Category: Housing

The project for the restoration and renovation of the Rauhalinna Castle provides an example of how a layer of contemporary architecture with a voice of its own can be added to complement a historical landmark to improve its functionality. The […]

The new guest house, Käenpoika (the Cuckoo Chick), introduces a contemporary layer of wood architecture to the Rauhalinna Castle. With its strong sculptural form and red shingle cladding, it engages in a dialogue with the other buildings in the yard. […]

The Karlsson Housing is located in Jätkäsaari, a newly built residential area still under construction in a former industrial harbour site by the seashore in downtown Helsinki

The new Seinäjoki Station block is a collage of elements that are essential to life in the city. With its dynamic mix of services, housing, and public spaces, it provides a new interpretation of Seinäjoki as an urban place.

Nila – A Connective Tissue for Kankaan Suvanto The open architecture competition for the Kankaan Suvanto area in Jyväskylä sought for an urban planning proposal for developing a new residential neighborhood in the formerly unbuilt parcel of land between the […]

Villa B in Ciutadella on the island of Menorca in Spain transforms an old structure into a villa of contemporary standards. Located within the very dense urban fabric in the heart of the historical city, the villa is built on […]

In the Tikkurila Church and Housing, all designed as one complex, the church, the Bethania Apartments, and the student housing form one unity with a diversity of functions. The multifunctional block serves the residents of Tikkurila, one of the fastest […]

The newly renovated Villa Koivikko is an excellent example of how new buildings can successfully be added to the context of a historically and architecturally valuable landmark. It creates something entirely new while simultaneously complementing the existing architecture and helping […]

OOPEAA’s entry ”Kuhan” wins the land allocation competition for a new housing block in Äijälänsalmi, Jyväskylä. The design proposes a community-oriented plan for urban living based on wood. Special emphasis is placed on creating a framework for a socially sustainable […]

KOOTA Wooden Housing Block for Porvoo West Bank   Koota is a new wooden housing block to be built in the West Bank of Porvoo, a small historical city with a significant heritage of wooden buildings from the 19th century. Located […]

Completed in 2015, Puukuokka One was the first eight-story high wooden apartment building in Finland. It explores the potential of modular prefabricated CLT construction to meet the goal of providing high quality, environmentally responsible and affordable housing.The Puukuokka apartment complex […]

“Kolmen kerroksen väkeä”, Upstairs – Downstairs, Living Together on Three Levels, the proposal by OOPEAA and Lundén Architecture Company wins the design and build competition for an apartment block in the new district of wooden housing in Kivistö, Vantaa in […]

New solutions for attainable housing in Bentonville OOPEAA was selected and invited amongst other 25 offices from USA, Canada and Europe to participate to the Northwest Arkansas Initiative, led by the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and supported […]

Risuviita offers a combination of social housing and special housing for people with autism spectrum Risuviita in the Kasperi neighborhood in Seinäjoki offers a combination of social housing and special housing for people with autism spectrum. Completed in the fall […]

Käpälä, the Paw, is a competition winning entry for Suuruspää Housing in a new residential area to be developed by Lake Jyväsjärvi in Jyväskylä, Finland. Context and Architecture The identity of the area under design is characterized by its location […]

Completed in summer 2017, Pihapetäjä is the first wooden multi-story apartment building in Joensuu. It was commissioned by the Foundation for the Promotion of Karelian Culture as a response to their desire to build affordable rental housing of high quality […]

The project is the development of the competition proposal that OOPEAA submitted in 2015 for an invited competition organized by Lakea Oy in collaboration with the City of Helsinki. The area is located in Jätkäsaari, a former industrial and harbor […]

Puukuokka is the first eight-story high wooden apartment building in Finland. The goal was to find a solution to utilize the technical and aesthetic qualities of CLT and to create a large-scale wooden building with a distinct architectonic expression of […]

The building is located in Alajärvi, a small village in eastern Ostrobothnia in Finland, in a valley-like area next to a small island of forest on the side of a farm field. It was commissioned by a family of an […]

House L is a private home designed by the architect for his family on a farm that has been in the family for generations in Soini, Finland. The house was designed and completed in 2009-2010. It is used mainly as […]

The building is located in the heart of Vaasa, a middle-sized city in the western Ostrobothnia. The design was selected through a plot allocation competition to replace a former army barrack on the site. The building reinvents the usual composition […]

The house is located in the small town of Seinäjoki. The site is in the small-scale residential area of the old rural district, filled with 1950s houses. Aiming to coordinate visually and typologically with the urban environment, the building is […]