Länsi-Viikinmäki Housing and Parking, Helsinki
The hill-top rocky landscape served as the basis for the design of three buildings containing social housing for rent and right-of-occupancy homes, combined with a parking house. The buildings form a significant part of the visual gateway to the new Länsi-Viikinmäki housing area, as well as acting as a noise barrier against the nearby motorway. […]
Eko-Viikki / Ahomansikka Housing, Helsinki
Helsinki has experimented with sustainability-oriented residential solutions in the Eko-Viikki housing area. Four housing company units, individually named after plants growing in the local area, Ahomansikka (Woodland strawberry), Niittyleinikki (Meadow buttercup), Auringonkukka (Sun flower), and Valkoapila (White clover), build up the residential quarter. Social aspects were a big consideration, both in the private homes and […]
Lars Sonckin tie Houses, Helsinki
On a dramatic site overlooking the sea, three buildings are arranged in a fan-shape on the old garden island suburb of Kulosaari. The magnificent view over the sea is visible right from the entrance, through the tall windows of the double-height living room. On the entrance level, there is the living room, dining space, kitchen, and spare […]
Sairaalakatu Housing, Kuopio
Kuopio is a harbour town in Finland’s lake district, and this project is for a development on a waterfront neighbourhood to the west of the grid plan town centre. ”Malmgreninkatu”, Sairaalakatu housing block, was made in collaboration with Lujatalo Building and Construction Company was the winning entry in the competition. The heritage-listed hospital buildings at […]
Kauklahti Senior Centre, Espoo
Kauklahti Living and Dwelling Centre for the Elderly (Elä- Ja Asu- Keskus) is the first built example of a new service-home concept. The centre offers local senior citizens a public living room with various services; meals, exercise and pastime activities. The dwellings are for the elderly who need 24/7 care. The environment is designed to […]
Juvakoti Senior Centre, Juva
The leading theme for the Juvakoti Retirement Home & Community Centre has been to create an environment for the coexistence of private calm spaces beside lively social environments. The residents are mostly from a low-rise countryside housing environment. The layout seeks to emulate a familiar home environment for them with direct access to the garden. […]
Keinusaari Housing, Hämeenlinna
Keinusaari has a diverse assembly of residential and community service buildings located in the town centre of Hämeenlinna, right by the trainline between Helsinki and Tampere. The common courtyard in the block is specially designed for elderly people. The Keinukamari building on the north side combines group and single sheltered housing apartments for the elderly, as […]
Pihlajanmarja Housing, Helsinki
Pihlajanmarja is a block of right-of-occupancy apartments, situated on a visible corner across two sites. Challenging requirements formed the basis of the design; the town plan called for a curving mass with a decreasing number of storeys, a public pedestrian route crossed the site at the boundary of the two properties, and parking facilities […]
Hämeenkatu Housing, Tampere
This was the first multi-residential project to be built on the main street of Tampere for over six decades. The plot was divided from a larger block which has a 1930´s functionalistic block of flats called Hjort House. The invited competition had two goals. The first task was to replace an old two-floor functionalist building with a block […]
Neitoniemi Housing and Daycare, Helsinki
Across three buildings along a waterfront in Herttoniemi, Neitoniemi offers housing and a day-care centre. Housing Two buildings contain an exceptionally versatile distribution of apartments, from small two-room units to five-room row-house-like homes. One of the special features of this project is the 2+2 level row house wing. Lower apartments are on the ground floor with a double-height living room […]