FINLAND 2011 Projects 19 Created 25-May-11 By luca ponsi, firenze, Italy 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 6 The Aalto House Villa Mairea 13 ia Hall 14 Museum 15 Studio 16 Helsinki, atelier, museum 7 Otaniemi Technical University Library 17 Espoo, cafe, library, university 8 Otaniemi University of Technology (TKK) 18 Espoo, auditorium, library, university 9 Public Attic 19 Helsinki, Casagrande Laboratory community centre, pavilion 10 Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, cafe, museum, shop Rovaniemi, 5 Rovaniemi, library, museum 12 Helsinki, congress centre Viikki, JKMM s church, religion 4 Turku, Sanaksenaho s chapel, exposition space Temppeliaukio Church Noormarkku, museum, private house Paimio, hospital 3 Säynätsalo, government Helsinki, Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen church Helsinki, Steven Holl culture, exposition space, museum 2 Helsinki Music Center 20 Helsinki, LPR s education, music theatre 11 Helsinki, museum, private house http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 1
photo: Arno de la Chapelle photo: Arno de la Chapelle Turku Central Library Linnankatu 2 20100 Turku http://wwwturkufi/library 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: 10-20 Saturday: 10-16 Sunday: 12-18:00 h http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 2
photo: David Uró Vilanova photo: David Uró Vilanova KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art Mannerheiminaukio 2 00100 Helsinki http://wwwkiasmafi/ 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, http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 3
photo: Francesc Olivé Olesti photo: Francesc Olivé Olesti Säynätsalo Town Hall Parviaisentie 9 40900 Säynätsalo http://wwwjyvaskylafi/saynatsalo/ 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 - 330 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 4
photo: Ester Serrano Boo photo: Francesc Olivé Olesti Paimio Sanatorium Alvar Aallontie 260 21530 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 1929-33 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 5
photo: Toni Torrent i Del Rio photo: Francesc Olivé Olesti St Henry's ecumenical art chapel Seiskarinkatu 35 20900 Turku http://wwwhenrikinfi/kappeli/ 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 2005 300 m² Structural engineer Client Sanaksenaho s Kalevi Narmala St Henry's ecumenical art chapel duv_ photo: Jussi Tiainen Monday till Friday: 11-16; Thursday: 11-1830; Saturday and Sunday: 12-15 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 6
photo: Arno de la Chapelle photo: Jussi Tiainen Viikki Church Agronominkatu 5 00790 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 7
photo: HJ Imhoff photo: HJ Imhoff Rovaniemi Library Jorma Eton tie 6 96100 Rovaniemi http://www4rovaniemifi/arkkitehtuuri/eng/ 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 1100-2000, Fri 1100-1700, Sat 1100-1600 Reading room AINO: Sun 1100-1600 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 8
photo: HJ Imhoff photo: HJ Imhoff Lappia Hall Jorma Eton tie 8A Rovaniemi http://lapinkavijatrovaniemifi/aalto/lappia_enhtml "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)16 356 2096 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 9
photo: HJ Imhoff photo: HJ Imhoff University of Jyväskylä Seminaarikatu 15 Jyväskylä http://filealvaraaltofi/searchphp?id=164 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 10
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 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 8-1936 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 12-18 Max 20 people at one time enquiries and reservations: tel +358 (0)9 481 350 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 11
photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Temppeliaukio Church Lutherinkatu 3 00100 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 8-1969 Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen pkrajewski_pl Monday & Tuesday: 1000-2000 (in winter: Tuesday: 1000 12:45 & 1530-1800) / Wednesday: 1000-1830 / Thursday & Friday: 1000-2000 / Saturday: 1000-1800 / Sunday: 11:45 1345 & 1530-1800 / Closed during religious services http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 12
Villa Mairea Kunnanvirasto, Laviantie 4 29600 Noormarkku http://wwwvillamaireafi/ 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- 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 +358 10 888 4460, info(at)villamaireafi Visits only by appointment, call at least one week beforehand http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 13
photo: Nazar Leskiw photo: Nazar Leskiw ia Hall Mannerheimintie 13 00100 Helsinki http://wwwfinlandiatalofi/en/ 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)9-402 4211 Fax +358 (0)9 4024 249, palvelupiste (at) finlandiatalofi http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 14
photo: M Kapanen// Museum Museum Alvar Aallon katu 7 40101 Jyväskylä http://wwwalvaraaltofi/museum/museumhtm 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 11-18 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 15
Studio Tiilimäki 20 00330 Helsinki http://wwwalvaraaltofi/info/studioaaltohtm 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 http://wwwalvaraaltofi/info/guide/helsinkihtm 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 16
Otaniemi Technical University Library Otakaari 1 02150 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 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) http://wwwalvaraaltofi/info/guide/finlandhtm http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 17
Otaniemi University of Technology (TKK) Otakaari 1 02150 Espoo http://wwwtkkfi/en/ 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 p125 1966 gonzalezdioslydia Campus area open for visitors Main building: Mon-Thu 745-20, Fri 745-18 (June 1 - August 31 Mon-Fri 8-16); Enquiries +358 (0)9 451 2035 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 http://wwwalvaraaltofi/info/guide/finlandhtm http://wwwhelsinkifi/en/index/kaupunkijaseutu/liikennehtml http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 18
photo: Yehia Eweis photo: Yehia Eweis Public Attic Mannerheimintie 31 00100 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 7-2004 40 m² Client Casagrande Laboratory Helsinki Festival Casagrande The Public Attic was demolished after the Helsinki Festival in 2004 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 19
photo: Gerlinde Goudswaard photo: Gerlinde Goudswaard Helsinki Music Center Mannerheimintie 13a 00100 Helsinki http://wwwmusiikkitalofi 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 8-2011 36000 m² Client LPR s Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Sibelius Academy Gerlinde 500 meter from Helsinki Central Railway Station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/lucap/guides/finland%202011/ 20