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Kino Konepaja is an atmospheric cinema that opened in September 2024 at the Vallilan Konepaja. The building, which used to be a depot where trains were painted, has been transformed into a comfortable lounge area and a reference-class cinema hall in collaboration with a number of professionals. The idea to set up Kino Konepaja was born from the desire of Jussi Myllyniemi, producer at WhitePoint Digital, who wanted to combine post-production and the best possible facilities for screening films.

As much as possible of the over a century old building’s history has been left visible to tell the story of a bygone era. The old railway handcars next to the large…

Arkmill, who designed Orimattila’s new swimming and exercise hall, wanted to create a sustainable and safe building complex to replace the old one.

Architect Tapio Antikainen, who specialises in the design of swimming pools, has been using Ewona’s products for more than a decade. According to Antikainen, the most significant factors leading to him select Ewona products for his designs are the allergy label, the life-cycle thinking about products, and the dust-free nature of the panelling.

In the old sports hall, there were holes in the acoustic panels on the walls from being hit with balls, which was feared to cause indoor air problems on…

The Harjavalta sports and swimming hall, completed in 2013, was deliberately designed with acoustic solutions to create a pleasant sound environment. Due to the characteristics of the space, a material was required that would not trap moisture and would not be susceptible to mould, but would withstand the hard use and impacts typical of a sports facility.
Barrisol, a manufacturer of high-quality suspended ceilings and walls made of PVC-based recyclable copolymer material, supplied suspended ceilings for the Harjavalta sports and swimming hall. Harri Suoperä works as a Product Manager at Barrisol, and shed light on the background of the project.

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In 2013, the Finnish lighting solutions provider Greenled pulled a stunt that amazed many. The company moved its entire production from the Far East to Finland at a time when many were doing just the opposite.

“The trip to Asia was a worthwhile experiment because it taught us what is most important: customer-oriented, domestic, sustainable manufacturing and products,” said Pertti Tahvanainen, CEO of Greenled. “We have never regretted bringing production back to Finland.”

Greenled supplies its customers with luminaires and their control systems, i.e. light. This seemingly simple issue has been thoroughly investigated by the company, and surprisingly much more has been…

The renovation of the Meritori school in Kivenlahti, Espoo, was completed in December 2020. The wave-shaped ceiling of the gym was given a new look with Ewona’s solid black acoustic panels.

The most important goal in the planning of the Meritori school was to create a healthy environment for children and young people. A safe environment provides suitable spaces for learning and growth far into the future. Arkkitehdit Q4 Oy are the main designers for the renovation of the Meritori school. Architect Leila Arosarka told us the following about the project:

“The repairs of the Meritori school were a renovation project. The school had indoor air problems, and that was the starting point for the…

The most important starting points for acoustic design are the users of the building or space and its intended use. Acoustics play a special role in the cinema visitor experience. Sometimes when the sound becomes garbled or the speech cannot be heard clearly in a cinema, the problem is often to do with the acoustics.

Acoustic design enhances the cinematic experience

Ewona’s acoustic panels are an ideal choice for cinemas, as they meet all the acoustic and allergy safety requirements of a cinema.

The Apollo Kino franchise used Ewona’s acoustic panels in 2018–2019. These cinemas were located in Estonia: Eden in Tartu, Ulemiste Centre in Tallinn, and Acropole in Riga, Latvia. Ari…

In Vantaa, the indoor air problems of the Ristipuro daycare escalated into symptoms, so the building was to be modified to ensure the health and safety of the children and staff. The daycare has eight early childhood education and preschool groups. The property was built in 1987, with an annexe that was completed in 2000.

The main building underwent a comprehensive surface humidity survey and refined humidity measurements in 2020. Based on the humidity survey, the base floor structure was dry, but air leakage compromising the indoor air quality was detected from underneath the base floor in the tracer tests. These air leaks got into the interior through vapour barrier…

The Saimaanportti comprehensive school in Mikkeli is a new construction project where a new school building will be built on the site of the demolished Urpola school. The new school will house grades 1–9 of the comprehensive school as well as special education facilities for the same grade levels.

Billed as a multi-purpose building, it also includes sports facilities such as a gym and fitness centre, as well as outdoor playing fields and outdoor playgrounds which serve as an exercise area for the locals in the evenings and at weekends. Youth services, an after-school club and a community college will also be located in the multi-purpose building. The school’s facilities are also suitable for a variety of evening and weekend activities.

The school building…

Savonlinna’s new main health centre was completed in April 2022. The new health centre contrasts perfectly with the cramped and dim spaces that were typically built in the 1980s. Riitta Pikkuhookana, interior architect at Reino Koivula Oy, is the architect behind the interior solutions and material choices- According to her, the themes and visual appearance of Savonlinna’s main health centre are strongly based on local culture and the surrounding nature. The geography and local character of East Savo has also been taken into account in the naming of the floors, which bear the names of the local cities and towns in the Sosteri Hospital District. 

Pikkuhookana says that local stories…

No building is going to last forever – this fact has also been recognised in building design, where many different types of demolition have been carried out in recent years, resulting in a huge amount of waste that is sometimes difficult to deal with. The life cycle of structures and materials is always limited, so thinking about the after-use processes for different products is a good idea at the design stage. Ecological construction practices must be considered from the very beginning.

Increasingly, architects receive a clear wish list from the client that includes the ecological impact of the project. Hanne Juola, interior architect at the Oulu-based architectural office…