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Sugar factory's residential houses, Vaasa (Vasa)
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Former sugar factory of Suomen Sokeri is a big complex on the island of Vaskiluoto (Vasklot) in the city area of Vaasa. The factory has developed stylish loghouses with brick exteriors to a park near it. Location is good and they're obviously historically and architecturally valuable. Still, the houses were let to quite a bad condition, until the glory was restored recently. Some of them already had new users when we visited the place quickly one afternoon, but one was still badly unfinished, waiting for restoration to start.

 

dm-vs_vasklotsocker02 No idea how much an apartment in these houses would cost, but they're obviously not the cheapest flats in town. The neighborhood is parky and clean.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker05 Quickly looking this house isn't too different..
dm-vs_vasklotsocker01 But from this side its a major disturbance to it's clean and beautiful environment.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker24 Operation under work was not demolition, but a total reparation to a modern house.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker04 Potato cellar and round window.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker18 Entrance to one apartment. Nice wooden stairs, but otherwise boring.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker11 Missing floor planks made walking a bit complicated in certain parts of the house.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker08 Interiors had been very aged. It must be some time ago anyone lived here.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker13 Cooking ovens were very old, probably original fittings from the constructioning time.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker07 One switchboard on a way to the final destination.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker09 Scary. No graffiti, no name writings.. But drawn bats and insects!!
dm-vs_vasklotsocker10 Neighborhouse gives example of what this house will eventually look like.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker12 High rooms, high tile ovens.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker14 The house contained four (?) spacy apartments split on two floors. Residents must have been of the factory's richer staff.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker21 Floors contained, not broken glass.. but hay!
dm-vs_vasklotsocker15 Burning anything in the ovens had been prevented by filling them. Result didn't look good. Because such an action was necessary, last residents may have been those who couldn't cope anywhere else..
dm-vs_vasklotsocker17 Since the wallpapers had been ripped, some old writings had been exposed. ES 1967 VS could be the initials of those who glued the wallpapers?
dm-vs_vasklotsocker20 Perhaps these doors are going to recycle use. Considering the circumstances they looked still good.
dm-vs_vasklotsocker22 Disrepair has ruled for years.. many years, it seems.

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