BODY Marika Atzwanger
SOUL MEETS BODY
e context The builnd integnt. mportant RUUKKI age purspace is aspects which ad-
The logistics center comes part of the surrounding area and integrates itself in the traditional building environment. Light flushes the huge interior space and creates different light atmospheres. A lot of small windows are placed like stars and they bring additional light into the So the concrete form needs to be linked with something Santa´s logistics center.
organic. Inspired by the northern lights, which are typical for Scandinavia, four colored glass tubes are cutting into the stabile form. The tube cuts through Walls and roofs and appears partly inside and outside. Light flushes the huge interior space comes and creates different light atmospheres by mirroring in the concave and convex form. The conection to the sky of Finland is also readable in the facades. A lot of small windows are placed like stars and bring additional light into the indoor and create a good atmosphere for the office spaces.
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Parallell people who want to visit the building are guided by a loop through the storage building. They get an impression of the workflow and some informations about the company. On the walkway the loop brings the
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Exterior view people close to Santa’s office which is located centrally in one of the tubes. After the the face to face with the mystical figure the loop returns back to the lobby and the restaurant.
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From the outside the building is integrated in the woody environment. The fir trees create a layer around the logistic center and let people approach the building stepwise. This makes you curious to investigate the Mystical thing. The different flows of visitors and working people share the sensitive designed surrounding space without disturbing each other.
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318 THE UNBELIEVABLE CHALLENGE
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