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Anttinen Oiva Architects “sets an example” with Finland’s largest mass-timber building

September 25, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Local studio Anttinen Oiva Architects has designed the mass-timber Katajanokan Laituri building in Helsinki as the headquarters for timber supplier Stora Enso. Located in Helsinki’s historic waterfront Kauppatori market district, Katajanokan Laituri houses the headquarters of the Stora Enso forestry company along with the 164-room Katajanokka Pier 4 Hotel and a restaurant. Anttinen Oiva Architects designed

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“Holl showing again his mastery of residential housing” says commenter

September 20, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a housing project with a snaking form called Meander, completed by US studio Steven Holl Architects in Helsinki, Finland. The 180-metre-long housing project comprises 115 unique apartments across eight floors, with a curved concrete structure lined with wood and glazing, framing views of a series of open

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Steven Holl winds Meander housing around gardens in Helsinki

September 13, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

US studio Steven Holl Architects has completed Meander, a housing project in Helsinki, Finland, with a snaking form that frames gardens and maximises outward views. Completed with local studio ARK-house Arkkitehdit and property developer Newil&Bau, the 7,500-square-metre project comprises 115 unique apartments with a concrete structure and lined with wood and glazing. The 180-metre-long form

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El Fant Café and Bar celebrates both traditional and contemporary Finnish design

August 20, 2024 Clara Finnigan 0

Finnish design studio Yatofu collaborated with young and local craftspeople to create El Fant Café and Bar in Helsinki, Finland. The cafe and bar comprises three front of house spaces across 70 square metres, including a central bar with two adjoining dining spaces either side. Yatofu intended to inject the energy of Helsinki’s contemporary design

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White Arkitekter and K2S Architects set to revitalise Helsinki’s Makasiiniranta waterfront

December 5, 2022 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

Studios White Arkitekter and K2S Architects are set to turn an underutilised area alongside Helsinki harbour into a cultural precinct incorporating several historic buildings. Local practice K2S Architects and Sweden’s White Arkitekter won the competition to revitalise the Makasiiniranta area on the city’s South Harbour with a proposal called Saaret, or “The Islands”, developed with

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JKMM and ILO architects extend Helsinki’s Cable Factory with metal-clad dance centre

October 11, 2022 Jon Astbury 0

A large steel-clad cube encloses the Dance House in Helsinki, which local architecture studios JKMM and ILO architects have created by converting and extending part of a former cable factory. Providing over 7,000 square metres of space, the Dance House forms part of a wider redevelopment of the old industrial building that was acquired by

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Maiju Suomi and Elina Koivisto design “insect hotel” Alusta Pavilion in Helsinki

September 13, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

Rugged clay forms the walls of this pavilion in Finland by architects Maiju Suomi and Elina Koivisto, which aims to provide an urban habitat for pollinators and was featured as part of Helsinki Design Week. Called Alusta Pavilion, the project was installed in the courtyard between the Museum of Finnish Architecture and Helsinki Design Museum in

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Little Finlandia in Helsinki is a modular conference venue held up by pine trees

August 12, 2022 Nat Barker 0

Ninety-five pine trees that retain their branches support the roof of Little Finlandia, an events centre in Helsinki designed by recently graduated architect Jaakko Torvinen. The temporary structure was developed by the City of Helsinki as a meanwhile space during a three-year renovation of the neighbouring Finlandia Hall, designed by legendary Finnish architect Alvar Aalto

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Fyra celebrates bohemian history of Helsinki’s Hotel Torni in contemporary revamp

July 29, 2022 Ali Morris 0

Lobby of Hotel Torni by Fyra with Up 50 armchair by B&B Italia in front of pink wallpaper

Finnish interiors studio Fyra has fostered a “bohemian ambience” in this hotel in Helsinki by layering different styles, colours and historical references within its public spaces. Hotel Torni was originally built in 1931 based on designs by architects Jung & Jung, with its 14 storeys making it the tallest building in Finland at the time.

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Formafantasma and Artek’s Cambio exhibition explores Finnish design’s link to forestry

July 28, 2022 Jane Englefield 0

Design duo Formafantasma has collaborated with furniture brand Artek to explore the relationship between the timber and design industries in Finland through an exhibition at Helsinki Design Museum. Called Cambio: On Finnish Forestry, the exhibition is part of Formafantasma’s wider Cambio project – an ongoing investigation into the global impact of the extraction, production and

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