A magazine for Espoo residents 3-2020

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Espoo residents During this decade, Finnoo will be built into a maritime residential area, making use of local knowledge in its design. The students of the Kaitaan lukio upper secondary school were given the opportunity to design a work of art for the pedestrian underpass leading to the metro station. New residential area in Finnoo will be completed in the 2030s. Locals are making their mark on the overall design. Text Eemeli Sarka Photo Timo Porthan Finnoo • Formerly known as Suomenoja • Located in the districts of Kaitaa and Nöykkiö • Along the Länsiväylä motorway • One of the stations of the West Metro extension will be located in the centre of Finnoo • A residential area that will house 17,000 residents • The first new residents will move in in autumn 2021 Local art The students in the art programme at the Kaitaan lukio upper secondary school, in cooperation with the city, designed a work of art that depicts the bottom of the sea for the pedestrian underpass leading to the metro station. “The city’s values include inclusive activities, which is why we chose to collaborate with students in a way that supports the city’s Education Unit,” says Kimmo Leivo, Project Leader for the Finnoo area. The students involved are happy to have a chance to leave their mark in the lives of the people living there. “When a local school participates in something like this it shows that people take an interest in this area and that resources are being used to make it more cosy,” Robert Söderman says. Each area has its own identity. At the beginning of the design phase, the students learned about the special characteristics of the area and Finnoo’s design manual, which steers the area’s development. “Locals who know the area and its culture bring their personality into the design. They are able to create a piece that looks like them and reflects Finnoo,” Väinö Rajakallio says. Despite the reforms, the Finnoo region has remained peaceful, according to the students. “Although there are numerous new buildings being built, there is still a lot of forest and space to live,” Rajakallio says. Nature and the sea are evident in the design of the area, and since the students’ work of art was going to be located below ground, they decided to make it about the bottom of the sea. The team spirit in the school’s art programme is excellent. At the beginning of the project, the students separated into smaller groups and each group presented one idea. “The hardest part was condensing the different ideas into one whole,” Söderman says. It was difficult to conceive the enormous size of the work, even when using model fish in true scale. The students were also not familiar with the material. “One of the proposals suggested using rusted steel at the top, which would have created an atmosphere in the tunnel that was too dark,” Anri Pähklamäe recalls. 26 A magazine for Espoo residents
Taking the design view in everything For safety reasons, cars and pedestrians will be separated into different levels in the area surrounding the future Finnoo metro station. The long walls of the early part of the pedestrian subway are well suited for the cooperation project, which gave the students the opportunity to influence their environment, while giving them valuable work experience. “I’m sure it was a valuable experience for their future career to see how the process goes and how the customer mostly determines the theme, size and materials of the work,” says Project Manager Kimmo Leivo. To make the work of art as durable as possible, the materials chosen for it were polished stainless steel and weathering corten steel. Artistic design has been applied to all the design in the area. For example, the facades of the multistorey car park to be built have a boating knot theme. “We want to include artistic design in the buildings we will be building. The aim is to bring pleasure to the people living and travelling there every day. That is the overarching theme in Finnoo, along with sustainable development.” Väinö Rajakallio (left), Tomi Ding, Marcello Säisä, Veera Virtanen, Robert Söderman and Anri Pähklamäe were involved in the design of the work of art in the pedestrian subway of the future Finnoo station. 27
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