Keyprojects | Facade with timber cladding Go to contents 62 Forskaren The 24 000 m² Forskaren building On this project, the Staticus' installation expresses a dynamic architectural vision. department managed to achieve a new The offices, exhibition space, restaurants, record. The two installation teams working Forskaren is a stand-out part of and cafes that it will house are contained on this project installed an average of Stockholm's developing pharmaceutical within a round building, with each floor 18 elements every day. On their most cluster. The 10-storey building will serve stepping out more than 1m in radius. productive day, the teams managed to as a life sciences hub, bringing together install 74 elements. This meant that The challenge for Staticus was to find a elements were being installed at twice global experts in healthcare, innovation solution which allowed for a fully unitized - or sometimes even three times - the and research. façade given the shape of the building. planned rate. With buildings where every floor steps out by more than 1m, having a unitized façade Innovative use of technology played a system is not standard and it is certainly not crucial role in achieving this incredible straightforward. installation speed. The installation team used a Maeda Mini Crane MC104. The building intends to be open and inviting, They also deployed an SL1009 glazing and the façade plays a key role in achieving robot, which was used to install not this effect. It features wooden slats on only the glass, but the entire elements the exterior – this cladding is made from themselves. Accoya wood, a natural pine product that is specially processed to achieve a stability The result is a visually stunning project and durability that exceeds that of a tropical that also achieves very high levels of hardwood. The wooden slats transition to performance.The susta inability criteria glass at the entrance to offer visitors and for the Forskaren project was very high passersby a view into the interior. and preliminary figures show that these criteria have been met. Embodied CO2 The bearing profiles are made from Circal emissions per 1 m2 of façade are under recycled-content aluminium. The cladding 100 kg/m², which compares to 150 kg/m2. from Accoya wood is integrated from the in similar buildings. outside, and veneered wood cladding was installed from the inside of the façade units. Staticus estimates to implement the The result is a truly breath-taking building. project in 2023. Image © 3XN