Case - Seitsemän veljeksen school

Focus on the student – the joy of learning in everyday life

Spaces that support learning in many ways
Seitsemän Veljeksen school is a new building, designed to move away from the traditional classroom model towards a more flexible and adaptable learning environment. In addition to classrooms, small group rooms, spaces suitable for differentiation, and various learning environments were designed to enable peaceful concentration and active work.

Ergonomics was taken into account in all workplaces, and the furniture solutions were designed to support the well-being of both students and staff in everyday school life.

Cooperation and participation as the starting point for design
The furniture procurement was carried out through early-stage competitive tendering. As a basis for the design, the municipality of Nurmijärvi organized workshops for school staff and students even be-fore the competitive tendering process. These provided valuable information about the users' needs and wishes.

Martela continued the design of the loose furniture in close cooperation with the client and the interior architect Milla Björk-Vartiainen (Jaakkola Architects). At a pop-up event organized for the staff, teach-ers actively participated in the development of the plans, and through discussion, the overall design was refined into a functionally and visually coherent whole.


A flexible, inspiring, and ergonomic learning environment
The end result is a school where the spaces can be adapted to different teaching situations and sup-port the joy of learning. The furniture enables small group work, movement, and differentiation as part of the school day.

Visually, Seitsemän Veljeksen school is distinctive and recognizable. The furniture supports the school's own identity and makes the spaces accessible, clear, and comfortable.