
A total of 374 individual elements made of fibreC, covering over 2,000 square metres, go to make up the perforated skin of the HuttunenLipastiPakkanen Architects-designed Länsisatamankatu 23 apartment building in Helsinki’s former docklands
In architectural terms, given the time it takes to complete a large-scale project, ten years isn’t that long. All the more remarkable therefore that Austrian manufacturer Rieder’s innovative wonder material fibreC – fabricated from concrete and glass fibre – has been specified widely, introducing a new language in exteriors and interiors. (by Simon Keane-Cowell)