Asemapäällikönhovi Building

The Asemapäällikönhovi (literally, Station Master's Court) building is a mixed-use complex located at Asemapäällikönkatu 3, in the Eastern Pasila (Itä-Pasila) area of the district of Pasila in Helsinki, Finland.

Partial northern elevation of Asemapäällikönhovi
Top floors with rooftop aerials clearly visible

The building was designed by architect Eino Tuompo in the Brutalist style, and completed in 1976. It has received acclaim for its bold architecture.[1] In 2020 it was featured by the German Architecture Museum in the exhibition SOS Brutalism.[2] It is also listed by the city of Helsinki on the official Helsinki tourism website myhelsinki.fi as an architectural attraction of historical significance.[3] The building is also referenced on the tourism page for the district of Eastern Pasila.[4] Emporis includes the building[5] in its global database of "buildings of high public and economic value."[6]

Of the total floor area of 15,921 square metres (171,370 sq ft),[7] about 75% is dedicated to commercial uses and 25% to residential flats, of which there are 60.[2][7]

The building is owned by Osakeyhtiö Asemapäällikönhovi – a standard joint-stock company, rather than a housing joint-stock company (asunto-osakeyhtiö).[1][8]

Television studio

The building complex contains the former Helsinki Televisio TV-studios,[9] later operated by Tuotantotalo Werne and currently operated by Streamteam Nordic.[10][11] Today the studios are owned by telecom operator DNA who also owns other space in the building.[12]

The studios were inaugurated in December 1976 by the Mayor of Helsinki, Teuvo Aura.[13] In 1978 the facility began to produce the first subscription-based TV channel in Europe, called Viihde-kanava.[14][15]

In 1982 the studio became the first in Europe to relay satellite broadcasts to a cable network.[16]

Large satellite dishes were installed on the roof of the residential tower to facilitate these operations, and they remain a local landmark to this day.

Swedish TV show Advokaten (season 2, episode 7) being filmed at the building in 2019.
Filming of YLE short film "Ero."
Dplay.fi advertisement being filmed by the loading dock entrance of the building.

The distinct architecture of the complex has attracted international attention from photographers and filmmakers. At least the following works have been partially or wholly made on the property:

2020

  • Music video: Veli mä vannon by Gettomasa – filmed around the property.[17]
  • YLE short film Ero – filmed around the property, including in the courtyard, facing the office wing.
  • Music video: Katon mitä tapahtuu by Armas – shots of the residential tower and the facade including the refrigeration heat exchangers used by the K-Market in the building.[18]
  • Music video: v!@%#mikko by Pyhimys – shots of the residential tower and the pilotis at its base.[19]

2019

  • Episode 7, season 2 of Advokaten (TV series) – filmed around the property, including in a stairwell and lobby of the residential tower and in a flat there.[20]
  • Dplay.fi marketing campaign, published online and via digital, bus stop roll-signs around the city – featuring the heat exchanger facade as well as a facade facing Topparikuja.

2012

  • Music video: HELSINKI - SHANGRI-LA by Paleface – filmed primarily in the space under Opastinsilta by the building's garage entrance. Also including shots of the loading dock entrance and K-Market heat exchangers.[21]

Current tenants

The commercial tenants based in the building include:

References
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  3. "My Helsinki". myhelsinki.fi. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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  5. "Asemapäällikönhovi, Helsinki | 1498177 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  6. "Corporate | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  7. "RAKENNUS- JA HUONEISTOREKISTERIOTE". Helsingin Kaupunki. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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  9. "Liike- ja teollisuustilaa: Studio". Helsingin Sanomat. 1981-05-19. p. 35. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  10. "Streamteam Nordic osti Tuotantotalo Wernen – yritys kasvaa tuhdiksi kansainväliseksi toimijaksi". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
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  12. "Kiinteä verkon operaattoripalvelut". DNA. 2013-04-19.
  13. "Kaapelitv:lle oma studio". Helsingin Sanomat. 1976-12-17. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  14. "Helsinki Televisio Oy, arkistoluettelo" (PDF). Päivälehden arkisto. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  15. "https://www.dna.fi/fi/vuosikymmenten-kokemus". DNA (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-04-19. External link in |title= (help)
  16. Viljakainen, Jarmo (2004). Radiomonpolista kanavatulvaan – poimintoja Suomen radio- ja televisiotoiminnan vaiheista. Helsinki: Edita. pp. 133, 147–150, 152–156, 202–203.
  17. "Gettomasa - Veli mä vannon - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  18. "Armas - Katon mitä tapahtuu - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  19. "Pyhimys - v!@%#mikko - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  20. "Viaplay". viaplay.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  21. "PALEFACE: HELSINKI - SHANGRI-LA (Official video) - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  22. "K‑Market Pasaati". K-Ruoka.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  23. "LT2 creative space". LT2 creative space. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  24. "Pasilan Pizzapalvelu". facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  25. "Yi Jian Yuan, Helsinki: Arvostelut". Eat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  26. "Aluehallinnon asiointipalvelu – ahtp.fi". Aluehallinnon asiointipalvelu – ahtp.fi. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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