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Tuupala Elementary School and Daycare Centre

Alt Architects, Karsikas Architects

Architects Antti Karsikas, Ville-Pekka Ikola, Tuomas Niemelä, Kalle Vahtera, Martti Karsikas
Location Peuranpolku 3, Kuhmo
Gross Area 6 165 m²
Completion 2018

Read the interview with Antti Karsikas: ”Learning from a School”

Photos Ville-Pekka Ikola, Mikko Auerniitty

Tuupalan alakoulu ja päiväkoti sisänäkymä — © Ville-Pekka Ikola

Tuupalan alakoulu ja päiväkoti ulkonäkymä — © Ville-Pekka Ikola

Published in 2 – 2019 - Koulutus ja tutkimus

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