CV

Anssi Lauttia

Architect SAFA
b.1985, Finland
+358 415494448
info@anssilauttia.com

Education

Aalto University, MSc Architecture, 2012
Head designer course, SAFA, 2020
ETH Zürich, exchange studies, studio Caruso & St John, 2009

Career

Arkkitehdit NRT, 2011 →
Personal projects, 2010 →
Helsinki City Planning Department, 2010
Gmür & Geschwentner Architekten (Zürich), 2009

Competitions

Sara Hildén Art Museum, open international competition, shortlisted, 2021 (w. Meri Wiikinkoski)
Töölö Market Square, architecture, 2nd price, 2020 (w. Meri Wiikinkoski)
Europan12 - Kuopio, urban planning, 1st price, 2013 (w. Kuutti Halinen & Tuomas Raikamo)
Suvela Surge, urban planning, honorable mention, 2011 (in team)
Several rewarded proposals with Arkkitehdit NRT, 2013 →

Research & Scholarships

Research Trip to Japan, Suomen Kulttuurirahasto, 2019
FCINY Artist Residency in New York, 2017
Annikki Paasikivi foundation scholarship, 2007 & 2009

PROJECTS

Sara Hildén Art Museum

New art museum in Tampere, Finland. Museum is located in old cotton factory area called Finlayson. The sculptural main stair is surrounded by modifiable art spaces in several floors. Facade material refers to the traditional red brick industrial buildings but also stands out as an art museum. Narrow building mass honors visual contact between Finlayson palace and factory’s head office from the 1800’s. Shortlisted competition proposal for open international competition (top 15 / 474), w. Meri Wiikinkoski, 2021.

Töölö Market Square, Helsinki
Development plan for essential market square located in downtown Helsinki. Main idea of the plan was to refresh the traditional square and make it more appealing for happenings, locals and customers. Second price in open architectural competition w. Meri Wiikinkoski, 2020.

Kivimies School, Espoo
Conversion of preserved building to primary school. The building is originally from 1960s and designed by Alvar Aalto. Team leader & project architect for for Arkkitehdit NRT. Completed 2019. Pics.Mika Huisman

Kivimies Kindergarden, Espoo
Conversion of an office building to kindergarden in Aalto University campus area. Team leader & project architect for Arkkitehdit NRT. Pedagogical graphics designed in co-operation w. graphic artist Armi Teva. Completed 2018. Pics.Mika Huisman

Turku Market Square
Development plan for one of the oldest and most significant Market Squares in Finland. Located in the heart of city of Turku. The design presents different eras and layers that the market square and the city have experienced during their long history. Proposal for an invited competition w. Architecture & Urban Design office Nembi, designer Simo Lahtinen & artist Meri Wiikinkoski, 2020.

Europan 12, Kuopio
First price in Europan 12 urban planning competition w. Kuutti Halinen & Tuomas Raikamo. Urban infill in City of Kuopio, Savonia.

Teahouse at Lake Zürich
Concept design in Studio Caruso & St John at ETH Zürich w. Felipe Fankhauser Bergental & Jeanne Wellinger. The design is research of structure and pattern.

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