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The Alvar Aalto Museum is a Finnish museum operating in two cities, ... The experimental house of Muuratsalo is located on the shores of Lake Päijänne.
An old cafe house, Ruokala The experimental house by Alvar Aalto. Muuratsalo is an island in lake Päijänne, Finland. The northern part of the island belongs to Jyväskylä and the southern part to Muurame. It is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south from the Jyväskylä city centre and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east from Muurame.
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (pronounced [ˈhuːɡo ˈɑlʋɑr ˈhenrik ˈɑːlto]; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. [1] His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings.
The Aalto House, [1] the home of academician Alvar Aalto, is located in Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, Finland at 20, Riihitie. [2] The house is part of the Alvar Aalto Museum , which functions in two cities, Jyväskylä and Helsinki.
Alvar Aalto's Work Year Name Location Notes 1917: Park café [1] Exercise while at Institute of Technology 1918: House [2] [3] Alajärvi: For his parents 1918–1919 [nb 1] Church and belfry [3] Kauhajärvi: Two separate plans were created with the first being the belfry alone and the second the entire church. The second was not utilized. [4 ...
This nomination comprises works by prominent Finnish Modernist architect Alvar Aalto: the Paimio Sanatorium, Aalto House, the Sunila Pulp Mill Housing Area, Villa Mairea, Säynätsalo Town Hall, the Experimental House, Muuratsalo, Studio Aalto, the Church of Three Crosses, Vuoksenniska, the House of Culture, the University of Jyväskylä, Aalto ...
Villa Mairea, by Alvar Aalto, in Noormarkku, Finland. Villa Mairea is a villa, guest-house, and rural retreat designed and built by the Finnish modernist architect Alvar Aalto for Harry and Maire Gullichsen in Noormarkku, Finland. The building was constructed in 1938–1939. The Gullichsens were a wealthy couple and members of the Ahlström ...
In terms of size and opulence, Aalto's own summer house, the so-called Experimental House, in Muuratsalo (1952–1953) fell between the traditions of middle-class splendor and modest rusticity, while its accompanying lakeside sauna, built from round logs, was a modern application of rustic construction. [66]