Designed by Finnish architects ALA, ‘Tropaion’ is a residential project on the site of the former Hanasaari power station in Helsinki, Finland. ‘Tropaion’, consists of five perimeter blocks of varying heights covered with roof terraces of the upper apartments. The blocks form a gigantic bowl shape with crossing sea views from all terraces and a sense of community and togetherness for the people. The courtyards will form semi-proivate spaces, which the residents of Helsinki are very fond of, and public streets with shops and services at street level. Building heights vary from 16 floors down to two, with varying housing typologies and apartments sizes included in the same blocks.

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Site:
The Hanasaari power plant site is right in the vicinity of the Helsinki Center. Over the years it has become a landmark in form of a huge coal heap. The site will become the launch of a huge series of new developments on the Helsinki Eastern Waterfront.

Description:
By optimizing the conditions of individual flats a new areal typology is born. The result will provide spaces for a variety of housing types and office spaces while maintaining the sites nature as an orientation point in the area.

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