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Moby Dick House, Finnish Architecture, Architect, Project, Photos, Info
Espoo Building : Architecture Information + Images
Biomorphic home in Finland by Arkkitehdit NRT
House Moby Dick
Arkkitehdit NRT
This biomorphic house peeks to the street from behind the rocks. A
stair built of stone and a bridge out of steel lead to the main entrance
on the first floor above ground level. One enters the building through
an organic, white outer wall. On this floor there is a living-room,
a library, master bedroom and two balconies. Ground floor houses childrens’
spaces, guestroom and a garage. The basement contains sauna facilities,
fireplace and gym.

Floors are connected by a tall staircase as well as by a two-storey-high
winter-garden. Three translucent glass-steel bridges join these spaces
as well. Staircase, which forms the spatial core of the house, is
lit by a large skylight. From the staircase one has a view of all
directions over the house – either directly or through diverse glass-walls.
Organic-shaped ceiling in the first floor complements free-form spatial
organization emphasized by the curvy white outer wall. All interior
walls are rectangular in section as opposed to the outer shell, which
forms a dynamic contrast between the two. The house opens towards
southwest – in direction of the garden – through large windows.
Materials and Structural Construction
The structural framework of the house consists of concrete-filled
steel pillars, concrete-steel composite slabs combined with steel-wood
roof construction.
Facades are mostly clad with plywood, together with pine slats and
boards. The undulating first-floor ceiling consists of overlapping
birch veneer plates making it possible to cover the organic
form bending in two directions.
The interior stair is a steel-container shell construction clad with
oak plates. The handrail consists of tubular steel and balustrade
is of steel wires.
The fireplace in living-room is a steel construction clad with brushed
aluminium plates.
The house is equipped with a heating-pump / floor heating system
Situated in an old housing area, Espoo, Finland
Construction completed: 2003
Floor surface area: approx 570 m2
Client: a four-person family
Other examples of Finnish Architecture welcome
House Moby Dick images / information from Arkkitehdit NRT
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Finnish Architecture
Finnish House - architects : Arkkitehdit NRT Oy
Nokia Headquarters, Espoo, nr Helsinki
1998
Helin + Siitonen
Espoo house text / photos from Arkkitehdit NRT 150408
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