Project Review —

Aleksanterinkatu 13 combines conservation and the circular economy principles successfully

The Lundqvist commercial building from 1901 in central Helsinki represents the most progressive commercial architecture of its time. Now it has undergone a new renovation, with the aim of preserving the original parts and spaces and implementing the whole in a resource-wise manner.

Text Miia Perkkiö
Photos Marc Goodwin
The new glass roof was raised to the height of the original eaves, and the facades of the courtyard wing, which had been raised in the early 1980s, were redesigned. Photo: Marc Goodwin

Aleksanterinkatu 13
Architects Auvo Lindroos, Teemu Seppänen, Erno Honkonen, Sanna Pietilä
Project Type conversion, department store into offices and retail
Location Helsinki
Gross Area 9 500 m2
Original Building Selim A. Lindqvist & Elia Heikel 1901
Completion 2024

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Published in 4 – 2026 - Re-use

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