Rullakkotori square and community centre
Type: Building and square design
Client: City of Helsinki
Status: completed
Timeline: 2017–2023
Location: Pohjois-Pasila, Helsinki, Finland
Scope of project: 3250 m² square, 1185 m² community centre
Team: Anna-Kaisa Aalto (landscape architect in charge), Anni-Mari Anttola, Leena Buller, Antti Lehto (partner in charge, building design), Hanna Mattila (project architect), Antti Haataja, Timo Arjanko, Emilia Ellilä, Timo Paananen
An active hub and a relaxed environment to encourage communal activities.
Location
Rullakkotori Square is the main public space in the new Postipuisto area. A multi-purpose community centre will be located in the square.
A new kind of community centre
The main objective of the community centre is to share spaces, reinforcing social networks in the area. All the housing companies in the neighbourhood are participating in its planning, financing and usage.
Encouraging activity
The architecture of the building is created by five “boxes” and a folding roof resting on them. The glass-clad spaces between the boxes open the building and its activities to the environment.
The community centre serves as a versatile gathering space for the residents of the area.
The spaces of different sizes and types enable a wide range of uses and functions.
The long eaves of the building extend over the square and create sheltered places to stay at the interface between the building and the square.
