Published in 4/2024 - Colour

Interview

In Helsinki, There Are Several Neighborhoods Where You Can Hardly See White – “The Role of the Colours Is to Welcome the Visitor”

Silja Ylitalo

Suvi Tyynilä

Architect Suvi Tyynilä wanted Helsinki's Kuninkaantammi and Honkasuo districts to be warm, homely and communal places. Colours played an important role in achieving it.

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