Wooden Design Hotel in Finland

WISA (Wooden Design Hotel) is an architectural gem, located on the sea shore of Helsinki, capital of Finland. The building is the result of a design competition organized by UPM (company Finnish pulp mill and forestry production). The winning project was carried out by interior designer Auttila Pieta-Linda, and the project is designed to be built as a temporary structure. The design idea of breaking a block of rough wood, which has come floating down to the beach where the waves push against the rocks, broken tables and block party. “Playing with the volumes, where two buckets fold creates an explosion that contrasts with the horizontal, is the space where it becomes transparent solid, a break in the completely geometric, which makes organic” Pieta-Linda Auttila. The building is composed of pine, birch and spruce and is a perfect sample of the versatility of wood and its applications in the field of architecture and construction. The building consists of two rooms at the ends and an atrium in the center. This court is the one who gives life to building the game boards in an organic play the role of solar and wind forecast, providing a place of comfort. As mentioned previously the proposed Auttila Pieta-Linda is the first in a competition, then show some of the projects that won second place and honorable mentions.