Aalto interior

In 1935, Aino and Alvar Aalto purchased a plot of land in Helsinki and began to design their home. The architect couple´s cosy and intimate residence and studio was completed in 1936. The house is divided into a workspace used by Alvar Aalto´s architectural firm and the couple´s private residence. (Alvar Aalto Museum)

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Aino Aalto brought the modern interior design ideals that she thought were practical to Finland. Her style can be seen, for example, in the interior of Villa Mairea.

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Numerous buildings testify to Alvar Aalto’s intensive design activity outside of Finland. Of the six buildings which he completed in Germany, three are to be found in the city of Wolfsburg: the Alvar-Aalto-Kulturhaus and two churches, Heilig-Geist-Kirche and Stephanuskirche.

The oversized picture window provides a strong indoor-outdoor connection and a view on the sylvan surroundings. Photo 6 of 18 in Alvar Aalto’s Celebrated Maison Louis Carré Reopens to the Public. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes.

After 20 years of working there, Alvar Aalto’s architecture practice outgrew the modest studio space in his home near Helsinki, and in 1956 he re-located it to a building just down the road. The new spot, designed by Aalto himself, was an architect’s architecture firm, with soaring spaces, wide expanses of glass, and abundant light. In short: it was the perfect space to work.

Name: Alvar Aalto & family Location: Munkkiniemi neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland Size: approximately 2,200 square feet Years lived in: 40 years Alvar Aalto’s first building built in Helsinki was his own home and architecture studio.

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Next up was a visit to the Alvar Aalto studio, which is relatively unchanged since the architect's 1950s heyday.

Villa Mairea is a villa, guest-house, and rural retreat designed and built by the Finnish modernist architect Alvar Aalto for Harry and Mai...

“Great ideas arise from the small details of life.” Alvar Aalto My earliest memory of seeing Aalto’s iconic STOOL60 was at the dining room of my parent’s house. Our grandparents lived with us and we often had guests, so extra chairs were always needed. When the stools weren’t being used, they were cleverly stacked and

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Alvar Aalto Week 2020 is to be held in Pori and Eura, Finland, 22–30 August. The theme of the week will be Aalto in everyday life.