JKMM Architects

Lapinrinne 3 00101 Helsinki Finlandia

www.jkmm.fi

Since 1998, JKMM Architects is an architecture and design firm based in Helsinki, Finland. Founded by Asmo Jaaksi, Teemu Kurkela, Samuli Miettinen, and Juha Mäki-Jyllilä, the firm now has a team of over 90 professionals. JKMM offers a comprehensive service that covers every scale and design field: from architecture to interiors, to furniture design. With 94 awards won in design competitions, including 46 first prizes, JKMM confirms itself as one of the most awarded and successful architecture firms in Finland.

Approach based on simplicity, quality, and experimentation

At the core of JKMM Architects' work is a clear vision: the best solutions are often surprisingly simple. The firm believes that distinctive architecture arises from the constant pursuit of quality, combined with the ability to adapt and improvise. Architectural beauty, for JKMM, is the result of a wise and artisanal use of materials, always focusing on people and their well-being.

Architecture and design for unique and tailored spaces

From designing iconic buildings to refined interiors, JKMM Architects offers a contemporary language that values materials and craftsmanship. Flexibility and attention to detail are distinctive elements of every project, conceived to meet the needs of those who will live and use those spaces. The goal is to create unique environments that combine aesthetics and functionality.

PROJECTS

The New Harald Herlin Learning Centre | The multifunctional library

JKMM Architects, in collaboration with Arkkitehdit NRT, is renovating the Aalto University Library in Finland, creating a multifunctional center where multidisciplinary and innovative forms of learning, research, and work come together.

Interior restyling for a library in Finland. New spaces and new functions

JKMM's project for the interior restyling of the Lahti library in Finland stems from the need to reorganize spaces and functions, following the progressive evolution of the role of libraries with the advent of digitization

New Wooden Space for the University of Helsinki. Openings and connections between Science and Society

"The new think corner" is the new area of the University of Helsinki, made of wood and stone and designed by JKMM, which transforms the old administrative building into a meeting point and interaction between science and the community