Log-built schools, daycare centres, nursing homes and clinics
Honka designs restorative environments, facilities that take care of people. We have special expertise in delivering schools, daycare centres, clinics, hospitals and nursing homes. Our buildings promote high-quality care in a comfortable, home-like living environment, built of genuine solid wood.
Are you looking for a building for your school or day-care centre that will not only look great, but also helps children learn and keeps them calmer? Our timber school and day-care buildings are particularly well suited for their purposes, as high indoor air quality and a calming atmosphere are essential in these spaces.
Finland’s largest log-built daycare centre constructed in Koivukylä, Vantaa.
Honka CLT log buildings contribute to people’s physical and mental well-being with respect to nature. Natural wood provides a stress-reducing environment and ensures healthy indoor air with optimal air humidity levels for the end users. For the investor, a CLT log building also means a long-lasting and secure investment with reasonable building and operating costs.
Wood and human health
Did you know that wooden environments affect our stress levels? According to several studies, wooden interiors may provide stress reduction in hospitals, schools, offices and other built environments.
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The residents of Karstula and neighbouring municipalities in Central Finland received a new healthcare and rehabilitation centre, ‘Soteku’.
We wanted to have a healthy, safe and suitably sized building for healthcare and rehabilitation services.
Mari Voimäki, technical director of the municipality of Karstula
Secure high indoor air quality in public buildings
Wood has been loved by people throughout the ages. It is soothing, aesthetically pleasing and it performs well acoustically. It absorbs sounds and creates a calming, relaxing atmosphere where it’s easy to feel at home.
Naturally breathing structures also create high indoor air quality by effectively balancing the variations in air humidity. Furthermore, a log building feels fresh and cool in the heat of the summer and cosy and warm in the winter.
Children spend a considerable part of their day in day-care or school. This is why the quality of indoor air in these buildings is very important. An extensive European study has shown that log buildings have cleaner indoor air and more balanced indoor air humidity. When the indoor air humidity is between 30 and 55%, adverse factors in indoor air, such as mould spores and bacteria, are minimised. This helps to prevent allergies and respiratory infections.
In our log day care units, for example, the sound insulation and air quality are very noticeable.
Johanna Raski-Pitkänen, Regional Director of Pilke päiväkodit Oy
At Honka, we have been conducting research and development for several decades to improve the indoor air quality of our homes.
New log school in Oulu popular among both students and teachers.
This building has a safe, dependable feel about it. We can work and study in the best location in the entire city in excellent, modern facilities that are also healthy, which is the most important thing of all.
The ideal environment for learning
Recent studies also indicate that wood has the same kind of stress-reducing effect as nature. A classroom study conducted in Austria demonstrated that a solid wood classroom could positively affect the mental and physical health of children. In this study, students in the solid wood classroom were shown to be healthier, calmer and less stressed than children who studied in traditional classrooms.
All of our users, from adults to children, have been satisfied with the current log building. This is a healthy, high-quality building that has attracted admirers even from abroad.
Why choose Honka for education, health and wellness
- Create home-like environments with natural wood
- Create stress-reducing and relaxing environments with healthy indoor air
- Utilise the safe, durable, moisture-proof and certified solutions of global industry pioneer
- Easily extensible buildings that grow along with your needs
- Utilise Honka’s extensive experience in building for sensitive user groups
Honka’s log buildings provide a soothing environment for learning and healing processes in innovative and inspirational natural surroundings. All Honka houses are CE and ETA approved and certified by VTT, the Technological Research Centre of Finland. Honka’s log houses are by far the most ecological buildings with a low carbon foot print. Moisture-proof structures give longevity to the building and extend its lifespan.
Finland’s largest log-built daycare centre constructed in Koivukylä, Vantaa. The construction project was initiated, designed, and executed by Hoivarakentajat Oy, with Honkarakenne serving as the component supplier for the building.
Central to our collaboration is Honkarakenne’s extensive experience with non-settling logs. Our partnership with a respected, responsible and well-known Finnish company has proven to be a highly effective solution. We have already constructed 47 public log buildings throughout Finland with Honka, with more currently under construction.
Kalle Kemppainen, Hoivarakentajat business director
Nursing home Kotokaari – round-the-clock care in a cozy log nursing home.
We want to make our residents and employees comfortable, and the log structure and clean indoor air have a great impact on their wellbeing.
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Read more about the benefits of log buildings and view inspiring concepts for schools, daycare centers and senior homes.
Our team of experts is here to help you – Honka Pro2Pro Sales Team
Our experience ranges from schools, daycare centres, care homes and hospitals to hotels, residential houses, restaurants and entire resort areas. As an experienced professional operator in CLT log construction, we serve customers in both housing construction and comprehensive development.
Markus Saarelainen
Maria Turenkova
Examples of schools, daycare centers, nursing homes and clinics built by Honka
The extensive experience makes Honkarakenne a potential partner for architects, investors as well as for the service operators worldwide. Together with our partner network, we carry out building projects all over the world – from Finland to Europe and Asia to North America.
Children spend a considerable part of their day at daycare. This is why a log-built daycare center where clean indoor air comes naturally felt like an interesting idea right away.
Oulu Christian School, designed and built by Honka
Hear what Oulu Christian School principal Mikko Saukkonen, former principal Petri Ojala and students at the primary and lower secondary school have to say about the new building. The video is subtitled in English which can be activated by clicking the ⚙️ icon → Subtitles.
