NOW for Architecture and Urbanism

URBANISM IN THE HOUSE !!!

office — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:50:07 +0000

26.8.2010
“Urbanism in the House” will be out next week! A preview will be at the Venice Biennale 28-29.8.2010, and the official release party at the HDW closing club night at YK on Friday 3.9.2010. The limited 12″ book/record release (with an awesome cover designed by Åbäke) will be available in select recordshops and bookstores.

Green buildings won’t save the planet if…

office — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:39:17 +0000

• Their occupants drive long distances every day.
• The energy they consume is carbon-intensive.
• Their technology is too complicated to use or too difficult to maintain.
• Their impact stops at the property line.
• They deny the use of pre-existing infrastructure or building fabric.
• They are conceived in isolation from larger, systemic environmental change.
Check out our full text on CNN.

Floating Neighbourhood on show in Helsinki, London and Shanghai

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:40:46 +0000

10.7.2010
NOW’s design for a block of floating houses in Kalasatama has been selected to the Helsinki Horizon show at Laituri and the London Architecture Week and to the exhibition of the Finnish pavilion at Shanghai Expo.

TT at V&A

office — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:44:30 +0000

Tuomas Toivonen had a musical lecture with a visual narrative prepared by Åbäke at the Victoria & Albert Museum’s amazing Victorian auditorium on June 25th as part of the London Festival of Architecture.

Y-House in Archipelago

office — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:01:00 +0000

1.6.2010
We made a site visit to the Y-house – it’s nearly finished!

Sino-Finnish Symposium in Tianjin

office — Tue, 25 May 2010 04:45:15 +0000

21.5.2010
As part of the Sino-Finnish Architecture Symposium organised by Tianjin University & UED, Tuomas held a lecture and participated in a roundtable discussion with Teemu Kurkela from JKMM and Zhang Ke from Standard Architecture. As part pf the event, the university architecture gallery opened an exhibtion on Contemporary Finnish Architecture featuring NOW’s work.

Lakeside House wins HIŠE award 2010

office — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:54:57 +0000

15.5.2010
NOW’s Lakeside House received the HIŠE award for sustainable excellence in private housing in Lubljana, Slovenia on May 15th!

…OFFLINE…

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:44:09 +0000

Floating Neighbourhood

office — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:08:56 +0000

3.1.2010
NOW has completed the first phase of design for an area of 50 floating houses called “Verkkosaaren Spektri” in the Helsinki East Harbour. The area’s new masterplan, based on these designs, and is to be reviewed by the City Planning Council this spring. Construction is scheduled to start in 2011.

NEWLY DRAWN

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:31:55 +0000

30.12.2009
Here’s what Sebastian J at Archidaily says about the book we edited and designed: “There are certain publications that capture a unique moment on a certain architectural scene, becoming a must have for your bookshelf. And trust me, Newly Drawn is one of those.” Order it from Rakennustieto or Amazon.

REBUILDING 2.0

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:31:23 +0000

1.9.2009
NOW collaborated with REX and Croxton Collaborative on Sitra’s Low2No challenge to lead a multidisciplinary team of sustainability experts. We were commissioned to devise a low carbon future strategy for Finland, design new sustainability indicators and propose an exemplary urban block for Helsinki’s Jätkäsaari. Here’s our scheme at bustler.net

Video: NEW UTOPIA

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:53:55 +0000

7.9.2009
A video with music and narration made for the NEWLY DRAWN exhibition. It’s a double track affair combining “the history of urban planning in 2 minutes and 33 seconds set to music” in the form of U = Utopia and the low carbon club anthem More = Less, based on our work for Low2No / Sitra on sustainable urbanism.

info- contact

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:16:13 +0000

NOW for Architecture and Urbanism Oy
NOW Office Ay

Salomonkatu 17 A 4th floor
FIN-00100 Helsinki
office( )nowoffice.org

fax:+358 (0)9 710 910

Tuomas Toivonen
Architect SAFA
tuomas( )nowoffice.org
skype:tuomastoivonen
+358 (0)40 516 9690

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NOW was founded in 2005 by Tuomas Toivonen and Nene Tsuboi

info – workteam

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:14:50 +0000

The NOW workteam 2005-2009 includes: Ilari Airikkala, Chris Göbel, Ville Haimala, Petri Herrala, Lauri Johansson, Martti Kalliala, Dylan Kwok, Tatu Metsätähti, Outi Pirhonen, Antti Salo, Lorenzo Servi, Satoshi Yoshida.

Mission statement

admin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:19:32 +0000

NOW is a Helsinki-based practice operating in the joint fields of architecture, urbanism, strategy, design and communication. We develop and design for now, the contemporary condition. The scale and scope of the work extends from city to object, from strategy to detail. Our mission is to make the world more interesting and enjoyable.

Here’s what’s up:

info – collaborators

admin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:53:38 +0000

Collaborators include: Demos Helsinki, REX Architecture, Croxton Collaborative, Transsolar, Magnusson-Klemencic Associates, Bureau Bas Smets, 2X4, AWP Atelier de reconfiguration territoriale, DUS Architects, BYGG studio, Åbäke & Kitsuné, Company Helsinki, ambient.tv, Finnmap, SARC Architects, WSP Finland, Helsinki University of Technology – Centre for Urban and Regional Studies (TKK/YTK), Mitsumaru, Daniel Palillo, Kerkko Vanhanen, Martti Kalliala, Kim Simonsson, Martta Louekari, Nao Saito.

Info – CLIENTS

admin — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:46:30 +0000

Clients include: Agent Pekka, Alma Media, Artek, Ateneum – The Finnish National Gallery, Berling Group, C-Kalasatama Oy, Delish, Design Forum Finland, EGO, Evia, Flow Festival, Grilli Films, Helsinki City Art Museum, Hotelli Torni, Greater Helsinki Council (PKS MAL-neuvottelukunta), Iittala Group, Laundry Helsinki, MTV3, Nordea Eläkevakuutus, Palace-Kämp Hotels, Redrum/Universal Cafe, Rouge Bunny Rouge Cosmetics, Sitra – the Finnish Innovation Fund, SJK Investment, Sponda Group, Taivas – 7th Heaven, TBWA\PHS, Uuden Musiikin Festivaali and private individuals.

Hakunila Housing

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:11:02 +0000

19.2.2009
NOW’s Hakunila housing scheme is being reviewed by the City of Vantaa Urban Planning Board in March, as Vantaa’s Urban Planning Department has prepared a amendment proposal for the lot use. Construction is scheduled to start in 2011.

Towards Greater Helsinki 2050

admin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:06:06 +0000

25.1.2009
The final report for the Greater Helsinki Vision 2050 continuation work can be downloaded here (in Finnish). The report contains analysis and assessment of ideas from the competition phase, workshop and citizen participation results and policy recommendations for future planning for the metropolitan region. In collaboration with WSP Finland, YTK/TKK and Demos Helsinki.

Lakeside house published

admin — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:44:01 +0000

25.1.2009
NOW’s Lakeside house featured on the cover of Elle Decor Italy’s February issue. Giorgio Possenti took the wonderful photos, and Laura Maggio wrote the piece.