Published in 3/2023 - Block

Housing

Liisankatu 14 Infill Apartment Buildings

Lahdelma & Mahlamäki architects

Architects Rainer Mahlamäki, Petri Saarelainen, Johannes Koskela
Location Liisankatu 14, Helsinki
Gross Area 5 860 m2
Completion 2022

A perimeter block in Helsinki’s Kruununhaka district now boasts two new multistorey residential buildings. The block composition became more compact, but the impact is more spacious than before. Read Juha Ilonen’s review → ”By the Streets that Never Were”

Photos Kuvatoimisto Kuvio

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