Located on Helsinki’s iconic Aleksanterinkatu, the listed historic building from 1900 by Selim A.Lindqvist is uncovered by Futudesign to create a carefully designed transformation from a department store into a new hybrid retail and office building that bonds with the surrounding city.

Futudesign’s concept stays true to the original architecture of the building by Selim A.Lindqvist and blurs the boundaries of historic and contemporary architecture to create a stylistic symbiosis. Many design details and materials are inspired by original plans and interpreted and deployed in a contemporary way.