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www.helsinkizurich.com architecture · urban design · urban planning Rousku Villas Doha, Katara Hills / QA Client: international housing design competion, third price Role & Scope: city planning & urban design Time: 2013 Team: helsinkizurich (Antti Ahlava, Lauri Salminen, Rui Filipe, Noora Kasssinen) ‘Rousku Villas’ entry represents Nordic architectural thinking for Katara Hills Villas competition. Katara Hills is a culturally remarkable project for created by Aspire Katara Investment Company. With ‘Rousku Villas’ we hoped that our biomimic design approach based on the imaginative use of wood structures and the inspiration from the rich northern forest bottom will produce a unique, singular experience of living. Our design is based on careful considerations of contextual social accustomations, natural elements, views, privacy and spatial experiences. The client has decided to build our designs in Katara Hills. View from majilis Birds View

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www.helsinkizurich.comarchitecture · urban design · urban planning

Rousku VillasDoha, Katara Hills / QA

Client: international housing design

competion, third price

Role & Scope: city planning & urban design

Time: 2013

Team: helsinkizurich

(Antti Ahlava, Lauri Salminen, Rui Filipe,

Noora Kasssinen)

‘Rousku Villas’ entry represents Nordic architectural thinking for Katara Hills Villas competition. Katara Hills is a culturally remarkable project for created by Aspire Katara Investment Company. With ‘Rousku Villas’ we hoped that our biomimic design approach based on the imaginative use of wood structures and the inspiration from the rich northern forest bottom will produce a unique, singular experience of living. Our design is based on careful considerations of contextual social accustomations, natural elements, views, privacy and spatial experiences.The client has decided to build our designs in Katara Hills.

View from majilis

Birds View