Published in 4/2024 - Colour

Housing

Korttelikylä Housing

INARO

Student housing

Architects Sami Heikkinen, Emilia Ellilä, Nikolas Davies, Anna-Kaisa Aalto, Antti Lehto, Vesa Humalisto
Location Nuuskakuja 2, Jyväskylä
Gross Area apartments 12 000 m2, common spaces 1 100 m2
Completion 2023


The student apartments in Korttelikylä are spacious, light-filled and well-functioning. Read Esa Laaksonen’s review →  “A First Step in Housing”

Photos Mika Huisman

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