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VILLA
MAIREA
1 Introduction
2 Aalvar Alto
3 Timeline
4 Construction
8 The Process
9 Models
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ICONIC BUILDING
EXT E R I O R
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B R I N G I N G
G R E A T
F I N N I S H
D E S I G N
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1920S 1930S
END OF TIMELINE
building chairs and glassware that
Aalto designed, you can still buy
these today! So the connection
is now clear as to why Aalto was
picked to design this house.
Designing
FINDING YOU
IN EVERY DETAIL Construction
The foundation work had already begun
at the site on the basis of a design dated
early 1938 when Aalto, dissatisfied with the
design, suddenly and hurriedly produced
Villa Mairea technical information a new project which he persuaded his
clients to accept regardless of the embar-
Architects : Alvar Aalto rassingly late phase.
TRANSFORMING SPACES
C R E AT I N G T H E A RT O F STYL I S H L IVI N G
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CIRCULATION PATHS
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AERIAL VIEW
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IT’S THE
IDEEA THAT
CO U N T S
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DISTINCTIVE
DESIGN
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VILLA MAIREA
SECTIONAL MODEL
V I L L A
M A I R E A
C O N C E P T U A L
M O D E L
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“Beauty is the
harmony of the
porpose and form.”
Alvar Aalto
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