{"id":19588,"date":"2019-12-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/2019\/12\/10\/a-university-library-in-the-center-of-helsinki\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T15:27:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T13:27:15","slug":"a-university-library-in-the-center-of-helsinki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/en\/2019\/12\/10\/a-university-library-in-the-center-of-helsinki\/","title":{"rendered":"A University Library in the Center of Helsinki"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>The Kaisa Hause &#8211; Helsinki University Main Library, on Kaisaniemenkatu street, is Finland\u2019s largest university library<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-130229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/AN38920-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kaisa Hause - Helsinki University Main Library\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The project by Finnish firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aoa.fi\/\">Anttinen Oiva Architects<\/a> is located where a department store and a garage used to be. The new building has a brick and glass fa\u00e7ade that dialogues with pre-existing structures, perfectly in line with the fa\u00e7ades of adjacent buildings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-130231 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TU-120427-hy-kirjasto-051-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kaisa Hause - Helsinki University Main Library\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rhythm and regularity of the brick fa\u00e7ade characterized by small square windows are interrupted by the organic shapes of the large glass opening. Framed by an imposing sculptural arch, it gives dynamism to the fa\u00e7ade of the Kaisa Hause library.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-130233 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TU-120904-hy-kirjasto-075.jpg\" alt=\"Kaisa Hause - Helsinki University Main Library\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The large oval-shaped skylight and the main staircase with exposed gallery form a sequence of continuous spaces that create a single environment. Around this wide and bright space are all the services connected to the library. [Text Arianna Callocchia &#8211; Photo Mika Huisman \/Tuomas Uusheimo]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-130235 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TU-120904-hy-kirjasto-122-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read also <a href=\"\/?p=126206\">Oodi, Helsinki Central Library<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kaisa Hause &#8211; Helsinki University Main Library, on Kaisaniemenkatu street, is Finland\u2019s largest university library The project by Finnish firm Anttinen Oiva Architects is located where a department store and a garage used to be. The new building has a brick and glass fa\u00e7ade that dialogues with pre-existing structures, perfectly in line with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17603,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[325],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-architecture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kaisa Hause Library in Helsinki | Finland | Design Diffusion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Kaisa Hause - Helsinki University Main Library, in the city center of Helsinki, is Finland\u2019s largest university library.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/en\/2019\/12\/10\/a-university-library-in-the-center-of-helsinki\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kaisa Hause Library in Helsinki | Finland | Design Diffusion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Kaisa Hause - 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