This massive log structure nods to the past, benefitting from the timber in more ways than one
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Pataljoonantie 6c, 04300 Hyrylä, Finland
Design and architecture
Client
Structural engineering
Electrical engineering
HVAC engineering
Fire Consulting
Interior design
Landscape architect
Contractor
Log manufacturing
Built
2018 - 2023
Area
8773 sq-m
AOR Architects has designed a multi-use municipal space using innovative timber building techniques, letting the logs do the hard work.
Key Facts
Six interlocking ‘houses’ make up a mult
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