Eventes Business Garden

Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman

EVENTES BUSINESS GARDEN

Arkkitehtitoimisto HKP

PHOTOGRAPHS
Mika Huisman

LOCATION
Espoo, Finland

MANUFACTURERS
Ruukki, Casalgrande Padana, Saint-gobain, Tarkett, Vallila Interior, Laattapiste

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Laura Vara, Pekka Leskelä

HVAC DESIGN
FCG/asplan Oy

INTERIOR DESIGN
Gullsten-inkinen, Arno Puukko

STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Insinööritoimisto SRT

ELECTRICAL DESIGN
Sir-sähkö Oy

CLIENT
Peab, Outotec Oyj

CATAGORY
Offices, Office Buildings

AREA
22400 m²

YEAR
2014

Text description provided by architect.

Eventes Business Garden is an office center located in Matinkylä, Espoo.

Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman
Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman

It has six floors of flexible and configurable office space and two underground parking floors. Flexibility was already tested during the design process when the building was transformed into the headquarters for the mining technology company Outotec.

The ground floor features meeting and restaurant facilities.

The E-shape of the building provides maximum window surface and rooms which are free-flowing and light. A large scale green wall was placed in the lobby to ensure air quality and well-being.

Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman
Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman
Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman

At a distance the building appears white thus blending in with the surrounding architecture.

By placing colorful surfaces between vertical white metal planes, the facade was made colorful in a way that becomes apparent when driving by the building.

Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman
Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman

The angle of the spectator defines the vividness of the colors therefore creating a kinetic and transforming experience.

The scaling of the vertical planes and the colorful surfaces in the facades are adjusted to the speed of passers by –the pedestrian side has a smaller and more vivid scale than the motorway side.

Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman
Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman
Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman


Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman
Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman
Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman
Eventes Business Garden
© Mika Huisman


Eventes Business Garden
Ground Floor Plan
Eventes Business Garden
Floor Plan