1. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi

2. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi

3. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi was completely destroyed by the Germans at the end of World War ΙΙ

4. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi was completely destroyed by the Germans at the end of World War ΙΙ
Alvar Aalto made a reconstruction plan, so called the “Reindeer Antler Plan”

5. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
A puzzle picture of a reindeer; two branches of the central park are outlined as reindeer horns, two are defining reindeer’s head.
“Reindeer Antler Plan”

6. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
A puzzle picture of a reindeer; two branches of the central park are outlined as reindeer horns, two are defining reindeer’s head
“Reindeer Antler Plan”

7. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
A Guiding principle throughout the whole plan is the organizing of building so that at first could be built wooden houses and when times would be getting better, brick houses

8. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
Aalto made sketches of standard houses, it considers an idée how to build houses which can be planned to be build somewhere in his design.

9. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
Aalto buildings in Rovaniemi
When Aalto designed the reindeer antler plan, he already left space to build in the near future a libery, cityhall and Theatre hall

10. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
Aalto buildings in Rovaniemi: THE LIBRARY
The library complex was completed in The predominant theme of Aalto’s library design is social equality. Aalto designs his libraries as low-lying, people-sized buildings with unadorned entrances.

11. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
THE LIBRARY
The ancient amphitheatre theme of the Rovaniemi Library is metaphorically transformed into a fanlike open book

12. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
THE LIBRARY
From the outside, the skylights resemble blocks of ice.
Inside they join the lowered ceiling with an elegant arc that reflects the natural light.
The indirect light is gentle and does not produce shadows.

13. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
Aalto buildings in Rovaniemi: LAPPIA HALL
The Lappi Hall was realised in two stages of which in the first part comprising music school and radio station. The second stage is main part of the building; theatre concert hall and congress hall.

14. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
THE LAPPIA HALL
The Lappi Hall has covers an area of 8500m2. There are 427 seats in the main hall and the congress hall provides 154 seats

15. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
THE LAPPIA HALL
The materials and colours are typical for Aalto, light whites and blues dominate the building both outside and in furnishing
What makes Lappia-Hall architectually so unique is the fell-shaped silhouette of the roof. It is connected with Aalto`s idea of smoothing the shapes of buildings to adjust them into the surrounding landscape

16. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
Aalto buildings in Rovaniemi: TOWN HALL
The Town Hall was build as last of the three buildings, Alvar Aalto`s wife Elissa managed the construction project after Aalto`s death.

17. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
THE TOWN HALL
The Town Hall covers an area of 13000m2. There are about 200 office rooms and 17 meeting rooms

18. Alvar Aalto in Rovaniemi
THE TOWN HALL
The completion of town hall in 1988 added the finishing touch to the administrative and cultural centre. The complex consists of several divergent wings and hierarchically the most important premises are concentrated on the part facing the Hallituskatu street.
The interior architecture of the building is spacious and light. Light coloured surfaces are enlivened by wooden details.. in the building designed lamps by Aalto are also dominating the town hall interiors.

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MAISON AHO
Maison aho is a private house designed for a family with a private collection of art. The exterior is closed and concealed. Interior on the other hand is both cosy and festive.
The floor-plan of the house is slightly fan shaped. Lounge is situated in the most spacious point of the fan form and opens up towards the garden through a bay window in the west corner

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KORKALORINNE RESIDENTAL AREA
Tapiola market town inspired the production of residential area of Korkalorinne. Between 1958 and 1961 two four storey buildings - Rakovalkea, Poroelo - and three row houses - Korkalo, Lapinjänkä, Karpalo - as well as shopping centre and heating plant was built in the area. The Korkalorinne is situated in the area, which in the Reindeer Antler plan was defined as an area for hexagonal small-house sites.