three dimensional concrete facades by rieder

‘three dimensional concrete facades’ by riederimage © rieder smart elements

designed by kirsi korhonen and mika penttinen, the ‘lontoonkatu 9 project in helsinki’ uses rieder smart elements to create three-dimensional moulds made from glassfibre reinforced concrete. ambitious geometric facades can be conceived thanks to a newly developed manufacturing technology known as ‘fibreC’. 3D elements can be produced in fair-faced concrete quality on both sides, granting architects even more design freedom in their buildings. more than 400 three-dimensional facade panels for the perforated façade were manufactured. the panel sizes ranged from 0.7 x 0.9 m to 1.2 x 3.8 m, due to the geometric form of the surfaces, special illumination effects arise indoors when sunlight shines through them. the exterior provides solar protection, offering privacy and a high degree of transparency with perforations.

up to four fastening anchors were integrated into a facade panel to minimize the fastening work at the construction siteimage © rieder smart elements 

the lontoonkatu 9 project in helsinki designed by kirsi korhonen and mika penttinenimage © rieder smart elements  

the perforated façade elements are 7 cm thick, smooth on all sides and provide an interesting external view from the interior of the buildingimage © rieder smart elements  

image © rieder smart elements

image © rieder smart elements

image © rieder smart elements

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