Reg.Nr. 90/SF/001

Wooden Vallila, Helsinki

Restoration of the timber housing built between 1910 and 1920. Wooden dwellings were first given protective status. The part owned by Helsinki municipality were restored as well as the privately owned buildings between 1980 and 1989.
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Project details

Title:Wooden Vallila, Helsinki
Entr. year: 1990
Result:Diploma
Country: Finland
Town: Helsinki, Uusimaa
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: Urban renewal/design - Village renewal/design
Former use:Working class housing
Actual use:Flats
Built: 20th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Satu Tyynilä (town plan) Kaisa and Jussi Vepsäläinen (planning of restoration)
The Jury's citation: "For the conservation and restoration of a timber housing area, owned partly by the City of Helsinki and partly by private owners".
Web, Links:

www.visithelsinki.fi/en/see-and-experience/sights-and-attractions/wooden-house-districts-in-helsinki

Description:
Restoration of the timber housing built between 1910 and 1920. Wooden dwellings were first given protective status. The part owned by Helsinki municipality were restored as well as the privately owned buildings between 1980 and 1989.