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Lagmansgården Reform School

Anttinen Oiva Architects

Architects Selina Anttinen, Vesa Oiva, Tapani Lehtinen
Location Pietarsaari
Gross Area 3 053 m2
Completion 2025

Photos Kalle Kouhia
Drawings Anttinen Oiva Architects

The reform school is set within a forest.
The design focused on interaction between the surrounding nature, the buildings, and the interior spaces.
The facades imitate traditional batten cladding.


The reform school consists of a public wing and the four residential units arranged in an L shape.
Together the two buildings enclose a courtyard that is open on its western edge.
The glass walls form part of the load-bearing structure, reducing the number of construction phases and enabling a restrained appearance.
The load-bearing structure is largely made of cross-laminated spruce, and as much of it has been left visible as possible. The photo features the staff break room.

Camilla Vuorenmaa’s six-part work All I Want, commissioned by the State Art Commission, is placed in different rooms of the reform school. The bird and basketball-themed work was created by engraving and painting on wooden panels.
The residential rooms have painted and plywood surfaces that are durable and can be decorated by the residents themselves.
The interiors offer views to the spruce forest. The photo is from a learning space.
The curved ceiling of the gym is constructed with glulam timber structures that have been left exposed.
The machine-seamed steel roof covers the building services. The roof structures consist of nail-plate trusses.

Published in 1 – 2026 - Housing Variations

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