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Published in 3/2019 - Living

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Memorandum

Tuomas Toivonen

Oikos et Logos julkisivu
Oikos, facade to east. Drawing Tuomas Toivonen.

How does one design and build low-cost, adaptable housing? An ensemble of three apartment blocks, Oikos & Logos, was erected 2017 in Latokartano, Helsinki. Architect Tuomas Toivonen used his fee to buy an apartment from the building.

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