Location: Oulu, Finland
Status: Competition
Project team: Ilya Obodovskiy
Yuriy Chernov
The territory for the planned logistics center located in the old city of northern Finland - Oulu. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the fifth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world. Oulu is considered one of Europe's "living labs", where residents experiment with new technology at a community wide scale.
The main idea in the creation of the inverse image of the logistics center is simplicity shape (circle), which entered into a complex technological structure. Avoiding boring and not attractive façade, which is often found along the routes are, often causing the negative emotions. One of the major objectives is the harmonious integration of the object in the environment, giving it the natural properties in the form of a shell. Another not less important feature is the organization of a comfortable and spectacular interior space is closely related to the unique and severe nature of Scandinavia.
The planned site is located in a suburb of the city of Oulu, at the intersection of roads Visiolinja and Huhtakalliontie. The total area is 37,934 m2. The main entrance into the building is located on the part car parking space calculated on 215 cars. Loading is carried out in clearly selected locations along the building.
In its structure, the logistics center is divided into 2 parts: the warehouses and public spaces, separated an internal atrium (park). He is the axis, the center of which are oriented all zones and along which organized all pedestrian traffic. In this way, achieved the effect theatricality (change of decorations), the merger of one place to another. The restaurant hall with the disclosure of the courtyard will create an atmosphere for visitors to the northern fairy tales. Office space to organize a single room with a hierarchical structure in the form of boxes, one above the other, creating a three-level, which is saturated with individual workstations and meeting rooms. In the second level there is room for santa's and meeting rooms.
The territory: Logistic centre:
The overall site area is 37,934 m2 Total area - 13 080 m2
Built area totals 12 890 m2 Main lobby - 770 m2
The area covers 25 000 m2 Office spaces - 1 548 m2
Parking \ parking disabled - 215 Store 1,2,3,4 / hard presents - 10 000 m2
Truck parking - 8 Service spaces - 762 m2
Built area totals 12 890 m2 Main lobby - 770 m2
The area covers 25 000 m2 Office spaces - 1 548 m2
Parking \ parking disabled - 215 Store 1,2,3,4 / hard presents - 10 000 m2
Truck parking - 8 Service spaces - 762 m2