The Suvela chapel was commissioned by the Espoo Parish Union and it will be used jointly by the Espoo Parish Union, the Swedish Parish of Espoo and the City of Espoo to serve the entire community of Suvela. It is a multifunctional building that offers a space for the people of the community to use together for their many different needs regardless of their religious affiliation.

© Mika Huisman

Architects: OOPEAA

Location: Espoo, Finland

Architect In Charge: Anssi Lassila

Project Architect: Iida Hedberg

Area: 2150.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Mika Huisman, Marc Goodman

Client: Parish of Espoo
Design Team: Juha Pakkala, Teemu Hirvilammi, Jussi-Pekka Vesala, Hanna-Kaarina Heikkila?, Anis Souissi, Miguel Silva

© Marc Goodman

Site Plan

From the architect. The Suvela chapel was commissioned by the Espoo Parish Union and it will be used jointly by the Espoo Parish Union, the Swedish Parish of Espoo and the City of Espoo to serve the entire community of Suvela. It is a multifunctional building that offers a space for the people of the community to use together for their many different needs regardless of their religious affiliation.

© Mika Huisman

OOPEAA embarked on the design and planning for the Suvela Chapel and the nearby community park in 2012.
The goal w...