Published in 1/2019 - Urbanity

Housing

Airut Block

Sauerbruch Hutton, Optiplan

Architects Matthias Sauerbruch, Louisa Hutton, Carlos Alarcón Allen, Jari Antila
Location Välimerenkatu, Helsinki
Gross Area 29 800 m2
Completion 2018

Photos Kuvatoimisto Kuvio Oy

The drawings are not of the final built project and correspond to the last stage where Sauerbruch Hutton was fully involved as designers (May of 2013).

Airut-kortteli ulkonäkymä
Airut-kortteli ulkonäkymä
Airut-kortteli ulkonäkymä
Airut-kortteli ulkonäkymä
Airut-kortteli ulkonäkymä
Airut-kortteli ulkonäkymä

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