Environmental Project of the Year 2013
Saunalahti school yard designed by LOCI Maisema-arkkitehdit together with Verstas was awarded the Environmental Project of the Year 2013 prize. The jury acknowledged the project for the coherent, inspiring entity created by the building and the yards through their organic forms and unified colours and materials.
Photograph by Andreas Meichsner
Verstas moves to new address
The new Verstas office is located at Itämerentalo, on 4th floor of the former Alko office and warehouse building in Ruoholahti, Helsinki.
Starting Monday February 17th our address is Tammasaarenlaituri 3, 00180 Helsinki. Emails and phone numbers will remain unchanged.
Photograph by Ville Rinne
Saunalahti school wins Väri13-prize
Saunalahti school won the shared first prize in the 4th biennial Väri13-competition, the award for best use of colour in architecture in Finland.
Photograph by Andreas Meichsner
Verstas to design the core campus of Aalto University
Verstas Architects has won the Campus 2015 open international architectural competition arranged by Aalto University. The Campus 2015 competition was to design a new core campus for Aalto University in Otaniemi in close proximity to the former Main Building and Library of the School of Technology designed by Alvar Aalto. The winning entry ‘Väre’ was selected among 189 submitted entries, six of which were chosen for the second stage of the competition.
The jury acknowledges the winning entry for reflecting well the shared values of the three schools of Aalto University and respecting the existing environment, while also presenting a clear vision of what the future university will look like.
links: Competition website at Aalto University
Aalto Campus 2015 winning entry Väre. View from main foyer.