Architect:
Helin & Siitonen Architects
Tuomo Siitonen, Tuomas Wichmann
Client, Contractor:
City of Joensuu
Interior Design:
Studio Simo Heikkilä Oy
Acoustic Design:
Alpo Halme Architects
The library is like a library 'town', divided into four blocks by illuminated interior streets. Near the entrance are the cafeteria and newspaper reading room. The lending hall is partly illuminated by daylight through windows high in the walls, and reflected by the slanted ceilings of the bookshelves. The building frame is cast in-situ concrete, with facades rendered and partly clad with local soapstone.