Collage: February
Collage is a monthly summary of Olla’s news. In February, the focus was on topics related to the circular economy. In addition to spring, attention is also starting to turn towards the World Architecture Festival happening later this year.
From windows to glass walls – Olla’s Tea Ellala shares the process behind rescuing nearly 600 windows from waste
Olla’s interior architect Tea Ellala explains in an article by Inlook Oy, a company specializing in interior construction, how the Haiku project transformed old office building windows into stylish interior glass walls. According to Ellala, circular economy is the future of architecture, but it requires a new way of thinking from all parties involved. This was precisely the case in Haiku: repurposing the windows demanded open-minded collaboration and a willingness to experiment from the entire project team.
Olla designed the comprehensive renovation of Haiku, a 1970s office building. Inlook was responsible for prototyping the glass walls, storing and transporting the dismantled glass, cleaning, packing, recycling old components, manufacturing the new interior glass elements, fitting them into new frames, and installing them.
The result: adaptable and reusable glass walls with a carbon footprint that is only 40% of that of new glass walls. Read Inlook’s article here (in Finnish).
Olla’s Bratislav Toskovic returns to the World Architecture Festival jury
Olla partner and architect Bratislav Toskovic will again serve as a judge at the renowned architecture event in Miami this November. Toskovic is a WAF expert in many ways—not only has he repeatedly helped select the world’s best projects in recent years, but he has also received a winner’s trophy. Olla’s design for theLänsisalmi power station won its category in 2018.
What does judging at the world’s largest architecture festival involve? Read more about Bratislav’s insights on the role of a jury member here.
Olla’s experts learned about circular economy
Tuomas Suur-Uski, a sustainable construction specialist at Sweco, provided Olla’s designers with an insightful session on sustainable building. During the engaging morning, topics covered included expert perspectives on the sustainable construction market, low-carbon solutions, circular economy principles, biodiversity, and various sustainability certifications.
Olla has worked closely with Sweco and Suur-Uski on projects such as Ilmalanlinna, which prioritized overall ecological sustainability, and Haiku, which focused on circular economy solutions.
