Restel Oy is opening two Burger Kings this winter in Helsinki. First restaurant opens in Mannerheimintie opposite to Stockmann department store. The second restaurant is located in the Helsinki Central Railway station. Gullstén-Inkinen is proud to be a part of these projects.
More information:
Leena Turunen, Restel
Jari Inkinen, CEO,Gullstén-Inkinen
GI is doing a project with Aalto University in Otaniemi campus area. The aim is to improve space efficiency and centralize functions so in addition to interior design a workplace development phase was included in the design process. The project is done in close cooperation with both the end user faculty and the Aalto University Campus and facility services.
GI will execute a work environment study for the Espoo Central Fire Station. The study concerns the office and administrative staff. The fire station is a part of Länsi-Uusimaa rescue department. The work environment study will work as a basis for the interior design. The project’s aim is to develop office spaces that support in the best way possible the hectic and important work that’s done in them. The change will be a part of a larger renovation done in the fire station.
ISKU Russia and GI Design & Architecture are organizing a seminar “Office – A Place to be Creative, Social and Effective” on October, 23 at 10 a.m. in ISKU’s showroom in Moscow, Bolshoy Sergiyevskiy pereulok. Speakers in the seminars are Jari Inkinen on the subject of Office – ‘A Place to be Creative, Social and Effective’ and Ville Siekkinen, General Director ISKU Russia, ‘Shocking figures about economics of office furniture’.
The Nordic Built Challenge is an open multidisciplinary design contest that was held simultaneously in all the Nordic countries. The contest seeks sustainable and scalable design solutions for the renovation of five specific properties.
In the Finnish competition the building was a government office building named Hippostalo. The building is located in Finland’s second largest city, Tampere. The competition encouraged to develop solutions that were both innovative and sustainable, yet ensuring financial and practical viability.
GI participated in the competition as a member of an international team. The team included engineering company Granlund, Italian experience design consultancy and Belgian energy efficiency consultant. The team got shortlisted to the second phase out of 39 entries. Four entries from each five countries made it to the final phase. A quote of the jury’s statement on our team’s entry: A proposal presenting an idea of pointing out the importance and possibility to encourage people to adapt eco-efficient ways of using IT-solutions. Well-presented work environment zoning.
The country-winners were announced September 11th 2013 in Stockholm. Among the five country winner a final Nordic winner is chosen. They will be awarded with NOK 1.000.000 for the best overall demonstration of the Nordic Built Charter.
GI congratulates the winner of the Finnish contest, KVA Arkkitehdit and their team and wishes them the best luck in the final phase.
More information: http://www.nordicinnovation.org/nordicbuilt/the-challenge/
Finnish design expertise has again been awarded in Russia.
Best Office Awards
It was the third time GI participated in the Best Office Awards competition. The competition awards the best office design projects in Russia in altogether 10 categories. The organizer OfficeNext is a well-known event organizer in the architecture and design fields. The award ceremony was held 16th May in the Art Play design quartier in Moscow.
This year GI was awarded first prize in the Lighting Design category with the interior design of SIAB Bank’s premium club in Saint Petersburg.
Jury assessment:
“The outside views are wonderfully framed, the use of natural materials, technology innovations and ecological theme. Nordic design principles are perfectly combined with the architecture in Saint Petersburg.”
SIAB Bank Premium Club – the idea behind the design
The idea was to create an exclusive interior design but also, as importantly, to generate dialogue between the bank and its’ clients. Themes such as “Nature”, “Wine cellar”, “Chess” and “Golf” are included in the design of the meeting rooms. The space solutions in the work area follow Nordic democratic principles instead of traditional Russian hierarchy.
Previous success
The SIAB project was also nominated in the Comfort and Ergonomics and Grand Prix categories. GI won the Comfort and Ergonomics category in 2012 with the design for V Kontakte, the largest social media site in Russia, and in 2011 for the design of Nokia’s HQ in Moscow. This year there was 100 projects that entered the competition and a new category Best International Project was introduced. Year by year the number of participants, as well as the reputation has grown. GI is one of the most successful companies to ever participate in the competition. The awards gala was shown live on Russian Today television programme. GI’s SIAB Premium Club interiors was the only project shown in the broadcast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxEgcQHlhnw&list=UUI-JLc7fB6aX2G85NuJlHAQ
Jari Inkinen CEO comments on the Russian clients:
“Local businesses see the importance of facilities as a way to improve the corporate brand. The success in the competition has brought us many new and interesting projects. The marketing methods differ significantly from Finland. In Russia you need to be present and ready to react to the smallest signals that the clients might send. The mornings after the award ceremonies have been a good example when clients begin calling us after being inspired to do something to their own spaces.
OfficeNext Talks – conference
Jari Inkinen also gave a presentation about workplace development in the OfficeNext Talks conference that took place before the award ceremony. Jari’s comments about the conference:
“It’s amazing to see how fast the world is developing in Russia. I’ve participated in the conference few times before and can only wonder how actively our neighbor wants to learn new things. The conference was three days long and included topics such as Healthy work environment and Sustainable development principles in commercial construction.”
Gullstén–Inkinen Design & Architecture
Established in 1988 by Hanna Gullstén and Jari Inkinen. GI is specialized in designing work and customer environments and improving office and commercial buildings. Gullstén–Inkinen has operated in Russia since 2007. The company turnover in the previous fiscal year was 2,7 million EUROs of which about 10 % came from export to Russia, Scandinavia and to the Baltic countries. This fiscal year the turnover is budgeted to be 3,2 million EUROs of which 25 % exported services.
Read more about the project on our Projects page.
Jari Inkinen is giving a presentation on the topic of “Office and work organization in a changing world” in Moscow 14th of May in the Office Next Talks conference. Mr. inkinen is also participating in a panel discussion later that day.
Gullstén-Inkinen Design & Architecture is participating in the Office Next design competition for the third time.
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