Helsingin Sateenkaari Housing
As Oy Helsingin Sateenkaari is located in Vuosaari, at the end of the Uutela Canal, next to a circular water basin and at the edge of the built environment. On its other side, the building opens up to a nearly untouched spruce forest.
- Year
- 2006 - 2012
- Location
- Vuosaaren Aurinkolahti, Helsinki
- Size
- 4 200 m2
- Client
- YH-Suomi Oy
- The program consists of rental apartments, offering long views over the canal and towards the forest. The ground floor includes townhouse-like apartments to enrich the housing types. The exterior balconies play an important role in the overall design. The most distinctive feature of the northern facade is the checkerboard arrangement of projecting balconies and entrance canopies. To create a mid-scale, four balconies have been visually grouped into one cohesive unit. Each of these "color spots" is treated with accent colors from the same color family, giving each element a unique identity. The rest of the facade, serving as the background for the "color spots," is plastered in white and composed with a calm, regular window layout.
