Helsinki: The Latest Architecture and News
Naava Oasis Office Space / Fyra
Majamaja Wuorio Eco-Cabin / Littow Architectes
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Architects: Littow Architectes
- Area: 23 m²
- Year: 2020
Helsinki Olympic Stadium / K2S Architects + Architects NRT
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Architects: Architects NRT, K2S Architects
- Area: 42000 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Adobe, Archicad, AutoCAD, Piiroinen, Rhinoceros
JKMM Submits Winning Entry of the National Museum of Finland for Planning Approval
JKMM Architects, winners of the two-stage design competition to extend the National Museum of Finland has submitted the proposal entitled “Atlas” for outline planning permission. Schedule to be completed and to open to the public in 2025, the project is part of Finland’s on-going investment in culture during its post-pandemic recovery period.
K-Kampus / JKMM Architects
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Architects: JKMM Architects
- Area: 34200 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Louis Poulsen, +Halle, Aarnio originals, Arktis, Artek, +19
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Professionals: Haahtela, Ramboll, Sweco Finland Oy, Akukon, L2 Paloturvallisuus Oy, +1
Think Corner Helsinki University / JKMM Architects
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Architects: JKMM Architects
- Area: 13000 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Baumannn, Cacoon CACOON, Carl Anderson S ö er FRONT, Desks Planex, G ö essons SCREENIT, +12
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Professionals: Granlund Oy, Insin ööritoimisto Leo Maaskola Oy, Sweco Rakennetekniikka Oy
Amos Rex / JKMM Architects
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Architects: JKMM Architects
- Area: 22000 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Haahtela, Ins.tsto Heikki Helimäki Oy, Helimäki Akustikot Oy, L2 Paloturvallisuus Oy, Ramboll, +1
Box by Posti Self Service Store / Fyra
An Emergency Housing Complex and a Museum in Helsinki: 7 Unbuilt Projects Submitted by our Readers
This week’s curated selection from our readers’ submissions focuses on some of the essential components of our present-day cities.
Featuring the best-unbuilt architecture, the article highlights adaptive reuse projects that transformed abandoned warehouses and factories, a street design in Luxembourg, a regenerative master plan in Seoul, and an emergency family accommodation to temporarily house those in need. Moreover, the roundup distinguishes a library in South Korea and an extension of a museum in Helsinki, because the cultural aspect is an integral part of our urban environment.
K-Kampus Head Office / JKMM Architects
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Architects: JKMM Architects
- Area: 34200 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Louis Poulsen, Barber Osbergy, Bolon, EGE, Jaatimet Oy, +4
Helsinki-based Architects JKMM Selected to Design the National Museum of Finland
JKMM’s “Atlas” proposal won the international design competition for the new extension of The National Museum of Finland. Organized by the Finnish Heritage Agency, the National Museum of Finland and Senate Properties, the competition entitled “New National” or “Uusi Kansallinen” in Finnish, gathered 185 entries from all around the world.
Kalasatama Electricity Substation and Suvilahti Graffiti Fence / Virkkunen & Co Architects
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Architects: Kivinen Rusanen Architects
- Area: 898 m²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: Sweco Finland Oy
Steam of Life Pavilion / JKMM Architects
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Architects: JKMM Architects
- Year: 2019
JKMM's Dance House Helsinki is Designed to Advance the Performing Arts
Finnish practice JKMM’s newest project, The Dance House Helsinki, is set to become Finland’s first venue dedicated primarily to dance and the performing arts. Offering rehearsal and performance spaces for artists, Dance House forms an extension to Cable Factory, the largest existing cultural center in Finland.
JKMM Designs New Tammisaari Museum Outside Helsinki
JKMM Architects has won the competition to design a new museum in the sea side town of Tammisaari outside Helsinki. Organised by the Albert de la Chapelle Art Foundation, the competition aims to create a museum for the foundation's art collection with space to exhibit the work. JKMM’s entry was designed to act as a landmark and beacon for the city's cultural quarter to invite the public from the town’s main square.
New National Museum of Finland in Helsinki Architecture Competition
Uusi Kansallinen (in English: the New National) is a two-stage, open ideas architecture competition for the design of an Annex to the National Museum of Finland in Helsinki. The competition has been jointly organized by the Finnish Heritage Agency, the National Museum of Finland and Senate Properties.
The new Annex will facilitate the production of large-scale and technically demanding exhibitions for the National Museum of Finland. In addition to exhibitions, its multi-use, easily adaptable spaces will be well suited for a diverse range of cultural, art and recreational events, conferences and other functions.
A maximum prize pool of EUR 220,000 is available for prizes.