VILINÄ is a design and construction project realized by the Wood Program at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture in 2021-2022.
This project consists of a locomotive shelter for the city of Kouvola in eastern Finland, to exhibit historical locomotive “Ruuhveltti” in part of new park planning beside the railway.
Situated in Pilkepuisto park next to Kouvola station, the shelter is based on our horizontal architectural language which express locomotive’s bustle (VILINÄ in Finnish).
