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Alvar Aalto Foundation Alvar Aalto Architect, vol. 18: Muuratsalo & Studio Aalto
Alvar Aalto Foundation Alvar Aalto Architect, vol. 18: Muuratsalo & Studio Aalto
Alvar Aalto Foundation Alvar Aalto Architect, vol. 18: Muuratsalo & Studio Aalto
Alvar Aalto Foundation Alvar Aalto Architect, vol. 18: Muuratsalo & Studio Aalto

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The 18th volume of the book series Alvar Aalto Architect invites you to explore two Aalto buildings from the 1950s: the Muuratsalo Experimental House and Studio Aalto. Located in Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, Aalto's studio was an essential place for his career as an architect and designer, and in his free time, Aalto enjoyed spending time in Muuratsalo, located on an island of Lake Päijänne. The book consists of articles, photographs and drawings that provide a versatile and detailed overview of the topic.

Alvar Aalto and his architect wife Elissa jointly designed a small-scale, intimate summer residence – an experimental house – on the beautiful island of Muuratsalo in Central Finland. The place and its natural beauty gave Aalto a chance to make architectural experiments, as well as painting in oils, far away from the bustle of everyday life. The architect Juhani Pallasmaa’s article “The Experimental House, sauna and boat: The Art of play” presents the design and execution of the building and grounds.

Elissa and Alvar Aalto dreamed of reshaping the rugged, rocky surroundings of the summer residence into a lush, flourishing garden. In her text “Garden aspirations in the Experimental House” Mia Hipeli, MA, writes about the landscape plan drawn up by garden architect Paul Olsson, its implementation, and the garden’s current state overrun by nature.

Studio Aalto was completed in Munkkiniemi in Helsinki in 1954, close to Aalto’s own home (1935–36), which had previously housed both the family’s residential areas and the architect’s office. In his article “Studio Aalto: Drawing on the White Table”, Professor Emeritus Marc Treib, M. Arch., sheds light on the history of the architect’s office, as well as the design, construction and working methods of Aalto’s office.

The architect Harry Charrington, PhD, worked in Aalto’s architect’s office as a newly graduated architect under Elissa Aalto’s leadership after the maestro’s death. In “Studio Aalto: an evolving practice Charrington” he paints a picture of the atmosphere and work of the office before its closure in 1994. Meanwhile, in “Alvar Aalto’s Studio, restoration 2002–2004” the architect Eric Adlercreutz recounts the meticulous, conservative total renovation of the building, illustrated by the updated drawings.

The Selected drawings section contains sketches drawn during the designing years, while Contemporary photographs presents the Muuratsalo Experimental House and Studio Aalto through the eyes of today’s photographers.

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Alvar Aalto Architect, vol. 18: Muuratsalo & Studio Aalto

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Language
English
Publication year
2019
Binding
Hardback
Pages
184
Size
32 x 26 cm
Weight
1.3 kg
ISBN
9789525498547

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