HOAS Windward Meadow

In the spring of 2021, the second tallest wooden apartment building in Finland and reportedly the tallest CLT prefabricated building in the world went up in Espoo's Tapiola city centre. The building has 13 floors, 165 apartments and 4 433 m² of living space.

The facade of the windbreak is made of 20 mm thick, pre-painted PLATTA exterior cladding (light part) and TOPCOAT-W cladding panels (dark grey part). Both PLATTA and TOPCOAT are pre-painted and can be concealed. In this case, no nail head is visible and the nail heads are always hidden under the pontic of the adjacent facade panel. The end result is a completely nail-free façade. This improves the weather resistance of the façade, as water and pollutants cannot damage the wood cell from the nail heads.

The CLT cladding panels we developed for the project were treated in our factory with Tikkurila Ultra Pro 30, which protects the cladding from weather, moisture, sunlight and dirt. This means that the exterior cladding will remain beautiful for a long time, and maintenance painting will not be necessary for the next 15 years. Pre-painted cladding panels and cladding panels speeded up the building process considerably, as they are quick to install and did not need to be painted once on site. The only work left to do was to install the façade.

Wood is an excellent choice for the exterior of apartment buildings, as it reflects light naturally, giving the façade a distinctive look. Wood also does not absorb heat or cold in the same way as stone, so temperature variations do not show up inside in the same way as in stone houses.

Ecological values have gained a strong foothold in society as a whole, but particularly among young people. This is why a carbon-neutral wooden apartment building is an excellent choice for an apartment building with only student apartments. Read more about the importance of wood construction for our society and nature as a whole.