Villa Q / Avanto Architects, Ville Hara and Anu Puustinen
The modern city villa is located in North Helsinki, in an area characterized by old wooden villas. ….
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Villa Lumi / Avanto Architects Ltd
Villa Lumi (lumi = snow) is bordered from three sides by streets…
Sauna Löyly / Avanto Architects and Joanna Laajisto Creative Studio
Sauna bathing is an essential part of Finnish culture and national identity. There are only 5,4 million Finns but 3,3 million saunas
kupla, Korkeasaari Zoo lookout tower, Helsinki, Finland
In 2000, an architectural competition was organised for the architecture students at Helsinki University of Technology, with the assignment of designing a ten-metre-high view tower out of timber for the Zoo.
Korso Church and Parish hall / AFKS Architects Ltd
Korso Church and office building (1962) were designed by Olli Kuusi..
Housing in East Lauttasaari / Arkkitehdit NRT Oy
Central themes of the proposal were extending the genius loci of the east Lauttasaari port area and the grouping the new buildings
Hiirisuo playground building / AFKS Architects
Hiirisuo playground building is a modern barn, which takes its place in the landscape as an independent object.
Four-cornered Villa / Avanto Architects Ltd
The basic idea is to provide an example of sustainable cottage in contrast to normal Finnish cottages that are heated all year round
Chapel of St.Lawrence / Avanto Architects Ltd
The Vantaa Parish Union held an open architectural competition in the spring of 2003 for the design of a new chapel in the vicinity of the historic Church of St. Lawrence.
In Photos – Chocolate Architecture at Kulttuurisauna
Dutch designer Willem Heeffer was asked to give a creative workshop for the Dutch Embassy in Helsinki, Finland.
