Metsa Wood: Temporary Wooden Market Hall Becomes Eye-Catching Landmark

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ESPOO, Finland, Mar. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    The distinctive new building in Stockholm's Ostermalm is a temporary market

hall that was built as a temporary space while the old market hall is being

renovated. What nobody expected was the tremendous popularity of this "wooden

box", which ended up winning Sweden's most prestigious design award.  

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    The old market hall, built in 1886, in Stockholm's Ostermalm district is

known for the prestige its history carries among its committed customers. In

2012, this well-established rendezvous point in Stockholm's finest district

faced a critical need for a complete renovation, and the city invited bids for

the refurbishment project. The entrepreneurs of the market hall needed to

relocate for a couple of years.  

    The solution for this challenge was to build a temporary building made of

Metsa Wood's Kerto(R) LVL (laminated veneer lumber), so that the entire

offering of the old market hall was still available under one roof. Afterwards,

the building is easy to take down and reuse somewhere else.

    A 100% temporary building made from sustainable wood

    The architectural agency Tengbom saw the potential in the exceptional

circumstances. As part of the refurbishment project, they designed the concept

of a temporary, modular wooden building that could built alongside the old

hall. Tengbom wanted to promote sustainable construction, and Kerto LVL was the

ideal choice for that.

    "A standard solution for a temporary building would have been a marquee

with an aluminium or steel frame. But this solution would have clashed with the

prestigious brand of the market hall. And that is what we needed to cherish",

says principal architect Mark Humphreys.

    The temporary market hall is actually an interesting combination of wood,

glass and plastic. All these materials are lightweight, easy to work with and

affordable, making them the best choices for temporary use. Even though the

architecturally very sophisticated building might look a little rough on close

examination, the mission was accomplished, as these affordable materials manage

to give an impression of polish and value, just like the neighbourhood around

it.  

    Innovative and fire-safe structural solutions with Kerto LVL

    The building's roof structure consists of glulam columns and Kerto LVL

beams in a grid structure, which is a strong shape, but makes the construction

appear lighter and requires less material. The roof above the grid is made of

plywood clad with sound-absorbing insulation made from wood fibre. The

acoustics are one of the most successful elements of the project.

    The plastic used in the building is multichannel plastic with lots of air

pockets, giving the material a very good insulation value. The plastic parts

are completely prefabricated and they are airtight, watertight and naturally

insulated. The glass in the windows is also insulated glass.

    A fire protection treatment on the wooden parts guarantees the fire safety

of the temporary market hall. The beams are painted with a transparent

fire-retardant coating on site, and the plywood of the desks and floors has had

a similar treatment. The floors and the columns were covered with plasterboard

up to a height of three metres.

    Temporary construction became a sight

    The temporary market hall in Ostermalm turned out to be a bright, luminous,

modern and truly welcoming place with stores and restaurants. Offering longer

opening, hours it has attracted new visitors without losing the regular ones.

So far, the market hall has received over 55,000 visitors per week - almost a

100% increase compared to the old hall.

    The refurbishment of the old market hall will be completed in 2018. The

city of Stockholm can look for an opportunity to reuse the building in another

location, or they can sell it - the building can have another life.  

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    Metsa Wood provides competitive and environmentally friendly wood products

for construction, industrial customers and distributor partners. We manufacture

products from northern wood, a sustainable raw material of premium quality. Our

sales in 2016 were EUR 0.5 billion, and we employ about 1,500 people. Metsa

Wood is part of Metsa Group.

    For more information, please contact:

    Virpi Koskimies, Communications Specialist, Metsa Wood, tel: +358(0)50-

    4522203,

    virpi.koskimies@metsagroup.com.

    For press information, please contact:

    Matt Trace, Director, Defero Communications, tel. +44(0)7828663988,

    matt@deferouk.co.uk

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