Dominantly wooden Kuokkala Church 01

Dominantly wooden Kuokkala Church 02

Dominantly wooden Kuokkala Church 03

Dominantly wooden Kuokkala Church 04

Dominantly wooden Kuokkala Church 05

Dominantly wooden Kuokkala Church 06

Dominantly wooden Kuokkala Church 07

This church predominantly wooden. The church ceiling is a combined glulam frame and wooden gridshell construction, which visually integrates the separate hall spaces. The gridshell was assembled and laminated together in-situ in three sections. Locally sourced spruce has been used throughout the church, from its bearing structures to its interior surfaces and fixtures. The church hall furnishings are in ashwood and the altar furniture is limewood, a species used historically for the carving of wooden icons.

The church is roofed and clad in overlapping slate tiles, and wooden and copper details around the entrances supplement the overall visual aspect. The church is flanked by a granite stairway and walls which, together with the bell tower on the square, usher visitors towards the main entrance. The church’s functions are located across three storeys, with the church offices opening directly onto the market square. On the main floor, the church hall and parish meeting hall can be combined to create a shared space onto which the floor’s children’s and youth facilities also adjoin. A gallery houses the organ and cantors’ office. The east-west oriented building stands centrally on Kuokkala Square.

Photographs : Jussi Tianen / Mikko Auerniitty

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