2024-11-14T11:23:44-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150035204/lahdelma-mahlam-ki-architects-open-easton-a-new-home-for-local-food-and-social-culture-in-helsinki Lahdelma & Mahlamäki 2017-10-26T13:45:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/p3/p3nbrb00w706gghe.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Easton Helsinki, a shopping centre by <a href="https://archinect.com/arklm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lahdelma &amp; Mahlam&auml;ki</a> in It&auml;keskus, Helsinki, opened its doors to the public today. The 66,000m2 development is the first phase in a larger urban plan and looks to celebrate the identity and culture of Helsinki&rsquo;s eastern districts. The project idealistically and physically centres itself around food, bringing together local vendors and businesses at the heart of the shopping centre; at the same time introducing in a much more varied commercial programme around this. Whilst become a beacon to those on the motorway, the shopping centre takes a much more calm approach when viewed from the street, with its gently undulating fa&ccedil;ade of ceramic tiles taking on the local red-brick aesthetic and sitting comfortably within the urban scale.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dn/dn55ul1slyohtwkx.?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dn/dn55ul1slyohtwkx.?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/vz/vz8gc7ydk7u2hri6.?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/vz/vz8gc7ydk7u2hri6.?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>Easton offers 30,000 m2 of commercial floor space which is set to bring 40 businesses into the area, with the emphasis being put on healthy foods and creating an everyday social atmosphere around this. The more varied co...</p>