Article source: Hyperbuildings

Mahnala environmental school is located in a rural setting in central Finland a few kilometers north of the city of Tampere. Currently the school is housed in an old building dating from 1903. This building is highly representative of the Finnish vernacular school- house of the time. As such it is an iconic symbol of the long-standing tradition of educational facilities on the site. The old building, however, has been undersized to house the activities of the growing municipality for years already.

View from the gardens : Image Courtesy Hyperbuildings 

• Architects: Hyperbuildings
• Project: Hämeenkyrö Environmental School
• Location: Mahnala, Hämeenkyrö, Finland
• Year: 2012-2013
• Collaborators: Tuomas Järvinen, Eric Pigat, Monika Sriubaite
• Program: kindergarten and school including facilities (sport, culture, restaurant, administration, gardening and farming)