Finland.Projects 27. Temppeliaukio Church. Turku Central Library Turku, Finland JKMM Architects library. 13 Helsinki, Finland

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1 Projects 27 Created 28-Feb-16 By alex gp, bcn, Netherlands Turku Central Library Turku, JKMM s library KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art Säynätsalo Town Hall Paimio Sanatorium St Henry's ecumenical art chapel Viikki Church Rovaniemi Library Lappia Hall University of Jyväskylä 7 The Aalto House Villa Mairea 14 ia Hall 15 Museum 16 Studio 17 Helsinki, atelier, museum 8 Otaniemi Technical University Library 18 Espoo, cafe, library, university 9 Otaniemi University of Technology (TKK) 19 Espoo, auditorium, library, university 10 Kamppi Chapel of Silence 20 Helsinki, K2S chapel 11 Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, cafe, museum, shop Rovaniemi, 6 Rovaniemi, library, museum 13 Helsinki, congress centre Viikki, JKMM s church, religion 5 Turku, Sanaksenaho s chapel, exposition space Temppeliaukio Church Noormarkku, museum, private house Paimio, hospital 4 Säynätsalo, government Helsinki, Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen church Helsinki, Steven Holl culture, exposition space, museum 3 Stora Enso Oy Headquarters 21 Helsinki, office 12 Helsinki, museum, private house Rautatalo Office Building 22 Helsinki, office 1

2 Academic Bookshop Helsinki, 23 Helsinki Central railway station City center offices 24 National Museum of 27 Kuokkala Church 28 Jyväskylä, OOPEAA - Office for Peripheral ure church, community centre 25 Helsinki, Eliel Saarinen office House of Culture Helsinki, theatre Helsinki, Eliel Saarinen train station Puukuokka Housing Block 29 Jyväskylä, OOPEAA - Office for Peripheral ure housing, social housing 26 Helsinki, Eliel Saarinen museum 2

3 photo: Arno de la Chapelle photo: Arno de la Chapelle Turku Central Library Linnankatu Turku Turku used to be the number one town in until 1809 when Helsinki was made the capital city After the passing of the Scandinavian Classicists and the early functionalist architects and Erik Bryggmann, the city was best known for its eagerness to tear down older buildings and replace them with structures commissioned by friends of local politicians and bankers But recently Turku's name has once again begun to appear in association with quality architecture like the new city library The new extension was built alongside the old baroque-inspired building On the upper level is the central book hall, with in situ cast concrete ceiling and slender columns Dominating the whole is European oak, which has been used for wall panelling, built-in furniture and bookcases Contrasting nicely with this is the red, pre-cast concrete spiral staircase connecting the central book hall with the next level 2007 Client JKMM s City of Turku Tarja_Nurmi photo: Arno de la Chapelle Mon-Friday: Saturday: Sunday: 12-18:00 h 3

4 photo: David Uró Vilanova photo: David Uró Vilanova KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art Mannerheiminaukio Helsinki Kiasma lies in the heart of Helsinki at the foot of the Parliament building, with Saarinen's Helsinki Station on the eastside and Aalto's ia Hall on the north The concept intertwines the building's mass with the geometry of the city and landscape An implicit cultural line curves to link the building to ia Hall, similarly engaging a natural line connecting the adjacent landscape and Töölo Bay Asymmetrical in design, the museum is a slightly warped gallery of rooms Curved sequences provide mystery and surprise The visitor is confronted with a continuously changing perspective, connecting the internal and overall concept of intertwining Variation in room shape and size due to the gently curving building section allows the 25 galleries to be naturally lit, taking advantage of Helsinki's horizontal light 1998 Client Steven Holl Ministry of Public Building duv_ photo: David Uró Vilanova Tue: 10 am-5 pm, Wed-Sun: 10 am-830 pm, 4

5 photo: Francesc Olivé Olesti photo: Francesc Olivé Olesti Säynätsalo Town Hall Parviaisentie Säynätsalo It is intimate and idiosyncratic, with an unusual layout directly responsive to the genius loci The various buildings forming the group - municipal offices, council chamber, library and officials' residences - are planned round a courtyard which is artificially raised above the surrounding wooded countryside by using the material excavated for the buildings' foundations Gaps between the buildings allow access to the courtyard, from which all the buildings are entered, up flights of steps, and also allow views towards distant lakes and the penetration of the low northern sun Materials are dark red brick, wood and copper, and the abruptly varied roof shapes, seen through closely planted trees, cause the whole group to be absorbed into the rugged landscape and to appear as a romantic intensification of the scene in which it is set down [JM Richards 800 Years of Finnish ure Vancouver: David and Charles, 1978 p154] photo: Anna Jordá i Illa 1949 Client Säynätsalo duv_ Town Hall is open Mon-Fri 830 am pm, voluntary admission fee For groups by reservation; In summer 2008 the town hall is also open on Saturdays and Sundays during July 19 August 31 Admission fee 4 Payment by group leader; Admission fee after office hours 40 /hour/group, by appointment well in advance The buses running from Jyväskylä City Centre to Säynätsalo are nro 16 and 21 They run approx every 30 minutes and it takes around half an hour to get to Säynätsalo If you arrive at Jyväskylä Travel Centre, the nearest bus stop is located along Väinönkatu, the street leaving up from the Travel Centre The bus stops are located next to Huviretki Restaurant For more information on the bus timetables (in Finnish), please, see wwwjyvaskylanliikennefi > aikataulut > Jyväskylä > 16,21 Kauppatori 5

6 photo: Ester Serrano Boo photo: Francesc Olivé Olesti Paimio Sanatorium Alvar Aallontie Paimio 's tuberculosis sanatorium is remotely situated in thick forest about 29km east of Turku It is the building that first put on the modern architectural map Aalto's starting point for the design of the sanatorium was to make the building itself a contributor to the healing process This winning competition design was made in 1929 and the sanatorium was built in The building served exclusively as a tuberculosis sanatorium until the early 1960s, when it was converted into a general hospital Today the building is part of the University of Turku Central Hospital The reinforced concrete frame construction is fully exposed and fully exploited aesthetically: taut and muscular yet gracefully modulated Aalto and his wife Aino designed all of the sanatorium's furniture and interiors Some of the furniture, most notably the Paimio chair, is still in production by Artek Paimio sanatorium is nominated to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site 1933 Client Paimio Sanatorium, city of Paimio duv_ photo: Toni Torrent i Del Rio 6

7 photo: Toni Torrent i Del Rio photo: Francesc Olivé Olesti St Henry's ecumenical art chapel Seiskarinkatu Turku The chapel is placed in the landscape like religious buildings traditionally were The shape of the building follows the contours of the site The gradually forming green patina of the copper cladding blends in with the color of the pine trees Amidst the buildings of an activity center, the chapel resembles an old village church One walks from darkness towards light from a hidden source The elongated nave is organized in two parts, the chapel in the front part and the gallery at the back The visitor can study the works of art during the service The chapel is constructed like an upturned boat The load bearing structure consists of tapering ribs made of laminated pine Rising at two-meters intervals, they give the building a natural, organic form In the course of time, natural light will turn the tone of the timber to a reddish color The chapel's patinated altar is the last public work of Kain Tapper The altar window is a work by artist Hannu Konola Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Client Sanaksenaho s Kalevi Narmala St Henry's ecumenical art chapel duv_ photo: Jussi Tiainen Monday till Friday: 11-16; Thursday: ; Saturday and Sunday:

8 photo: Arno de la Chapelle photo: Jussi Tiainen Viikki Church Agronominkatu Viikki has recently seen a revival of timber architecture in churches A new addition to this genre is the Viikki Church, distinguished by the quality of its interiors, atmosphere and details On the outside, the upper part of the building housing the church spaces, is clad with thick aspen shingles which will turn grey over time The only indication of its religious identity is a stubby belltower and slender, barely noticeable metal cross The lower, recreational section is generously windowed and clad with boards The most exciting internal spaces are of course the religious ones which can be combined by opening the sliding doors dividing them The church halls have windows about 2m high overlooking the landscape and a small garden, but the overall appearance, appropriately for a space of worship, is closed and inward-looking The most striking features of these spaces are the wall construction and the ceiling, vaguely reminiscing Nordic Christmas decorations made of straw photo: Jussi Tiainen 2005 Artist Client JKMM s Antti Tanttu Parish of Helsinki Tarja_Nurmi 8

9 photo: HJ Imhoff photo: HJ Imhoff Rovaniemi Library Jorma Eton tie Rovaniemi The municipal library is one of a group of three buildings designed by to form a civic and cultural centre for Rovaniemi The library was built in 1965 and has one of Aalto's most successful late interiors with several changes of level and with lighting designed to exploit the low northern sun It includes an exhibition room and small auditorium and, in the basement, a music library and museum The exterior is faced with ribbed ceramic tiles (text by JM Richards 800 Years of Finnish ure Vancouver: David and Charles, 1978 p179) photo: HJ Imhoff 1965, Interior architect HJI Mon - Thu , Fri , Sat Reading room AINO: Sun

10 photo: HJ Imhoff photo: HJ Imhoff Lappia Hall Jorma Eton tie 8A Rovaniemi "The accommodation of the Lappia House comprises the Lapland Provincial Museum, a music school, a small broadcasting organisation, a multi-purpose theatre seating over 400, and a 150-seat conference hall which can be combined with the theatre to form one volume The second of Aalto's buildings for Rovaniemi, the Lappia House, will be joined by a town hall, thus completing the infrastructure of the town centre While extensive use is made of tiling both externally and internally, the building seems to recall in its massing the Werkbund Theatre, 1914, of Van der Velde" (Text by David Dunster, ed ural Monographs 4: p75) photo: HJ Imhoff 1975 HJI Visits by appointment Guide service: Tel +358 (0)

11 photo: HJ Imhoff photo: HJ Imhoff University of Jyväskylä Seminaarikatu 15 Jyväskylä The extended deadline for the general planning competition was May 21, 1951 Aalto won first prize with the entry 'Urbs', and was immediately commissioned to work out plans for the individual buildings on the basis of the winning entry Construction began in 1953 The extensive site on the grounds of the old teacher training college consists of a wide depression next to a pine-clad ridge near the centre of town Aalto laid out a planted campus accessible only to pedestrians, with a sports field in the middle of the depression, leaving the late 19th-century college buildings higher up on the ridge Aalto's buildings form a loose U pattern that begins on the north side of the campus with the main building, which is made up of a fan-shaped auditorium wing and a rectangular three-storey classroom and laboratory wing The two sections are connected by a high hall containing an attractive Venetian staircase (For complete text see website) photo: HJ Imhoff 1959, Interior architect, Urban planner HJI University building is not (full) accessible by the public Public space is always accessible Near museum 11

12 photo: Filipe Brandão The Aalto House Riihitie Helsinki In 1934, Aino and Alvar acquired a site in almost completely untouched surroundings at Riihitie in Munkkiniemi The house was designed as both a family home and an office The slender mass of the office wing is in white-painted, lightly rendered brickwork The cladding material of the residential part is slender, dark-stained timber battens It has a flat roof and a large south-facing terrace Although the street elevation is severe and closed-off, it's softened by climbing plants and a slate path There are already signs of the 'new' Aalto, the Romantic Functionalist The plentiful use of wood as a finishing material and 4 open hearts built in brick also point to this It anticipates the 2-year younger Villa Mairea, a luxury residence where Aalto's creativity was able to come into full bloom But in contrast to its larger sister, the Aalto House is a cosy, intimate building for living and working, designed by two architects for themselves, using simple uncluttered materials photo: Filipe Brandão filipeb The Aalto House is open in December and January only by agreement Winter time (October 1 - November 30 and February 1 - April 31) Tuesday to Sunday, guided tours at 1400, 1500, 1600 and 1700 Summer time (May 1 - July 31 and September 1-31) Tuesday to Sunday, guided tours at 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600 and 1700 In August 2008 open from Monday to Sunday Max 20 people at one time enquiries and reservations: tel +358 (0)

13 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Temppeliaukio Church Lutherinkatu Helsinki Temppeliaukio Church is a Lutheran church in the Töölö neighbourhood of Helsinki The Temppeliaukio (Temple square) was selected as a location for a church in the 1930s, but the plan by J S Siren, the winner of two competitions to design the church, was interrupted in its early stages because of WWII After the war, there was another architectural competition, which was won by Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen in 1961 For economic reasons, the suggested plan was scaled back and the interior space of the church reduced by about one-quarter of the original plan Construction finally began in February of 1968, and the rock temple was completed for consecration in 1969 The interior was excavated and built into the rock, but is bathed in natural light entering through the glazed dome The church is used frequently as a concert venue due to its excellent acoustics photo: Piotr Krajewski Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen pkrajewski_pl Monday & Tuesday: (in winter: Tuesday: :45 & ) / Wednesday: / Thursday & Friday: / Saturday: / Sunday: 11: & / Closed during religious services 13

14 photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios Villa Mairea Kunnanvirasto, Laviantie Noormarkku Villa Mairea is a villa, guest-house and rural retreat built by the Finnish architect for Harry and Maire Gullichsen in Noormarkku, The Gullichsens were a wealthy couple and members of the Ahlström - Gullichsen family They told Aalto that he should regard it as 'an experimental house' Aalto seems to have treated the house as an opportunity to bring together all the themes that had been preoccupying him in his work to that point but had not been able to include them in actual buildingsthe plan of the Villa Mairea is a modified L-shape of the kind Aalto had used before It is a layout which automatically created a semi-private enclosure to one side, and a more exclusive, formal edge to confront the public world on the other The lawn and the swimming pool are situated in the angle of the L, with a variety of rooms overlooking them Horizontals and overhangs in the main composition echo the ground plane, and the curved pool weds the nearby forest topography In co- photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios 1939 Client Harry and Maire Gullichsen gonzalezdioslydia Admission fee adults: EUR 20/person, minimum fee EUR 75, students and pensioners: EUR 12 / person, minimum fee EUR 60 Enquiries Tel , info(at)villamaireafi Visits only by appointment, call at least one week beforehand 14

15 ia Hall Mannerheimintie Helsinki ia Hall is the leading congress and concert venue in Helsinki Centrally located in park-like surroundings, ia Hall is ideal for conferences, concerts and exhibitions, as well as smaller meetings, concerts and light entertainment ia Hall has hosted numerous international congresses and other events over the yearsthere's simply no other conference venue like it in A masterpiece by the great Finnish architect, ia Hall is worth a visit in its own right, and is visited by thousands of people a year from all over the world 1975 gonzalezdioslydia Open from Monday through Friday 8-17 Entrance fee (guided tour) EUR 6/adults, EUR 4/children, students, seniors Group tours enquiries Tel +358-(0) Fax +358 (0) , palvelupiste (at) finlandiatalofi 15

16 photo: M Kapanen// Museum photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios Museum Alvar Aallon katu Jyväskylä The Museum, a special museum of architecture, was founded in 1966 It is housed in a building designed by Aalto and completed in 1973 The museum has also been in charge of the Muuratsalo Experimental House since 1994 The museum, which functions as an Aalto information centre, organizes exhibitions in and abroad, and produces publications connected with There is a wide-ranging permanent exhibition of Aalto's work on show in the museum The permanent exhibition on was opened at the beginning of 1998, the centenary of Aalto's birth One of the museum's most important tasks is the preservation of 's buildings It maintains a nation-wide register of protected buildings and provides expert assistance on matters concerning Aalto's buildings, working in close cooperation with the National Board of Antiquities photo: M Kapanen// Museum 1973 gonzalezdioslydia The Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 11am-6pm (closed on Mondays) Admission fee EUR 6/adults EUR 2/ students and senior citizens Admission free schoolchildren and unemployed// ICOM, ICOMOS and Press cards The Café Alvar is open from Tuesday to Sunday 11:30-17 The Artek Shop is open Tuesday to Sunday

17 photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios Studio Tiilimäki Helsinki designed the building as his own office in 1955 Because of a number of large commissions, the office needed more space to work in The building is only a short walk from Aalto's own house, where the office had previously been located Studio Aalto is one of the best of 's 1950s buildings The white-rendered, wall-like, closed-in mass of the building conceals a garden shaped like an amphitheatre in its inner courtyard The office staff could sit on the slate steps of the amphitheatre, listen to lectures or watch slide shows projected on the white wall The principal space in the building is the curving studio which has a view opening onto the courtyard Horizontal battens fixed to the high walls of the studio allowed drawings to be displayed there The rear wall is covered with climbing plants reaching up to the high-level windows and prototypes of light fittings designed by are hung in front of the wall The slanting bay window of the conference room photo: Rauno Träskelin // Foundation 1955 gonzalezdioslydia Visits: Tuesday to Friday onlyat 1230pm 2009: Open only at 1130 from Tuesday-Sunday In August open at 1130 from Monday-Sunday Admission fee 17 Euro Students and senior citizens 7 Euro Groups of over 10 persons 10 Euro per person The admission fee includes guided tour Groups preferred to be agreed in advance, max20 people at one time Directions Tram 4 from Helsinki; north on Mannerheimintie street to last stop at Munkkiniemi (approx 30 min ride from the tram stop at the SOKOS department store) Walk west one block on Laajalahdentie, after sports field turn right on Riihitie 17

18 photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios Otaniemi Technical University Library Otakaari Espoo "The library closes off at an oblique angle the third side of the park/court established by the main buildings of the Institute of Technology, begun twenty-two years previously As a major reference library, the main problem was to provide good working conditions for the students over a three-storey basement for the library stacks These spaces, and the small lending collection are housed in a faceted volume on the side, away from the main buildings In the rectilinear tail of the building, offices and seminar rooms are provided" From: David Dunster, ed ural Monographs 4: p48 photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios 1969 gonzalezdioslydia Campus area open for visitors Library: Monday to Friday 8am-21pm, Saturday 9am -16pm (June 1 - August 31: Monday 8-18, Tuesday to Friday 8-16)

19 photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios Otaniemi University of Technology (TKK) Otakaari Espoo designed the campus for the Otaniemi Technical University in Espoo, between 1949 and 1966 Aalto's buildings for the university include the main building, the library, the shopping centre, and the water tower, with a crescent-shaped auditorium at the center "The focal point of this university centre is the auditorium building with two large halls (also intended for congresses) Its staircase-like ascending rows of windows suggest from the outside and amphitheatre All tuition rooms are in adjacent buildings grouped about small internal courts, and here are also found the smaller lecture-rooms, laboratories and professors' rooms The centre is divided into three principal departments: general, geodetic and architectural The chief materials are dark red brick, black granite and copper" From: Egon Tempel New Finnish ure New York, Washington: Frederick A Praeger, 1968 p photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios gonzalezdioslydia Campus area open for visitors Main building: Mon-Thu , Fri (June 1 - August 31 Mon-Fri 8-16); Enquiries +358 (0) Library: Mon-Fri 8-21, Sat 9-16 (June 1 - August 31 Mon 8-18, Tue-Fri 8-16) Shopping center: open in business hours Watertower: exterior only

20 Kamppi Chapel of Silence Simonkatu Helsinki Kamppi Chapel of Silence is located in a corner of the Narinkkatori square in Helsinki, at the entrance of the Kamppi shopping center The Chapel is intended to be place where people can have a moment of silence and meet each other Floor area/size m² K2S Nazar Monday to Friday: 7 am - 8pm Saturdays and Sundays: 10am 6pm 20

21 Stora Enso Oy Headquarters Kanavaranta Helsinki Building planned by in Nazar No entrance to the building 21

22 Rautatalo Office Building Keskuskatu Helsinki Building planned by in 1951, 1955 and Nazar 22

23 Academic Bookshop Keskuskatu Helsinki Designed in competition in 1962, though not built until , Aalto's Academic Bookshop provides a bright, attractive but businesslike interior piazza, lit by geometric, almost crystalline glass skylights and surrounded by beautiful, austere white marble The deep, bright interior is unexpected behind the dark, copper office facade, and successfully creates a place that is more than just a store 1969 Nazar 23

24 Helsinki Central railway station Asema-aukio Helsinki Helsinki Central railway station is a widely recognised landmark in central Helsinki,, and the focal point of public transport in the Greater Helsinki area The station is used by approximately 200,000 passengers per day, making it 's most-visited building 1911 Eliel Saarinen Nazar 24

25 City center offices Keskuskatu 1B Helsinki nki/keskusta/keskuskatu-1-b City center offices designed by Eliel Saarinen 1920 Eliel Saarinen Nazar 25

26 photo: National Museum of Nervandersgatan Helsinki The National Museum of presents Finnish history from the Stone Age to the present day, through objects and cultural history The Finnish National Romantic style building is located in central Helsinki and operates in collaboration with the National Board of Antiquities, an association related to the government's Ministry of Education 1910 Eliel Saarinen Nazar 26

27 photo: photo: Jorge Losada House of Culture Sturenkatu Helsinki The House of Culture in Helsinki is Aalto in his 'red brick period' He achieves the free-form curves of the concert hall walls using wedge-shaped bricks, arranged variously with their shorter edge facing inside or outside the wall The impact of the solid brick walls must be seen in the context of what had gone before In, the National-Romantics had used wood and granite to show closeness to Finnish nature, while the modern movement (as elsewhere) used more abstract white plaster surfaces (which did not wear well particularly in the Finnish climate) Aalto's red brick was therefore a bigger statement than it now seems: a man-made material that keeps its individuality and local personality The House of Culture combines a concert hall (in curved red brick), an office building (a conventional rectangle in form, but with a visually striking facade brought alive by greening copper), and a lecture-theatre block connecting the two photo: Jorge Losada 1958 Nazar 27

28 photo: Jussi Tiainen photo: Jussi Tiainen Kuokkala Church Syöttäjänkatu Jyväskylä The church in the suburban neighbourhood of Kuokkala Jyväskyla is a sculptural building containing all desired functions within one single recognizable shape, contemporary, yet rich in historical allusions Material choices create a dialogue of contrasts between the exteriors and interiors The roof and walls of the church are covered with Spanish slate tiles, while wood and copper details give the building a sense of warmth and scale Wood plays a central role in the interior spaces The shape of the interior wooden grid shell construction, fixed on a primary structure in glue laminated timber, recalls Gothic cathedrals and relies on the knowledge of masters of handcrafted building methods The church and parish meeting halls can be combined into one large sacral space with adjoining youth facilities A gallery above the halls houses the organ and the cantors' offices The nave is located in the middle of the building while the lobby, sacristy and kitchen are arranged around it photo: Jussi Tiainen Floor area/size m² Main designer, Client OOPEAA - Office for Peripheral ure Luonti arkkitehdit Oy Parish of Jyväskylä OOPEAA 28

29 photo: Jussi Tiainen photo: Jussi Tiainen Puukuokka Housing Block Syöttajankatu Jyväskylä Puukuokka is an energy-efficient trio of multi-story timber-framed flats in Jyväskylä It comprises three 6-8 story blocks and 150 flats The project visually enhances the surrounding townscape while offering affordable, eco-efficient housing adaptable to changing needs The structures utilize Stora's Enso CLT (cross laminated timber) Urban MultyStory concept, consisting of prefabricated volumetric modules which are dry, adaptable, and light The CLT frame is both load-bearing and stiffening, and provides a vapor barrier and partial heat insulation Risks of installation flaws are reduced and the modular structure is more dimensionally stable under a moisture attack Puukuokka offers a low-cost, low-risk funding alternative for homebuyers After renting a flat for 20 years, the occupant becomes its owner Initially paying a modest down payment (7% of the home s value) the tenants can benefit of a State-guaranteed bank loan, paid off in form of rent over a 20-year period photo: Jussi Tiainen Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Client OOPEAA - Office for Peripheral ure Lakea Oy OOPEAA 29