The building, designed by Anttinen Oiva Architects, is located at the Skatudd quay in Helsinki. Sweco is the building’s structural engineer.
Katajanokan Laituri reflects Stora Enso’s material portfolio. The load-bearing frame, with columns and beams, and the façade structure are made of veneer wood from Stora Enso’s factory in Varkaus, Finland. Interior walls, elevator and stair shafts, and floor and roof structures are constructed from cross-laminated wood from Stora Enso’s Grunön sawmill at Grums, in Värmland, Sweden.
Approximately 6,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide was sequestered during the growth of the trees used in the Katajanokan Laituri ’s wooden structures, and this continues to be stored in the building.
The Swedish Foundry in Malmö, designed by KjellanderSjöberg, was also nominated for the award.
’It’s great to see this trend, with increased interest in building in wood. In this competition we had nominees for projects that used existing structures, as well as nominees for entirely new projects,’ says Alexander Nyberg from Svenskt Trä, who is also a jury member for the International Award for Wood Architecture.
The International Award for Wood Architecture is awarded by the international press each year in recognition of achievements in the wood architecture sector. The award aims to encourage the development of an innovative wood architecture mindset.
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