What can happen when you mix hockey and art educations? We don’t have a good answer to that, but we are excited to be working on Karin Campus in Rauma together with Verstas Architects. The new campus gathers the towns sports activities, cultural institutions, a new secondary school and creative arts- and music educations in one place....
Not many places in Denmark feels truly wild, but here at Nørre Vorupøre, you get a sense of being in between nature and civilization. The old fishing village is located right in the center of Thy National Park – surrounded by the wild heath nature and facing the rough North Sea. A new nature center will be built as a part of a stepping stone strategy, and we are very excited to be working with Dorte Mandrup Architects on the competition....
We are excited to be a part of designing the next generation of hospitals in Hämeenlinna in the Kanta-Häme regional hospital district. Through a cross-disciplinary process, we will take part in designing a hospital that benefits from the beautiful surroundings of the Ahvenisto site and which is closely linked with the landscape. Research has proven various health benefits from being in a green environment, and research clearly shows that a view from a hospital room to a green area reduces recovery time. Through an innovative process of cross-disciplinary meetings and workshops, we will create a modern hospital, where nature and...
Laakson Hospital was originally built as a tuberculosis hospital outside of Helsinki, with a focus on daylight, fresh are and view to the surrounding nature. As Helsinki expanded so did the hospital area, and today the hospital is an incoherent mix of buildings from different periods. Today the areas are not very well utilized, and there is a growing need for expanding the hospital. The plot is surrounded by the city and space is limited. Our task will be to point out what should be preserved, and how we can add new building volumes in a gentle way that respects the...
We have worked with this square several times before, so it's a great pleasure to announce that we are going to make the final concept design for Hakaniemi Square....