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helsinki Projects 8 Created 01-Aug-12 By

Studio The Aalto House 6 Parliament Annexe

Tuomo Suomalainen church 2 KIASMA Museum

Holl culture, exposition space, museum 5

1 helsinki Projects 8 Created 01-Aug-12 By zhen huang, berlin, Germany Helsinki Music Center Helsinki, LPR s education, music theatre Temppeliaukio Church ia Hall 3 Studio The Aalto House 6 Parliament Annexe 7 Helsinki, Helin & Co s government 4 Helsinki, congress centre Helsinki, museum, private house Helsinki, Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen church 2 KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art 8 Helsinki, Steven Holl culture, exposition space, museum 5 Helsinki, atelier, museum Public Attic 9 Helsinki, Casagrande Laboratory community centre, pavilion 1

photo: Gerlinde Goudswaard photo: Gerlinde Goudswaard Helsinki Music Center Mannerheimintie 13a http://wwwmusiikkitalofi The Helsinki Music Center

between 's ia Hall and KIASMA Museum (Steven Holl) The main hall seats 1700 people Besides that it hosts five smaller auditoriums In addition, the

Center opened in the autumn of 2011 photo: Gerlinde Goudswaard Floor area/size 8-2011 36000 m² Client LPR s Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish

2 photo: Gerlinde Goudswaard photo: Gerlinde Goudswaard Helsinki Music Center Mannerheimintie 13a 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 '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 2

photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Temppeliaukio Church Lutherinkatu 3 Temppeliaukio Church is a Lutheran church in the Töölö neighbourhood of Helsinki The Temppeliaukio (Temple square)

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

3 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Temppeliaukio Church Lutherinkatu 3 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 3

photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw ia Hall Mannerheimintie 13 http://wwwfinlandiatalofi/en/ ia Hall is the leading congress and concert venue in Helsinki Centrally located in park-like

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

4 photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw ia Hall Mannerheimintie 13 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 photo: Nazar Leskiw 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 4

photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios photo: Lydia Gonzalez Dios Studio Tiilimäki 20 00330 Helsinki http://wwwalvaraaltofi/info/studioaaltohtm designed the building as his own office in 1955 Because of a number

'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

5 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 5

photo: Filipe Brandão The Aalto House Riihitie 20 00330 Helsinki http://wwwalvaraaltofi/ In 1934, Aino and Alvar acquired a site in almost completely untouched surroundings at Riihitie in Munkkiniemi

6 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)

photo: Voitto Niemelä photo: Voitto Niemelä Parliament Annexe Arkadiankatu 3 00102 Helsinki http://wwweduskuntafi The red-granite Parliament House designed by JS Sirén and completed in 1931, is a

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

7 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 7

photo: David Uró Vilanova photo: David Uró Vilanova KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art Mannerheiminaukio 2 http://wwwkiasmafi/ Kiasma lies in the heart of Helsinki at the foot of the Parliament

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

8 photo: David Uró Vilanova photo: David Uró Vilanova KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art Mannerheiminaukio 2 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, 8

photo: Yehia Eweis photo: Yehia Eweis Public Attic Mannerheimintie 31 This project, A Public Attic for Helsinki, was part of the Helsinki Festival in 2004 and faced the Parliament of All the

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

9 photo: Yehia Eweis photo: Yehia Eweis Public Attic Mannerheimintie 31 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

Helsinki.Projects 14. Turku Central Library Turku, Finland JKMM Architects library. Temppeliaukio Church Helsinki, Finland. 3 Helsinki, Finland

Helsinki.Projects 14. Turku Central Library Turku, Finland JKMM Architects library. Temppeliaukio Church Helsinki, Finland. 3 Helsinki, Finland Helsinki Projects 14 Created 18-May-12 By Manuel Manu, Madrid, Spain Turku Central Library Turku, JKMM s library Sakarinmäki School KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art Parliament Annexe 4 The Aalto House