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Fyra create huge but homely hotel in Finland
Fyra, in collaboration with Werklig, have created a new hotel in Finland that is designed to feel homely and cosy despite covering an area of 24,000sq m (258,000sq ft) in the largest shopping mall in the Nordics.
The Original Sokos Hotel Tripla is located in Helsinki’s Mall of Tripla, which houses a shopping centre, an entertainment centre and a train station, homes and workplaces.
Fyra's aim for the project, which began in 2017 and was completed in 2020, was to "create a hotel that was literally the opposite of the hustle and bustle of its busy surroundings."
Modern Scandinavian design using light and light colours was embraced to make the 430-room hotel feel communal and cosy, with unnecessary elements eliminated wherever possible.
Room layouts were modelled on homes, with entry spaces and no high cabinetry, while furniture was custom-designed especially for the purpose.
There is a more porous, but still homely, feel to the lobby, which opens up into the mall and houses a bar and café.
![The rooms are designed to feel cosy / Riikka Kantinkoski The rooms are designed to feel cosy / Riikka Kantinkoski](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/HIGH345179_36519_396726.jpg)
![Rooms feature entry spaces and no high cabinetry / Riikka Kantinkoski Rooms feature entry spaces and no high cabinetry / Riikka Kantinkoski](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/HIGH345179_107744_385106.jpg)
![Modern Scandinavian design using light and light colours was embraced / Riikka Kantinkoski Modern Scandinavian design using light and light colours was embraced / Riikka Kantinkoski](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/HIGH345179_595571_320057.jpg)
![There are 430 rooms at the hotel in total / Riikka Kantinkoski There are 430 rooms at the hotel in total / Riikka Kantinkoski](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/HIGH345179_528170_935137.jpg)
![Fyra's aim was to create a hotel that was the opposite of its busy surroundings / Riikka Kantinkoski Fyra's aim was to create a hotel that was the opposite of its busy surroundings / Riikka Kantinkoski](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/HIGH345179_874790_326440.jpg)
![There is a more porous, but still homely, feel to the lobby / Riikka Kantinkoski There is a more porous, but still homely, feel to the lobby / Riikka Kantinkoski](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/HIGH345179_749352_189775.jpg)
![The lobby opens up into the mall, allowing guests to come and go / Riikka Kantinkoski The lobby opens up into the mall, allowing guests to come and go / Riikka Kantinkoski](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/HIGH345179_728036_638280.jpg)
![The lobby houses a comfortable bar and café / Riikka Kantinkoski The lobby houses a comfortable bar and café / Riikka Kantinkoski](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/HIGH345179_202044_794813.jpg)
![Unnecessary elements eliminated where possible / Riikka Kantinkoski Unnecessary elements eliminated where possible / Riikka Kantinkoski](https://www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/images/2020/HIGH345179_416774_49592.jpg)
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