Hvitträsk

Hvitträsk

Hvitträsk was designed to be a studio home for the members of Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen. It later became the private residence of Eliel Saarinen. It is located about 18 miles from Helsinki in Kirkkonummi, Finland. The design was developed and construction began during the year of 1902. The house was named after Lake Vitträsk, on which it was built. The word "Hvitträsk" means "White Marsh."

Publications

*"Moderne Bauformen" 6, no. 4 (1907): 159-62;8, no. 8 (1909): 350, 353.
*"Hemma och Ute" 3, (August 1913): 210-14; 3 (September 1913): 234-5.
*"American Architect and Architectural Review" 124 (September 26, 1923): 19 pls.
*"Arkkitehti" nos. 11-12 (1943): 24.
*"Architectural Review" 139 (February 1966): 152-54.
*"Space Design" no. 133 (September 1975): 91-94
*"Connaissance des Arts" no. 238 (December 1971): 108-13, 192.
*"New York Times" 13 February 1966, VI, p.64.


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