EY Finland HQ and Apartment Buildings, Helsinki District Housing, Finnish Architecture Images
EY Finland HQ and Apartment Buildings, Helsinki
17 Feb 2020
EY House
Design: Verstas Architects
Location: Töölönlahti, Helsinki, Finland

The office and apartment block stands in the Töölönlahti area, a recently developed site in the heart of Helsinki, Finland. Töölönlahti is adjacent to Helsinki Central railway station and the Parliament. It is by a bay and a park that continues as the main green corridor to the north of the city. Architect Alvar Aalto’s famous conference centre, the marble clad Finlandia Hall borders the area among other landmark buildings. The EY House, originally the headquarters of EY Finland company, and the two apartment buildings occupy the northernmost and most visible position in the area, opposite the Finlandia Hall.
Because of the prominent site, an international architectural competition was organized to design of an office and apartment building in 2011. The jury praised Verstas Architects? winning proposal for its dignified and restrained appearance, which sits well to its surroundings.

The Töölönlahti area has gone through a series of changes in the recent years, after half a century of plans and ideas for the important site and its gradual building. The city has had the ambition to develop it as a place for culture, business and people. The Museum of Modern Art, Kiasma, designed by Steven Holl, opened in 1998 and the Helsinki Mu...