helsinkizurich

helsinkizurich is an internationally operating architecture and planning consultancy. Our work is driven by the belief that the quality of people’s lives is directly influenced by their surroundings, at work, at home or the public spaces in between. We make places for good life.

helsinkizurich – officially Helsinki Zürich Office – offers a wide range of services in the fields of city development, urban design, architecture and interior architecture. Thinking across scales is a founding principle for us - we always seek to create the best possible frames for social interaction in our cities, buildings and urban spaces. For us people are at the center of what we do.

Since 2009, helsinkizurich has completed a variety of projects from urban development strategies to masterplans and mixed-use developments to private houses or illegal club interiors.

From our offices in Helsinki and Zurich we have worked in diverse places in Europe and Asia. helsinkizurich has designed and developed architecture concepts for big professional clients - cities, real-estate developers and international corporations – as well as for small start-ups and private clients. We cherish each project as an opportunity to learn something new.

helsinkizurich is a multi-cultural boutique office with engaged partners and motivated team-members who are committed to delivering add-value in every project.

Biography
Mirjam Niemeyer Dipl.-Ing. Architect MAS ETH SIA
Mirjam Niemeyer is a Founding Partner of helsinkizurich. Mirjam received a Master of Architecture at Peter Behrens School of Architecture in Düsseldorf and did post-graduate studies in ETH Zurich. Prior to helsinkizurich, she founded P18 – an architecture and design office - and worked as an architect and urban design specialist for several companies. 

MIrjam is actively involved in teaching and research. He has held positions at the ETH Zurich and been a Visiting professor at Peter Behrens School of Architecture in Düsseldorf. She is often invited for giving talks and lectures and has held several international workshops. Recently she has been engaged in developing the CANactions school for urban studies in Kiev.

Tommi Mäkynen M.Sc Architect SAFA
Tommi Mäkynen is a Founding Partner of helsinkizurich. Tommi received a Master of Architecture at HUT Helsinki and studied in ETSAM in Madrid and Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. Prior to helsinkizurich, he founded M41LH2 – an architecture and design office which received international recognition for cutting edge interiors - and worked as an architect for Tuomo Siitonen architects. 

Tommi has been actively involved in teaching and research. He has held positions at the HUT, ETH Zurich and Peter Behrens School of Architecture in Düsseldorf. He is often invited for juries, giving talks and lectures and has held several workshops internationally.

Antti Ahlava M.Sc Architect SAFA
Antti Ahlava is a Founding Partner of helsinkizurich. Antti received a Master of Architecture at HUT Helsinki and a Doctor of Arts title at TAIK in Helsinki. Prior to helsinkizurich, he founded Arkmod – an architecture office and worked as an architect for Kai Wartiainen architects. 

Antti has taught urban design and architecture at Aalto University and has been a Visiting professor in Architectural Design at Århus School of Architecture, Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen and TU Vienna and collaborated also with the architecture schools of UCLA, MIT, Columbia, Yale, Keio and Tokio. He was recently a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is currently Adjunct Professor at Donghua Shanghai International College of Fashion and Innovation.

Other location:
Helsinki Zürich Office Oy
Laajalahdentie 16A
FI-00330 Helsinki