| Project Id |
3379 |
| Project Name |
Hotel Katajanokka, Finland |
| Description |
Originally opened as the Helsinki County Prison and investigative penitentiary, the main building of Hotel Katajanokka dates back to 1888, with the oldest part opened in 1837. The prison housed its original tenants up until as late as 2002. Following extensive renovations and conversion work, the prison was reborn into a modern, high class hotel in May 2007. Protected by the Finnish National Board of Antiquities, the main hallway, exterior shell and surrounding red brick walls remain to remind todays’ visitor of numerous colourful and often tragic stories of a bygone era. To commemorate the building’s 10th anniversary as a hotel, a light renovation and extensive interior facelift was finished in 2017. Today Hotel Katajanokka is a modern lifestyle hotel dedicated to friendly, personal and attentive service in unique historic surroundings. |
| Description of the economic, social and environmental impacts of the project |
Hotel Katajanokka, beyond the numerous awards got for the quality of the design and services, is a perfect display of the capacity to adapt historic buildings through good design, also imposing a camfortable adaptation to the user. IN this sense, the authenticity and the integrity of the building and its history has been preserved at best, offering a perfect cultural scenario to users. |
| Web links |
https://www.hotelkatajanokka.fi/en/our-history/ |
| Country |
Finland |
| City size |
Intermediate cities (between 50.000-1 million people) |
