Wood City, Kalasatama

Helsinki, Finland, Europe

Completed · Mixed Use · Mass Timber Mixed-Use Urban Quarter · Subarctic · 2022

A three-building mixed-use cluster in Helsinki's Kalasatama district built in CLT and glulam, comprising offices, a hotel and residential uses. The project is the first realisation of Helsinki's broader Wood City urban development strategy to demonstrate mass timber at district scale.

Innovation highlights

• First multi-building mass timber district in Helsinki's urban expansion zone
• CLT and glulam used for load-bearing structure and exposed interior finishes
• Prefabricated bathroom pods and kitchen modules for speed and quality control
• Demonstrates city-policy-led timber urbanism as a replicable procurement model

Client / Developer

SRV / City of Helsinki

Architect

Verstas Architects

Engineer

A-Insinöörit

Type

Mass Timber Mixed-Use Urban Quarter

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