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Postiljooni Daycare Center / Verstas Architects

Hadir Al Koshta — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Postiljooni Daycare Center is located in the new Postipuisto residential district, developed on the site of a former logistics terminal and railway depot area. The compact daycare building occupies a prominent location at the intersection of Kollikatu and Lavakatu, where the urban block structure meets the rugged rocky terrain. The design approach has been to align the building with the surrounding streets while preserving the area's highest natural feature—Kollikallio—as an integral part of the children's playground.

Aurinkokallio Daycare Center / Verstas Architects

Hadir Al Koshta — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Aurinkokallio Daycare Center is located in Kannelmäki, Helsinki, replacing the old daycare building from the 1970s. The three-story building is carefully placed on the sloping plot, as an urban infill between existing apartment buildings and a verdant forest park.

Lapland Central Hospital Extension / Verstas Architects

Hadir Al Koshta — Thu, 15 May 2025 03:00:00 +0000

Originally completed in the 1980s, the Lapland Central Hospital was designed by one of Finland's most renowned hospital architects, Reino Koivula. The extensions double the current premises of the hospital, including e.g., emergency outpatient clinic, observation ward, operation rooms, psychiatric wards, and facilities for several supporting functions. The extensions create conditions for extensive operations synergy, transforming the hospital campus into a more integrated and efficient whole.

Helsinki Biennial Pavilion / Verstas Architects

Andreas Luco — Wed, 26 May 2021 13:00:00 +0000

The Helsinki Biennial Pavilion, located at the South Harbour of Helsinki, serves as the entry point to the Helsinki Biennial art festival that is held on the nearby Vallisaari island. The ferry to Vallisaari departs from a pier adjoining the pavilion. Accessible all year round, the pavilion provides a public open-air urban living room space where one can pause and enjoy the presence of the sea in the heart of the city.

Aalto University Väre Building / Verstas Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Thu, 25 Oct 2018 02:00:00 +0000

The Väre Building at the Aalto University campus, designed by the award-winning Finnish bureau Verstas Architects, is a new type of education venue that combines design and business under the same roof. It is dedicated to the concept of doing things together. The building is a place for casual encounters and collaboration between students and teaching staff, for intense creation, teaching and research in creative and business fields. This cooperation is expected to foster new types of start-ups, companies and future talent.

Saunalahti School / VERSTAS Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In the “Future School” educational activities will increasingly take place outside the traditional classroom and introduce new ways of learning. Saunalahti school is a building tailored to support the pedagogical ideas of a forward-looking school. In its operation, the school puts special emphasis on new ways of learning, art and physical education and collaboration. The building supports these ideas by creating places for interaction of various scales and atmospheres.

City Cottage / Verstas Architects

Megan Jett — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

It is well-known that Finns love to spend time in a cottage and amidst nature. So much so, that spending time in a cottage is possible even in the center of Helsinki. A 14 sqm cottage for the 4-person Palva architect family was recently built in Lauttasaari, only two kilometres from the family home and the parents’ work place.