Pluspuu Talot

Modern Log Villa in Central Finland

Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
© Samuli Miettinen

MODERN LOG VILLA IN CENTRAL FINLAND

Pluspuu Oy

ARCHITECTS
Pluspuu Oy

MANUFACTURERS
Ruukki, Ollikainen, Pihla

INTERIOR DESIGNER
Juho Pietarila

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Esa Liesmäki

DESIGN ENGINEER
Mikko Kyläkoski

PHOTOGRAPHS
Samuli Miettinen

AREA
100 M²

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
Finland

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

Modern log villa in the beautiful lake landscape of Central Finland. The villa is constructed of 202 mm thick laminated timber logs with modern mitred corner joints.

Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
© Samuli Miettinen
Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
© Samuli Miettinen

It has a large window wall which opens up directly onto the beautiful lake landscape. The house is built to withstand frosty winter temperatures of -30 °C from time to time.

Unlike in traditional log buildings, there are no overlaps or visible cross corners in the modern log construction.

Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
© Samuli Miettinen
Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
© Samuli Miettinen

Geothermal heat is used as a heat source – the heat is pumped out of a well drilled in the ground.

In the summer, the outside temperature may be higher than 30 degrees – cool air is then pumped from the ground into the building.

Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
© Samuli Miettinen
Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
© Samuli Miettinen

The 202 x 205 mm laminated timber log consists of three-layer glued pine – the hard heartwood always forms the outer layer. In Finland, logs are also used for constructing schools and kindergartens, for example, these days.

The most important criterion for using timber logs in the construction of public buildings is the clean and healthy indoor air in the log house.

Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
© Samuli Miettinen
Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
© Samuli Miettinen

The windows are triple-glazed thermal glass. Blown-in wood fibre insulation, made of a material as breathable as timber logs

Is used for the roof insulation. So we can talk about a truly ecological construction approach.

Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
© Samuli Miettinen


Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
Ground Floor Plan
Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
2nd Floor Plan


Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
Elevations
Modern Log Villa in Central Finland
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Pluspuu Talot
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Pluspuu Talot
Elimäenkatu 17-19, 00510 Helsinki, Finland