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Kore / Aalto University Wood Program

KORE TALO, HELSINKI, FINLAND
  • Architects: Aalto University Wood Program
  • Area: 23 m2
  • Year: 2021
  • Materials: CLT, LVL, Birch Plywood
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  • Partners: Metsä Wood | Rothoblass

Kore talo is a finnish summer house designed and build by the students of the Wood Program class of 2020 at the Aalto University in Otaniemi, Finland. The concept of the house is that of a fully independent core that houses all the needs of living while the envelope can be freely adapted to meet the needs of the site. The house is composed of a fully detachable roof, the living unit, and an exterior deck; it is optimized for a single trip of transport on a freight truck. The project is currently on display at the Fiskars Art and Design Biennale.

The Wood Program is a one year intensive master level architectural program focusing on wood and wooden architecture at the Aalto University of Arts Design and Architecture. The program explores the ecological, technical and architectural properties of wood, providing a thorough and all-round view on the whole chain of wood construction, beginning with the tree in the forest and ending up with an experimental wooden building.