Alvar Aalto houses

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Alvar Aalto houses

Jari Jetsonen and Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen

Princeton Architectural Press, c2011

  • : pbk

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Introduction by Juhani Pallasmaa

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ISBN 9781568989822

Description

The authors of FInnish Summer Houses turn their attention to the residential architecture of Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), who was among the first and most influential architects of Nordic modernism. Aalto, who is also known for his furniture and glassware, worked in a unique style that blended modernism and traditional vernacular architecture and was characterized by his use of natural materials and organic forms. During the course of a career spanning over fifty years, Alvar Aalto designed nearly one hundred single-family houses. Many of them are architectural gems that illustrate his thoughts about dwelling and architecture. It was in his houses that Aalto had the opportunity to experiment with new ideas, as many of them were built for close friends. This book presents twenty-six houses by Aalto, including the Muuratsalo Experimental House, Aalto s own house in Helskinki, the Villa Mairea, and the Maison Carre, and is beautifully illustrated with newly commissioned photographs as well as archival drawings. An essay by Juhani Pallasmaa introduces Aalto s concept of dwelling and author Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen guides the reader through Aalto s houses from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword Markku Lahti
  • Alvar Aalto s Concept of Dwelling Juhani Pallasmaa
  • Classicism and Vernacular: the 1920s
  • Nuora House (Jyvaskyla, Finland, 1922)
  • Alatalo Manor (Tarvaala, Laukaa, Finland, 1923-24)
  • Terho Manner House (Toysa, Finland, 1923-26)
  • Villa Vekara (Karstula, Finland, 1924-25)
  • Private Villas and Company Housing: the 1930s
  • Villa Tammekann (Tartu, Estonia, 1932-33)
  • The Aalto House (Helsinki, Finland, 1935-36)
  • Kantola, Manager s Residence, Sunila Company (Kotka, Finland, 1936-37)
  • Foremen s Houses, Tampella Company (Inkeroinen, Kouvola, Finland, 1937)
  • Mantyla, Senior Engineer s House, Tampella Company (Inkeroinen, Kouvola, Finland, 1937)
  • Villa Mairea (Noormarkku, Finland, 1938-39)
  • Standard Houses and Summer Cottages: the 1940s
  • Asevelikyla, housing for ex-service men (Standard Houses) (Nekala, Tampere, Finland, 1940-41)
  • Site Manager s House, A. Ahlstrom Company (VOK-Standard Houses) (Pihlava, Pori, Finland, 1946)
  • Manager s House, Yhteissisu Company (Vanaja, Hameenlinna, Finland, 1945-46)
  • Korpikoto Hunting Lodge (Pertunmaa, Finland, 1945)
  • Villa Kihlman (Kuru, Ylojarvi, Finland, 1947-48)
  • Villa Manner (Sondby, Porvoo, Finland, 1951-52)
  • Experiments and Refinement: the 1950s
  • Muuratsalo Experimental House (Saynatsalo, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 1952-53)
  • Villa Lehmus, Site Manager s House, Typpi Company (Oulu, Finland, 1955-56)
  • Maison Carre (Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, France, 1956-59)
  • Semi-detached Houses, Enso-Gutzeit Company (Summa, Hamina, Finland, 1958-60)
  • Site Engineer s House, Enso-Gutzeit Company (Summa, Hamina, Finland, 1959-60)
  • Site Manager s House, Enso-Gutzeit Company (Summa, Hamina, Finland, 1959-64)
  • Houses for Friends: the 1960s
  • Maison Aho (Rovaniemi, Finland, 1964-65)
  • Villa Oksala (Korpilahti, Finland, 1965-66)
  • Villa Kokkonen (Jarvenpaa, Finland, 1967-69)
  • Villa Skeppet (Villa Schildt) (Tammisaari, Finland, 1969-70)
  • Biographies
  • Selected Works
  • Illustration Credits.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781616890810

Description

The authors of Finnish Summer Houses turn their attention to the residential architecture of Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), who was among the first and most influential architects of Nordic modernism. Aalto, who is also known for his furniture and glassware, worked in a unique style that blended modernism and traditional vernacular architecture and was characterised by his use of natural materials and organic forms. During the course of a career spanning over fifty years, Alvar Aalto designed nearly one hundred single-family houses. Many of them are architectural gems that illustrate his thoughts about dwelling and architecture. It was in his houses that Aalto had the opportunity to experiment with new ideas, as many of them were built for close friends. This book presents twenty-six houses by Aalto, including the Muuratsalo Experimental House, Aalto's own house in Helskinki, the Villa Mairea, and the Maison Carre, and is beautifully illustrated with newly commissioned photographs as well as archival drawings. An essay by Juhani Pallasmaa introduces Aalto's from the 1920s to the 1960s.

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