A group of young Finnish architects have won a competition to integrate two museums by Modernist architect Alvar Aalto ? but have been told their design needs "a lot of development".
Sini Rahikainen, Hannele Cederström, Inka Norros, Kirsti Paloheimo and Maria Kleimola were awarded first place in the competition, winning ?14,000 (£10,700).
Named Silmu, the Finnish word for a leaf bud, their proposal is to join the two building with a curving courtyard extension.
But a statement from the competition jury states that the design requires significant revision to overcome functional weaknesses before becoming a feasible scheme.
"The courtyard solution raises conflicting feelings," they said in a statement. "As an idea and in its design it is a beautiful, integral part of the totality, but both technically and functionally it is extremely challenging." The jurors also described the scheme as "a diamond in the rough".
"As the pseudonym of the entry suggests, the gentle form is superbly sensitive and powerful at the same time. It is memorable and structures the new architecture to specifically suit this location," they explained.

"The simple, flat-roofed shape of the extension settles unostentatiously into its location," they added. "The curved forms of the interior can be sensed through the minimalist glass facade."
Aalto designed the Alvar Aalto Museum and the Museum of Central Finland for his ...