A modern eco-home for three generations

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Architects: Honkarakenne

Location: Vantaa, Finland

Architect In Charge: Jaakko and Elizaveta Parkkonen

Project Year: 2014

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From the architect. A modern eco-home for three generationsSavukvartsi was introduced to the public at the Housing fair 2015 in Vantaa, Finland. It?s an ecological duplex house, designed for three generations of a family. Honka Savukvartsi is an excellent example of a new-generation log home, created with the Honka Fusion concept.

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Honka Savukvartsi was designed and built by the architects Jaakko and Elizaveta Parkkonen as their own private home. The house reflects the dream shared by the young couple and their parents of a home for several generations of the same family.
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The house is split into two separate properties, with the larger one occupied by Jaakko and Elizaveta and their son. The smaller property belongs to Jaakko?s parents. The properties share an entrance. If desired, the apartments can be combined to create one larger property.

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The house has the smallest carbon footprint of all the properties showcased at the Vantaa Housing Fair area and ...