Lorentzinpuisto Apartments

Project Details

Project Name
Lorentzinpuisto Apartments
Location
HelsinkiFinland
Architect
Playa Architects
Project Types
Multifamily
Project Scope
New Construction
Shared By
Ayda Ayoubi
Project Status
Built
Year Completed
2017
Size
66,736 ft²
Team

Project Description

FROM THE ARCHITECTS:

Gunillankallio area is the first part of the new Kruunuvuorenranta residential area in eastern Helsinki. Project comprises three five storey apartment buildings next to the public Lorentzinkallio park (forest). The project is part of the subsidized HITAS –apartment program organized by the city of Helsinki. Furthermore, the project is the winning proposal of an architectural competition arranged by the city of Helsinki.

The site is a rocky slope facing northwest. Garage is below the courtyard on basement / street level.

The basic C-shape of the buildings’ floor plan is formed by following the contours of the site. This both enables the buildings to adapt to the demands of the slope and also orientates views from the apartments to the surroundings instead of the neighboring buildings. The triangular shape of the balconies also emphasizes this aspect.

The apartments also benefit from the C-shaped floor plan by providing more façade, minimizing spaces without natural light and creating a triangulated series of spaces in the bigger family apartments.

The buildings are characterized by the triangular cantilevered balconies and the narrow windowless northern façade, which is further accentuated by a cloud-like relief made of slightly modified off the shelf bricks.

The monochromatic facades are of rough off-white handmade brick, white concrete and white painted steel.

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