Marsio Outside photo from spring of 2024

New Building(s)

What would you include in a brand new building dedicated to media?

We are working on just that and would love to get your input now, when some things are still on the drawing board. In 2024, the new media centre will open its doors next to the new Väre building, right at the heart of the campus. Known earlier only as Otakaari 2A, a naming competition has now officially named it Marsio.

Branching out from the downstairs central event space and visitor center, the facility hosts a large movie theatre, an event studio and increasingly more dedicated media production spaces on three floors, for all Aalto to use. Have a look at this detailed presentation for a snapshot of the design process.

Some facililities will remain at Otakaari 7, but our spaces at the Learning Centre, Maarintie 8 and Roihupelto in Helsinki have now moved to Marsio.

To complement these functions, we’re also considering renovating a majestically large space at Otakaari 5L to house large scale media production and material workshops, including Aalto Fablab.

View of the Otakaari 5L inner space dimensions
Also in the works: Otakaari 5L Production Spaces further down the street

Initial Roadmap to 2024

Almost there. This timelapse takes us to August 2024 and we’re just about to open our doors.

We’re in the home stretch, the final AV installations and furnishing are taking place in the summer of 2024.

Spring 2017 – Spring 2018
Concept Development

Spring 2018 – Autumn 2021
Primary planning phase

2022
Ground construction

2022-2023
Building construction

2023-2024
Technical installations

September 2024
Grand Opening of New Building

Get involved

Send us your ideas and questions. Even better, invite yourself over and we’ll host you and your team for a joint planning session. Student groups, department faculty, research teams, commercial partners-to-be; don’t be shy. This is a time to act, so contact us for more details, then find us here at Otakaari 7.

Download the latest public plans

This PDF file shows an overview of the project from late 2021, but various tweaks were made before actual building began.

More detailed blueprints for Marsio (Otakaari 2A) and Otakaari 5L are also available. Please note that these are not the final revisions.

Visit the campus services page

Aalto Campus and Real Estate (ACRE) hosts a project page detailing the construction process as it advances. Their site also provides a great overview of other initiatives taking place in the neighborhood, including Aalto Works.

A new building. Or two.

We are building up not just one, but two facilities at the Aalto University’s Otaniemi Campus.

People. Expertise.

Not just rooms and gear, we also have people to guide you through planning and producing your projects.

Find Us

While waiting for our new building projects to complete, we can be found at 5 locations in Espoo and Helsinki.

Contact Us

Ask us anything, we’ll take it from there.

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