Archinect

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Snøhetta will partner with the local firms WSP and Davidsson Tarkela Oy to create a new plaza and city block called "Klyyga" ("the crossing") in central Helsinki.

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Bustler

MAY 2, 2024

For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here. Read the full post on Bustler

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The "paint studio" is the second iteration of Cover Story outlets designed by Bergroth , who also created the interiors for the Finnish brand's flagship Helsinki store. These were informed by cranes in the port city, as well as the decorative vignettes that top many of Amsterdam buildings' facades, according to the brand. "The

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The Architect's Newsletter

JANUARY 12, 2024

I “discovered” Leiviskä’s work in 1991 through one of his ecclesiastical designs, the Myyrmäki Church and Parish Center at Vantaa outside Helsinki (1980–84).

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Bustler

APRIL 24, 2024

An international competition to build the new Museum of Architecture and Design in Helsinki, Finland, has been launched. The foundation behind the competition says: "Based on the competition, a more detailed timeline will be made on the development, zoning and construction of the new museum building.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A large steel-clad cube encloses the Dance House in Helsinki , which local architecture studios JKMM and ILO architects have created by converting and extending part of a former cable factory. Metal clads the exterior of the building. Read: JKMM incorporates industrial structures into University of the Arts Helsinki.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Helsinki-based JKMM Architects used glulam and black spruce cladding to relate the Chappe Art House to surrounding timber structures in the coastal town of Tammisaari, Finland. It has a glued laminated (glulam) timber structure and was clad in black-stained spruce as a nod to the nearby timber buildings.

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Bustler

APRIL 21, 2024

Registration Deadline: Aug 29, 2024; Submission Deadline Aug 29, 2024 An invitation to design the new museum of architecture and design in Helsinki, Finland. We are seeking a design for a globally unique museum building that redefines Helsinki as a destination for architecture, design, arts, and culture.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Studios White Arkitekter and K2S Architects are set to turn an underutilised area alongside Helsinki harbour into a cultural precinct incorporating several historic buildings. It has the potential to revitalise the whole of downtown Helsinki.". The plan preserves valued sightlines such as that to Uspenski Cathedral.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Borenius Office Space, Helsinki, Finland, New Finnish Interior Design, Architecture, Photography. Borenius Office Space in Helsinki, Finland. Location: Helsinki, Finland. The assignment was to design the Borenius Office Space in a historical building in the centre of Helsinki. Helsinki Architecture.

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The Spaces

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

‘Once Upon a Time’, the doors to many of Helsinki’s historic buildings – an old customs house, a port warehouse, and even a former abattoir – were opened to the unsuspecting public for the first time under the auspices of Helsinki Design Week. A bid to create “a structure without a structure”, he says.

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Hotel Designs

AUGUST 24, 2023

Providing accommodation to stay in style for days, weeks or months, the property will feature 55 rooms and suites with kitchenettes, a social kitchen and co-working space as well as a communal sauna, paying homage to Helsinki’s apartment building sauna culture.

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Deezen

AUGUST 12, 2022

Ninety-five pine trees that retain their branches support the roof of Little Finlandia, an events centre in Helsinki designed by recently graduated architect Jaakko Torvinen. The trees were individually selected from a forest outside Helsinki. The building was designed to evoke a sense of the country itself.

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The Architect's Newsletter

JANUARY 12, 2024

I “discovered” Leiviskä’s work in 1991 through one of his ecclesiastical designs, the Myyrmäki Church and Parish Center at Vantaa outside Helsinki (1980–84).

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Archeyes

AUGUST 24, 2023

Completed in 2021 and situated in the heart of Helsinki, the Vuosaari Heat Pump Building represents an eco-conscious triumph by Virkkunen & Co Architects Ltd. The post The Vuosaari Heat Pump Building by Virkkunen & Co Architects: Sustainable Innovation appeared first on ArchEyes.

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World Architecture Community

AUGUST 26, 2023

Helsinki-based architecture firm Virkkunen & Co Architects has completed a heat pump building with longitudinal brick walls placed on both sides in Helsinki, Finland.The project, called Vuosaari Heat Pump Building, was developed as a vital part of the transition to carbon.

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e-architect

MAY 24, 2023

A dry toilet developed by the City of Helsinki, dubbed Helsinki Huussi, is part of the “Huussi – Imagining the Future History of Sanitation” exhibition in the Pavilion of Finland, which opened on 18 May. Waste accumulated in the waterless Helsinki Huussi toilet is not flushed away as usual but is instead taken to be composted.

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Deezen

JULY 29, 2022

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

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Deezen

MARCH 16, 2022

Historic structures including a silo building and an old factory have been incorporated into the University of the Arts Helsinki's new home, which was designed by local architecture studio JKMM. The complex for the University of the Arts Helsinki was designed by JKMM Architects. The building features raw materials throughout.

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The Spaces

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

And since March 2022, it has welcomed Dance House Helsinki – Finland’s first venue dedicated to dance at both grassroots and professional levels. Finnish practice JKMM designed Dance House Helsinki, affixing a polka dot armour of steel discs to the facade of the extension. Kaapeliaukio 3, 00180 Helsinki, Finland.

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2022

The one-day conference celebrates the college's 60th anniversary as part of the University of Oxford and is centered around Danish architect Jacobsen , who designed the building. ecoLogicStudio's living showroom in the Building Centre. Furniture from designers Modeo will be shown at Design Helsinki. Design Helsinki.

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Architonic

MAY 29, 2023

A villa located in the middle of old Eira in Helsinki, Finland, protected by the National Heritage Agency, was thoroughly renovated. The building was left in poor condition and had deteriorated badly over time. The building was dismantled from the inside down to the frame. Saukkonen + Partners

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Dwell

OCTOBER 10, 2022

If we want to design a more sustainable future, they say, we’re going to have to figuratively—and literally—break down the kinds of walls we’ve been conditioned to build. Using reclaimed wood runs into a lot of red tape in Helsinki, so for the pergolas, she used virgin pine painted in a natural pigment from Uula Color.

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Dwell

JULY 6, 2023

Perched in a historic Art Nouveau building in Helsinki, the petite two-bedroom is filled with space-saving solutions. Related Reading: These Self-Sufficient Island Cabins in Finland Have All the Comforts of Home The renovated apartment is conveniently situated in the quiet area of Jääkärinkatu, Helsinki.

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Deezen

JULY 11, 2023

Also featured are Mirror Mirror: Reflections on Design at Chatsworth and Helsinki Design Week. Helsinki Design Week 8 to 17 September, Finland The 2023 edition of Helsinki Design Week follows the theme Once upon a Time, leading up to the event's 2oth anniversary in 2025. Benches in the exhibition were designed by Joris Laarman.

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Deezen

JANUARY 17, 2023

The new office building was designed for Novopan , the largest particle-board manufacturer in Ecuador. Initially, the client commissioned local studio Diez + Muller Arquitectos for a five-storey building on a parking lot across a street from the factory in Quito. The office building extends alongside the factory.

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Architizer

AUGUST 31, 2022

Bardot by Fyra , Helsinki, Finland. One of their local designs is Bardot in Helsinki. The moody restaurant is located in an Art Nouveau building and serves classic French cuisine and so, the firm handpicked vintage pieces and sourced furniture crafted by local carpenters to create a French atmosphere.

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Hotel Designs

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

A walk along the Aura River gives views of traditional medieval buildings such as the Turku Cathedral and Castle, and the river boats turn into cosy pubs anchored alongside outdoor eateries, while regular music festivals, such as the internationally acclaimed Ruis Rock add to the atmosphere.

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Bustler

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Snøhetta will partner with the local firms WSP and Davidsson Tarkela Oy to create a new plaza and city block called "Klyyga" ("the crossing") in central Helsinki. A quick glance at the renders reveals a new glass and granite building surrounding the railway station and the historic Vltava building that was converted into a restaurant in 2005.

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e-architect

MAY 29, 2023

The summer villa planned for the island and the separate sauna building are connected by roof surfaces. The architecture and interior of the buildings, as well as the bridge leading to the island, are part of an integral whole. Technically, the buildings wanted to be implemented as an ecological, low-energy-consuming entity.

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Architonic

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The apartment is located in the heart of Helsinki in an early 20th-century building where the attic was turned into apartments. To keep the apartment light and airy they went with crisp white walls and a light, rustic oak wooden floor with a beautiful, large herringbone pattern.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

MASSLab + AFRY Ark Studio won the Finnish Train Factory Mixed-Use Competition with the aim of developing a new urban landmark for the Pasila machine shop area in Helsinki. Image © MASSLab The winning proposal seeks this through a building born out of the needs of the population. The brick is a continuous dialog with the surroundings.

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Deezen

JANUARY 13, 2022

Design studio Yatofu has refined the interiors of a teahouse in downtown Helsinki with elements of brick, oak and oxidised steel. All of the room's walls are rendered in beige plaster save for one corner, where a sliver of the building's time-worn structural shell has been left exposed. The photography is by Aleksi Tikkala.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Promotion: Finnish real estate agency Bo LKV has chosen paint brand Teknos ' range of air-purifying paints to furnish its new office facilities in Helsinki , which creates a "perfect balance of harmony and functionality". The paints match the historical pigments of the site. To view more about Biora Air paints, visit Teknos ' website.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

It will be one of the first new buildings in Linnanniemi, making it a new landmark for the whole Turku region. The museum project is building on Turku’s strong cultural heritage and the city’s commitment to health and wellbeing. The completion of the building is expected in 2029, and the opening of the museum to the public in 2030.

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Architonic

MAY 8, 2022

The new building for the University of the Arts (Uniarts) Helsinki, the Academy of Fine Arts, provides students and staff with exceptional facilities for tuition and making art within an architecturally distinct building.

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Deezen

JANUARY 6, 2022

It forms part of a new cultural quarter in the city, where there are three other major buildings designed as a creative hub for the region. Foster + Partners chose to embed the museum within the ground to reduce its scale and complement the neighbouring cultural buildings while providing sufficient gallery space.

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