Marskinpuisto Residential Building

Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Ville-Pekka Ikola

Marskinpuisto Residential Building 

LUO Architects

ARCHITECTS
Luo Architects

STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Insinööritoimisto Mäkeläinen Oy

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Mikko Kämäräinen, Virve Väisänen, Miia Mäkinen, Riikka Kuittinen, Aki Hirvikangas

ELECTRICAL DESIGN
Elvak Oy

ARCHITECT
Ella Kantola, Maija Rautvuori, Laura Sipilä

LANDSCAPING
Navico Oy

ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT
Juho Kekkonen, Anni Saviaro, Jenni Jousi

AREA
11600 M²

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Oulu, Finland

CATEGORY
Residential

Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Marko Kallio

Text description provided by architect.

The residential building Marskinpuisto is the fresh landmark in the center of the city of Oulu.

Higher than its neighbors, the building serves as the prominent southern end to the main pedestrian street Rotuaari.

Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Kuvio Oy
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Ville-Pekka Ikola
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Ville-Pekka Ikola

The 12-story building consists of a curved block resting on a pedestal, similar in scale to adjacent buildings.

A common courtyard on the sixth floor, on top of the pedestal, also serves as a cooling place for a common sauna.

Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Kuvio Oy
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Ville-Pekka Ikola

The building is located by the recently renewed park Mannerheiminpuisto, adding a dimension of an urban living room.

Glazed balconies play an important role in Nordic urban living. The glazing brings shelter from the harsh weather and creates a warmer outdoor zone, thus extending the short outdoor season.

Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Ville-Pekka Ikola
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Ville-Pekka Ikola

However, glazed balconies have a tendency to overheat during the summer. A lively, vertical facade cladding both provides shade and gives the building its sculptural curved form.


Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Marko Kallio
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Marko Kallio
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Marko Kallio
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Marko Kallio
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Marko Kallio
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Kuvio Oy


Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Ville-Pekka Ikola
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Ville-Pekka Ikola
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
© Ville-Pekka Ikola


Marskinpuisto Residential Building
Site plan
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
Ground floor plan
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3rd floor plan
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6th floor plan
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8th floor plan
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12th floor plan


Marskinpuisto Residential Building
Facade
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
Facade
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
Facade
Marskinpuisto Residential Building
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