Published in 5/2022 - Refurbish or Demolish?

Culture

Jyväskylä University Library Renovation 

Sipinen Architects, BST Architects

Architects Ari Sipinen (principal and architectural design, Sipinen Architects), Merja Kiviranta (architectural design of interior spaces, BST Architects)
Location Seminaarinkatu 15, Jyväskylä
Gross area 11 274  m2
Completion 2021
Old building Arto Sipinen 1974 (Arkkitehti 1/1975)

In the renovation of the Jyväskylä University Library, the uses of the building have been
completely reorganised, but the atmosphere conceived in the 1970s remains unchanged. Read Jonas Malmberg’s commentary → ”The Yellow Library Remains”

Photos Riikka Mäkipelkola, Joonas Lampinen, Petteri Kivimäki

© Riikka Mäkipelkola
© Riikka Mäkipelkola
© Riikka Mäkipelkola
© Petteri Kivimäki
© Joonas Lampinen
© Riikka Mäkipelkola

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