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Published in 2/2024 - Matter and Intelligence

Housing

Huopalahti Residential Barracks

Livady

Architects Juulia Mikkola, Lars-Erik Mattila
Location Kylätie 25 C, Helsinki
Gross Area 446 m2
Completion 2024

Located in Huopalahti’s railway station milieu, the new terraced house is built from solid wood and uses old, familiar solutions that are remarkably unfamiliar to modern construction. Read Saara Kantele’s review → “Piloting Radical Change”

Photos Livady

created by dji camera

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