PES-Architects
Saudi Arabia's new Embassy is exceptionally demanding project, as well as architects and designers. State Customer requirements are in many respects stricter than the Finnish legislation.
When Saudi Arabia decided to build a new embassy in Helsinki Kuusisaari, project an international architectural competition was held. It was won by Finnish PES-Architects. The winning does not try to show Arabian architecture, but the subscriber culture is reflected, for example, the cladding glass surfaces of the pattern indications.
- We do not do any Arab houses, but each and every customer receives quite different depending on the building. This fits well with the Saudi Arabian embassy, the image Tuomas Silvennoinen of PES Architects.
PES-Architects has already earned a reputation in international architectural competitions. Its best-known works include Chinese Wuxi Grand Theatre.
When a subscriber is Saudi Arabia's state but the building will rise in Finland, the project will in many ways exceptional.
- The building is made of a foreign state land. They have different legislation and different design culture. We adhere to the customer, for example, safety instructions, but they must be adapted to the Finnish construction, Silvennoinen says.
To build perhaps the end of the year
Saudi Arabia's embassy in the design phase will be completed in early fall. Construction will begin no earlier than the end of the year and take a couple of years, estimates Tuomas Silvennoinen.
HVAC design consultant responsible for leading Reijo Auvinen FCG praises from the building "quite a unique fine".
- The design must be able to produce a plan in accordance with the requirements of the customer. Basically, it is a good level of Finnish design according to, but in some respects different, says Auvinen.
For example, showy lasiverhous on planning. There have to consider how to manage thermal loads so that the building heat in the summer and not too much in the winter no bet.
- The architectural material used in the façade shading, and in the winter part of the window is heated by electricity. All the apartments, in the entrance hall and in some other areas have underfloor heating. Sisäilmaluokitukseksi will be demanding S2 +, Auvinen says.
Cooling the hotel
The subscriber's specific requirements include cooling the living space. This is per apartment, resort-style solution to the model complies with the system, which is not generally used in Finland.
- This system works directly with refrigerant and does not use water, Auvinen image.
The exceptionally demanding classes are also building security and backup systems. A complete back-up power system using the Embassy can work even days, even if the electricity supply fails.
The Embassy of Finland may generate some new jobs washer led the design team, with FCG is included. The group has progressed offer to step in Saudi Arabia's embassy project in Kyrgyzstan.