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The Raccoon’s Washroom

A swimming hall adapts skilfully to its diverse neighbours – a zoo and 1970s hotel.

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Echoes of the Past

The renovation of a 1970s office building utilized an exceptional amount of old building components.

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The Difficult Art of Restraint

The renovation of Finlandia Hall has sought to preserve the building’s 1970s atmosphere while avoiding the creation of a new temporal layer. Even subtle changes nevertheless pose a risk to the original architecture.

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New Lease of Life for an Architectural Gem

Myyrmäki Church, considered Juha Leiviskä’s magnus opus, underwent a major renovation in which the ambience in the most central spaces was preserved.

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A Centrepiece for an Office Campus

The Hatsinanpuisto Park features a stream that is home to endangered trout in the middle of a business block.

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Room for a Machine

The cool and stylish heating plant follows in the footsteps of modernist industrial architecture.

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Glimpse of the Sea

The apartment buildings at the edge of the Haukilahdenranta linked house district introduce a new scale to the area.

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A Hospital on the Arctic Circle

The new extension to the Lapland Central Hospital complements rationally the old main hospital building, but at the same time represents a new, more humane healthcare environment.

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A Park in a School

The large school building blends seamlessly with its park-like surrounds thanks to two wise design insights.