Memory-friendly living in Valkeala 2025
DESIGN STUDIO. The master level design studio focused on designing memory-friendly housing for aging population.
Student works
Selected student works from bachelor's and master's courses. For available courses, see student information system (students).
Design Studio
The Housing Design Studios are advanced exercises at Master's level that focus specifically on residential architecture. These projects require students to integrate knowledge from areas such as design theory, structural engineering, and environmental sustainability. The design approach is site-specific and covers all scales from the urban setting to the detailed floor plans.
Time-based Design, City of Turku 2024
DESIGN STUDIO. The assignment was to design a residential block based on the principles of adaptability and design for disassembly. In collaboration with the city of Turku, the site was located in Linnanniemi, a future urban district that combines work and living in a culturally significant area.
Reuse of materials, City of Helsinki 2023
DESIGN STUDIO. The students examined ways to reuse construction waste in Helsinki, highlighting differences between circular design aesthetics and current practices.
Memory-friendly Living in Kirkkonummi 2022
DESIGN STUDIO. This studio focused on designing a memory-friendly housing neighborhood in Kirkkonummi, near the future community health center.
Research and Practise
This Master-level course focuses on the current trends in housing studies examined in the framework of sustainable housing design practices. Focusing on research methods and the ways of analysing data, the course examines how research findings can be applied when developing housing and living environments mainly in the Nordic context.
Research and Practise, 2023-24
RESEARCH & ANALYSIS. The course focused on two main concepts: adaptability and user-centric design through theory and case studies.
Residential Environment
The Residential Environment is a basic course in housing design at Bachelor's level, primarily aimed at practicing the design of residential buildings, apartments, and associated outdoor spaces.
In between Scales and Typologies, 2024
BASIC COURSE. The assignment for the basic course in housing design was to design an apartment building in East Helsinki. The site was located between a 1960s suburb and a detached housing area.
Urban Infill, 2023
BASIC COURSE. The task was to explore how the connection to the surrounding nature was reflected in the layouts of residential spaces, communal areas, and the outdoor areas, with Herttoniemi's infill development as the design focus.
See also
Research & Publications
The team of the professorship of Housing Design publishes both artistic and scientific publications.
Diploma works in Housing Design
The diploma works for the professorship in Housing Design encompass a wide range of topics. Students have the freedom to pursue their interests but are urged to explore topics covered in the research and artistic work of the professorship.
Team & Contact information
Housing design team and contact information.
Housing Design
The Professorship in Housing Design conducts internationally recognized and impactful architectural design and research, applying this knowledge in its teaching. The research and design efforts concentrate on two main areas: housing design quality and circular construction, with a vision for the future of housing, particularly in the Nordic region. Since 2022, the team has been led by Assistant Professor Antti Lehto
