LOCATED IN KILPISJARVI, FINLAND, THIS BUILDING SERVES AS A RESIDENCY FOR ARTISTS AND SCIENTISTS TO COLLABORATE ON INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS. THE OVERALL VOLUME FEATURES A CENTRAL COURTYARD COVERED WITH WILDFLOWERS SLOPING TOWARD LAKE KILPISJARVI, PROVIDING A SERENE SETTING FOR ARTISTS-AT-WORK TO RELAX AND ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS OUTSIDE OF WORK.
LABORATORIES ARE ENCASED WITH CORRUGATED CORTEN STEEL WALLS SUPPORTED BY AN EXPOSED CONCRETE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM. THE ROOF ACTS AS A TERRACE ACCESSED THROUGH A GLASS WALL, WHICH WRAPS AROUND CONCRETE COLUMNS THAT PENETRATE THROUGH THE TERRACE. A “FLOATING” BIRCHWOOD VOLUME ATOP THESE COLUMNS SERVES AS A SLEEPING AREA FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENTS, FOSTERING A UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT FOR CREATIVE WORK AND RELAXATION.
PRIVATE GUESTROOMS
PRIVATE STUDIO APARTMENTS
TERRACE LOUNGE
COMMUNAL DINING
ENTRY AND RECEPTION
OFFICE SPACES
BATHROOMS
UNLOADING DOCK
VERTICAL CIRCULATION
WORKOUT ROOM
SAUNA
STUDIO MEETING ROOM
DESIGN STUDIOS
EXHIBITION HALL PROGRAMMATIC AXON
PARTI MODELS
NO DAYLIGHT, DURING WINTER SOLSTICE.
ALL DAY SUN DURING SUMMER SOLSTICE
POTENTIAL FOR LAKE ACTIVITY
LEVEL 04 SLEEPING QUARTERS 2
LEVEL 03
SLEEPING QUARTERS 1
LEVEL 02
TERRACE
LEVEL 00
OPEN STUDIOS LEVEL 01 ENTRY FOYER
LEVEL 03 & 04
SLEEPING QUARTERS
1. PRIVATE BEDROOMS
2. PRIVATE STUDIO APARTMENTS
3. SMALL COMMON AREA
4. PATIO
LEVEL 02
TERRACE
1. TERRACE
2. LOUNGE
LEVEL 01
ENTRY FOYER
1. COMMUNAL KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM
2. RECEPTION
3. THREE PERSON OFFICE AND CONFERENCE ROOM
4. BATHROOM
5. UNLOADING DOCK
6. COURTYARD
7. SMALL ART STUDIO
8. LOUNGE
9. EXHIBIT HALL
LEVEL 00
OPEN STUDIOS
1. PUBLIC JURY ROOM
2. STORAGE
3. WORKOUT ROOM
4. BATHROOM
5. PUBLIC SAUNA
6. LARGE ART STUDIO
7. OUTDOOR PATIO
8. EXHIBIT HALL
9. PUBLIC BOAT DOCK
TERRACE VIEW
SLEEPING QUARTERS VIEW
Rectangular Guardrail
Rigid Foam Board Insulation
Birch Wood Exterior Finishing
9 X 12 Contrete
Structural Beams
Lime Soda Glass
Ductile Cast Iron Mullions
Corrugated Steel Siding
Air
Rigid Foam Board Insulation
Fiberglass Batt Insulation
W 2X6 Studs 16" O. F.
Drywall
Structural 9" Concrete Column
Entry Level 11' - 0"
12" Retaining Wall
Finished Wood Flooring
Cast-in-Place Concrete
COURTYARD VIEW
EXHIBIT HALL VIEW
SITE PLAN
BIRCHWOOD CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL
HARDWOOD FLOORS FINNISH WILDFLOWERS
