Atlantinkatu Housing, Helsinki
The enclosed block between Bermudankolmio and Atlantinkatu consists of three residential properties. We have designed Atlantinkatu 11, a rental apartment complex bordering Atlantinkatu, as well as Azor, a Hitas housing association (a form of affordable housing) along with a shared parking facility and courtyard. In collaboration with landscape architect Marja Mikkola, we designed a spacious […]
Sorsavuorenkatu Housing, Helsinki
In the late 20th century, Helsinki embarked on a deliberate effort to transform key harbour and warehouse areas into residential use. Herttoniemi Seashore is one of the first such areas, having been built on the site of a former oil harbour that operated from 1932 to 1992. Some structures from the industrial era are still […]
Bahamankatu Housing, Helsinki
The light-coloured Bahamankatu Housing forms a confident endpoint for the western side branch of Hyväntoivonpuisto park in Jätkäsaari. Bahamankatu Housing encloses a small ground-level courtyard within Jätkäsaari’s smallest block. Along Atlantinkatu, there is a master-planned entrance courtyard with a paved area, trees, and vegetation. Commercial spaces are centralised on the south side facing Bermudankuja, with […]
Housing Reform Competition, Helsinki
The Spårö quarter is an oasis of diverse urban life surrounded by tram tracks. The proposal for the Housing Reform Helsinki 2020 open competition received the” SPÅRÖ” honourary mention (Asuntoreformi Helsinki – Asuminen 2020). The residential buildings wrap around the block with the parking facility placed hidden inside as a compact automated parking system in […]
Koskela Senior Centre, Helsinki
The senior centre is located in the Koskela hospital area which has a masterplan for densification. The division of the senior centre is based on the principle of a quartet consisting of four group homes with 28 inhabitants. These quartets are placed across two separate buildings, which are only connected through the ground floor and […]
Kuntola Mixed Use Building, Järvenpää
The Kuntola building is part of the Validia Educational Centre of Invalidiliitto (Union for Disabled People in Finland) in the town of Järvenpää. User representatives of the students and teachers participated in the design phase to ensure accessibility, a pleasant working environment, and ease of use, also aesthetically, for disabled people. The building offers a […]
Kyösti Kallion tie Housing, Helsinki
Densification plans for Kulosaari included a block for apartments on a former site of a school, next to a church and a rocky park. According to the town plan, the point blocks have been adapted to the terrain, avoiding unnecessary excavation and preserving the rocky part of the plot in its natural state. The apartments […]
Virtarannankatu Housing, Helsinki
Virtarannankatu 3-5 state-subsidised rental housing is an infill-plan implementation in the Eastern Myllypuro, by Mustanpuronpuisto park in Helsinki. The plan called for rowhouses that honour the scale of the single-family houses in the neighbourhood. The buildings were to use timber cladding in warm tones of yellow, red, and brown. State-subsidised housing has a tight budget. […]
Kampin Helmi Senior Housing, Helsinki
“The cream-white housing complex for senior citizens with 93 rental apartments occupies its extremely difficult site with grace and elegance. Kirsti Sivén, Asko Takala and their team make an attractive mark on the townscape with delicate handling of the building volumes, calmly functional spatial design and unpretentious composition of the façades. The building is contemporary […]
Villa Tervas, Kajaani
A retired couple from Kajaani wanted an accessible single-family home for their retirement days in the centre of town. The small historical town of Kajaani is the most populous in the Kainuu region of Finland, over 550km north of Helsinki. Kajaani was founded in the 17th century when it was an important town for the […]