Article source: avanto architects

Villa Lumi (lumi = snow) is bordered from three sides by streets. The incoherent suburban environment doesn’t provide any interesting views or starting points for the architecture. This is why the building turns around a courtyard. The noise of traffic is blocked with a glazed pool wing. Terrace courtyard, opening towards the evening sun from the west, is a place of several activities for the family living in the villa.

Image Courtesy © Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield

• Architects: avanto architects (Ville Hara and Anu Puustinen, architects SAFA)
• Project: Villa Lumi
• Location: Lemminkäisenkuja 1, Nummela,  Finland
• Photography: Anders Portman and Martin Sommerschield
  
• Interior design: the client together with the architects
• Structural design: Marko Kujala, RI
• HVAC design: Ekotek LVI-suunnittelu Oy/ Juhani Huttunen
• Electrical design: InsinööritoimistoTechniplan Oy / Heikki Grundström
• Gross floor area: 370m2
• Design and construction: 2006-2014

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