Hi, I'm Sini Saarimaa

​​HOUSING DESIGN ORIENTED
​ ARCHITECT & RESEACHER
I have eight years of experience in architectural education, development and research. 
​I have managed and been a part of multiple research projects which have operated in between the academia and practise.

During the last ten years (alongside academic duties) I have worked in several architectural offices (in Turku, Tampere & Helsinki area), designing mainly apartment buildings and urban neighborhoods. 

My in-process doctoral study focuses on the (design) characteristics of adaptive apartments.
 
I'M FOCUSING ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS
​Future prospects of housing
Adaptive & user-centric housing solutions
Urban ​infill & building typologies
Industrial (modular) wood based  construction
Sustainable housing design research group 
 Attractiveness of urban residential neighborhoods from a residents' perspective project
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Dwellers in agile Cities project
ModuLakea project
Concells & ModCons projects