Posts tagged “jätkäsaari”
Helsinki Dreaming of Tall Buildings
There are a spate of proposed skyscrapers proposed in the Helsinki area at the moment. The most notable of a mostly bland bunch is the still ongoing planning of the Pasila area and now a 33 storey hotel in Jätkäsaari. This hotel design by Davidsson Tarkela is financed by Arthur Buchardt the Norwegian investor who was [...]
Herzog & DeMeuron Hotel Cancelled
Herzog and DeMeurons’ hotel design for the centre of Helsinki has been rejected. Earlier this month on 3rd April the city council voted against the scheme and it looks like a study of the whole area will take place before another competition is announced. I’m not sure but I’m guessing that that this will probably [...]
Low2No Finalist Videos
A quick update on the low2no competition in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki. The finalists’ presentations have been posted on the low2no website. I won’t critisise here except to say they all meet the challenge of the brief in a provoking way, and are all worth watching in their differing styles. c_life : City as a Living Factory [...]
Jätkäsaari Low2No Competition Winner
The Team of ARUP , Sauerbruch Hutton , Experientia, Galley Eco Capital with their entry ‘c_life – City as living factory of ecology’ have won the Low2No Competition for a block development in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki. It will be Finland’s first Carbon neutral district and the competition was run by Sitra an innovation fund and though [...]