Oct 16, 2014 villa mairea in noormarkku in southwestern finland one of alvar and aino aalto s most wellknown and celebrated designs, built in the late 1930s. But in contrast to villa mairea, this house is not a luxurious residence but a cozy and intimate living quarters, in which simple, uncluttered materials are used. Villa mairea alvar aalto first floor plan archdaily ground flooor of villa mairea by alvar aalto, in noormarkku, finlandia. In 1936, alvar aaltos series of glass vases won first prize in the 1936 karhulaiittala glass design competition. Nov 30, 2014 the catalogue section presents numerous neverbeforeseen original drawings and architectural models from the archive of the alvar aalto foundation. Just as in villa mairea, maison louis carre is a residence that combines both public and private life.
Designed as a rural retreat for harry and maire gullichsen, this property marks a transitional point in aaltos style, as it shifted from more traditional to modernist ideals. May well have been the encouragement received from maire aalto which led in this direction. The villa mairea is a country house, built by finnish architect alvar aalto in noormarkku, finland between 1937 and 1940 for the couple harry and maire gullichsen, who. These autocad drawings are available to purchase and download now. Beauty of his work is hidden in his design approach of functionalism. Mairea foundation villa mairea villa mairea villa mairea. Villa mairea in noormarkku in southwestern finland one of alvar and aino aaltos most wellknown and celebrated designs, built in the late 1930s. The villa mairea is a country house, built by finnish architect alvar aalto in noormarkku, finland between 1937 and 1940 for the couple harry and maire gullichsen, who asked him to consider as an experimental house. Alvar aalto 18981976 is a recognized master of modern architecture and design. Aino marsioaalto canadian centre of academic art and science. Aaltos designed this masterpiece as a home for their friends maire and harry gullichsen.
School of architecture the university of sheffield white rose. Alvar aalto was the kinder, gentler face of modernism the man who put finland on the architectural map, and made saunas his speciality. Villa mairea by alvar aalto villa mariea was designed in 1938 for marie and harry gullichsen, who were wealthy friends of alvar and aino. Villa mairea, alvar aaltos living masterpiece in finland. Its purpose was that of a residential building, the house of the gullischens and a guest house. Villa mairea vectored space and precedent study villa mairea. The family included his father, the district surveyor j. Inside and outside in wrights fallingwater and aaltos villa.
The quality of the images is good enough for research purposes. Trencher, a professor of architecture at pratt institute, is a noted aalto scholar. After aaltos death in 1976 goran schildt wrote a biography about the architect in three volumes. Villa mairea, noormarkku, finland modern architecture. Their work extended beyond just the built form and would include detailing interior spaces and surfaces, along with furniture, lamps, furnishings, and glassware. Completed in 1939 by alvar aalto, this guest house sits in the finnish countryside surrounded by towering birch trees. Mar 12, 20 villa mairea thoughts and ideas i have chosen alvar aaltos 1939 house, the villa mairea. Oct 28, 2010 completed in 1939 in noormarkku, finland. The alvar aalto guide showcases over 100 of aaltos built works, which are located throughout scandinavia, europe, and the united states. Works of alvar aalto viipuri library paimio sanatorium saynatsalo town hall villa mairea finlandia hall workers club vyborg library sahkotalo aalto university library baker house 4.
The text is based on sources in the alvar aalto museum archives. Finnish and japanese traditional architecture, merge with surprising ease, as if. Mar 16, 2007 alvar aalto was the kinder, gentler face of modernism the man who put finland on the architectural map, and made saunas his speciality. Judging by his archived letters, receipts, account ledgers, telegrams and passports, aalto is estimated to have made a couple of hundred trips in 19201975. Villa maireaalvar aalto architectural autocad drawings. Discontinuous glazing on all four sides at entrance level. Combine art with life, however, i will quote some important paragraphs from the. Professor maire gullichsen founded mairea foundation in 1980. The numerous photographs and plans of each project are accompanied by michael trenchers detailed texts. Our case study is the aaltos own house in munkkiniemi and villa mairea without ignoring her. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings, though he never regarded himself as an artist, seeing painting and sculpture as branches of the tree whose trunk is architecture.
The aim of foundation is to support and preserve the cultural values of villa mairea and the collections in the house, designed by archtitects alvar and aino aalto and situated in noormarkku. Strong relationship between man, nature and buildings. As alvar aalto was given permission to experiment with his thoughts and styles there is a constant theme throughout the house of morphing technologies and a progression from the exterior to indoors. Alvar aalto was born on february 3, 1898 in kuortane and lived there until 1905, when the family moved to jyvaskyla. A collage of materials amongst the trunks of countless birch trees in the finnish landscape, the villa mairea built by alvar aalto in 1939 is a significant dwelling that marks a transition from traditional to modern architecture.
Alvar aalto is one of finlands most international architects. The package contains digital images of architectural drawings of the villa mairea which was designed by alvar aalto in 193839. Designation lessons in digital construction from villa mairea. Born in kuortane, finland, aalto began to make his distinct mark in design shortly after receiving his architectural degree from helsinki polytechnic in 1921. High resolution images for publications and additional drawings can be ordered from. Villa mairea thoughts and ideas i have chosen alvar aaltos 1939 house, the villa mairea.
It is a very modern style building, consisting of an l shape giving a nice. Flexible formal structure underlies the inclusive character of the villa mairea, which was built for maire and harry gullichsen and their children on. This article uses two seminal 20thcentury housesfrank lloyd wrights fallingwater and alvar aaltos villa maireato examine the natural symbol of inside and outside which for phenomenological philosopher karsten harries 1988, 1993, 1997 is one crucial lived relationship sustaining successful architecture and. Alvar aalto, finnish architect, city planner, and furniture designer whose international reputation rests on a distinctive blend of modernist refinement, indigenous materials, and personal expression in form and detail. Villa mairea alvar aalto great buildings architecture. Alvar aaltos villa mairea in noormarkku, finland, built between 1937 and 1939 as a rural retreat, is considered one of the greatest houses of the 20th century. Although alvar aalto is generally considered a modernist, his design of the villa maireas exterior, interior, and garden recliner show that he was equally influenced by the finnish vernacular and the. Alvar aalto foundation alvar aalto saatio alvar aalto. Adriana sluzala, camilla voltolini, kellin dybas, lucas melo, nathalia moresco, paloma milene.
Digital remake of alvar altos villa mairea at dusk. His mature style is epitomized by the saynatsalo, fin. Aalto painted throughout his life seeing this as a useful cosmetic exercise and learned more than any other architect of the techniques of collage invented by picasso and braque in 1912. Sometimes things take time like this post about my visit to villa mairea while in finland last summer. The villa mairea was commissioned by harry and marie gullichsen, designed by alvar aalto. Excavation of the foundation had already begun in spring 1938 to the protomairea plan, when aalto suddenly decided to delete the entire basement, combining the drawing rooms as well as the initially separate art gallery into a large allpurpose room. The text was written and the pictures were chosen by teija isohauta. Combine art with life, however, i will quote some important paragraphs from the lecture. Pdf the significance of line in alvar aaltos design method must be looked at critically as any interpretation of. Dec 03, 2015 beauty of his work is hidden in his design approach of functionalism. Built as a guest house and rural retreat for harry and maire gullichsen. Compared to the decorative objects of the time, the simple yet organic shape of this vase was a revolutionary statement. Villa mairea is a villa, guesthouse, and rural retreat designed and built by the finnish modernist architect alvar aalto for harry and maire gullichsen in. Japanese architect shigeru ban, who curated a major retrospective of aaltos work at the barbican in london in 2007, says photographs give no real sense of aaltos buildings.
Not only does this approach epitomize his careerdefining pursuit of an architecture that is at once intrinsically. After working together only for a few months, alvar aalto proposed to aino marsio. They told aalto that he should regard it as an experimental house. Paimio sanatorium, viipuri library, the villa mairea. The catalogue section presents numerous neverbeforeseen original drawings and architectural models from the archive of the alvar aalto foundation. Examining line as a heuristic device in the design ethos of alvar aalto. This house particularly attracted me because of its interesting blend of modernist and traditional architecture and its intricate relationship with its site, context and nature. These journeys reflect the architects cosmopolitan character, but also mirror the rise of tourism more generally aalto lived and worked in an. Villa mairea, designed by alvar and aino aalto and completed in august 1939, is located in the area of noormarkku works. Villa mairea is a building that shows a transition from traditional to modern architecture. Friendship and a shared view of art and society resulted in maire and harry gullichsen commissioning drawings from alvar aalto for the villa mairea.
This architect developed a unique style and designed not only buildings but also very nice pieces of furniture that we. Architecture and furniture at the museum of modern art in new york and to make preparations for the finnish pavilion at the worlds fair. A collage of materials amongst the trunks of countless birch trees in the finnish. Alvar aalto, villa mairea at dusk digital remake of alvar altos villa mairea at dusk. Alvar aalto i do not write, i build, said alvar aalto once, and he sure did. The gullichsens were a wealthy couple and members of the ahlstrom family. Villa mairea by alvar aalto architect, at noormarkku, finland, 1937 to 1939, architecture in the great buildings online. Inside and outside in wrights fallingwater and aaltos villa mairea. Villa mairea is a villa, guesthouse, and rural retreat designed and built by the finnish modernist architect alvar aalto for harry and maire gullichsen in noormarkku, finland. And the concept is summed up in the succeeding the manual of the. The idea behind these online exhibitions is to provide researchers and the general public with information about alvar aalto s more important buildings. Noormarkku 193839 alvar aalto, published in may, 1993. The aalto house combine two distinct programs the aalto family home and the couples office.