Imatra GIS Electricity Substation
Tuomas Kivinen
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Imatra GIS Electricity Substation by Tuomas Kivinen Imatra GIS is an electricity substation set in the landscape of the Imatrankoski rapids in Eastern Finland. The project includes a substation building and five power pylons and terminals. The building has a concrete frame and double-skin facades. The outer layer is made of hand-made long bricks laid in a zig-zag profile and supported by a steel frame. The transmission structures are made of triangular welded steel profiles. The design breaks apart aspects of the built context and reassembles the elements in a new abstracted form, in balance with the surrounding landscape.
Silver A' Design Award Winner
Imatra GIS Electricity Substation by Tuomas Kivinen is a distinguished winner of the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award. Imatra GIS Electricity Substation earned the Silver A' Design Award in 2021 and is showcased on Awarded Designs & Architecture among other exceptional designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by Tuomas Kivinen and see why Imatra GIS Electricity Substation design rises above its competition.
About Imatra GIS
Architecture, Building and Structure Design Imatra GIS Electricity Substation by Tuomas Kivinen Imatra GIS is an electricity substation set in the landscape of the Imatrankoski rapids in Eastern Finland. The project includes a substation building and five power pylons and terminals. The building has a concrete frame and double-skin facades. The outer layer is made of hand-made long bricks laid in a zig-zag profile and supported by a steel frame. The transmission structures are made of triangular welded steel profiles. The design breaks apart aspects of the built context and reassembles the elements in a new abstracted form, in balance with the surrounding landscape. Imatra GIS earned the Silver A' Design Award, a distinguished level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Silver A' Design Award designs combine inventive thinking with advanced design, and are selected by a grand jury, as high-quality entries in their respective categories, after fair, just, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where nominated works are voted via blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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