Architect
Alt Architects Karsikas Architects
Completion
2013
Gross area
910 m²
Category
Buildings for institutional care
Tags
healthcare welfare wood

The Ruukki Healthcare Centre is located in the municipality of Siikajoki in the south of Oulu, with approximately 5000 residents. The healthcare centre is situated next to Mäkelänrinne service centre. The healthcare centre does not continue the architecture of a service centre with forms or materials but is independent with its architecture. The building is sited freely in a wooded area of a sparsely built-up district. The surrounding woods manage to camouflage the building. The extensive traffic areas necessary for the various functions dominate the immediate surroundings.

Despite its small size, the healthcare centre stands out from the surrounding building and has a clear public character, due specifically to its exterior architecture. The main entrance is distinct. The exterior materials consist of patinated vertical timber boarding in the long façades and untreated aluminium cladding in the gable façades.

The heart of the interior is formed by the lobby, where the spacious corridors of the reception and consultation rooms converge. The rooms open up favourably also to the surroundings and can receive ample natural light as necessary.

Source: Finnish Architectural Review 2/2016

Location

Kansantie 4, Raahe
64.66026025, 25.10416482

Images

Main façade, Ruukki Healthcare Centre
Main façade, Ruukki Healthcare Centre (© Ville-Pekka Ikola / MFA)
Main entrance , Ruukki Healthcare Centre
Main entrance , Ruukki Healthcare Centre (© Ville-Pekka Ikola / MFA)
Aerial view from south, Ruukki Healthcare Centre
Aerial view from south, Ruukki Healthcare Centre (© Ville-Pekka Ikola / MFA)
Lobby, Ruukki Healthcare Centre
Lobby, Ruukki Healthcare Centre (© Ville-Pekka Ikola / MFA)
Section plan , Ruukki Healthcare Centre
Section plan , Ruukki Healthcare Centre (© Alt Architects, Karsikas Architects)
Room plan, Ruukki Healthcare Centre
Room plan, Ruukki Healthcare Centre (© Alt Architects, Karsikas Architects)

More projects by authors

Empty placeholder image
Bookmark

Kajaani Upper Secondary School and Kainuu Vocational College Extension

  • Kajaani
Empty placeholder image
Bookmark

Lehtikangas School and Community Centre

  • Kajaani
Empty placeholder image
Bookmark

Tuupala Timber School

  • Kuhmo
Empty placeholder image
Bookmark

Niemenranta School

  • Oulu

Nearby projects

Empty placeholder image
Bookmark

Vihanti Library and Culture Centre

  • 20 km
Empty placeholder image
Bookmark

Rantarousti School

  • 28.4 km
Empty placeholder image
Bookmark

Oulunsalo Municipal Offices

  • 33.7 km