The modern, exceptionally distinctive design of the terminal resembles a water jet aircraft from above. The building has a total of 6,200 square meters of glass. With its unique design it may also be seen as a huge glass sculpture. Normek designed, delivered and installed the glass facades of the terminal as a whole including the 350 meter passenger corridors and 20 meter high terminal building glass facades as well as sliding and exterior doors.
The special shape of the building brought challenges from the design point of view. Based on Tuomas Silvennoinen’s architectural plan Normek Oy created its own drawings of the façade implementation. Glazing profiles, metrics and manufacturing instructions were delivered to subcontractors. While the elements were completed in accordance to the design Normek started the installation phase on the construction site. The steel frame was manufactured in Normek’s own factories in Oulu, Naarajärvi and Alavuus. Massive deliveries were handled by fast and reliable logistics.
Terminal 2 is specifically intended as the other end for busy passenger and freight traffic between Tallinn and Helsinki. Passengers are entertained by numerous services, for example a 300 seat summer terrace offering spectacular ocean views of the Baltic Sea. The new terminal maximizes the comfort and smoothness of travel shortening walking distances considerably between terminal and the ship. The design group has also paid attention to environmental friendliness. For example the energy used for lighting is partly produced by solar panels.
