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…
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…
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…
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…
Hakaniemi market hall renovation 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…
Töölönkatu 28, remodelling and renovation The art-deco styled tile building, located on Töölönkatu, was completed in 1931 and functioned as a vocational education institution. The original designer of the monumental building was the architect Väinö Vähäkallio. Sibelius Academy has functioned within the building since 1982. The building consists of a main wing of six floors…
The renovation of the Museum of Central Finland The museum of central Finland, designed by architect Alvar Aalto, was completed in 1960 in Ruusupuro, Jyväskylä. The building is plastered white and represents Aalto’s white period. The museum consists of an L-shaped building with three floors. The expansion, completed in 1990, was planned by architectural company Alvar…
Orvokki Cultural centre The Orvokki cultural centre consists of three school buildings completed in different time periods. The Real Estate Centre of Vantaa ordered the plans for the renovation and remodelling of Orvokki from our office in 2018. The buildings are used by Vantaa art school and the Music College. The two oldest buildings are…
