Demolition|The biennial pavilion located at the market square is planned to be demolished at the end of this year. The townspeople want to preserve the fine building.
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The pavilion located at Lüypekinlaitur in Helsinki’s Kauppator will be demolished at the end of the year.
The dance community hopes to preserve the pavilion and suggests its permanent use.
Paviljonki has been a popular place for dance events from spring to autumn since 2021.
The city is investigating the possibility of moving and selling the pavilion, says Kari Pudas.
Helsinki The wooden pavilion located at the Lüypekinlaitur market square will soon be demolished if the city’s plans come true.
The pavilion built in 2020 for the Helsinki Biennale art event is to be demolished at the end of this year.
Now, the dance community that used the building in the summer has raised a wish to preserve the building.
Pavilion could serve as a permanent meeting place for all city residents as well as an interesting tourist destination, the community suggests.
“The pavilion has spontaneously become a part of urban culture. The central location makes it the living room of city dwellers”, community member Villiina Hellsten says.
Helsinki native the dance community has organized socials, i.e. free-form dance events in the pavilion from spring to autumn since 2021.
The pavilion was built in 2020 as the starting point for the Helsinki Biennale in Vallisaari.
Couple dances such as kizomba, semba and urban kiz have been danced there. The building is well suited for dancing. Last summer there were events several times a week.
The hobby activities organized in the pavilion enliven the center in many ways, says Hellsten.
“The area quiets down after the closing of the Market Square, but the pavilion’s events attract city residents and also residents of nearby municipalities and tourists to the area.”
Community hopes the city will reverse the demolition decision and be responsible for the building’s maintenance costs in the future. The building should be kept in place or a new, permanent location should be found nearby.
In the past, buildings designed to be temporary have been preserved in Helsinki, such as Lasipalatsi, the community reminds.
“The building representing modern wooden architecture is beautiful and has won international awards. It would be a shame if it were demolished,” says Hellsten.
The dance community has found out that technically the building could withstand being left in place.
The pavilion also has indoor spaces where, among other things, dances are organized.
According to the community, the building could strengthen Eteläranta’s stamp as an architecture and design area.
“We hope for a constructive discussion about the building’s extension permit for one or two years, so that we have time to plan a possible move,” says Hellsten.
Top the reason for dismantling the pavilion is that its temporary building permit expires at the end of the year, states the technical director Kari Pudas From the field of Helsinki’s urban environment.
“The city no longer has its own use for the building, so the extension of the building permit has not been clarified,” says Pudas.
According to him, they are currently investigating whether moving the building would be possible. Then selling it could come into question.
According to Pudas, the city has organized an auction in similar situations. Pudas does not estimate the price of the pavilion.
The building is designed to be temporary, as the area is currently being planned, Pudas says.
Among other things, there are plans for Helsinki’s Etelärantaa parade ground architecture and design museum.
“Without anything else, it would make more sense to sell and move the pavilion than to dismantle it,” says Pudas.
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