Exit School of Architecture Exhibition catalogue Exit School of Architecture Exhibition catalogue Edited by Natalia Vladykina, Saana Rossi, Antti Ahlava, Fernando Nieto Artistic and concept direction Antti Ahlava, Fernando Nieto Exhibition production Saana Rossi, Natalia Vladykina Exhibition and graphic design Johanna Brummer Exit School of Architecture project has been developed in Aalto University, Department of Architecture, Group X, and exhibited as a section of the Human Cities_Challenging the City Scale 2014-2018 exhibition in Dipoli in September 12-29, 2017, being part of the Helsinki Design Week 2017 ofcial programme. Architecture ofces and individual designers provided materials for use in this exhibition and publication. Exhibition photography by Alisa Javits, Johanna Brummer and Natalia Vladykina. Niels font by Helsinki Type Studio. Printed in Unigrafa Oy, Helsinki, Finland in 2018. www. groupxaalto.f Group>< 0 20 50 100 cm 0 20 50 100 cm Content About ... 4 Projects ... 6 Kokoon Housing Units ... 7 Seinäjoki Library ... 8 Olari Skate Park ... 9 WDC Pavilion ...10 Chapel of Silence ...11 Martti Levón’s Park Urban Garden ...12 Sauna Kotiranta ...13 Huize Looveld ...14 Ateljee Heikkilä ...15 Lahokehä Decaying Garden ...16 Viewpoint Pavilion ...17 Violanpuisto Apartments ...18 Four Corner House ...19 Villa Samurai ...20 Pyramiden Afterlife ...21 Suomi-Cho ...22 Jätkäsaari Art Museum ...23 Taivalsaari Spa and Hotel ...24 Örebro Skate Park ...25 Kuhmo Luonnon Lumo ...26 Fashion House ...27 Project photos ...28 Exhibition ...32 0 20 50 100 cm 0 20 50 100 cm About The Exit School of Architecture project examines shared local identities and meanings in new Finnish architecture. Which values and themes tie together users and designers, the private and the public? We looked at the works’ participatory methods to fnd what aspects of local culture and aesthetics are embedded in the design process and the fnal product. The exhibition demonstrates shared social and aesthetic values and reasoning behind the present Nordic Noir architecture in Finland. We present 14 recently completed projects and 6 diploma works that abandon standardized ways of building to fnd more meaningful, individual solutions to design problems in contemporary cities and landscapes while retaining shared aes- thetic values of solitude, simplicity, and closeness to nature in materials and spatial expression. The projects form two categories – projects that increase the well-being of the community, and projects that enhance one’s contact to nature, which is tied to individual well-being. The works all emphasize calmness – they provide a place of safety, quietness and tranquility amidst the hustle of daily lives. Simultaneously they strengthen a person’s relationship with their surroundings by creating stories through architecture. The concept of Finnishness can be examined through the projects – what are the factors that tie Finns together, and how can these charac- teristics be materialized in a single building, or exported to create a Finnish experience abroad? All of the projects have their own answers, but the highlight falls on social well-being, quietness, and a deep respect and love for untouched nature. 4 5 Projects We view participatory design as a narrative or a story-telling process, in which particular collaborative projects con- sciously or unconsciously link themselves to larger cultural stories at play in the society. 6 The small scale Kokoon Housing Units and fexibility of Wood Program the project allows for a large range Kokoon is a collection of stackable housing year 2016 of confgurations units designed by students of the Aalto location Helsinki to ft various area 11 m2 / unit, 33 m2 as installed University Wood Program to address the urban and sub- team Alexander Barstad, Kristin Ekkerhau- urban contexts. shortage of short-term housing in Finland. gen, Satoshi Iiyama, Nicklas Ivarsson, The pre-fabricated and transportable living mo- Stephanie Jazmines, Yuko Konse, To- dules can be grouped in diferent confgura- moyo Nakamura, Taeho Noh, Käbi Noo- tions, then easily taken apart and moved dapera Ramel, Maria León, Léa Pfster, Ivan Segato, Ignacio Traver Lafuente, to the next location. They could provide a Tanja Vallaster, Eduardo Wiegand Cruz, temporary home for a variety of groups in Sini Koskinen, Toni Lahti, Akin Cakirog- need of housing, from asylum seekers and lu, Pekka Heikkinen, Philip Tidwell, refugees to students and families with Willem van Bolderen apartments under renovation. photo Tuomas Uusheimo 7 A powerful spatial experience is essential for a modern library Seinäjoki Library to attract visitors. Library spaces JKMM Architects must inspire people to be active agents instead of just recipients The new Library was built to function together with year 2012 of information and services. the old library by Alvar Aalto in the architecturally location Seinäjoki area 4430 m2 remarkable environment of the cultural and admin- team Asmo Jaaksi, istrative center of Seinäjoki. While the design pays Teemu Kurkela, homage to some core elements of Aalto’s work, it Samuli Miettinen, doesn’t lend details or shapes. It is a bold, contempo- Juha Mäki-Jyllilä, rary statement designed to complement the heritage. Aaro Martikainen, Teemu Toivio, There are many custom, integrated interior solutions, Harri Lindberg, such as alcoves in the wall to read in, shelves to climb Päivi Meuronen on, and a great stairwell intended for sitting and photo Mika Huisman reading that connects the old library to the new. 8 The design process needed to Olari Skate Park be fexible as the excavation Janne Saario of the earth around the rock was done afterwards. The frst The Olari skatepark is in Espoo, on an open hill year 2014 plans were done based on core between two pedestrian paths with a 3-meter relief. location Espoo samples, and some guessing area 1600 m2 Bedrock protrudes out of the ground on the site, was required to fnd the shapes photo provided by the ofce reaching 5 meters at the middle of the hill, around of the rock. which the park has been created. The park is terraced on several levels that lead the way down the hill and around the rock. 9 The modular, triangu- lar grid roof created a WDC Pavilion playful lighting for the Wood Program Pavilion, washing over the terrace during the The World Design Capital Pavilion, year 2012 course of the day. designed by students of the Aalto location Helsinki area 500 m2 University Wood Program, served as a team Pyry-Pekka Kantonen, Markus central stage for the summer events of Heinonen, Marko Hämäläinen, the Helsinki World Design Capital year Janne Kivelä, Wilhelmiina Ko- 2012. The open and easily approach- sonen, Inka Saini, Pekka Heikkinen, able pavilion created a lively venue on Hannu Hirsi, Risto Huttunen, Mikko Paakkanen, Karola Sahi, a formerly forgotten site between the Ransu Helenius Museum of Finnish Architecture and the photo Tuomas Uusheimo Design Museum. 10 The Chapel’s warm Chapel of Silence atmosphere, created by K2S Architects the wooden walls, furnishings and indirect The Kamppi Chapel is a haven of peace on year 2012 lighting, transports the the busy Narinkka square in central Helsinki. area 352 m2 visitor from the hustle of location Helsinki It ofers a place to quiet down and compose the outside world. team Kimmo Lintula, Niko Sirola, oneself in one of Finland’s most lively urban Mikko Summanen, Jukka Mäki- spaces. With its curved wood facade, the small nen, Kristian Forsberg, Abel sacral building fows into the city scape, posing Groenewolt, Tetsujiro Kyuma, a stark contrast to the nearby buildings. The Mikko Näveri, Miguel Pereira, Outi Pirhonen, Teija Tarvo, chapel’s gently shaped interior space embraces Elina Tenho, Jarno Vesa visitors and shields them from the bustling city photo Tuomas Uusheimo life outside. 11 The otherwise underused park is enlivened by the garden and Martti Levón’s Park Urban Garden gardeners, who are employees Sofa Tigerstedt and students of Aalto. The garden provides a meeting place for The park was commissioned through a student com- year 2013 people from diferent cultures petition as part of the World Design Capital 2012 area 1,3 hectares location Otaniemi and walks of life. program. One of the most important goals of the photo Sofa garden was to strengthen the spirit of the community Tigerstedt of Aalto University. As the planning advanced, inter- ested gardeners were invited to comment, suggest equipment needed for the garden, and fnally to form the association that now governs the urban garden. 12 The building was fnished Sauna Kotiranta slowly – we were making Lehtinen-Miettunen Architects a jewel, not an ordinary building, and we would The site, where a lake, the rock face of a clif, and year 2012 not ruin it with a schedule. the wooded garden meet, provided a possibility to location Lahti, Vesijärvi create a building which emphasizes this connection – area 30 m2 a person may experience and be part of the juncture team Lasse between the diferent elements. The interface of the Lehtinen untouched nature and the building was made as photo James narrow as possible. Silverman 13 This project was about resurrection, breaking new ground, healing Huize Looveld wounds, making a fresh start, Studio Puisto collaboration, cooperation, listening, site-specifc sensitivity, This project started with a fre – a centuries-old family year 2014 efciency, cost efective design home in the Netherlands burned down overnight. location Duiven, The Netherlands – in short, about architecture. When your house and possessions disappear, you are area 210 m2 left without the things that make up your history and team Willem van identity, without a home. The process of designing Bolderen, something together and being able to create a new Bas van Bolderen future helped turn the mood around. The new house photo Marc Goodwin stands out in an environment of old white brick build- ings, but it blends in perfectly with the surroundings of the trees and the felds.