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Published in 1/2021 - Crisis

Housing

Bredanportti Apartment Block

Playa Architects

Architects Tuukka Vuori, Veikko Ojanlatva, Hannu Salmi
Location Bredanportti 8, Kauniainen
Gross area 3 680 m2 
Completion 2020

The new apartment block on the border of Espoo and Kauniainen proves that urban consolidation can also take place in small town terms. Read Sanna Meriläinen’s commentary → “The Little Prince of Koivuhovi“

Photos Tuomas Uusheimo

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