“the openness with which you approached the design was exceptional. I never came across the attitude that “leave the architecture to us”. You are both immediately in an open flow state where the common idea begins to develop and grow.“

Ulla-Maaria Koivula, CEO Thinglink

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“His great strength is his eye...He has an amazingly sharp eye.” 

Herbert Muschamp, The New York Times.

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“Kivi is a classic member of the Finnish architectural tradition. He has a tremendeous instinct for buildings.”

Jeffrey Kipnis, The Ohio State University.

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'Ultima is a highly special environment, it can be viewed from a wider perspective as an example of design that consciously marries an experiential nature with responsability, a concept that should be extended beyond a fine dining experience.' 

ark review 6/2018

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The holistically designed Finnjävel restaurant proved that bold investment in design can help make a business succesful. Finnjävel became a highly profitable fine dining restaurant and a culinary phenomenon in Finland. It was awarded the Culinary Culture Award by the Elo Foundation: 'In this manner, Finnjävel foregrounded the importance of embodied experience, the fact that architecture must be physically experienced. The merging of food, design, architecture, narrative, and music created a mood and a physical, multi-sensorial experience. The Finnjävel experience was not about just drinking and eating; it was about an embracing aesthetics - and about the chefs, sommeliers and waiters preparing the service from their hearts. The restaurant as a whole, its immaterial as well as material and human aspects, revolved around the experience of the guests.' 

SAC Journal 4/2018. Finnjävel - A Theatre of Gastronomy

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'The smart home of the Finnish studio Sotamaa in not so much a prefabricated system as a philosophy for living. It blends into the landscape, integrating nature and technology, and defines new neighborly relations'.
 

ABITARE 550 
Being Open to Everything Around Us by Knud Walter.

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"Other innovative projects included the recently launched architecture enterprise Atelier House, by brother-sister duo Sotamaa. The designers have conjured up the ideal answer to creating dream holiday homes made purely out of wood. Starting from sketches and then moving to 3D digital models, they allow clients to engage in every step of the design process, with the aim of creating affordable bespoke homes. The project is currently focusing on houses located on islands near Helsinki, with prototype models made of locally and sustainably sourced spruce and birch. Also being furniture designers, Sotamaa can even kit out the houses’ interiors. It’s the full package."

WALLPAPER MAGAZINE