Locations

Väre

The Väre building is home to all departments of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture and has been designed according to user-centric and sustainable principles.

School of Arts, Design and Architecture by Sari Dhima

Opening hours

Open now

Mon - Thu:	7:45–21:00
Fri:	7:45–20:00
Sat:	9:00–17:00
Sun:	Closed

Where

Otaniementie 14, 02150 Espoo / P.O. Box 31000, FI-00076 AALTO

Check the buildings’ opening hours and exceptional opening hours here

Väre lobby, tel. +358 50 383 5446
vare-info@aalto.fi

Väre/ARTS custodians, tel. +358 50 472 3004
vare-aula@aalto.fi

Suppliers:
Loading dock address Biologinkuja 4

About the building

Väre is a part of a building block that also includes the School of Business and shopping center A Bloc. The block contains over 47 500 square metres of floorspace: more than the Kamppi shopping center in downtown Helsinki! The walking routes and spatial elements inside the Väre building create a village-like feeling and interesting and usable series of spaces.

Väre is an energy A-rated building, and uses only renewable energy. The building is 90% self-sufficient in heating and cooling, and it has solar panels on its roof to generate electricity. The block was designed by Verstas Architects, consisting of the alumni of Aalto University, which won the international architectural competition held 2012-2013. The main designer is Jussi Palva from Verstas Architects. The name Väre refers to a slight movement on water, caused by touch or other slight interference.