April 26: Southern Finland tour – Muuratsalo 1
We had special permission to tour the grounds of Aalto's getaway house nearby in Muuratsalo, built in 1953. Muuratsalo is another island, directly south of Säynätsalo.
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Up by the road above.
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The path is boardwalked for a ways due to wet ground.
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A first look at the house.
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The front door.
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The way into the courtyard.
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The house is called the Experimental House because Aalto et al. used its surfaces for a bunch of cool masonry experiments, as see here.
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An Aaltoid wave out of brick.
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More experiments.
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And more, with a weird old chimney lurking beyond.
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The Mortar Variations
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Hairvine.
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Bird poop? Seedhead fibers? Not sure anymore.
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Some textures.
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Nice patio variations as well.
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A view of the house from the lake side, with the courtyard at right.
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Promontory.
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Old ice.
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A glimpse of the house back along the ridge.
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Watermarks.
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Down to the side dock area.
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Let's go skating!
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The sauna crouches in wait behind the birches.
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Another rock ridge.
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On the way to the sauna, still patiently waiting.
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The sauna, which ingeniously uses the accumulated natural taper of the side logs to attain its roof slope.
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The sauna's cool-off dip spot, probably.
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Sauna front porch.
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TWYSTED METAL
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Do I spy another butterfly/spider/whatever truss like at the Town Hall?