European Chemicals Agency ECHA – Helsinki, Finland

A ‘Black Box’, which was built in the high space of the old machine shop, houses three auditoriums. Ruukki delivered perforated brass facade panels and perforated special carbon steel sheets as cladding materials for this structure. 

The architect company L Architects was responsible for designing the refurbishment of the machine shop. Architect Robert Trapp explains that the industrial, hall-like atmosphere of the machine shop was retained by building a cube-like structure in the centre of the space, some distance away from the building’s longer walls. 

‘I’m happy with the result, and we have also received positive feedback from our colleagues and people working in the building. Collaboration with Ruukki was seamless and I’m pleased with the support we received from Ruukki,’ says Robert Trapp.