An environmentally sensitive approach is taken by Studio Puisto’s five directors, Mikko Jakonen, Emma Johansson, Sampsa Palva, Heikki Riitahuhta and Willem van Bolderen, who set up shop in Helsinki in 2010. ‘We believe that constructing in a sustainable manner pays off,’ they say. ‘Ecological, economical and social ambitions come together in our work, without compromising on a beautiful and functional end result.’ The studio is part of Uusi Kaupunki, a Finnish urban architecture collective that focuses on sustainability in the broadest sense. Works include the Dream Hotel and the Looveld House, completed in collaboration with Bas van Bolderen.
www.studiopuisto.fi
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Vivienne Westwood’s personal wardrobe goes up for sale in landmark Christie’s auctionThe proceeds of ’Vivienne Westwood: The Personal Collection’, running this June, will go to the charitable causes she championed during her lifetime
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Montblanc’s leather goods evolution offers peak styleMontblanc takes design inspiration from its iconic writing archive for new collections of leather goods
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Ray Phoenix to rise in ArizonaRay Phoenix housing project launches, designed by Johnston Marklee, who worked with Lamar Johnson Collaborative and artist Alex Israel, for property experts Ray and Vela
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Aalto2 Museum Centre opens, fulfilling Alvar Aalto’s vision in JyväskyläThe Aalto2 Museum Centre opens, connecting the Alvar Aalto Museum and the Museum of Central Finland in Jyväskylä, the legendary Finnish architect’s home town
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Help save the Church of The Three Crosses by Alvar Aalto in Imatra, FinlandThe Church of The Three Crosses in Imatra, one of master modernist Alvar Aalto's works, is in danger; Tiina Laakkonen has set up a fundraiser to help save it
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Welcome to Chappe: Finland's 'pocket sized' house of artChappe, a new art house in southern Finland designed by JKMM, punches above its weight
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Nordic architecture explored in Share, a book about contemporary buildingDiscussions about Nordic architecture and contemporary practice meet in a new book by Artifice, Share: Conversations about Contemporary Architecture – The Nordic Countries
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Helsinki’s Pikku-Finlandia temporary event space is a student project come to lifePikku-Finlandia, a sustainable, temporary wood event space, has opened to the public in Helsinki – and it’s born of the ambitious thesis of two students, Jaakko Torvinen and Elli Wendelin, featured in Wallpaper’s 2022 Graduate Directory
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Jaakko Torvinen and Elli Wendelin design transportable wooden buildingOur Next Generation 2022 showcase shines a light on 22 outstanding graduates from around the globe. Here, we profile architecture graduates Jaakko Torvinen and Elli Wendelin from Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture, Finland
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Contemporary cabins for modern minimalistsFrom North Europe's thick forests to the vast green expanses of the USA, tour some of the best architectural cabins
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Optimise your living space with this modular Finnish cabin designA collaboration between architecture studio Puisto and design companies Made By Choice and Protos Demos, Space of Mind is a contemporary modular Finnish cabin providing a much needed opportunity to pause, think and make the most of our home experience
