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12 Darwin Avenue
Yarralumla
Canberra
ACT 2600
Australia
coordinates: -35.3028870 149.1156616

Building names(s): Embassy of Finland

Architect/Designer: Hirvonen & Huttunen
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Last update: 3 June, 2009 | Suggested By LT

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1. on 23 Feb 2009 Embassy of Finland leaflet

   “… the motif is clearly recognizable from the outside. The building looks like a steel-hulled ship, moored to a timber-clad pier in the midst of the bushlands of South Eastern Australia. This impression is reinforced by the interior. Offices are line up along the side like cabins, with the ambassador’s office at the prow. Offices are connected by walkways overlooking the atrium spaces…

   …The rear wall is clad internally and externally with stainless steel sheets, punctured only by protruding strip windows to provide light and to afford views to the working spaces. A roof light and glazed floors bring daylight down to the basement level. Glassi s used throughout for lightness and transparency, emphasizing openness and indicating the accessibility of modern diplomacy.
   Local timbers, tasmanian ash and jarraj, have been used extensively for interior cladding and flooring. External decks and stair treads are ofreused timber from dismantled Australian sheep stations.
   The concrete structure has been exposed ere and there. Utilities are visable through the mesh ceilings. Detailing has been kept minimalist and simple.
   Rotating timber louvres and system of automated blinds reduce the eat load and glare from the bright sun in the glazed areas. The building is fully air-conditioned and utilizes a geothermal energy system…”