{"id":14442,"date":"2021-06-08T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T07:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/?post_type=showroom_cpt&p=14442"},"modified":"2023-01-10T09:06:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T07:06:36","slug":"supercell-headquarters-flagship-for-complex-solid-wood-construction","status":"publish","type":"showroom_cpt","link":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/projects\/supercell-headquarters-flagship-for-complex-solid-wood-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercell headquarters \u2013 flagship for complex solid wood construction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supercell headquarters \u2013 flagship for complex solid wood construction <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t
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Supercell headquarters<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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2018\u20132020<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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SRV Rakennus Oy and Stora Enso<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Sweco Rakennetekniikka Oy and Sweco Talotekniikka Oy<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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main structural and element design of wood components and electrical, telecommunication and safety engineering<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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8-storey office complex made of LVL plywood elements; electric and telecommunication cabling through the suspension floor; wireless lighting control system; 48 electric car charging stations<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Gross 13,300 m2<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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The new headquarters of the game development company Supercell is part of the unique Wood City block in the J\u00e4tk\u00e4saari district of Helsinki. SRV, Stora Enso and Sweco have developed new solid wood structures for this project. Furthermore, the use of the facility is supported with secured building services.<\/p>\n

In addition to the new Supercell headquarters, the EUR 100 million Wood City block, due to be finished in 2021, consists of two wooden residential buildings, parking facilities and a hotel. The wooden office complex developed jointly by SRV, Stora Enso and Sweco has generated a lot of interest in the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a joint effort towards a new type of construction and an example of how things can be done differently,\u201d explains Maija Tiainen<\/strong>, project manager of wooden structure design at Sweco. The architectural designs of Wood City are secret, but it should come as no surprise that the Supercell headquarters is far from your average office. \u201cThe building will include a variety of team working spaces and functionalities, and it could be compared to a shopping centre, for example!\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the largest wood construction project SRV has ever developed. \u201cThe significance of the office complex is increased by its future user and its location as a landmark around the entrance of J\u00e4tk\u00e4saari,\u201d emphasises Development Director and Project Manager Antti Aaltonen<\/strong> from SRV.<\/p>\n

From the start, the goal of the project was to create a new flagship for wood construction. According to Business Development Manager Antto Kauhanen<\/strong> from Stora Enso Wood Products, the benefits of wood are emphasised in densely built environments like J\u00e4tk\u00e4saari. \u201cA large number of lightweight but strong wood elements can be transported at once, reducing transport, costs and emissions. The use of wood has cut construction emissions by half.\u201d<\/p>\n

Co-developed innovative wood construction<\/h3>\n

The greatest structural engineering challenges in this project were the unique architectural and structural-engineering characteristics of the building. In the end, the 8-storey office building was built using pillar beam elements of LVL plywood stiffened with concrete shafts and adaptable bolting. A completely new LVL production line was established at Stora Enso\u2019s factory in Varkaus.<\/p>\n

\u201cInitially we had no standardised design values to work with, and structural designers had to make a lot of assumptions,\u201d says Kauhanen. As the design progressed, the functionality of the structure system was verified with standardised design values. \u201cOur professionals responded to the changes quickly, and Sweco\u2019s structural designers had a central role in developing the office complex.\u201d<\/p>\n

An exceptional amount of modifications were required. \u201dOur job was to coordinate the client\u2019s wishes with the site schedules, which was not a simple task. Communication was of the utmost importance,\u201d Tiainen says. \u201cWe actively guided the operation with the help of Last Planner, for instance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Building services supporting Supercell\u2019s ambitious work environment<\/h3>\n

Supercell\u2019s objective was to create the best work environment in the world. The distribution of power to the offices is secured by two transformers, and an external reserve power access point was connected to the server room. \u201cTwo data-transmission cable routes lead to the building. The fibre-optic cables inside the building were also installed through two routes. In other words, at least one route is always in use,\u201d explains Jyrki Kokko<\/strong>, Sweco\u2019s Project Director of Electrical, Telecommunication and Safety Engineering.<\/p>\n

The high information transport capacity, extensive audio-visual systems and flexible lighting solutions meant that the number of cables in the complex would be very high. PoE power transfer requirements were also taken into account in the building\u2019s IT cabling. \u201cDevices connected to LAN can also be powered through the IT cables, in which case there is no need for separate power supplies,\u201d says Kokko.<\/p>\n

The client wanted the developers to prioritise employees\u2019 well-being and technical adaptability in the technological solutions. Most of the office cabling is installed underneath a suspension floor to ensure workstation flexibility. This was also an architecturally sound solution. \u201cThere are no socket poles or hanging connection leads,\u201d Kokko adds. Even the lighting control system is wireless. \u201cLight switches can be attached directly to glass walls, for example.\u201d<\/p>\n

The car park has 48 electric car charging stations and even more stations can be installed later thanks to the handy rail power supply system. \u201cWe also designed the video monitoring and access control systems and the cable routes for the audio-visual systems,\u201d says Kokko. \u201cFurthermore, we designed a fire detection system equipped with smoke detectors alongside a sprinkler system, which is mandatory in tall wooden buildings.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWood City is the largest wood construction project in SRV\u2019s history. Its significance is increased by its future user and its location as a landmark around the entrance of J\u00e4tk\u00e4saari.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Antti Aaltonen, SRV<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cSweco\u2019s structural designers had a central role in developing the office complex.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Antto Kauhanen, Stora Enso<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cUsing wood can cut construction emissions by half.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013 Antto Kauhanen, Stora Enso<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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