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Finnish granite and pine feature in Helsinki’s Nanso shop

March 24, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Nanso store by Studio Joanna Laajisto

Studio Joanna Laajisto used local materials to fashion the pared-back interior of this womenswear shop in Helsinki, which has been revamped to compete with online shopping. The shop is one of several Nanso stores that are dotted across Finland. The brand was established in 1921 and, despite having a loyal following, had recently found it

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Box in Helsinki is designed to be the “perfect” place to pick up online orders

January 10, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Box in Helsinki designed by Fyra

Design studio Fyra has fashioned brightly hued interiors for this hassle-free collection point in Helsinki, which includes a recycling area, fitting rooms and product show space. Situated at the heart of Helsinki, Box is a self-service collection point where locals can retrieve packages they’ve ordered online. It’s the brainchild of Posti – the Finnish postal

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JKMM Architects designs disc-shaped extension to National Museum of Finland

December 11, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
National Museum of Finland extension by JKMM Architects

JKMM Architects has designed an extension to Finland’s national museum in Helsinki topped with a white, disc-shaped concrete roof. Finnish architectural studio JKMM Architects’ design was selected from 185 entries in an open competition to create the annex for the National Museum of Finland. The extension will stand within a walled garden alongside the existing Gesellius,

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Helsinki Central Library Oodi topped with translucent “book heaven”

January 10, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
Helsinki Central Library Oodi by ALA Architects

The Helsinki Central Library Oodi, designed by ALA Architects, is topped with large open-plan reading room under an undulating roof punctured by circular skylights. Finnish studio ALA Architects’ design for the country’s flagship library, which stands opposite the Finnish Parliament, aims to “embrace technology and progressive values to provide a variety of innovative services alongside its lending collection of

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Studio Joanna Laajisto designs The Way bar in Helsinki to reflect its organic menu

December 28, 2018 Ali Morris 0
WAY bakery and wine bar in Helsinki by Studio Joanna Laajisto

Studio Joanna Laajisto has used red and cream floor tiles, ash wood carpentry and marble table tops to create a relaxed interior for an organic bakery, coffee shop and wine bar in Helsinki. Housed within a building in the Finnish capital’s Kallio district, The Way bakery and wine bar has an interior designed to reflect

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Studio Joanna Laajisto transforms Helsinki bread factory into Bob the Robot’s office

November 4, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Studio Joanna Laajisto has created an office for a Finnish advertising agency inside a bread factory with six-metre-high ceilings, in Helsinki. Spread across an old bread factory with six-metre-high ceilings and 1,500 sqaure metres of floor space, the office is divided in to public and private areas. The agency, named Bob the Robot, wanted the office

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Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects plans cluster of triangular smart skyscrapers for Helsinki

October 12, 2018 India Block 0

Triangle-shaped towers fitted with smart technology form the centre of Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects competition-winning masterplan for Helsinki. The local architecture firm’s development was chosen as the winning entry in the contest to execute a phased development of high-density mixed-use towers in Helsinki’s Pasila district, north of the city centre. Named Trigoni for the three-sided plans of

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Coloured curtains contrast against white walls at Artek’s Helsinki headquarters

October 3, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

SevilPeach has designed the headquarters for Finnish furniture brand Artek, with vivid theatre-style curtains and pale surfaces serving as a backdrop for its collection of minimalist tables and chairs. The office occupies the fourth floor of a converted 19th-century apartment building along Mannerheimite, a major street in central Helsinki. Measuring 470 square metres, the space’s internal

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Explore Amos Rex and its inaugural exhibition by TeamLab in 360-degree videos

September 19, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Take a tour of the recently opened Amos Rex art museum by JKMM Architects and the opening exhibition by Japanese art collective TeamLab in this pair of 360-degree videos filmed by Dezeen in Helsinki. Amos Rex, which opened last month, is a renovation of the Lasipalatsi, a functionalist building from the 1930s. JKMM Architects upgraded the structure and added a set of

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