One building is
temporary, the another one is here to stay. Both are a part of the World Design
Capital Helsinki 2012 program.
Photos © Paula
Hietaranta
It looks
like a huge wooden bowl in front of
Kamppi bus station/shopping centre, still surrounded by a construction
site.
It is the new Kamppi Chapel of Silence, opened in the beginning of June and open daily, meant to offer some moments of peace to the busy shoppers and passers-by.
It is the new Kamppi Chapel of Silence, opened in the beginning of June and open daily, meant to offer some moments of peace to the busy shoppers and passers-by.
The
atmosphere inside of the chapel is calming, and the light comes in beautifully.
But why do the benches have to look like the coffins?
The Chapel is open Mon-Fri 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat-Sun 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The official
address in Simonkatu 7.
A totally
different atmosphere meets you in Paviljonki that was built to a summer living
room and meeting place between Design Museum and Museum of Finnish
Architecture, Ullanlinnankatu 2.
It is an
inviting, lively place to meet friends...
...to work...
...to shop
some tempting design pieces ...
...to have
a mug of coffee or a piece of a plum-goat cheese-basil-pie, 5 euros.
The
furniture made for Paviljonki is a heavy-weight stuff and a nice reminder of
the Finnish summer and all the DIY activities so much loved by the townies on
their ”kesämökki” vacations...
Paviljonki
is open until 16th September and open Tue-Sun 11 a.m. to 21 p.m.
Attention!
The Pavillion is closed during Midsummer, though, when the whole Helsinki is
more or less closed and you can find some activities only in Seurasaari Open
Air-Museum.
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