Jätkäsaari Circular Economy Block
Jätkäsaari Lifelong-Learning Circular Economy Block
Circular Economy Block
Circular Economy Block will be established in Jätkäsaari, Helsinki. The Circular Economy Block in Jätkäsaari is a communal apartment block designed, constructed, and inhabited according to the principles of a circular economy.
The project is implemented by Yrjö and Hanna Foundation, YIT, ARK-House Arkkitehdit and A-Insinöörit. The property will feature accessible right-of-occupation apartments, senior rental apartments, and commercial spaces.
The block is part of Helsinki city’s Kehittyvä Kerrostalo program. The construction development themes focus on the circular economy and affordable, replicable circular economy solutions. In this process, low carbon emissions, reuse, disassembly, and repairability are emphasized throughout an extended lifecycle.
Yrjö and Hanna Foundation – multi-generational and communal living
Circular Economy Block takes living into a sustainable future.
The block is designed and constructed responsibly, following the principles of the circular economy, which include using geothermal and solar electricity and recycled materials.
- The circular economy block is an international pioneer of sustainable urban living.
- The block is designed for different stages of life, where you can grow old in a multi-generational community until the end of life.
- The block is designed and constructed responsibly, following the principles of the circular economy, which include using geothermal and solar electricity and recycled materials.
Reasonably priced housing for different ages by Centre for State-Subsidised Housing Construction (Varke)
- Senior rental housing
- Right-of-occupancy housing for families
- Usage of the third building of the block will be determined later
The block is designed for everyday encounters
- Communal spaces bring people together
- The spaces are designed for everyday situations and events, giving residents a sense of familiarity.
Yrjö and Hanna Foundation – multi-generational and communal living
A multi-generational and communal action ideas
- The common spaces used by the residents expand the concept of home.
- You can live in the circular economy block with your family, relatives and loved ones.
Community brings meaning to life
- The housing coordinator supports and maintains community activities and assists with the realization of house management
- Community is an integral part of residents’ daily lives based on their individual choices
- Communal activities support a meaningful, safe and pleasant daily life and the experience of successfully coping there
- Communal activities can enhance well-being and alleviate feelings of loneliness, even as functional capacity declines
- Communal activities are based on the residents’ needs and wishes, with the assistance and support of the block’s housing coordinator
- The housing coordinator supports and maintains community activities and assists with the realization of house management