Published in 1/2023 - Movement

Industrial

Finnish Design Shop

Avanto Architects, Arkkitehtiruutu

Logistics centre, headquarters and showroom

Architects Ville Hara, Anu Puustinen, Noora Lehtinen,
Veronika Farvozdinova (Avanto Architects), Riku Aramo, Päivi Mäntylä, Susanna Rantanen (Arkkitehtiruutu)
Location Aviatie 2, Turku
Gross Area 12 129 m2
Completion 2021

A designer furniture online store commissioned a logistics centre located along the Turku ring road. Read more on architects’ thoughts on the design process → “Nature and Logistics”

Photos Kuvatoimisto Kuvio / Anders Portman

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