Virkkunen and Co Architects ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Imatra GIS Primary Function: ᱵᱤᱡᱩᱞᱤ ᱥᱟᱵᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ, ᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱲᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2021 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ· 2021
Imatra GIS Primary Function: ᱵᱤᱡᱩᱞᱤ ᱥᱟᱵᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ
Virkkunen and Co Architects ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
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Imatra GIS Primary Function: ᱵᱤᱡᱩᱞᱤ ᱥᱟᱵᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
Book Text: ᱤᱢᱟᱛᱨᱟ GIS ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱵ ᱯᱷᱤᱱᱞᱮᱱᱰ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱤᱢᱟᱛᱨᱟᱱᱠᱚᱥᱠᱤ ᱨᱟᱯᱤᱰᱥ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱴᱟᱸᱰᱤ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱤᱡᱩᱞᱤ ᱥᱟᱵᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱵᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱚᱬᱮ ᱴᱟᱠᱟ ᱯᱟᱶᱟᱨ ᱯᱟᱭᱞᱚᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱚᱨᱢᱤᱱᱟᱞ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱚᱱᱠᱨᱤᱴ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱪᱷᱟᱞ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱮᱥᱟᱰ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱾ ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱷᱟᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱤ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱞᱩ ᱤᱴᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟ ᱡᱤᱜ-ᱡᱟᱜ ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱤᱥᱴᱤᱞ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱢ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱸᱜᱚ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱴᱨᱟᱱᱥᱢᱤᱥᱚᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜᱚᱱ ᱶᱮᱞᱰ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱤᱥᱴᱤᱞ ᱯᱨᱚᱯᱷᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱛᱷᱟᱹᱲ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱞᱮᱢᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱟᱵᱥᱴᱨᱟᱠᱴ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱨᱩᱣᱟᱹᱲ ᱜᱮᱭᱟ, ᱟᱠᱚᱨᱮᱱ ᱴᱟᱸᱰᱤ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ ᱾
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Imatra GIS Primary Function: ᱵᱤᱡᱩᱞᱤ ᱥᱟᱵᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Imatra GIS Primary Function: ᱵᱤᱡᱩᱞᱤ ᱥᱟᱵᱥᱴᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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ᱯᱨᱮᱥ ᱠᱤᱴ
ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- The project is composed of an electricity substation building and an array of five designer power pylons and terminals, set in the national landscape of Imatrankoski rapids in Eastern Finland. The new structures were designed to be in balance with the surrounding landscape. Their design breaks apart aspects of the built context and reassembles them in a new abstracted form. A combination of hand-made and industrial materials and structures is used to achieve this.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- The substation building floor area: 965 sqm. Length x width x height of the building 44,1 m x 13,2 m x 8,1 m.
- ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- infrastructure, architecture, landscape, electricity substation, transmission, power line, brick, concrete, steel
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- The substation building has a concrete frame and double-skin facades. The outermost facade layer consists of hand-made long bricks laid in a zig-zag profile. The brick cladding is supported by a steel frame fixed to the inner concrete facades. The concrete structure consists of pre-fabricated and in-situ parts. The transmission structures are made of triangular welded steel profiles. They consist of workshop-made, coated pre-fabricated sections assembled and erected on the site without welding.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- The main challenge was architectural rather than technical, due to the qualities of the surrounding landscape and the history of the area. Visual and structural coherence of the distinct parts and general sensitivity to the context were methods for overcoming this challenge. We arrived at the final design through a process of elimination. Dozens of prototype 3D models were evaluated for impact in a detailed and accurate site model based on an extensive point-cloud data set of the area.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- We used site visits and literature sources for determining visual and historical factors that would most influence and serve the design. Literature about the history of the landscape, tourism, architecture, and industry in the area was used. The finding that had the most impact on the design was based on the analysis of the external architecture of the old hydropower plant: the rhythm of the facade openings, and the materials used in the buildings.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- The beautiful landscape and the historical significance of the area were the primary sources of inspiration for us. The existing, impressive industrial architecture of the context was another major factor in the design. The guiding principle has been that the new structures should form a clearly defined new historical layer. They would also have to be timeless and combine harmoniously with the context. We sought to further elevate the beauty of the site.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- Project completed: 2020
Location: Imatra, Finland - ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- Imatra electricity substation and the transmission structures are not fenced off from the surroundings and they can be approached freely. The substation is an unmanned facility that is mainly remote-controlled from a central control room located off-site. It is visited regularly for inspection and maintenance purposes by trained personnel. In the main process equipment room, the users control the switchgear equipment on a workstation designed for this purpose.
- ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- Tuomas Kivinen
Anna Blomqvist
Maria Karjalainen - ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
- Image #1: Photographer Tuomas Kivinen, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer Tuomas Kivinen, 2021.
Image #3: Photographer Tuomas Kivinen, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer Tuomas Kivinen, 2021.
Image #5: Photographer Tuomas Kivinen, 2021.
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