Allotriankuja leads from Hämeentie to South Hermann. The name Allotria comes from the Allotria cinema, which operated between 1953 and 1963 on the other side of the street at the corner of Hämeentie and Mäkelänkatu. The name Allotria Street is therefore part of the nomenclature of cinemas in the area.
The South Hermann facade towards Allotrianpuisto and Hämeentie is a complex of four buildings completed in 2011. The buildings were designed by Hannunkari Mäkipaja Oy Architects. The southernmost building in the complex is the Senior House Vera, As Oy Helsingin Vera. The building is five storeys high, and its premises are rented out to people aged 65 or over or who have retired before then. Metropolitan Ambrosius of Helsinki inaugurated [...]
Plazankuja 3 (Pallas) is a five-storey complex of six buildings completed in November 2009, located along Plazankuja, Tuulensuunkuja, Allotriankuja and Rialtonkuja. The houses have a total of 93 apartments. The property is owned by Helsingin Asumisoikeus Oy. In the centre of the plot is a large courtyard with a former water basin of the School of Veterinary Medicine from the early 1960s. The pool was lowered to a decorative pool in 2009. The pool can be admired from Rialtonkuja. [...]
Tuulensuuntori 1:n asuinrakennus on eläkelaitos Kevan omistama senioritalo, jonka huoneistot on tarkoitettu ensisijaisesti 55 vuotta täyttäneille asukkaille. Rakennuksessa toimii myös palveluasuntola Mainiokoti Hermanni. Rakennuksessa on vaalea, hiekan sävyinen rappaus ja sen alaosa erottuu tummana kivijalkana. Julkisivua hallitsevat lasitetut parvekkeet, jotka muodostavat selkeän ruudukkorytmin. Ylimmässä kerroksessa osa huoneistoista on rakennettu parvekkeiden tapaan ulkoneviksi, mikä tuo taloon […]