Oct 28, 2010 · A collage of materials amongst the trunks of countless birch trees in the Finnish landscape, the Villa Mairea built by Alvar Aalto in 1939 is a significant dwelling that marks a transition...

Aug 30, 2016 · Completed in 1940, the Villa Mairea is a magnificent example of modernist architecture designed and built by the renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Commissioned by Harry and Maire Gullichsen, this rural retreat serves as a guest house in Noormarkku, Finland.

Villa Mairea is a villa, guest-house, and rural retreat designed and built by the Finnish modernist architect Alvar Aalto for Harry and Maire Gullichsen in Noormarkku, Finland. The building was constructed in 1938–1939.

Villa Mairea was designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto and completed in August 1939. The house is located in the area of Ahlström Noormarkku . Aaltos designed this masterpiece as a home for their friends Maire and Harry Gullichsen.

The most significant of the homes designed for friends is Villa Mairea (1938-1939). It was built for Harry and Maire Gullichsen, the director of the company A. Ahlström and his wife, in the Noormarkku ironworks area.

May 23, 2018 · Villa Mairea in Finland is an iconic house built in 1939 as a modern residence for Maire and Harry Gullichsen, who were ardent lovers and promoters of art.

Located within the Noormarkku Works area, Villa Mairea was built in 1939 to serve as the home of Maire (née Ahlström) and Harry Gullichsen. The progressive couple were patrons of the arts, and they were interested in the clean-cut expression of modernism.

Villa Mairea is famous for its open-plan ground floor, in which living spaces flow into one another. The “forest” of rattan-wrapped columns and timber poles, reminiscent of bamboo, creates a dappled light, echoing the pine trees outside.

Villa Mairea stands out as Aalto’s most passionate legacy of poetic inspiration, personal dedication and the art of play.

Villa Mairea was by Alvar Aalto for a wealthy couple Harry and Maire Gullichsen in Noormarkku, Finland. The Gullichsens were members of the Ahlstrom family. The plan of the villa takes Mairea L-shaped fond Aalto, but slightly modified.