Office block development in Otaniemi campus area
Innopoli 4 is an office block developed in cooperation with Technopolis and the city of Espoo located on the border of the traditional campus area of Otaniemi, which is getting denser and more diverse in its functions. The first part of the block, to be used by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, will be built in three phases between 2020-2025.
Innopoli 4 / VTT Future Hub is located at the corner of Maarintie and Tekniikantie. In the center of the complex is the office part, the entrance and lobby spaces of which open through glass walls to both the street and the campus yard, and to which the laboratory wings facing both streets connect.
The laboratory facilities serve VTT’s central research activities in several different research areas, including industrial biotechnology and food research, bioproduct research, environmental biotechnology, smart power grids, information networks, experimental and computational materials technology, and robotics.
On the street facades, the use of red brick-faced elements in rhythm with the window openings connects the building to the material world of Otaniemi, on the courtyard sides opening towards the sun, a lighter metallic material palette is used.
Facts
Location | Otaniemi, Espoo |
Year | 2020-2025 |
Size | 25 200 brm² |
Client | Technopolis Oyj |