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T O W N H A L L (1988)

FLOOR SPACE 13 000 M2, 139,931 SQUARE FEET
VOLUME 46 200 M3, 1.6 MILLION CUBIC FEET

The completion of the Town Hall in 1988 al- tu street, around the main entrance, the most By its interior architecture, the building is
so marked the completion of the Rovaniemi important premises of the building have been spacious and well lit. The large windows in the
Cultural and Administrative Centre. In connec- placed hierarchically: the town council hall, foyer face southwards, showing views of the
tion with the inauguration of the Town Hall, meeting rooms and the office for the May- public courtyard. The light coloured surfac-
the open space in the centre of the Cultural or of Rovaniemi. The most distinctly evident es and generous use of wood make the space
and Administrative Centre saw the unveil- part of the building viewed from the outside feel festive, yet at the same time very pleas-
ing of the environmental art work designed is the town council hall. Its form is crystal- ant. The public spaces of the Town Hall also
by Kain Tapper, Vuorten Synty (Creation of line due to the angles in the wall surfac- has many pieces of Artek standard furniture
Mountains). The Town Hall borders the east- es. The slated roof of the town council hall designed by Alvar Aalto, as well as and lamps
ern edge of the central courtyard and com- reaches its highest point at the public court- designed at Alvar Aalto’s office.
prises numerous wings aligned in different yard, thereby forming a distinctive element
directions. On the side facing the Hallituska- of the structure.