Lahti City Hall

Architects Davidsson Tarkela (aDT)

Renovation and extension

Architects Aki Davidsson, Jaana Tarkela, Minna Aalto, Antti Kukkonen
Location Harjukatu 31, Lahti
Gross Area 5 846 m²
Completion 2023
Old Building Eliel Saarinen 1912 (Arkitekten 1/1913), Kaarlo Könönen 1934
Earlier Renovation Satu Päivärinta & Antti Nurmesniemi 1985 (Arkkitehti 4/1986)

The mark of the hand of architects from several different eras was preserved in the renovation of Lahti City Hall. Read Sirkkaliisa Jetsosen’s review → “Not Only in Eliel Saarinen’s Footsteps”

Photos Tuomas Uusheimo

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