Helin & Co. Architects, Villa Vetro - Porkkala, Kirkkonummi, Finland - plotCAD box

2004

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Helin & Co. Architects, Villa Vetro - Porkkala, Kirkkonummi, Finland

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Villa Vetro has been designed for clients who have worked abroad for a long time. Therefore, the focus of the architecture is on presence of the nature of the Finnish archipelago and the nothern light.
The interior spaces overlap and continue outward to a larch-covered deck, bordered by natural grooves in the rock, lichen surfaces, horizontally growing junipers amd old pine trees.

Helin & Co. Architects, Villa Vetro - Porkkala, Kirkkonummi, Finland

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The surrounding islands delineate the seascape, where a bay opens behind a headland. Around Midsummer, the sun rise from the sea and sets there again. The curved plan of the villa stems from the qualities of the site, its topography, and views opening from the interior spaces.

The planning, right down to the choice of materials, was done in close co-operation with the clients. The gleaming light concrete, with texture of the timber formwork, creates a receptive surfaces have been given a surface of pale grey, wax-polished stucco. The interior floors are of solid oak.

Helin & Co. Architects, Villa Vetro - Porkkala, Kirkkonummi, Finland

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The seaward facade is almost all glass. The landward side rises between the rocks as a wall clad with "Gabro" stone. given a lighter appearance with the addition of larch screens and pergolas. Above the wall is a zone of window openings, with copper grating on the blind sections. The fan-shaped roof is also copper-clad.

Helin & Co. Architects, Villa Vetro - Porkkala, Kirkkonummi, Finland

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The untouched natural enviroment was protected vigilant during construction. An area of ground that could be worked remained outside the entrance, where an old red brick building had been demolished. Natural plants typical for the area were replanted there: stonecrop, wild strawberry, juniper and wild rose.

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