Kirsti Sivén & Asko Takala Arkkitehdit / Architects

Kirsti Sivén & Asko Takala Arkkitehdit / Architects Helsinki-based architectural studio focused on co-housing, senior centres, and learning environments At Sivén and Takala Architects, we focus on everyday life.

Our work is centred on environmental approaches, functionally engaging design and creating dialogues with the surroundings. Our extensive architectural experience has taught us to aim for quality within reasonable economical and technical frameworks. Ecological thinking produces long-lasting spaces responsive to changing needs, as well as providing a building requiring minimal structural alterations over its lifetime. Our approach embraces community and sustainability and involves a deep devotion to the characteristics and demands of each project.

Asko on stage & panel.Taking part. Sharing thoughts. Challenging preconceptions.
25/06/2026

Asko on stage & panel.
Taking part. Sharing thoughts. Challenging preconceptions.

Komissaari tarkasti suunnittelemamme Hekan energiapilotin Kalasataman Sompasaaren Johanna-korttelissa.
09/06/2026

Komissaari tarkasti suunnittelemamme Hekan energiapilotin Kalasataman Sompasaaren Johanna-korttelissa.

EU:n energia- ja asuntokomissaari Dan Jørgensen vieraili Hekan Kaljaasi Fortunan katu 6 -kohteessa Helsingissä 4.6.2026. Vierailulla komissaarille esiteltiin, miten Hekalla yhdistetään kohtuuhintainen asuminen, energiatehokkuus ja sosiaalinen kestävyys suuressa kaupunkiympäristössä.

Affordable state-subsidised single-family house from 1985.Did you know that in Finland between 1969 and 1996, personal s...
07/05/2026

Affordable state-subsidised single-family house from 1985.

Did you know that in Finland between 1969 and 1996, personal state subsidised loans were available for the construction, purchase, renovation and basic improvement of single-family houses and the purchase of owner apartments?

Income and cost restrictions were strict, and the size and space planning requirements were practically the same as in other subsidized housing.

Kirsti designed this house for a family of 5 in the neighbourhood of post-war single-family homes in a rural municipality. When the original plot was divided in two, a natural courtyard for three generations and two houses was formed.

The wooden reinterpretation of a 1940 & 1950`s house fits naturally into the surroundings. The spatial structure is simple, all rooms revolve around a high central space containing the living room, stairs and a bridge-like corridor connecting the bedrooms upstairs. The heating system is based on heat-storing wood burning fireplace and sauna stove when used assisted with electric radiators.

The solution was probably ahead of its time, and similar compact house type interpretations and zoning were redeveloped 10-20 years later by various parties.

Black and white photos of the time of completion by Kirsti Sivén.
Color photo from the 2020s.

Suunnittelemamme uraauurtava yhteisöllinen senioritalo Loppukiri täyttää 20 vuotta. Juttu Maikkarilta.
28/04/2026

Suunnittelemamme uraauurtava yhteisöllinen senioritalo Loppukiri täyttää 20 vuotta. Juttu Maikkarilta.

Millaista on ollut elämä 20 vuotta täyttävässä yhteisöllisessä senioritalo Loppukirissä?

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