RAKENNUSTIETO PUBLISHING Books on architecture Rakennustieto Publishing is the leading publisher and worldwide distributor in the field of architecture in Finland. We publish books in English on architecture for the international market, with a special emphasis on Finnish architects and Finnish design. Rakennustieto Publishing is part of the Rakennustieto Group, which is owned by an independent foundation. Our aim is to promote good building and property management practices. In addition to our books on architecture in English, we also publish books in Finnish in the field of building construction for both professionals and those building their own home. Administration: Editorial, Publicity, Rights: Heimo Salo, assistant managing director Tiina Heloma, publishing manager [email protected] [email protected] Sales, Distribution: Editorial, Press: Pasi Pulakka, director of export sales Kristiina Lehtimäki, managing editor [email protected] [email protected] www.rakennustieto.fi/publishing Office Buildings in Finland This book aspires to create a wide perspective on the various trends in current Finnish office architecture from the classic and traditional brick buildings to imaginative glazed towers and glass facades of today. The book presents 14 contemporary Finnish office buildings – a selection of the very best of Finnish office architecture from the present century. The buildings in this book have about how to design the Finnish been selected by Reijo Jallinoja, way. The examples in the professor of architecture. The book show that Finnish office nature of the book is markedly architecture can represent both “professional”. In a way it is cutting-edge high-technology a handbook of office building and humane and caring design in which the buildings architecture. are presented over several pages with their floor plans 2007, 167 pp. and technical details giving € 42,60 (VAT excluded) the reader a thorough idea of € 46 (VAT included) each building and the planning ISBN 978-951-682-808-7 background, as well as learning Wood Architecture in Finland PHOTOGRAPHED BY JUSSI TIAINEN This book presents Finnish wooden architecture from recent years, superbly photographed by Jussi Tiainen. The book features ten intriguing wooden buildings, each an essential part of our everyday life: offices, houses, schools and training centres, leisure centres and churches. The buildings are of different sizes, designed in different office building. This diverse styles and built with different selection of buildings has one methods – from the small and common feature – they are all intimate St. Henry’s Ecumenical built with the most sustainable Art Chapel, with its fish-like and ecological of building form, and the Kärsämäki Church, materials: wood. a modern building built using traditional 18th century building 2007, 128 pp methods, to the Finnforest € 41,60 (VAT excluded) Modular Office, a prefabricated € 45 (VAT included) and modular frame building as ISBN 978-951-682-847-6 well as Europe’s tallest wooden 4 Alvar Aalto Summer Homes Erkki Helamaa and Jari Jetsonen This book presents small, intimate and personal summer houses and saunas designed by Aalto – early works as well as later ones that have been published only rarely. Included are two summer homes that Aalto designed and built for himself: Villa Flora (designed together with Aino Aalto), from Aalto’s early production, and the world-famous Experimental House in Muuratsalo. The summer homes featured in the 2007, 128 pp € book were designed by Aalto 41,60 (VAT excluded) € 45 (VAT included) for his relatives, close friends ISBN 978-951-682-857-5 or clients for whom he already designed larger commissions. Villa Vekara, the Korpikoto Hunting Lodge, Villa Kihlman, the Enso-Gutzeit Country Club and Sauna, Villa Eino Manner and Villa Oksala were all individually designed and took into account the wishes of the client. Finnish Sauna DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION This book contains information and instructions for the design of a good Finnish sauna, with sections on sauna rooms, components, seating platforms and furnishings, and the planning of the related heating, ventilation and electrical installations, as well as the properties of sauna stoves and knowledge over generations and their selection. There is also a which in recent times has been chapter concerning the historical continuously updated through development of the sauna, as the committee work of top well as a chapter presenting professionals. The book provides instructions for building a the basis for a successful sauna traditional smoke sauna. project. The information contained in this book has been collected 6th, revised edition 2007, 117 pp from the Building Information € 24 (VAT excluded) € Files for architects and builders 26 (VAT included) ISBN 978-951-682-856-8 and represents the best know- how available in Finland. All the facts and principles are based on a long tradition of practical Wooden Urban Villages EXAMPLES OF MODERN WOODEN TOWNS This book tells the success story of Finnish wood construction and throws new light on the direction of housing construction in Finland today, where more than a decade of development and construction of modern wooden towns and compact, low-rise housing has created a wealth of knowledge and a diverse variety of pioneering and resident-oriented wooden Finnish expertise in wood residential milieux. construction and highlight the Modern wooden town myriad possibilities of building in construction is investigated from wood. Finnish and English texts. three key perspectives: past and present studies, experiences 2007, 168 pp. and newly completed building € 31,50 (VAT excluded) projects. The book’s expert € 34,00 (VAT included) commentary and presentations ISBN 978-951-682-844-5 of completed wooden housing areas showcase the best of Villas and Saunas Zumthor in Finland SPIRIT OF Nature WOOD Harri Hautajärvi ARCHITECTURE AwarD 2006 This book presents summer villas and saunas in Finland, “There is a special feel to from the marine archipelago living in a room of solid joined via lake district to the fells beams, a room not simply clad of the north – a total of 44 in wood but made of wood individually-designed buildings through and through”, says that represent the best of Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, recent Finnish summer home the fourth recipient of the and sauna architecture. Harri international Spirit of Nature Hautajärvi, editor in chief of the Wood Architecture Award. He 2nd edition 2007, 80 pp explains in his interesting article Finnish Architectural Review, € 40,70 (VAT excluded) has selected the sites. Each site 2006, 232 pp. “The Body of Wood” his ideas € 44 (VAT included) € 40,70 (VAT excluded) of designing and constructing ISBN 978-951-682-807-0 is presented in detail through € 44 (VAT included) traditional log cabins. This book photographs and texts by the ISBN 951-682-780-2 architects themselves. In his presents three projects by him: two articles Harri Hautajärvi RIBA Book Award Haus Luzi, realized in 00, and long list nominee 2007 tells about the history and Haus Annalisa and Pension Briol present trends of Finnish villa which are still plans. These are and sauna architecture and life. featured with beautiful water He also reviews the challenges colour sketches and models and of sustainable development to plans, which give a good idea of holiday-home buildings of the the designing process. future. 8 Alvar Aalto Houses Alvar Aalto Apartments Photographs Jari Jetsonen Photographs Jari Jetsonen Text Markku Lahti Text Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen Article Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen Forewords Peter Reed Foreword Hiroshi Naito Article Markku Lahti The book presents eight The book presents ten single-family houses by Aalto apartment blocks and two from 190s to the end of the student dormitories by Aalto 190s, built in Finland, Estonia built in Finland, Sweden, and France. Among them Germany, Switzerland and the are Villa Tammekann in Tartu, United States, from the 190s Estonia, The Aalto House in to the end of the 190s. Among Helsinki, Finland,Villa Mairea in them are Standard terrace Noormarkku, Finland, Maison housing in Kauttua, Finland, Louis Carré in Bazoches-sur- Baker House, Massachusetts Guyonne, France and Villa Schildt 2005, 160 pp Institute of Technology in 2004, 160 pp € 46,30 (VAT excluded) € 46,30 (VAT excluded) in Tammisaari, Finland. Markku € 50 (VAT included) Cambridge, USA, National € 50 (VAT included) Lahti, director of the Alvar Aalto ISBN 951-682-775-6 Pensions Institute employee ISBN 951-682-732-2 Foundation, tells in a fascinating housing in Helsinki, Finland, way about the history of the Neue Vahr apartment building selected houses, whom they in Bremen, Germany and were built for, and how Aalto Schönbühl apartment building adapted his own design ideals in Lucerne, Switzerland. Alvar to the needs of his clients. Aalto Apartments contains not Jari Jetsonen’s fine full-colour only a pictorial record of Aalto’s pictures and Aalto’s original collective housing but also an drawings beautifully convey the extensive discussion of Aalto’s special features of each house. ideals about dwelling. 9 Archipelago Small Houses in Finland ESSAYS ON ARCHITECTURE Esa Piironen (ed.) Edited by Peter MacKeith The book presents a selection Twenty-three essays and poems of the best single-family from a range of architects, houses in Finland from the last curators, academics, historians, twenty-five years. Each of the philosophers and students, from 9 houses presented shows a friends near and far, represent different approach to the design the breadth and diversity of of a small house, from the site Juhani Pallasmaa’s friendships placement to the plan layout, and his presence in the dynamic facades, massing, and use of of architectural culture. However, 2006, 232 pp € 38,90 (VAT excluded) materials, all the way to the a parallel intention of Archipelago € 42 (VAT included) handling of the construction 2nd edition 2007, 128 pp is to open further doors and ISBN 951-682-806-X details. All the houses were € 40,70 (VAT excluded) windows into architecture’s individually designed for single € 44 (VAT included) past, present and future.