{"id":2493,"date":"2020-10-21T12:29:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T09:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valoa.com\/?post_type=referenssi&#038;p=2493"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:48:42","slug":"autotalo-helsinki-business-building","status":"publish","type":"referenssi","link":"https:\/\/valoa.com\/en\/referenssi\/autotalo-helsinki-business-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Helsinki Autotalo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-974721ed wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xsmall)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xsmall)\">Autotalo represents the dawn of high-rise construction in Helsinki. Today, it stands as a landmark and a modern office space right in the city center. Completed in 1958, the building comprises two 12-story towers.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-699d5e54846ba86ba0bc395eaeafd17c has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-56e8fe82 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-bottom-right-radius:var(--wp--preset--border-radius--default);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--default);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Type<\/strong> <em>Facade lighting and interior lighting<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong> <em>Helsinki<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Completion year<\/strong> <em>2014<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Client<\/strong> <em>Helsingin Autotalo Oy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Over the years, the building&#8217;s streamlined and unified appearance had been lost. The impression was dark, chaotic, and unstructured. When the interior spaces underwent renovation from 2011-2014, there was a desire to communicate these renewed interiors externally by updating the facade.  <\/p>\n\n<p>The facade lighting was designed to respect the building&#8217;s original intended appearance, and the lights no longer cause glare in the offices. A soft, fading white light now envelops the facade&#8217;s towers, distinguishing the building from the surrounding darkness. <\/p>\n\n<p>The standardization of illuminated signs also played a significant role \u2013 when well-designed, they provide a stylish finishing touch and enhance the building&#8217;s overall appearance.<\/p>\n\n<p>In addition to the facade, the lobby was transformed from an outdoor space into an indoor area. The guiding quality of the original space&#8217;s light was intended to be preserved. 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