Published in 2/2020 - Rules

Houses

Matchbox Houses

Avanto Architects

Architects Anu Puustinen, Ville Hara
Location Espoo
Gross Area 360 m2 / house
Completion 2019

Various rounds of iterations were needed, when architects were asked to place two detached houses in place of a demolished one in a single-family house neighbourhood – while preserving the old stone fences, rocks and pines that gave the site a temporal perspective. Read architects’ thoughts on the design process → “Playing with Boxes“

Photos Arsi Ikäheimonen

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