Real Estate Development

Complex interplay between the tangible and the intangible, between the practical and the idealistic, but always with respect to the past and an eye to the future.

We offer services from simple test fits to comprehensive development projects where the entire property can be transformed into new use. We aim to be involved from the beginning of the project, to best understand the needs of the property owner and the different possibilities of the space in question.

Our focus is to redesign and preserve existing buildings, aiming to find the best functionalities and to make the life cycles longer by finding the best solutions for the property owners.

With our in-house 3D designers, we produce high-quality digital twins of the properties that offer help in  managing property-related information. For the property owner we offer a strong vision, market distinctiveness and therefore a certainty of added value.

Strategy & Delivery

Espoo Campus Family Centre

Espoo’s first family center Campus brings a wide range of services for families with children under one roof. Fyra was the principal designer for the project, aiming to transform the former industrial and office building from the 1980’s into a homely place with approachable coziness. Creating a safe feeling in a non institutional-like space was the cornerstone of this project, which incorporated the user group right from the start.

Client
City of Espoo

Location
Espoo

Year
2022

Photography
Riikka Kantinkoski

Details

Team

Tiina Närkki

Co-founder
Senior Designer,
WP and RE development

tiina.narkki@fyra.fi

+358 (0)40 536 3530

Jere Toivonen

Architect

jere.toivonen@fyra.fi

+358 (0)41 312 8617

Maija Leskelä

Interior Architect
Furniture Designer
M.A. (Cultural Anthropology)

maija.leskela@fyra.fi

+358 (0)40 041 2322

Merja Virkkunen

Architect
Principal Designer

merja.virkkunen@fyra.fi

+358 (0)40 515 3697

Background

Constructed in 1996, the Valimo Park building was originally designed to house a single company. The building was renovated in 2019 to suit the needs of a variety of users, with Fujitsu continuing to occupy the building as the main tenant. During the renovation, the entire office space was modernised with the old school cubicles being replaced with modern, hybrid work environment.

Client
Varma

Location
Helsinki

Area
10 000 m²

Year
2019

Partners
L Arkkitehdit

Photography
Sampsa Pärnänen

Details

Strategy & Delivery

Fyra was responsible for the concept design and the interior architecture of the common areas in the first and seventh floor. In addition to serving the users of the building, the first-floor common areas and services were designed to appeal to the surrounding community as well. The upper seventh floor of the building was converted into representative premises with new meeting rooms, collaborative areas and naturally a sauna.

Team

Niina Sihto

Co-founder
Senior Designer,
WP and Concepts

niina.sihto@fyra.fi

+358 (0)40 508 0332

Tiina Närkki

Co-founder
Senior Designer,
WP and RE development

tiina.narkki@fyra.fi

+358 (0)40 536 3530

Merja Virkkunen

Architect
Principal Designer

merja.virkkunen@fyra.fi

+358 (0)40 515 3697

Heini Korpinen

Interior Architect
Designer

The palatial Erottaja Neo-Renaissance building – a landmark essential to Helsinki’s architectural heritage – will be converted into office spaces and restaurants in a renovation beginning in autumn 2019.

Client
Trevian

Location
Helsinki

Year
2019

Partners
DrumDynamo & Son Zoan

Photography
Riikka Kantinkoski

Details

Background

Before the project, Trevian, a real estate investment and asset management company, put the marketing of the project out to tender. Interior Architects Fyra won the interior design bid. It was a cooperation project together with creative agency Dynamo & Son and PR agency Drum.

Strategy & Delivery

Fyra’s assignment was to portray how the Neo-Renaissance building from 1891 and the Art Nouveau space from 1905 can function as a modern working environment. That vision was then used in planning the advertisement material and site visits. Fyra designed a visual customer journey map in the premise and chose the spaces that were to be renovated and through which you can walk and experience the interior.

 

 

Fyra brought the space to life by creating a contrast to the opulent details and bold colours. Modern Finnish furniture and large carpets were used to soften, balance out and add a contemporary vibe to the premises. Fyra provided also the designs of the 3D images for the advertisement video. In the video, behind each door and in the courtyard, everything is Fyra’s handiwork. 3D models: Zoan

Team

Niina Sihto

Co-founder
Senior Designer,
WP and Concepts

niina.sihto@fyra.fi

+358 (0)40 508 0332

Sara Koivisto

Interior Architect
Concept Designer

sara.koivisto@fyra.fi

+358 (0)50 365 7219