Author: Satu Huuhka, Tampere University
The Finnish cluster’s last pilot entails temporary exhibition pavilions, where anyone can learn about the circular building decommissioning and construction practices developed in the ReCreate project. The exhibition is open between July 1 and August 31, Monday to Friday, 9.30–16.30, at the address Sammonkatu 42, Tampere (Finland). The admissions are free. Larger groups can also request visits outside the normal opening hours up until mid-September.
In its last pilot, ReCreate’s Finnish cluster got to test in practice the cooperation between architects and structural engineers when designing with reclaimed elements. These experiences reinforced the finding emerged earlier in the project: the dialogue between the architectural and structural design is different from linear construction and more intimate in nature.
The pilot also contributed to finalising the collection of research materials on the techniques for refurbishing and reconnecting the elements. Valuable final missing puzzle pieces of research data were also gathered for life cycle assessment of reused elements. The learnings from analysing these materials will be distributed in full after the end of the project in September 2026.
Whether you are a demolition or construction sector professional or an intrigued member of the public, the Finnish partners are excited to give everyone the rare chance to see precast element reuse in action in the pavilions. In the exhibition, the visitor also gets to learn about the approaches, findings and lessons of the ReCreate project, as seen from the Finnish cluster’s perspective, though various illustrative materials, from posters to 3D models, videos and physical objects. Please note that the exhibition is open for a limited time – by the end of September, the pavilions will have been deconstructed again.
The pilot was commissioned by Tampere University and designed by LIIKE Architects and Ramboll Finland as structural designers. The reclaimed elements reused in the pavilions originate from the Finnish cluster’s deconstruction pilot – an office building dismantled by Umacon and Skanska in 2023 – and they were refurbished at the factories of Consolis Parma according to the designers’ specifications.
Anyone visiting Tampere in July or August is warmly welcome to visit the pavilions and the exhibition!
ReCreate’s circular construction exhibition
Address: Sammonkatu 42, Tampere, Finland (Google maps)
Tram: Line 3, stop ’Uintikeskus’ (Google maps)
Opening hours: Mon-Fri, 9.30–16.30
Free admissions
To book group visits (e.g. company excursions) outside the normal opening hours, please contact: professor Satu Huuhka, satu.huuhka@tuni.fi, +358503009263
