Article source: Parviainen Architects

We design buildings and environments that increase wellbeing. When designing schools, it becomes exceptionally clear that we do not just create buildings but also the preconditions for activities, experiences, and encounters. Hankasalmi School Centre was designed to serve all inhabitants of Hankasalmi. The impressively sculptural building functions as an attractive landmark: the school is an inviting public building, a source of pride for the whole municipality.

Image Courtesy © Martin Sommerschield / Kuvio Photo

• Architects: Parviainen Architects
• Project: Hankasalmi School Centre
• Location: Hankasalmi, Finland
• Photography: Martin Sommerschield / Kuvio Photo
• Lead Architects: Jani Ristimäki
• Design team: Jani Ristimäki (lead architect), Maria Björklund (project architect), Kaisa Eriksson (interior architect)
• Constructor: YIT
• Gross Built Area (m2/ ft2): 5600 m2
• Completion Year: 2020

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