Harjunkulma Housing Block, Jyväskylä
The town plan for the Harjunkulma housing block was originally based on a design by Peter Zumthor. The idea was to create a commanding glass building encircling an expansive courtyard. In 2004 the invitations to design the block were sent out although the town plan had not yet been ratified. The feasibility testing and detailed […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kultaniitty, Ylöjärvi
Kultaniitty, Ylöjärvi 1.prize, invited planning competition, 2008 2 hybrid apartment blocks 2011,2012 Kultaniitty town plan follows the winning competition entry “Jyvä” (Grain in English). Kultaniitty & Kultapuisto Residential Blocks We also made design for the two first residential units combining one stair block of flats and semi-detached apartments. Asko Takala, project architect: Kristiina Timonen Team: Alex […]
Jatulintarha, Espoo
Jatulintarha, Low Rise Housing Espoo, 2008 Published The Finnish Architecture Review Arkkitehti 3/2010 Kirsti Sivén, Asko Takala, project architect: Kaisa Savolainen Team: Tapani Lehtinen, Kristiina Timonen, Annika Väisänen, Markku Hietamaa, Tuula Nurmi See location on map
Jatulinniitty Housing Blocks
Jatulinniitty Housing Blocks Espoo Kirsti Sivén, Asko Takala, project architect: Kaisa Savolainen Team: Kristiina Timonen, Annika Väisänen, Riku Rönkä, Mikko Raatikainen, Markku Hietamaa, Tuula Nurmi See location on map
Graani, Mikkeli
Graani Service & Sheltered Housing Center Mikkeli, 2003 & 2013 the Graani Service & Sheltered Housing Center for the Elderly in Mikkeli, was built on the given central site in the Graani neighborhood. The dominant volume contains mainly carefully studied double room dwellings on upper floors with a double height club room on every second level and […]
Vital Village, Europe (Netherlands)
Vital Village Honorary Mention The Transformation of Health Care, International architectural ideas competition, 2009 Dutch Centre for Health Assets (DuCHA), Rotterdam, arranged this competition to focus the attention on a major challenge that exists in Europe. Hospital sites need to be redeveloped, and a modern system of healthcare has to be implemented. Vital Village got the Honorary Mention for […]