AR.

ALVAR
AALTO

PRESENTED BY-PRIYANKA JOON

B.ARCH. SEM -4TH

INTRODUCTION
BORN-3 FEB. 1898 ,KUORTANE, FINLAND
DIED-11 MAY 1976 (AGED 78) HELSINKI ,

FINLAND
NATIONALITY FINNISH

LIFE
HUGO ALVAR HENRIK AALTO WAS BORN IN KUORTANE

FINLAND.
HIS FATHER ,JOHAN HENRIK AALTO WAS A FINNISH SPEAKING
LAND SURVEYOR.
HIS MOTHER SELLY (SELMA)MATILDA WAS A POSTMISTRESS.
WHEN AALTO WAS 5YRS OLD THE FAMLY MOVED TO ALAJARVI
AND FROM THERE TO JYVASKYLA IN CENTRAL FINLAND.
AALTO STUDIED AT THE JYVASKYLA LYCEUM SCHOOL,
COMPLETING HIS BASIC EDUCATION IN 1916.
IN 1916 HE THEN ENROLLED TO STUDY ARCHITECTURE AT
THE HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY GRADUATING IN
1921.

BIOGRAPHY
IN SEPTEMBER 1923 AALTO SET UP HIS OWN OFFICE IN JYVASKYLA AND

HIRED AINO MARSIO (1896-1949) WHO HE MARRIED IN AUTUMN 1924 AS

AN ASSISTANT.
IN 1927 AALTO WON THE COMPETETION FOR THE SOUTHWESTRN FINALD
AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE BUILDING AND THE FAMILY MOVED TO
TURKU.
IN1933 THE AALTOS MOVED TO HELSINKI WHEN THE DECISION WAS
FINALLY MADE TO BUILD VIJPURI LIBRARY ON THE BASIS OF THE
COMPETETION AALTO HAD WON IN 1927.
AALTO FIRST COMMISSION IN HELSINKI THE FINNISH ENGINEERS
ASSOCIATION BUILDING WAS FOLLOWED BY SERVERAL COMPETETION
WIN IN FINLAND.
AFTER THE DETH OF AINO ALVAR MARRIED THE YOUNG ARCHITECT ELSA
KAISA MAKINIEMI (1922-1994).
AALTO WAS STILL WORKING ACTIVELY IN THE EARLY 1970 BUT DIED IN
HELSINKI ON MAY 11 ,1976.

BUILDING
1925-WORKERS CLUB,JYVASKYLA ,FINLAND
1930-TURUN SANOMAT ,TURKU ,FINLAND
1932-PAIMIO SANATORIUM ,PAIMO,FINLAND
1935-LIBRARY,VIJPURI,RUSLAND
1937-FINNISH PAVILION,PARIS FRANCE
1939-FINNISH PAVILION ,NEWYORK,USA
1948-BAKER HOUSE,CAMBRIDGE,USA
1952-NATIONAL PENSIONS BUILDING,HELSINKI ,FINLAND
1957-FLATS AT HANSAVIERTEL,BERLIN ,GERMANY
1958-HOUSE OF CULTURE,HELSINKI ,FINLAND
1962-ENSO-QUTZEIR HEADQUARTERS,HELSINKI,FINLAND
1969-ACADEMIC BOOKSHOP,HELSINKI,FINLAND
1975-RIOLA PARISH CHURCH,RIOLA,ITALY

FURNITURE AND
GLASSWARE
TEA CHART
ARMCHAIR 400 REINDEER WITH FUR
CHAIRS1932 PAIMIO
1933 THREE LEGGED STACKING STOOL
1933 FOUR LEGGED
1954 LAMP
1936 VASES

AWARDS
ROYAL GOLD MEDAL-ROYAL INSTITUTE OF

BRITISH ARCHITECTS(1957)
GOLD MEDAL-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
ARCHITECTS (1963)

MASTER BUILDINGS
1937-FINNISH PAVILLION, PARIS,FRANCE
1948-BAKER HOUSE,CAMBRIDGE,USA
1952-NATIONAL PENSIONS

BUILDINGS,HELSINKI,FINLAND
1962-ENSO QUTZEIT
HEADQUARTERS,HELSINKI,FINLAND
1969-ACADEMIC BOOKSHOP, HELSINKI
,FINLAND

ACADEMIC BOOKSHOP
ARCHITECT-ALVAR AALTO
LOCATION HELSINKI, FINLAND
DATE-1962-1969
BUILDING TYPE-RETAIL ,BOOKSTORE ,OFFICES
CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM-COPPER CLAD CURTAIN

WALL WITH WHITE MARBLE INSET.

CLIMATE-COLD.
CONTEXT-URBAN
STYLE-MODREN.
NOTES-SUBTLE FAADE MODULATION, SCULPTURAL
ROOF LIGHTS.

VIEW

PLAN

ACADEMIC BOOKSHOP
EXTERNALLY THE BUILDING RELATIVELY

STRAIGHT FORWARD COPPER-CLAD CURTAIN

WALL.
WINDOW FRAMES LINED UP WITH STRIPS OF
WHITE MARBLE.
THREE STOREY SPACE OF THE BOOKSHOP
TUCKED IN BEHIND OTHER BUILDING.
THREE CRYSTALLINE ROOFLIGHTS BRING
LIGHT INTO THIS VOLUME .

SECTION

ENSO-GUITZEIT
HEADQUARTER
ARCHITECT- ALVAR AALTO
LOCATION- HELSINKI, FINLAND
DATE- 1959-1962
BUILDING TYPE- CORPORATE HEADQUARTER
CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM- MARBLE CLADDING
CLIMATE- COLD
CONTEXT- URBAN, WATERFRONT
STYLE- MODERN
NOTES- SOPHISTICATED DETAILS AND

PROPOSITIONS IN MARBLE AND WOOD CREATE A

MODERN CLASSIC BOTH SLEEK AND EARTHY.

PLAN

ENSO-GUITZEIT HEADQUARTERS
SYMMETRICAL AND FORMAL FAADE.
THE ELEVATIONS ARE FACED WITH WHITE

AND GREY-BLUE CARRARAMARBLE.

VIEW