Alvar Aalto museum renovation The Alvar Aalto Museum project started in 1966 when the Alvar Aalto Museum association was established. The idea for a museum had been discussed as early as in the 1950s. Alvar Aalto was chosen as architect of the project and the collection of Ester and Jalo Sihtola art foundation was placed…
As Oy Helsingin Ruusunen The building complex “Helsingin Ruusunen” is a part of the complementary development of the residential area of Roihuvuori that was built from 1950s to 1960s. It is situated between Itäväylä and center of Roihuvuori, and it is less than a kilometer away from the Siilitie metro station. The approximately 4500 m2…
Transformation of the Karviaistie block of flats The proposal “Metsä Puilta” by Talli and A-Konsultit has won the invited competition organized by the City of Helsinki of the transformation of the Karviaistie 12 block of flats The object of the competition was a complex of eight 3–4-storey precast concrete blocks of flats in Malmi built…
Reference Plan for Otakaari Student Housing Project located on Aalto University’s campus includes a plan consultation and the preparation of a reference plan on behalf of the landowners, Aalto University and Senate Properties. The new detail plan enables 26,350 m2 building rights for student housing, diverse common spaces and a local grocery store. Due to…
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 most notable works of Aalto’s red brick period The facilities are divided into three blocks: the administrative section, the banquet hall and the…
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…
