Helsinki Main Railway Station development plan Helsinki Main Railway Station designed by Eliel Saarinen and completed in 1919 is an iconic landmark in the heart of the city. The development project started by VR Group is aiming at making the station yet more convenient for the passengers and city dwellers and improving safety and the…
The renovation of Jyväskylä University´s main building The building was nominated for the Finlandia prize for architecture in 2019. The main building of the University was completed in 1956 and is one of Alvar Aalto´s red tile periods most notable works. The facilities are divided into three blocks: the administrative section, the banquet hall and…
Vaapukka kindergarten and the Marjaniemi branch of Roihuvuori primary school The planning of the new building for the kindergarten is based on the transforming concept of education, as well as on Helsinki city´s new pedagogical goals and design instructions. The building fits 240 kindergarten children and 100 primary school children. The physical frame for open…
Haso Kuusikkotie The project´s area consists of two plots near Maunulas 1950´s centre. The plots are bordered by a park in the north and by Heka-Maunula Oy´s 1970´s apartment block environment, Metsäpuronties 1950´s area, as well as Maunulas public-school in the other three directions. Both plots are mostly situated on a slope. The change in…
Tamminiemi, the restauration of the Urho Kekkonen Museum The service residence of the president of the Republic of Finland, Tamminiemi, has functioned as a museum since 1987. The building was originally designed as a private villa and was completed in 1904. The architects, Gustaf Strengell and Sigurd Frosterus, implemented in their project, in a natural…
Renovation of Hakaniemi market-hall The market-hall, completed in 1914 and designed by Karl Hård af Segerstad, is protected with a detailed plan. Helsinki City´s real estate centre ordered from our office the renovation of the building, as well as a project plan for the new underground spaces. These were completed in 2014. Furthermore, we prepared…
