Erkki Huttunen ( Fin. Erkki Juhani Huttunen ; May 18, 1901 , Alavus , Grand Duchy of Finland - November 17, 1956 , Helsinki , Finland ) is a Finnish functionalist architect who has built a large number of public and private buildings in different cities of Finland over the years of his short career.
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| Worked in the cities | Vyborg, Oulu, Helsinki, Tampere, Espoo, Joensuu, Kotka |
| Architectural style | modernism , functionalism |
| The most important buildings | Sokos department store in Helsinki |
| Awards | Gold medal of the world exhibition (Paris, 1937) |
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Biography
A graduate of the Helsinki Polytechnic Institute (1927), where, in addition to architecture, he studied drawing and painting. At the beginning of his career, he worked as a newspaper illustrator, portrait painter and cartoonist. During his studies and later made many educational trips to European countries: Italy, France, Great Britain, Greece, as well as to the USA.
After graduation, he was hired by the SOK cooperative company ( Finnish. Suomen Osuuskauppojen Keskuskunta , today S-group ( Finnish. S-ryhmä )) and prepared for her numerous projects of industrial, warehouse and office buildings in a functionalistic style in Joensuu , Sortavala , Oulu , Vaasa , Rauma , Kotka , Vyborg and other cities.
In 1937 he received a gold medal at the World Exhibition in Paris [1] .
From 1939 to 1942, Huttunen headed this construction department, from 1942 to 1953 he was the head of the Finnish Construction Directorate ( Finnish Rakennushallitus ).
In 1931-1956 also worked in his own architectural bureau. Among his other buildings - the city council building in Kotka and Lauritsala , the church in Nakkil .
Major works
| Building | City | Picture | Year |
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| Sokos Central Department Store Mannerheimintie 9 | Helsinki | 1938-1952 | |
| Toppel SOK Factory | Oulu | | 1928-1929 |
| Residential building SOK Kansankatu 47 | Oulu | 1937-1938 | |
| Flour mill and granary [2] | Vyborg | 1930-1932 | |
| Administrative and warehouse building of the company "Hankkiya" | Vyborg | 1938 | |
| Residential building in Ousaari Nuottasaarenkatu | Oulu | 1949 | |
| Residential building in Nuottala | Oulu | ||
| Kotka City Hall | Kotka | 1931-1934 | |
| Church in Rayamaki | Nurmijärvi | 1937-1938 | |
| Church in Nakkil | Nakkila | 1935-1937 | |
| Administrative residential building "Turkama House" st. Karelian 21 | Sortavala | 1930s | |
| SOK Office | Rauma | 1930-1931 | |
| Hotel " Seurahuone " | Sortavala | 1938 | |
| Raumanlinna (hotel, former headquarters of the shutskor ) | Rauma | 1933 | |
| Factory in Rayamaki | Nurmijärvi | 1933-1939 | |
| Private house of the architect | Nuuksio, Espoo | 1937-1938 | |
| Distillery Altia | Kosenkenva | 1939 |
Sources
- Jokinen, Teppo . Erkki Huttunen (1901-1956) - Arkkitehti. Suomen rakennustaiteen museo, 1993. ISBN 951-9229-82-5 .