Steven Holl Architects, in collaboration with Newil&Bau, has opened a new multifamily development in Finland's capital called Meander Housing. The September 12th inauguration marks the end of a journey that first began in 2006 and underwent a period of dormancy before being constructed in just 2.5 years.Image: Jenny KallioHelsinkis Taivallahti Bay provides the backdrop to the 115-unit building that was recuperated from a former military barracks in the citys Taka-Tl district.Image: Kuvatoimisto Kuvio OyHoll designed the project as though building equivalent to a musical crescendo, with its 180 meter (591 foot) central volume tapering in section oriented to the ocean and fluctuating at various heights between two and seven floors.Image: Kuvatoimisto Kuvio OyAccordingly, it weaves or 'meanders' along a stem-winding path interspersed with strategically placed landscaped voids and wrapped in a glazed enclosure.Image: Jenny KallioThe wood materials used in its construction...