Finnish architect Yrjö Kukkapuro passed away in February, aged 91, bringing to a close a remarkable career that put Finnish design firmly on the map through iconic designs such as the Carousel chair and the Experimental chair. The experimental live/work home he designed for himself and his artist wife, Irmeli Kukkapuro, will soon open to the public as a museum dedicated to their work, his daughter has announced.

Studio Kukkapuro was designed by Yrjö and engineer Eero Paloheimo between 1968 and 1969 in the small town of Kauniainen, on the outskirts of Helsinki and is characterised by a monumental, sweeping concrete roof that mimics the curve of a wave. The single-room studio is a hyperbolic paraboloid (sometimes described as a ‘swollen triangle’) that is fluid in function and permeable to the outdoors.

The Kukkapuros actively used the studio until their deaths (Irmeli passed in 2022), and for the last two years, their daughter, Isa Kukkapuro-Enbom, and granddaughter, Ida Kukkapura, have been turning the building into a public museum, expected to fully open in 2026.

Kukkapuro was involved in the project before his death, and the team is currently piloting guided tours of the studio and, according to the website, is ‘occasionally taking in small groups during the summer season. The studio can also accommodate tiny events.’

[Via Dezeen]

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