Reg.Nr. HA-2004/FI/01

The Visavuori Museum Restoration Project 1999-2004, Tarttila

Restoration of log timber building, home and atelier of the sculptor Erik Wikström, which is a typical early example of the national Romantic (Jugend) architecture. The building was rehabilitated in order to present the life and work of Wikstrom and of the political caricaturist ...
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Project details

Title:The Visavuori Museum Restoration Project 1999-2004, Tarttila
Entr. year: 2004
Result:Diploma
Country: Finland
Town: Tarttila Tarttila, Valkeakoski
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: residential building
Former use:Home and atelier
Actual use:Museum
Built: 20th century
The Jury's citation: For the careful, authentic and well-documented restoration of an important early example of Finnish National Romantic Architecture.
GPS:61°10'31.0"N 24°1'17.3"E
Web, Links:

www.visavuori.com/en/front

Description:
Restoration of log timber building, home and atelier of the sculptor Erik Wikström, which is a typical early example of the national Romantic (Jugend) architecture. The building was rehabilitated in order to present the life and work of Wikstrom and of the political caricaturist Kari Suomalainen. A maintenance plan was also developed for the museum grounds. Traditional building methods were used, as for example in the construction of a shingle roof for the residence and the repair and tarring of the sawn shingles of the atelier roof.