Architecture and Design Atlas

How Space Is Shaped
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Buildings and Structures

Villa Mairea

Residential Buildings

Villa Mairea is a villa, guest house and rural retreat in Noormarkku, near Pori, Finland, designed and built by the Finnish modernist architects Aino Aalto and Alvar Aalto for Harry and Maire Gullichsen. It was constructed between 1938 and 1939.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
House 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Pori, Finland 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1938 1
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
House 1
Connections

Has Building Type

House, Concepts

In Style

Modernist Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Villa Mairea (Wikipedia)

Uses Element

Brick, Architectural Materials
Source Villa Mairea (Wikipedia)
Stone, Architectural Materials
Source Villa Mairea (Wikipedia)
Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Villa Mairea (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Located In

Finland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Source Villa Mairea (Wikipedia)tier 3
Sources
1. Villa Mairea (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Villa Mairea is a villa, guest-house, and rural retreat designed and built by the Finnish modernist architects Aino Aalto and Alvar Aalto for Harry and Maire Gullichsen in Noormarkku, Pori, Finland.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (House)
    Villa Mairea is a villa, guest-house, and rural retreat designed and built by the Finnish modernist architects Aino Aalto and Alvar Aalto for Harry and Maire Gullichsen in Noormarkku, Pori, Finland. The building was constructed in 1938-1939. The Gullichsens were a wealthy couple and members of the Ahlström family. They told the Aaltos that they should regard it as 'an experimental house'. The Aalt
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1938)
    Villa Mairea is a villa, guest-house, and rural retreat designed and built by the Finnish modernist architects Aino Aalto and Alvar Aalto for Harry and Maire Gullichsen in Noormarkku, Pori, Finland. The building was constructed in 1938-1939. The Gullichsens were a wealthy couple and members of the Ahlström family. They told the Aaltos that they should regard it as 'an experimental house'. The Aalt
  • Uses Element: Timber, Article text
    The interiors of the Villa Mairea were led primarily by Aino Aalto, featuring rich articulation in wood, stone and brick, alongside custom built-in cabinetry, lighting, and textiles.
  • Uses Element: Brick, Article text
    The interiors of the Villa Mairea were led primarily by Aino Aalto, featuring rich articulation in wood, stone and brick, alongside custom built-in cabinetry, lighting, and textiles.
  • Uses Element: Stone, Article text
    The interiors of the Villa Mairea were led primarily by Aino Aalto, featuring rich articulation in wood, stone and brick, alongside custom built-in cabinetry, lighting, and textiles.
View the Source
2. Villa Mairea (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Pori, Finland
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Pori, Finland
Wikidata item Q2706241, property P131/P17 (location): Pori, Finland
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.