Rovakate OY headquarters
architectural design competition (1st place)
Rovaniemi, Finland
1992
The office-warehouse was constructed based on the winning project at the architectural design contest.
Rovakate OY is a roofing company. The shape of the building results from the combination of the shape of the lot and the need for a big warehouse leaving the office part with relatively little volume. An important goal of the design was to use techniques and proportions which enable the office part to look bigger and stand out.
The narrow window line on the second floor is only 48 cm high and runs right at the eye-level when seated behind the desk. The office part is 22 m long and 7 m wide. Between the office and warehouse parts lies a partly covered roof terrace with grass. The façade of the warehouse is a big tilted roof which is covered with rubber bitumen in “rima-roof” technique to showcase the work of Rovakate OY.