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Renovation of Small Stage at the Finnish National Theatre

Architects Davidsson Tarkela

Architects Aki Davidsson, Jaana Tarkela, Miia Nieminen, Erna Makos, Hanna Mattila
Location Bergbominkuja, Helsinki
Gross Area 9 426 m²
Completion 2023
Old building Kaija and Heikki Siren 1954 (Arkkitehti 6/1955), Onni Tarjanne 1902, 1934
Renovation of the Main Stage Sari Schulman 2002 (Arkkitehti 2/2003)

In the recent renovation of the Finnish National Theatre’s Small Stage there is no appreciable distinction between the materials of different ages or the temporal layers, but rather a theatre visit takes you back to the 1950s. Read Olli-Paavo Koponen’s review → “Time Traveling”

Photos Tuomas Uusheimo

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