Periscope Tower in Seinäjoki, Finland

Periscope Tower Seinäjoki building

Design: OOPEAA Office for Peripheral Architecture

A giant wooden periscope structure that serves as an observation tower engaging the viewer in a dialogue with the landscape. With the help of a large mirror, everyone can enjoy views of the landscape.

Alvar Aalto Museum in Jyvaskyla, Finland Building

Alvar Aalto Museum

Architects: Melbourne Design Studios (MDS). This concept project creates a ‘connector’ between the existing Alvar Aalto Museo and the Cen-tral Museum of Finland in Ruusupuisto, inspired by Alvar Aalto’s architecture, paintings and design philosophy.

Seinäjoki Library, Finland: Finnish Building

Seinäjoki Library Building, Finnish Architecture, Architect, Photos, Design Seinäjoki Library : Building Library Development in Finland – design by JKMM Architects 7 Nov 2013 + 4 Sep 2013 Seinäjoki Library Design: JKMM Architects Seinäjoki Library Building photograph © Mika Huisman Seinäjoen kirjasto The key point of reference for the new library design was its location … Read more

Tampere Waterfront: Architecture Contest Finland

Tampere Waterfront Design, Finnish Building, Architecture Contest Finland, News Tampere Waterfront : Development in Finland Tampere Redevelopment design by BIG Architects May 7 2012 Tampere Waterfront Development BIG Master Plans Tampere Waterfront BIG wins the competition to revitalize the city center of the third largest city in Finland. The invited design contest calls for a … Read more

Lapland Ski Resort – Koutalaki Village, Finland

Lapland Ski Resort Finland building design

Ski Resort Finland, Finnish Design Competition, Architects, Project, Info Lapland Ski Resort, Finland : Koutalaki Ski Village Ski Village Development in Lapland – design by BIG 13 Dec 2011 Ski Resort Levi, Finland BIG UNVEILS A SKI RESORT IN LAPLAND Design: BIG images from BIG architects BIG wins an invited competition for a 47.000 m2 … Read more

Pyhän Laurin kappeli: Chapel of St.Lawrence

With 66 entries – the highest so far – and generally exhibiting a high standard of design, the Awards are a celebration of the very best in contemporary European architecture and recognition of the influence of copper in modern design.

E2 Competition Finland: Kouvola Building

E2 Competition Finland Kouvola buildings design

BIG (DK) + Pirmin Jung Engineers for Wood Constructions (CH) + AOA Anttinen Oiva Architects Ltd (FI) + Vahanen Engineers (FI) + Stora Enso (FI) is the winning team to design a prototype wooden construction system for a pilot project in Kouvola, Finland that will serve as a showcase for the sustainable use of timber construction worldwide.

Kuokkala Church Jyväskylä Building, Finland

Kuokkala Church building in Finland

The east-west oriented building stands centrally on Kuokkala Square, the focal point of Jyväskylä’s Kuokkala district. The church is roofed and clad in overlapping slate tiles, and wooden and copper details around the entrances.

Moby Dick House, Espoo Property: Finnish Home

Moby Dick House, Espoo Finland

This biomorphic house peeks to the street from behind the rocks. A stair built of stone and a bridge out of steel lead to the main entrance on the first floor above ground level. One enters the building through an organic, white outer wall