Maunula House | K2S Architects
Designed by K2S Architects, Maunula House is the central cultural and learning hub of a neighborhood being renewed. The building is located next to Maunula park in the center of the neighborhood of Maunula. It is a center of public services to local residents of all ages. The adult education center, the library, and the youth center cooperate seamlessly, enabling the co-usage and a high utilization rate of the spaces.
Photography: Mika Huisman
Maunula House has been designed as a part of the City of Helsinki Pilot Project for Local Democracy. Multiple workshops were arranged with the local residents even before a single line of the building was drawn. The workshops utilized inclusive working methods, for example, a rolestorming method where participants empathized with the design through a given role. Local residents participate in the planning of the activities of Maunula House even after the completion of the building.
The building borders Pakilantie road in the north, Metsäpurontie road in the south, and Maunula park in the west. At the eastern side of the site, Maunula House has been built to attach to the façade of a new grocery store, which enables direct access between Maunula House, the grocery store and the parking spaces.
Photography: Mika Huisman
The main entrance is located in the middle of the building on the side of Maunula park. The youth center has its own entrance at the southwestern side of the site.
The library is located in the northern wing. The w...
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