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Finland

This student housing has quick and easy access to the services of central Espoo, Finland. The special effects in Graphic Concrete gives the otherwise plain architecture just that little bit extra to make it so much more interesting. 

Architecture: Arkkitehtitoimisto Vuorelma Arkkitehdit
Color: Dark
Pattern: Designer's own Repeating pattern
Prefabrication: Parma Oy
Address: Siltakuja 2, Espoo
Type: Residential Building
Year: 2013
Photo: Graphic Concrete

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According to the main designer, Architect Sauli Havas, the building has an invisible theme of breaking or decomposition and becoming whole. Surfaces and various parts of the building highlight different transitional lines. The main door is surrounded by a scene in graphic concrete where rocks split apart and the temple's curtain was turn apart. A 100 meter long concrete wall, 6-7 meters high, runs through the L-shaped building.

Walls are designed by Professor Tapani Aartomaa and Architect Sauli Havas with Professor Vesa Nikunen as specialist of symbols.

Using graphic concrete, the walls contain coloured and embrossed pines, christian and medieval historic symbols. 

Architecture: Arkkitehtitoimisto Havas Rosberg
Color: Colored
Pattern: Designer's own
Prefabrication: Mikkelin Betoni Oy
Address: Keskuskatu 2, Hollola, Finland
Type: Religious Building
Year: 2010
Photo: Tiia Ettala

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Architecture: 
Color: Dark
Pattern: 
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Prefabrication: 
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Type: Residential Building
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Photo: Graphic Concrete

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Architecture: 
Color: Light
Pattern: GCCollection Pebbles
Developer: Imatran YH-Rakennuttaja
Prefabrication: Lujabetoni Oy, Taavetin tehdas
Address: Purjekuja 8, 55420, Imatra, Finland
Type: Commercial Building
Year: 2014
Photo: Graphic Concrete

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Architecture: 
Color: Light
Pattern: Designer's own
Developer: Imatran YH-Rakennuttaja
Prefabrication: Joutsenon Elementti
Address: Imatra, Finland
Type: Public Building
Year: 2016
Photo: Graphic Concrete

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Finland

At this student housing facility three large 3 x 3,8 meter female figures make an impressive and direct contact with the passers-by.

This wonderful work of art, entitled “Sisters”, is based on three paintings by artist Maria Mughal: “Poem”, “Nature” and “Helen of Troy”. Mughal’s original inspiration for the series of works was based on concrete as a material – often considered gray and cold, even impersonal.

These colorful images are the very opposite; achieved by adding yellow, red, and blue pigments in the concrete mix. The vast amount of different color tones is achieved by exposing black aggregate - more or less- depending on the wanted tone.

This is a fine example of the preciseness of Graphic Concrete - even the most intricate design can be transferred to a precast concrete surface!

Architecture: Arcadia Oy Arkkitehtitoimisto
Color: Color (Pigments)
Pattern: Designer's own
Design: Maria Mughal
Prefabrication: Pielisen Betoni Oy
Address: Leinikkitie, Joensuu, Finland
Type: Residential Building
Year: 2011
Photo: Graphic Concrete

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Architecture: Arkkitehtitoimisto Heikki Kirjalainen
Color: Dark
Pattern: Designer's own
Design: Anu Torikka
Developer: JL-Rakentajat
Prefabrication: Betonimestarit Oy
Address: Penttilänkatu 33, Joensuu, Finland
Type: Residential Building
Year: 2015
Photo: Graphic Concrete

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Finland

Kaleva Printing House is the head office of the newspaper Kaleva, the main newspaper of Northern Finland. The group's main operations are the publishing and printing of the daily newspaper and free distribution newspapers as well as production of digital services. The precast concrete facade is covered with a tree pattern in Graphic Concrete, emphasising the importance of trees to the printing business and at the same time making a visual graphical statement, also important for print. 

Architecture: Uki Arkkitehdit
Color: Dark
Pattern: Designer's own Repeating pattern
Prefabrication: Rajaville Oy
Address: Graniittitie 6, Oulu, Finland
Type: Industrial Building
Year: 2012
Photo: Graphic Concrete

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Architecture: Tilatakomo
Color: Dark
Pattern: Designer's own Repeating pattern
Developer: Hartela Turku
Prefabrication: Betonimestarit Oy
Address: Finnentie 42, Kangasala, Finland
Type: Educational Building
Year: 2012
Photo: Pekka Koli

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Architecture: Arkkitehtitoimisto Jukka Turtiainen Oy
Color: Light
Pattern: Customer’s own design
Developer: 
Prefabrication: Ansion Sementtivalimo
Address: Leksankuja 4 A, 01700 Vantaa
Type: Residential Building
Year: 2016
Photo: Graphic Concrete

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Finland

Finland

Finland

Architecture: 
Color: Light
Pattern: Designer's own
Developer: 
Prefabrication: 
Address: Kivistö, Vantaa, Finland
Type: Residential Building
Year: 
Photo: Graphic Concrete

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Architecture: Arkkitehtitoimisto Juha Mutanen Oy
Color: Light
Pattern: Customer’s own design
Developer: 
Prefabrication: SBS Betoni Oy
Address: Timanttikiteenkuja 2, Kivistö, Vantaa, Finland
Type: Residential Building
Year: 2018
Photo: Graphic Concrete

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Architecture: Arkkitehtitoimisto Juha Mutanen Oy
Color: Light
Pattern: Designer's own
Developer: 
Prefabrication: SBS Betoni Oy
Address: Timanttikiteenkuja 4, Kivistö, Vantaa, Finland
Type: Residential Building
Year: 2018
Photo: Graphic Concrete

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Architecture: QVIM Arkkitehdit
Color: Dark
Pattern: GC-Collection™ Ikat nega
Developer: Lujatalo
Prefabrication: Ämmän Betoni Oy
Address: Sammonkatu 28, Kuopio, Finland
Type: Residential Building
Year: 2014
Photo: Kuvatoimisto Kuvio