Article source: Arkkitehtitoimisto Teemu Pirinen

Presidents lodge

Jávri Lodge is a boutique hotel situated right on the border of the wilderness in Saariselkä Finnish Lapland,. The building used to be Finland longest serveing president Urho Kekkonen´s skiing hideout hosting such guests as royalty, superpower leaders, even the Shah. In the year 2017 the Lodge was expanded with new Main entrance, Dining hall and four new hotelrooms – With three copper glad building volymes. In front of and on top of the old building. The guests of Jávri Lodge spend their days in various outdoor activities. Thats why the hotel is designed to function as warm and cosy refuge where you rest, relax and enjoy culinaristic experiences after an active day spent in the wilderness.

Image Courtesy © Marc Goodwin

• Architects: Arkkitehtitoimisto Teemu Pirinen
• Project: Jávri Lodge
• Location: Saariselkä, Finland
• Photography: Marc Goodwin
• Lead Architects: Teemu Pirinen
• Client: Katja Kivioja and Juha Mehtäjärvi
• Interior Designer: Räihä Interiors
• Structural Engineer: Mikko Keränen, Pohjois-Suomen rakennetekniikka Oy
• HVAC: Matias Meskanen, LVI-Insinööritoimisto Meskanen Oy
• Electrical Designer: Veijo Mikkola, Ivalon Raja-Sähkö Oy
• Builder: Tatu Valkonen, Rakennusmestari
• Gross Built Area: 336 m²
• Completion Year: 2018

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