![Torsby Finnskog Center / Bornstein Lyckefors - Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5549/93ba/e58e/ce42/3b00/0074/large_jpg/portada_Torsby_Finnskogscentrum_Exterior_02.jpg?1430885303)
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Architects: Bornstein Lyckefors
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Courtesy of Bornstein Lyckefors
![Torsby Finnskog Center / Bornstein Lyckefors - Brick, Facade, Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5549/9414/e58e/ce42/3b00/007d/medium_jpg/Torsby_Finnskogscentrum_Exterior_08.jpg?1430885391)
Text description provided by the architects. Bornstein Lyckefors Architects has designed a new museum and cultural centre in an old school in the forest outside Torsby, Sweden. The museum pays tribute to slash-burn agricultural Finns who settled deep into the forests in the early 1600s.
![Torsby Finnskog Center / Bornstein Lyckefors - Brick, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5549/93fe/e58e/ce42/3b00/007b/large_jpg/Torsby_Finnskogscentrum_Exterior_06.jpg?1430885370)
The project also includes an exhibition showing the Finns building techniques and crafts, and telling about their history, traditions and folklore.
![Torsby Finnskog Center / Bornstein Lyckefors - Facade, Column](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5549/93d5/e58e/ce42/3b00/0077/large_jpg/Torsby_Finnskogscentrum_Exterior_01.jpg?1430885330)
The building used to be a primary school and has been reconfigured for the new purpose. The architects chose to work with raw materials from the forest in the facade.
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“We wanted the building to communicate the Finn culture nearly as clear as an expression mark”, says Andreas Lyckefors at Bornstein Lyckefors.
![Torsby Finnskog Center / Bornstein Lyckefors - Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5549/9429/e58e/ce42/3b00/007f/large_jpg/Torsby_Finnskogscentrum_Exterior_10.jpg?1430885413)
To achieve that, the old school building was smutted black and covered with a veil of standing timber. The facade has openings for entry and extra sunlight intake. Protruding wooden boxes also provides space for benches, signage and artwork.
![Torsby Finnskog Center / Bornstein Lyckefors - Fence, Facade, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5549/93ea/e58e/ce42/3b00/0079/large_jpg/Torsby_Finnskogscentrum_Exterior_04.jpg?1430885350)