https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1610 en-us The small museum defers to its urban context while asserting its own identity.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16379 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16379-in-finland-jkmm-shoehorns-the-chappe-art-house-into-a-historic-town 1-Chappe.jpg The Chappe Art House. Photo © Thomas Uusheimo 2-Chappe The museum's exterior is clad with vertical battens of black spruce. Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo 3- CHAPPE An interior gallery. Photo © Hannu Rytky The stripped-down building matches its industrial context and acts as a bold canvas for students.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15414 Sun, 28 Nov 2021 18:55:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15414-jkmm-reveals-a-brick-clad-addition-to-helsinkis-academy-of-fine-arts Helsinki-1.jpg Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo Helsinki-4.jpg Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo Helsinki-2.jpg Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo Helsinki-3.jpg Photo © Hannu Rytky Helsinki-5 Photo © Marc Goodwin  An art museum in Helsinki playfully complements the surrounding architecture in the form of concrete-tiled protrusions that bubble up from the ground.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13644 Fri, 05 Oct 2018 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13644-amos-rex-art-museum-by-jkmm-architects Photo © JKMM Architects / Mika Huisman Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo Designing an addition to an Alvar Aalto building is hard enough—try doing it with five other Aalto structures hovering nearby, in a Finnish town whose identity has been indelibly linked to the master since the 1960s.

]]> 1310-city-library-jkmm-architects.asp Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7961-city-library In deference to Aalto’s 17,250-square-foot library (left in photo) JKMM designed its 47,700-square-foot addition (right in photo) to read as a set of volumes, not one large structure. The clockt City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandIn deference to Aalto’s 17,250-square-foot library (left in photo) JKMM designed its 47,700-square-foot addition (right in photo) to read as a set of volumes, not one large structure. The clocktower of a church by Aalto rises in the background. Photo © Mika Huisman The $13.2-million JKMM building joins a collection of six Aalto works in Seinäjoki’s cultural and administrative center. City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandThe $13.2-million JKMM building joins a collection of six Aalto works in Seinäjoki’s cultural and administrative center. Photo © Hannu Vallas While Aalto’s library is mostly opaque, with just clerestory windows in its reading room, the addition offers big views into its main book hall (left in photo) and its entry pavilion (right in p City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandWhile Aalto’s library is mostly opaque, with just clerestory windows in its reading room, the addition offers big views into its main book hall (left in photo) and its entry pavilion (right in photo). Even an emergency egress stair from the tunnel connecting the old and new library buildings gets its own copper-clad enclosure with a view inside (center in photo).Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo Play Room. City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandPlay Room.Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo Reading boxes for kids. City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandReading boxes for kids. Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo Corner of the book hall. City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandCorner of the book hall.Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo Nooks in the teen area. City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandNooks in the teen area.Photo © Mika Huisman Designed for a digital age, the library reduces the presence of bookshelves, instead offering places for people to gather and read, such as the “reading steps”. City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandDesigned for a digital age, the library reduces the presence of bookshelves, instead offering places for people to gather and read, such as the “reading steps”.Photo © Tuomas Uusheimo The original library designed by Alvar Aalto is now being renovated. City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandThe original library designed by Alvar Aalto is now being renovated. Photo by Clifford Pearson Most of the daylight in the Aalto library comes from clerestory windows in the reading room. City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandMost of the daylight in the Aalto library comes from clerestory windows in the reading room.Photo by Clifford Pearson Aalto also designed Sein'joki's city hall. City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandAalto also designed Sein'joki's city hall.Photo by Clifford Pearson The Lakeuden Ristin Kirkko (Cross of the Plains Church) and its clock tower were the first buildings by Aalto in Sein'joki. City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandThe Lakeuden Ristin Kirkko (Cross of the Plains Church) and its clock tower were the first buildings by Aalto in Sein'joki. Photo by Clifford Pearson View from the clock tower. City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandView from the clock tower.Photo by Clifford Pearson City Library City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandImage courtesy JKMM Architects City Library City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandImage courtesy JKMM Architects City Library City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandImage courtesy JKMM Architects City Library City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandImage courtesy JKMM Architects City Library City Library JKMM ArchitectsSeinäjoki, FinlandImage courtesy JKMM Architects