Published in 1/2024 - The Heart of the City

Renovation

Lahti City Hall

Architects Davidsson Tarkela (aDT)

Renovation and extension

Architects Aki Davidsson, Jaana Tarkela, Minna Aalto, Antti Kukkonen
Location Harjukatu 31, Lahti
Gross Area 5 846 m2
Completion 2023
Old Building Eliel Saarinen 1912  (Arkitekten 1/1913), Kaarlo Könönen 1934
Earlier Renovation Satu Päivärinta & Antti Nurmesniemi 1985 (Arkkitehti 4/1986)

The mark of the hand of architects from several different eras was preserved in the renovation of Lahti City Hall. Read Sirkkaliisa Jetsosen’s review → Not Only in Eliel Saarinen’s Footsteps

Photos Tuomas Uusheimo