22 Helsinki, Finland Juhani Pallasmaa Architects housing, office, shopping centre

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1 Helsinki Projects 42 Created 10-Apr-16 By Studio Ramin Visch Ruimtelijk ontwerpers, Amsterdam, Netherlands Helsinki Seafarers Centre Helsinki, ARK-house s mixed-use development University of Helsinki Library Helsinki Music Center Helsinki Center of Economic Research HTC Helsinki Helsinki Central railway station National Museum of Stockmann department store 8 City center offices Helsinki, Eliel Saarinen office Sitra tower 15 House of Culture 16 Kallio church 17 Arena house 18 Helsinki, Lars Sonck theatre 9 Supreme Administrative Court of 19 Helsinki, Waldemar Aspelin court building 10 Parliament House 20 Helsinki, Johan Sigfrid Sirén government 11 Sörnäisten 21 Helsinki, Hannunkari & Mäkipaja apartment, housing 12 Helsinki, Sigurd Frosterus shopping centre Helsinki, Lars Sonck church Helsinki, Heikki and Kaija Sirén 7 Helsinki, Eliel Saarinen museum Circular Building 14 Helsinki, Alvar Aalto theatre Helsinki, Eliel Saarinen train station 6 Helsinki, arkitektur plus development ab office Varma Office Building Helsinki, Helin & Co s market, office Helsinki, Gullichsen Vormala Arkkitehdit education, university 5 Helsinki, LPR s education, music theatre Helsinki, Tuomo Siitonen s office Helsinki, Anttinen Oiva Arkkitehdit library 4 Kamppi Centre 22 Helsinki, Juhani Pallasmaa s housing, office, shopping centre 13 Salmisaaren Liikuntakeskus 23 Helsinki, Arkkitehtitoimisto Pekka Lukkaroinen fitness club, mixed-use development, sport 1

2 Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel Helsinki, Gordon Murray & Alan Dunlop s hotel Rantatie Business Park Rautatalo Office Building ia Hall Alvar Aalto Studio Temppeliaukio Church The Aalto House KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art Parliament Annexe 28 Hotel Paasitorni Helsinki, K2S hotel Academic Bookshop 35 Sanoma House 36 Stora Enso Oy Headquarters 37 Muurikuja 1 Housing 38 Helsinki, ARK-house s social housing 29 Kamppi Chapel of Silence 39 Helsinki, K2S chapel 30 Sakarinmäki School 40 Sipoo, Sari Nieminen community centre, kindergarten, primary school 31 Viikki Church 41 Viikki, JKMM s church, religion 32 Helsinki, Helin & Co s government Helsinki, Alvar Aalto office Helsinki, Steven Holl culture, exposition space, museum 27 Helsinki, Alvar Aalto museum, private house 34 Helsinki, Antti-Matti Siikala office Helsinki, Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen church 26 Helsinki, Alvar Aalto atelier, museum Public Attic Helsinki, Alvar Aalto Helsinki, Alvar Aalto congress centre 25 Helsinki, Alvar Aalto office Helsinki, Casagrande Laboratory community centre, pavilion Helsinki, SARC s office 24 Finnish Pavilion for the Venice Biennale 42 Venice, Italy Alvar Aalto pavilion 33 Finnish Pavilion Expo '92 43 Seville, Spain MONARK pavilion 2

3 Kirkkojärven koulu Espoo, Verstas Arkkitehdit education, library, primary school, secondary school 44 Turku Central Library 45 Turku, JKMM s library 3

4 photo: Jussi Tiainen Helsinki Seafarers Centre Komentosilta Helsinki The starting point in a David and Goliath juxtaposition has required a carefully considered architectural strategy The infinitely small volume of the Seafarers' Centre was in danger of being completely dominated by the crushing hectare-sized steel warehouses, and the artificial landscape of tarmac fields and container seas As a counter-point, a soft organic form language was chosen for the building, as well as a wood construction The architecture of the building could be described as contextual in the wide sense of the word: the preserved hillock, with its trees and rocks, is an essential part of the architecture of the building photo: Jussi Tiainen 2009 ARK-house s 4

5 University of Helsinki Library Kaisaniemenkatu Helsinki A building on Kaisaniemenkatu-Kajsaniemigatan was renovated into a library for four faculties of the University of Helsinki Anttinen Oiva Arkkitehdit It is very near the main railway station 5

6 photo: Gerlinde Goudswaard photo: Gerlinde Goudswaard Helsinki Music Center Mannerheimintie 13a Helsinki The Helsinki Music Center (Finnish: Helsingin musiikkitalo) is a concert hall and a music center in Helsinki It is located on the site of the former VR warehouses, which is between Alvar Aalto's ia Hall and KIASMA Museum (Steven Holl) The main hall seats 1700 people Besides that it hosts five smaller auditoriums In addition, the building accommodates some premises of the Sibelius Academy, coffee shops and a restaurant The project was started already in 1992 Finally the Music Center opened in the autumn of 2011 photo: Gerlinde Goudswaard Floor area/size m² Client LPR s Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Sibelius Academy Gerlinde 500 meter from Helsinki Central Railway Station 6

7 Helsinki Center of Economic Research Arkadiankatu Helsinki Helsinki Center of Economic Research (HECER) is a joint initiative of the University of Helsinki (UH), the Aalto University School of Economics (HSE) and the Hanken School of Economics (SHH) HECER and the three economics departments of the participating universities (UH, HSE and SHH) are located in the Economicum building in the very center of Helsinki 2004 Gullichsen Vormala Arkkitehdit 7

8 HTC Helsinki Tammasaarenkatu Helsinki HTC Helsinki, 's first High Tech Center, is located on Tammasaarenkatu street in the seaside environment of Helsinki's Ruoholahti district The five HTC buildings, which were completed in 2001, were named after explorers' ships: Columbus' Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, Nordenskjöld's Vega, and Heyerdal's Kon-Tiki Some 30 companies providing 1,500 jobs operate from rented floor space totaling approximately 36,000 m2 The buildings were designed by Kai Wartiainen Oy, an architect's office, in cooperation with Evata Oy Floor area/size m² arkitektur plus development ab 8

9 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 9

10 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 10

11 Circular Building Siltasaarenkatu Helsinki Ympyrätalo "Circular Building" was built in 1968 (architects Heikki and Kaija Sirén) It's a bank/office building in Helsinki (formerly a bank called Kansallis-Osake-Pankki) 1968 Heikki and Kaija Sirén 11

12 Stockmann department store Mannerheimvägen Helsinki The Stockmann department store is a culturally significant business building and department store located in the centre of Helsinki, It is one of many department stores owned by the Stockmann corporation Annually, about 17 million customers visit the store and it is thus the largest department store in It is also the largest department store in the Nordic countries in terms of area and total sales 1930 Sigurd Frosterus 12

13 City center offices Keskuskatu 1B Helsinki nki/keskusta/keskuskatu-1-b City center offices designed by Eliel Saarinen 1920 Eliel Saarinen 13

14 Varma Office Building Salmisaarenranta Helsinki The building houses a visible situation in the townscape as a part of the sea front of the Finnish capital The brick facade fits well both to image of insurance company and to rough atmosphere of the old industrial and harbour buildings in the neighbourhood The volume is proportioned to the two macro-themes: the horizontal lines of the motorway bridge and the shoreline The gables of the high office blocks are articulated strongly vertically The conference block stretches stepwise over the shore bringing tension to the composition The restaurant and its terrace with outdoors auditorium form a big common window trough that the building looks towards the sea Working conditions and ergonomics have been on the main role in the design process The working facilities are articulated hierarchal on the private-common dimension The individual cells are looking to the city so the open office areas have a sea view 2011 Tuomo Siitonen s 14

15 Sitra tower Itämerentori Helsinki Built in 2000, Sitra tower - at 72 meters - is one of the tallest buildings in Helsinki 2000 Helin & Co s 15

16 photo: Alvar Aalto 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 Alvar Aalto 16

17 Kallio church Östra Prästgatan Helsinki Kallio Church was built in The design by Lars Sonck represents a change from the National Romantic style to Art Nouveau Jean Sibelius composed a melody for the 7 bells of the church The altarpiece was painted in 1956 It is the only church in with both Baroque and French Romantic organs The seating capacity is 1100 Kallio Church is located at the end of the longest straight street in Helsinki 1912 Lars Sonck 17

18 Arena house Broholmsgatan Helsinki Arena-house, named after are comedy theater still running in the building It was saved in the 60 s demolishing of old Helsinki only because it filled it s space in it s triangle-shape block so well 1929 Lars Sonck 18

19 Supreme Administrative Court of Fabianinkatu Helsinki The Supreme Administrative Court of is the highest court in the Finnish administrative court system, parallel to the Supreme Court of Its jurisdiction covers the legality of the decisions of government officials, and its decisions are final 1901 Waldemar Aspelin 19

20 Parliament House Mannerheimvägen Helsinki Sirén designed Parliament House in an architectural style combining Neoclassicism with early twentieth century modernism Sirén's combination of simplified columns and balusters with simplified planar geometry bears comparison to similar explorations by Erik Gunnar Asplund and Jo?e Ple?nik The exterior is red Kalvola granite The façade is lined by fourteen columns with Corinthian capitals The building has five floors, each of which is unique The floors are connected by a white marble staircase and famous paternoster lifts Most important for visitors are the main lobby, the stately Session Hall and the large Hall of State Notable later additions to the building are the library annex completed in 1978 and a separate office block, the Pikkuparlamentti (English: Little Parliament), the necessity of which was an object of some controversy, completed in Johan Sigfrid Sirén Guided tours are arranged on Saturdays at 11:00 and 12:30 and on Sundays at 12:00 and 13:30; in July and August also at 14:00 on weekdays Tuesdays and Fridays you can watch the Parliament in session from the public balcony 20

21 Sörnäisten Sörnäisten Helsinki Now that the harbour operations have left Kalasatama, the area is is being developed to a centre of business and housing The beautiful maritime milieu is the perfect place to enjoy life, with effective public transport and a central location making Kalasatama an easily accessible work environment near the city centre The transformation of a former gasometer in Suvilahti into a cultural centre adds further value to the area 2011 Hannunkari & Mäkipaja 21

22 Kamppi Centre Narinkkatori Square Helsinki Kamppi Centre is a new, vibrant hub in the Kamppi neighborhood in downtown Helsinki It covers variety of public transport, services, working and living Underground is a central bus terminal for local buses, a long-distance coaches traffic terminal, the Kamppi metro station, a freight depot and an internal parking; above ground is a new lively pedestrian area, a 6-floor shopping centrer, shops, restaurants, night clubs and service points, high-class offices and apartments 2006 Juhani Pallasmaa s Kamppi Centre is in downtown Helsinki, between the headquarters of Helsingin Energia (Sähkötalo) by Alvar Aalto and the Tennis Palace (Tennispalatsi) on the West, the Glass Palace (Lasipalatsi) and Kiasma on the East It is served by Kamppi metro station as well as by local buses and long-distance coaches from Espoo The open spaces and the exterior of the complex are always enjoyable; metro station and bus and coaches terminals respect Helsinki City Transport timetables; opening hours of st 22

23 photo: Kuvatoimisto Kuvio Oy photo: Kuvatoimisto Kuvio Oy Salmisaaren Liikuntakeskus Energiakatu Helsinki It's a huge sports center with facilities for indoor climbing and beach volley in addition to regular gyms etc At 30 meters the climbing wall is the highest in Floor area/size m² Arkkitehtitoimisto Pekka Lukkaroinen 23

24 Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel Ruoholahdenranta Helsinki Nestled right by the sea in the city centre, the Radisson Blu Seaside Hotel is a great choice for both business travellers and families on holiday The building that houses the hotel is a former dairy laboratory and cheese factory The rich and long history is visible in the numerous pillars in the older part of the building and the several paintings of cheese and mice around the hotel Gordon Murray & Alan Dunlop s 24

25 Rantatie Business Park Hermannin Rantatie Helsinki The office building is located in Kalasatama on Hermannin Rantatie in Helsinki Now that the harbour operations have left Kalasatama, the area is is being developed to a centre of business and housing 2010 SARC s 25

26 Rautatalo Office Building Keskuskatu Helsinki Building planned by Alvar Aalto in 1951, 1955 and Alvar Aalto 26

27 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 Alvar Aalto, 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 Alvar Aalto 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 27

28 photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios Alvar Aalto Studio Tiilimäki Helsinki Alvar Aalto 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 Alvar Aalto'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 Alvar Aalto are hung in front of the wall The slanting bay window of the conference room photo: Rauno Träskelin // Alvar Aalto Foundation 1955 Alvar Aalto 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 28

29 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 29

30 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 Alvar Aalto 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)

31 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, 31

32 photo: Voitto Niemelä photo: Voitto Niemelä Parliament Annexe Arkadiankatu Helsinki The red-granite Parliament House designed by JS Sirén and completed in 1931, is a familiar landmark for visitors to Helsinki When the old premises could no longer meet the need of the day, additional space was found on a patch of parkland next to the Parliament House, although separated from it by a road An international competition was launched in 1998, and won by Helin & Co s The annexe is divided into two distinct sections: a triangular, higher mass located by the roadside, and a low, curved wing Between these sections lies a semicircular atrium the height of the entire building, bringing light into the heart of the exceptionally deep plan The façade of the triangular section was originally intended to be glazed, but this had to be exchanged for burnt-clay brick for reasons of city scaping and security concerns In contrast, the curved section has a glazed double façade, to emphasize the open nature of Nordic democracy and its links with the public photo: Voitto Niemelä 2004 Client Helin & Co s The Finnish Parliament Anne_Veinola The ground floor of the triangular section contains facilities open to the public: a bookshop, a café and an information office Guided tours: Saturdays 11 am and 12:30 noon, Sundays 12 noon and 13:30 pm 32

33 Hotel Paasitorni Paasivuorenkatu Helsinki A 170 room hotel will form the latest addition to the 100 year old monumental Paasitorni building in Helsinki While parts of the existing building will be converted, the most radical changes take place in the courtyard, where an existing building will be replaced by a new hotel wing Floor area/size m² K2S 33

34 photo: Yehia Eweis photo: Yehia Eweis Public Attic Mannerheimintie Helsinki This project, A Public Attic for Helsinki, was part of the Helsinki Festival in 2004 and faced the Parliament of All the materials used were recycled from various construction sites in Helsinki This way, it was a temporary collage of material streams produced by the city A city can have an attic, a public attic to reflect the collective subconscious During the festival, people were bringing objects to the Public Attic and exchanged them for free This way, the building became a small, spontaneous community centre and a form of improvised architecture All the objects are tied to stories This way, the attic is also a narrative space For the construction of the Public Attic a team from the Bauhaus University, consisting of Christian Edlinger, Dirk Schultz and Daniel Guishardt, was essential The attic was demolished after the festival photo: Yehia Eweis Floor area/size m² Client Casagrande Laboratory Helsinki Festival Casagrande The Public Attic was demolished after the Helsinki Festival in

35 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 Alvar Aalto 35

36 Sanoma House Mannerheiminaukio Helsinki Sanoma House is situated in ia Park, a cultural oasis in the heart of Helsinki, north of the Helsinki railway station, beside Kiasma (the Museum of Contemporary Art) and the Music Centre It houses the editorial offices of Helsingin Sanomat, Ilta-Sanomat and Taloussanomat, among others 2011 Antti-Matti Siikala 36

37 Stora Enso Oy Headquarters Kanavaranta Helsinki Building planned by Alvar Aalto in Alvar Aalto No entrance to the building 37

38 Muurikuja 1 Housing Muurikuja Helsinki Muurikuja 1 Housing does not attempt to be in harmony with its multifaceted context The facades collage of colors, reds, oranges, greens, and yellows stand out against the black wall backdrop The new social housing block is situated amidst the existing industrial and office building construction, along with desolate prefabricated housing from 1990 The buildings present a towering front on waterside road, and are noise barrier-like black boxes The appearance of the side corridor walls with their randomly organized openings is lightened by the use of laminate panels with a wood grain pattern - a sympathetic imitation material coupled with the large modular-size bricks used to clad the walls Green and orange ochre rendered brick walls are broken up by patches of white Floor area/size m² Client ARK-house s The Helsinki Housing Production Department By metro ( Kalasatama station) 38

39 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 Monday to Friday: 7 am - 8pm Saturdays and Sundays: 10am 6pm 39

40 photo: Arno de la Chapelle photo: Arno de la Chapelle Sakarinmäki School Knutersintie Sipoo photo: Arno de la Chapelle The new Sakarinmäki School in Sipoo, just east of Helsinki, houses educational spaces for school children at all levels of primary education, as well as a congregational centre and day care urally the school is thoroughly contemporary and yet it also has a certain rural character The colours -shades of red, brown, yellow and grey- are reminiscent of traditional Finnish wooden houses and stately manors Seen from the main road it looks as if it has been there for a long time The Sakarinmäki School design is based on the idea of arranging the different units as a village, with streets and alleys between the volumes All the different units have lightweight façades clad with fine vertical or horizontal wood panelling, and each unit has its own colour which extends to the internal 'piazza' Among many new and highly praised school buildings in this modestly sized newcomer belongs to the most sympathetic It stands alone in the landscape but is like a village itself Public access unknown! Floor area/size m² Main designer, Client Sari Nieminen SAFA Sipoo Commune Tarja_Nurmi 40

41 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 41

42 photo: Addison Godel photo: Addison Godel Finnish Pavilion for the Venice Biennale Giardini Pubblici Venice Italy In 1955 Maire Gullichsen of the Contemporary Art Association of Helsinki charges Alvar Aalto with the design of a temporary pavilion for, while waiting for a Nordic Countries Pavilion The concept behind the project, as Aalto once said, is something in between a Sámi tent, the transportable Altar of private Swejk and the Chapel Pazzi In 1956 the building is ready to be shipped in pieces from Helsinki The blue and white wooden structure, that was supposed to be temporary, has become over time an icon of the Biennale pavilions photo: Addison Godel Alvar Aalto lmattozz Get off at the Giardini boat station and walk towards the Biennale entrance 42

43 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Finnish Pavilion Expo '92 Calle de Marie Curie Seville Spain This pavilion was designed by MONARK, a group of 5 young architects who had studied together at the Helsinki University of Technology, and were all under the age of twenty-five at the stage of initial design The design of the pavilion was based on a place in central where the rock is split into two parts, known as the "Shaft of Hell" The pavilion is split into two contrasting buildings, "Keel" and "Machine" The shaft is represented by the space between the two buildings, which measures fifteen meters high, thirty-five meters long and only two meters wide The first building is made of Finnish pine and its construction is similar to the traditional way of building wooden ships, hence its name, "Keel" The other building, "Machine", is made entirely of steel It is designed to be efficiently built and disassembled Although the buildings are uniquely individual, it is the dramatic contrast which creates a tension between organic and industrial form photo: Dirk Verwoerd Project is not public! 1992 Client MONARK stef_mimoa 43

44 photo: Rauno Träskelin photo: Rauno Träskelin Kirkkojärven koulu Kotikyläntie Espoo This school is planned for 700 pupils, including preschool and classes from 1 to 9 The school building consists of two building volumes, rising up from the landscape, back to back, like brothers The small building mass represents the primary school and the big mass the comprehensive school The building divides the plot into school yard areas for children of different ages, with favourable orientations The school yard for the primary school receives morning light The yards of the comprehensive school bathe in afternoon sun The spaces are organized into public, semi-public and private areas In the central space the surrounding landscape is emphasized From the lobby and the dining hall there is an interplay of views to the Kirkkojärvi Park and other parts of the building The brick façades utilize the versatile properties of brick, comprising a collage of different brick-laying and bonding techniques 2010 Verstas Arkkitehdit GM_ photo: Rauno Träskelin 44

45 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 Alvar Aalto 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 45