Laboratory Building, THL K, Helsinki, Finalnd
© Kirsti Sivén ja Asko Takala Arkkitehdit
Laboratory building, THL K-building
competition 1st prize area approx. 6000 br-m²
completed 2021
Builder: Senate Properties Lead designers: Kirsti Sivén and Asko Takala Team: Eliane Leuzinger, Jukka-Veli Heikka, Jaakko Isosomppi,
Kaisa Savolainen, Eero Holopainen, Tony Kajasviita, Ilmo Kapanen, Milja Nykänen, Alex Torres, Albert Rabaza, Aino Born, Laura Snirvi, Saara Sillanmikko, Saku Kuittinen, Dan Palarie
Photos: Archmospheres, Tuomas Uusheimo
The new K-Building “TeHoLab” (winning competition entry) is a special
laboratory building for THL: The National Institute for Health and Welfare.
I was part of the competition team and later helped with the construction
drawings.
The THL Campus consists of several different administrative and research
buildings – the oldest dating back to the 1960s. The new K-building is built on the
site of an old D-building (a former animal shelter).
The complex and demanding program required unique and flexible solutions.
Asymmetrically stretched the H-shape building is linked to the existing campus
across different floor levels.