Enso-Gutzeit Headquarters
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 | Enso-Gutzeit Headquarters |
| Designer | Alvar Aalto |
| Location | Helsinki, Finland |
| Date | 1959 to 1962 |
| Building Type | corporate headquarters |
| Climate | cold |
| Context | urban, waterfront |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | Kanavaranta 1 |
| Notes | Sophisticated details and propostions in marble and wood create a modern classic both sleek and earthy . |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Enso-Gutzeit_Headquarters.html |
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"The building is the administrative headquarters of one of the largest paper and cellulose concerns in Finland. It adjoins the classical part of the city and stands at the end of the Esplanadikatu, a broad park-like road. Immediately behind on a slightly higher level is the Russian Orthodox church. The scale of this office building derives both its horizontal and vertical character form the nearby historical buildings, hence its symmetrical, formal facade. Except for the roof-storey, the plan of the office floors is so arranged that the large rooms occur on the outside and can be subdivided according to needs. The subsidiary rooms lie on both sides of the central lobby connecting with the offices. The dining room is on the top floor. The elevations are faced with white and grey-blue carrara marble."
— Egon Tempel. New Finnish Architecture. New York, Washington: Frederick A. Praeger, 1968. p148.
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Roger H. Clark and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. ISBN 0-442-21668-8. LC 84-3543. NA2750.C55 1984. drawings and diagrams, p12-13.— Updated edition available at Amazon.com
Karl Fleig (Editor). Alvar Aalto : The Complete Works/Das Gesamtwerk/L'Oeuvre. Artemis-Aidc, August 1992. ISBN 3-7608-8058-4. — A definitive 'complete works' of Aalto. Although a bit dated in style, an invaluable reference for students of Alvar. Available at Amazon.com
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