In 2014, Liike Oy completed the renovation of the Theatre Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, encompassing an area of 8,000 m². The project addressed the need to update library facilities, improve the usability of lobby areas, and construct new student rehearsal spaces.​

The existing library, previously constrained by fixed shelving due to floor load limitations, was reconfigured with reinforced floor structures, allowing for a more flexible layout. The direction and height of the shelves were adjusted to enhance natural lighting through the building's industrial-style windows. New glass partitions facing the lobby improved both the spatial openness and acoustics of the library.​liike.eu

To address the crampedness of the lobby and accommodate exhibition needs, several solution models were studied. Ultimately, a series of measures were implemented to improve the conditions in the lobby, including the construction of a new lobby stage, conversion of the garage beneath the lobby into storage, and transformation of the space under the stage into a student training room equipped with gym equipment. The previously dark and underutilized space beneath the stage had its internal height increased by nearly two meters and received natural light through windows opened to the vertical surfaces of the stage via the lobby. The former cramped lobby and dark basement space were thus opened into a spacious new venue and a bright rehearsal space.​liike.eu

Photography by Mika Huisman and Eric Rawlins.