项目名称：Maatulli学校和幼儿园

地点：芬兰，赫尔辛基

设计团队：Fors Arkitekter

建筑面积：10000 m²

完工时间：2024年

摄影：Tuomas Uusheimo

设计特色：

项目 - 位于赫尔辛基Tapulikaupunki区的Maatulli学校和幼儿园展现了教育建筑与自然环境的完美融合。这座创新的教育综合体由五座独立的木制建筑围绕一个名为"森林空地"的中央绿色庭院排列，为700名小学生和238名幼儿园学生提供了一个充满活力的学习环境。

建筑最显著的特色是其以学习者为中心的人性化设计理念。通过模块化的木结构建造，项目成为赫尔辛基首批采用大体量木结构的学校之一。设计团队精心打造了一个绿色且灵活的学习环境，支持学生的身心健康、专注力和创造力的发展。每个建筑单元都具有独特的特色，包含多样化的功能空间，从学习区域到食堂、体育馆、科技艺术设施等。

项目特别关注自然采光和户外连接，中央的圆形庭院不仅为建筑核心区域引入充足的自然光，还创造了宝贵的户外学习和社交空间。本地芬兰植物的运用进一步强化了与自然的联系，成为教学实践的重要组成部分。建筑外立面采用垂直构件的木质覆面，灵感来自周围公园的树木，创造出内外空间的动态互动。

该项目突出表现在其对可持续性的全面考虑：从材料选择到空间组织，从环境影响到社区价值，都体现了深思熟虑的设计策略。建筑不仅服务于教育功能，还在夜间和周末作为社区中心，展现了其作为城市公共空间的重要价值。

团队 - Fors Arkitekter成立于2020年，是一家总部位于哥本哈根的建筑设计事务所，在教育、文化和公共建筑领域享有盛誉。在创始人Sofia Fors的带领下，事务所发展成为斯堪的纳维亚地区最具创新力的建筑实践之一，以其对可持续设计和北欧建筑传统的深刻理解而闻名。

事务所的设计方法建立在对环境响应性、社会包容性和工艺精湛度的追求之上。团队特别擅长将建筑与景观设计整合，创造出与周边环境和谐共生的建筑作品。通过精心的材料选择和细节处理，他们的项目展现了对北欧建筑传统的现代诠释。

Sofia Fors及其团队已完成了众多备受赞誉的项目，从私人住宅到大型公共建筑。事务所的作品获得多个重要奖项，包括2024年芬兰木结构建筑奖提名以及2021年Maatulli学校公开设计竞赛冠军等。这些成就体现了事务所在可持续建筑设计和创新教育空间营造方面的卓越能力。

事务所始终致力于通过建筑设计改善人们的生活质量，特别注重创造支持学习、促进社交互动和强化环境意识的空间。他们的实践方法强调与客户、专家和最终用户的紧密协作，确保每个项目都能准确响应使用者需求，同时推动建筑设计的可持续发展。

Project Name: Maatulli School and Kindergarten

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Design Team: Fors Arkitekter

Area: 10,000 m²

Year: 2024

Photographs: Tuomas Uusheimo

Feature：

Project - The Maatulli School and Kindergarten in Helsinki's Tapulikaupunki district represents a groundbreaking approach to educational architecture that seamlessly integrates with its natural surroundings. This innovative educational complex, composed of five wooden buildings arranged around a central green courtyard known as "The Forest Glade," provides a dynamic learning environment for 700 school pupils and 238 kindergarteners.

The building's most distinctive feature is its learner-centered, human-scale design approach. Constructed using modular mass-timber construction, the project stands as one of Helsinki's first schools to employ large-scale wooden structures. The design team has crafted a green and flexible learning environment that supports students' wellbeing, concentration, and creativity. Each building block possesses its unique character, housing diverse functional spaces from learning areas to canteens, sports halls, and science and art facilities.

The project places special emphasis on natural lighting and outdoor connectivity, with the central circular courtyard not only bringing abundant natural light to the building's core areas but also creating valuable outdoor learning and social spaces. The use of local Finnish plants further strengthens the connection to nature, becoming an integral part of the pedagogical practice. The building's wood-clad façade with vertical mullions draws inspiration from the surrounding park's trees, creating a dynamic interplay between exterior and interior spaces.

The project excels in its comprehensive approach to sustainability: from material choices to spatial organization, from environmental impact to community value, all reflect well-considered design strategies. The building serves not only its educational function but also acts as a community center during evenings and weekends, demonstrating its significance as an urban public space.

Design Team - Fors Arkitekter, established in 2020, is a Copenhagen-based architectural practice renowned for its expertise in educational, cultural, and public buildings. Under the leadership of founder Sofia Fors, the firm has evolved into one of Scandinavia's most innovative architectural practices, known for its profound understanding of sustainable design and Nordic architectural traditions.

The firm's design methodology is built upon the pursuit of environmental responsiveness, social inclusivity, and craftsmanship excellence. The team particularly excels in integrating architecture with landscape design, creating buildings that harmoniously coexist with their surroundings. Through careful material selection and attention to detail, their projects demonstrate a contemporary interpretation of Nordic architectural heritage.

Sofia Fors and her team have completed numerous acclaimed projects over the past decade, ranging from private residences to major public buildings. The firm's work has garnered several significant awards, including a 2024 Finnish Wood Award nomination and the 2021 winner of the Maatulli School open competition. These achievements reflect the firm's excellence in sustainable architectural design and innovative educational space creation.

The practice remains dedicated to improving people's lives through architectural design, with a particular focus on creating spaces that support learning, promote social interaction, and enhance environmental awareness. Their approach emphasizes close collaboration with clients, specialists, and end-users, ensuring each project accurately responds to user needs while advancing sustainable architectural development.