Kontiopuiston omakotialue

English translation (from the Finnish)

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Description

Kontiopuisto is a typical small-house area of the post-war reconstruction era, whose town plan was designed by architect Otto-I. Meurman and in whose detached houses the standard drawings of the reconstruction office of the Finnish Association of Architects were used.

Kontiopuisto, east of Pieksämäki railway station, is a compact residential area whose structure from the time of construction has largely survived. The garden plots lie along the gently curving Laaksotie, Kaartotie and Metsämiehentie. The residential buildings are usually close to the street line, and the outbuildings are at the rear of the plots. The one-and-a-half-storey detached houses were built in stages, most using standard drawings.

History

The first town plan of Pieksämäki, dated 1937, was drawn up by architect Otto-Iivari Meurman. Kontionpuisto was also built according to Meurman's town plan. Meurman both designed and taught town planning, and his teachings strongly influenced the development of Finnish towns after the war.

In the detached houses of Kontiopuisto, as in those of many other detached-house areas built after the Second World War, standard house designs were used, prepared in the reconstruction office established within the Finnish Association of Architects. Through these designs the Association of Architects influenced the quality of the country's post-war reconstruction.

Other detached-house areas of the reconstruction era include Purola in Kajaani, Ulvajanniemi in Valkeakoski, Sudetti in Karkkila, Niirala in Kuopio, Kanervala and Otsola in Joensuu, and Markkamäki in Äänekoski.