Villa LumiRealized

Architect: Avanto Architects Ltd / Ville Hara and Anu Puustinen, architects SAFA
Assistants: Felix Laitinen, student of Architecture
Location: Lemminkäisenkuja 1, Nummela, Finland
Design and construction: 2006-2014
Gross floor area: 370m²
Client: private
Interior design: the client together with the architects
Structural design: Marko Kujala, RI
HVAC design: Ekotek LVI-suunnittelu Oy/ Juhani Huttunen
Electrical design: InsinööritoimistoTechniplan Oy / Heikki Grundström

Villa Lumi (lumi = snow) is bordered from three sides by streets. The incoherent suburban environment doesn't provide any interesting views or starting points for the architecture. This is why the building turns around a courtyard. The noise of traffic is blocked with a glazed pool wing. Terrace courtyard, opening towards the evening sun from the west, is a place of several activities for the family living in the villa.
Inside the restricted palette of materials and colours, together with the high open living room, create a restful atmosphere. A special delicacy of the villa is the asymmetric cast-in-situ concrete stair in the entrance, highlighted with the roof window.