Tipotie social services and health centre, Tampere

Tipotie social services and health centre, Tampere

The façade of the Tipotie social service and health centre is located on the steep Pyynikinharju ridge. The building is made of copper and glass, and has a copper roof. The various parts of this six-storey comb-shaped complex are linked by a large elliptical staircase at its centre. The building brings several services under one roof: dental care and mental health services, physiotherapy, social services for families with children, and maternity and children’s clinic services (alongside other services for children, adolescents, and families). 

Location

Tampere

Client

Services

Hospitals and healthcare facilities, Foundation engineering, Building information modelin, BIM

Size

19 000 brm²

Awards

Good Building Prize of the City of Tampere in 2013

Cost

32 M€

Completion

2013

Our other references

Oulu University Future Hospital 2030, Oulu

Oulu University Future Hospital 2030, Oulu

Kuopio University Hospital’s New Heart project (part of hospital reforms), Kuopio

Kuopio University Hospital’s New Heart project (part of hospital reforms), Kuopio

Kirkkonummi Health and Wellbeing Centre

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Children’s Psychiatric Polyclinic, Helsinki

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Lohja regional hospital extension, Helsinki

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