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Solid wood shines at Ing\u00e5\u2019s largest Swedish-speaking school<\/h1>\n
The Kyrkfj\u00e4rdens school in Ing\u00e5 is an impressive combination of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and carefully selected concrete structures. Users can enjoy the feel of wood in the classrooms and shared facilities, which increases the daily wellbeing at the school.<\/p>\n
A school has stood by the river in Ing\u00e5, between the church and the local heritage museum, since 1949. In April 2023, the old building was replaced by the wooden Kyrkfj\u00e4rdens skola, which is the town\u2019s largest Swedish-speaking school. This was the seventh wooden school and daycare centre project for Rakennuspartio, the company in charge of the demolition and construction work, and commissioning the new designs.<\/p>\n
\u2018It was really beneficial for the design guidance aspect that we already knew the architect and Sweco\u2019s structural engineers,\u2019 says Operational Manager Sebastian Hall\u00e9n<\/strong> from Rakennuspartio. \u2018These familiar designers were able to tell straightaway what we wanted.\u2019<\/p>\n
The greatest challenge in the turnkey project was the sharp increase in the price of building materials, in addition to which the worksite phase involved certain difficulties too. The work on the foundations, carried out in autumn 2021, was slowed down by the early winter that arrived in November. \u2018However, the design costs did stay well within the budget,\u2019 says Hall\u00e9n.<\/p>\n
The school was completed, without compromising on quality, under a weather shelter, and around 200 pre-schoolers and schoolchildren will begin their schoolyear on time in the autumn. In the summer, the only things left are the demolition of an old section and adding finishing touches to the yard area. Hall\u00e9n is happy about the initial feedback from users. \u2018The users have been impressed with the new school, which is undoubtedly one of Finland\u2019s finest.\u2019<\/p>\n

Kyrkfj\u00e4rden looks and feels like a wooden school<\/h2>\n
In wooden school buildings, special attention is always paid to their fire safety, and at Kyrkfj\u00e4rden it has been ensured with the natural flame retardancy of solid wood. The building\u2019s fire rating was intentionally raised from P2 to P1, so that it could be constructed without a sprinkler system.<\/p>\n
\u2018That will reduce the maintenance costs and allowed us to leave some of the CLT elements and other wooden surfaces visible,\u2019 says Project Manager Susanna Friman<\/strong> from Sweco\u2019s wooden construction team.<\/p>\n
The wooden structures are visible on the inside surfaces of the classrooms\u2019 exterior walls, in the lobbies and on the bannisters. The main staircase and music hall floors are parquet, and comfortable textile tiles have been used in the other areas, because Kyrkfj\u00e4rden is a \u2018socks only school\u2019. Wood has been used as cladding in the facade, and it hides the CLT elements, which are protected by weatherboard. The presence of wood improves the indoor air quality and increases user wellbeing in daily schoolwork.<\/p>\n
\u2018The building really looks, feels and smells like a wooden school,\u2019 Friman says.<\/p>\n
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Concrete structures have their place<\/h2>\n
A total of 1,500 cubic metres\u00a0 of solid wood has been used at Kyrkfj\u00e4rden. The impressively high roof of the school is also made from wood, which was made possible by using two nail plates<\/u> (in Finnish) on top of each other. Additionally, concrete structures play an important role in the school building.<\/p>\n
\u2018Also the building\u2019s hollow core slab base floor, foundation walls and air raid shelter are made from concrete,\u2019 says Friman. The more unusual structural solutions include the intermediate floor\u2019s CLT and concrete composite slab. \u2018This solution is relatively rare in Finland, but we have had many positive experiences with it.\u2019<\/p>\n
Rakennuspartio is also used to using different materials depending on the most suitable option for each application. \u2018Of course we would be happy to see wood becoming more commonly used, not least of all because of its smaller carbon footprint,\u2019 Hall\u00e9n says.<\/p>\n
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