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Published in 4/2021 - Housing

Housing

Kaarlo Sarkian katu Housing

Playa

Architects Tuukka Vuori, Riikka Ylimäki, Veikko Ojanlatva 
Location Kaarlo Sarkian katu 6, Espoo
Gross Area 9 770 m2 
Completion 2020

A rental apartment building in Espoo bears traces of Central Europe and of the history of Finnish housing design. Read Tarja Nurmi’s commentary → ”A Little Bit of Berlin”

Photos Tuomas Uusheimo

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