Hollmén Reuter Sandman
architecture firm in Helsinki, Finland
Hollmén Reuter Sandman is an architecture firm based in Helsinki, Finland. Their work is focused on the design of community-based and environmentally-responsible interiors, architecture and urban planning in a variety of African and Asian countries including, but not limited to, Senegal, Tanzania and India. Their approach centers humanitarianism, regionality, collaboration, and ecological considerations.
History
The founding partners and namesake of the firm are Saija Hollmén, Jenni Reuter and Helena Sandman. Their collaboration began in 1995 while the three were studying at the Helsinki University of Technology with the design of a Women’s Centre in Rufisque, Senegal which was completed in 2001. The project was focused on supporting women's collective action and went on to win the Bauwelt Prize in 2003. In 2007, the trio founded the NGO Ukumbi, which uses design and architecture to work and improve under-served groups in developing countries. Ukumbi is able to raise funds, share information with different networks and localities in ways that compliments and reinforce the approach to the design process. Ukumbi designs buildings in partnership with local communities, while sharing information with their builders on building techniques that the communities can use in the future. The word Ukumbi is Swahili which translates to mean forum or public meeting space.
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