Grani Shopping Center
Kauppakeskus Grani
Grani Shopping Centre in the town center
LocationKauniainen, Finland
Coordinates60°12′36.42293″N 24°43′44.33052″E / 60.2101174806°N 24.7289807000°E / 60.2101174806; 24.7289807000
AddressKauniaistentie 7
Opening date2001
OwnerVVT Kiinteistösijoitus Oy[1]
Websitewww.kauppakeskusgrani.fi

Grani is a shopping center located in the town center of Kauniainen in Uusimaa, Finland. It has expanded in three phases, the first being commissioned in 2001 and the third in 2018. Grani was originally owned by NCC,[2] until in 2003 the Finnish company Oy Querenchia Ltd became the new owner[3] and in 2006 the German company Aareal.[4] Of the three parts, two newer are owned by VVT Kiinteistösijoitus Oy.[1] Grani's stores include the grocery stores S-market and K-Supermarket.[3][1][2][5]

The shopping center was previously occupied by the office buildings of HOK-Elanto and Helsingin Osuuspankki, which were demolished in 1993 and 2006.[6] Grani's architecture has been criticized, and Kai Wartiainen, the chief designer, does not consider it completely successful. The biggest problem, however, he sees around the building, where too much space is reserved for cars and road areas without reaching a comfortable small scale.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Toimitilat". VVT Kiinteistösijoitus Oy (in Finnish). Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Ostoskeskus Grani, Kauniainen". NCC (in Finnish). Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Kauppakeskus Grani myyty". NCC:n lehdistötiedote (in Finnish). January 28, 2003. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Aareal shopping for Nordic fund". IPE Magazine. January 2006. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kauppakeskuksen laajennus valmistuu aikataulussa Kauniaisissa". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). March 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  6. ↑ af Hällström, Jaana. "Muuttuva keskusta. Kuvia Kauniaisten keskusta-alueen muutoksesta 1900-luvun alusta vuoteen 2010" (PDF) (in Finnish). Kauniaisten kaupungin kulttuuritoimisto. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  7. ↑ Takala, Anna (October 7, 2019). "Jari Sarasvuo haukkuu Kauniaisten ostoskeskuksen oksennukseksi ja ektoplasmaksi – Jopa arkkitehti itse antaisi purkaa kohutun rakennuksen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved May 18, 2021.
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