NATIONAL PENSIONS INSTITUTEALVAR ALTO

SITE PLANNING• THE MAIN SITE PLAN OF NATIONAL PENSIONS

BUILDING.• THE BUILDING OCCUPIES a TRIANGULAR PLOT

OF PLAN SET BACK BEHIND MANNERHEIMINTIE, THE MAIN ROAD NOTH WEST OUT OF HELSINKI

• SURROUNDED BY MUCH OLDER BUILDINGS

• LOCATION – HELSINKI, FINLAND• BUILDING TYPE – GOVERNMENT OFFICE• CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM – BRICK CLADDING • CLIMATE – COLD• CONTEXT – URBAN• STYLE - MODERN

PLANS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

UPPER FLOOR PLAN

SECTION

SECTION THROUGH MAIN HALL AND RAISED GARDEN

DETAILS• THE METAL CEILING PANELS CONTAINING HEATING UNITS• THE WALLS LINED WITH ROUNDED CERAMIC TILES

INTERIOR SPACES