Article source: K2S Architects Ltd

The Kamppi Chapel is located on the south side of the busy Narinkka square in central Helsinki. It offers a place to quiet down and compose oneself in one of Finland’s most lively urban spaces. With its curved wood facade, the small sacral building flows into the city scape. Simultaneously the chapels gently shaped interior space embraces visitors and shields them from the bustling city life outside.

Image Courtesy © Marko Huttunen

• Architects: K2S Architects Ltd
• Project: Kamppi Chapel
• Location: Simonkatu 7, Helsinki, Finland
• Photography: Tuomas Uusheimo, Marko Huttunen
• Client: Helsinki Parish Union and the City of Helsinki
• Completion: April‐May 2012
• Total floor area: 352 m2
• Structural engineering: Insinööritoimisto Vahanen Oy, Matti Kivinen, Ulla Harju
• Design team: Jukka Mäkinen, Kristian Forsberg, Abel Groenewolt, Tetsujiro Kyuma, Mikko Näveri, Miguel Pereira, Outi Pirhonen, Teija Tarvo, Elina Tenho, Jarno Vesa

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