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Finnish Summer Houses
Twenty villas, cottages, and cabins in detail
One of our most popular posts here at L+L is the Finland Summer House posted by James back in January 2005. If exploring summer houses in Finland is your raison d'être, then we have a book for you. Finnish Summer Houses by Jari & Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen is a new book from Princeton Architectural Press that showcases work from architects such as Eliel Saarinen, Alvar Aalto, Juhani Pallasmaa and many others.

Architectural styles featured in the book run the gamut from farmhouse villas of the late 1800's to the modern structures of today.

Link: Princeton Architectural Press

From the publisher:

Finnish Summer Houses presents in detail twenty villas, cottages, and cabins by architects such as Eliel Saarinen, Oiva Kallio, Alvar Aalto, and Juhani Pallasmaa, among many others. Authors Jari and Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen use contemporary photographs, archival images, drawings, and plans to illustrate the diversity found in the designs of Finnish summer residences. From Lars Sonck's Lasses Villa (1895), with its traditional farmhouse elements, and Alvar Aalto's Muuratsalo Experimental House (1952–54) to Erkki Kairamo's sparse Villa Aulikki (1995–2003), which seems to grow out of its landscape, the works in this book are of a highly personal nature; indeed, most of the summer houses are still used by the architect or the families of their children. The very best examples of these fantastic summer homes are collected here, making Finnish Summer Houses an inspiration for anyone dreaming about a summer home of their own.

 Comments (2)
chad  — November 16, 2008
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Thanks for the info. That is interesting I am going to have to look into this.
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Remoduler  — November 25, 2008
Need more photos
The summer house looks great from outside but wish to see the interior what are the features installed in it. Need some more photos.
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