Muuratsalo Experimental House
Jyväskylä, Finland
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Located in Jyväskylä, Finland, the Muuratsalo Experimental House is a villa designed by Alvar Aalto and built between 1952 and 1954. Constructed of brick and wood, this residence served multiple purposes as both a summer home and atelier for Aalto and his wife Elissa. The house functioned as a testing ground for architectural ideas and materials, befitting its designation as an experimental facility. Today it operates as a home museum, preserving the working and living space of one of modernism's most influential architects.
Architect
- Built
- Type
- villa, museum, vacation home
- Materials
- brick, wood
- Place
- Jyväskylä, Finland
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