Alvar Aalto - Lounais-Suomen Maalaistentalo - Turku, Finland
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N 60° 27.077 E 022° 15.507
34V E 569232 N 6702332
A beautiful white building designed by architect Alvar Aalto. Kaunis valkoinen rakennus jonka on suunnitellut arkkitehti Alvar Aalto.
Waymark Code: WM16H28
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 08/01/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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[EN] Southwest Finland Peasant House (Lounais-Suomen Maalaistentalo) is a building designed by Alvar Aalto built in 1927-1928 in Turku, at the corner of Humaliston st and Puutarhakatu st. It represents a stylistic transition period from classicism to functionalism. The building has five floors and an attic. Its floor area is 12,050 m².

Alvar Aalto won the building design competition with the working name Acer, which had many neoclassical features. After the building was completed, it housed, among other things, Hotel Maakunta, a doctor, a pharmacy, a bank, businesses, a car shelter, Marttojen school, Restaurant Itämeri and a 496-seat theater. Aalto and his family lived in the house for five years.

[Source: wikipedia] (visit link)

Today, the building contains mostly apartments and a small hotel and some office space, as well as a service home for people with developmental disabilities. On the street level of the building there is a bar called Alvar, which honors the name of the architect Alvar Aalto.


[FIN] Lounais-Suomen Maalaistentalo on Alvar Aallon suunnittelema vuonna 1927-1928 rakennettu rakennus Turussa, Humaliston- ja Puutarhakadun kulmassa. Se edustaa tyylillisesti siirtymäkautta klassismista funktionalismiin. Rakennuksessa on viisi kerrosta ja ullakko. Sen kerrospinta-ala on 12 050 m².

Alvar Aalto voitti rakennuksen suunnittelukilpailun työnimimerkillä Acer, jossa oli paljon neoklassisia piirteitä. Rakennuksen valmistuttua siellä toimi muun muassa Hotelli Maakunta, lääkäri, apteekki, pankki, yrityksiä, autosuoja, Marttojen koulu, Ravintola Itämeri ja 496-paikkainen teatteri. Aalto perheineen asui talossa viisi vuotta.

[Source: wikipedia] (visit link)

Nykyään talossa on lähinnä asuntoja ja pieni hotelli ja jonkin verran toimistotiloja sekä kehitysvammaisten palvelukoti. Rakennuksen katutasolla on Alvar-niminen baari, joka kunnioittaa arkkitehti Alvar Aallon nimeä.
Architect: Alvar Aalto

Building Type: Commercial

Date Built: 1928

City building is located in: Turku

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