Selected publications

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES

agile design

  • Nisonen, E., Milián Bernal, D., & Pelsmakers, S. (2025). Buildings and Cities, 6(1), 619-633. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.658 (T-Winning 2035, agile design)

  • Rugbjerg, T. Hawkes, D. Koponen, O.-P. Lahdelma, I. Lawrence, R. & Pelsmakers, S. (2024). Architectural Research in Finland. 8, 1, p. 120-146. https://doi.org/10.37457/arf.146876

  • Tarpio, J., Castaño de la Rosa, R., & Pelsmakers, S. (2025).  Building Research and Information, 53(3), 305-322. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2024.2380799

  • Sukanen, H., Taylor, J., Castaño-Rosa, R., Pelsmakers, S., Lehtinen, T. & Kaasalainen, T., (2023). Indoor and Built Environment, https://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X231160977

  • Castaño-Rosa, R., Pelsmakers, S., Järventausta, H., Poutanen, J., Tähtinen, L., Rashidfarokhi, A., & Toivonen, S. (2022). Sustainable Cities and Society, 87, 104259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.104259

  • Tagliaro, C., Migliore, A., Danivska, V., Poutanen, J., Pelsmakers, S., Kaasalainen, T., & Nenonen, S. (2023). In The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of Working Spaces (1st ed., pp. 213–226). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003181163-19

  • Pelsmakers, S., & Warwick, E. (2022). Buildings & Cities, 3(1), 605–618. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.266

  • Pelsmakers, S., Saarimaa, S. & Vaattovaara, M. (2021). Nordic Journal of Architectural Research, 33(3), 92-127. https://andor.tuni.fi/permalink/358FIN_TAMPO/1j3mh4m/alma9911298347605973

  • Donovan, E., Pelsmakers, S. & Kozminska, U., (2021). Nordic Journal of Architectural Research. 33, 2, p. 142-174. https://andor.tuni.fi/permalink/358FIN_TAMPO/1j3mh4m/alma9911265542005973

     

  • Kaasalainen, T. & Huuhka, S., (2020). International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation. 38 (5), 753-769. https://researchportal.tuni.fi/en/publications/existing-apartment-buildings-as-a-spatial-reserve-for-assisted-li

  • Saarimaa, S., & Pelsmakers, S. (2020). Yhdyskuntasuunnittelu-Lehti, 58(2), 33–58. https://doi.org/10.33357/ys.89676

  • Pelsmakers, S., Kozminska, U. & Donovan, E., (2019). The 6th International Conference on Architecture and Built Environment S.Arch: Conference Proceedings. Access here

  • Ibrahim, A. & Pelsmakers, S., (2018). Building Services Engineering Research and Technology. 39, 2, p. 161-172. Access here

ecological design

  • Kilpeläinen, S., Pelsmakers, S., Castaño-Rosa, R., & Miettinen, M.-S. (2025).  Buildings and Cities, 6(1), 580-596. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.570

  • Suomi, M., & Pelsmakers, S. (2025).  In A. Morrison, A. Culén, & L. Habib (Eds.), Proceedings of Nordes 2025: Relational Design, 6-8 August, Oslo, Norway (pp. 429-443). (Nordic design research conference; Vol. 11). Design Research Society. https://doi.org/10.21606/nordes.2025.34

  • Becker, E., (2025), Building Technology Educators’ Society 2025(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.7275/btes.3495

  • Castaño-Rosa, R., Pelsmakers, S., Järventausta, H., (2024). Architectural Research in Finland, 8(1), 63–87. https://doi.org/10.37457/arf.146874

  • Castaño-Rosa, R., Pelsmakers, S., Wang, J., Cao, S., (2024). Architectural Research in Finland, 8(1), 42–62. https://doi.org/10.37457/arf.146873

  • Elsayed, M., Pelsmakers, S., Pistore, L., Castaño-Rosa, R. and Romagnoni, P., (2023). Building and Environment, 236, 110307-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110307

  • Abbasi, M. H., Abdullah, B., Castaño-Rosa, R., Waseem Ahmad, M. & Rostami, A. (2023). Sustainable Cities and Society, 95, 104629-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2023.104629

  • Grossmann, K., Jiglau, G., Dubois, U., Sinea, A., Martín-Consuegra, F., Dereniowska, M., Franke, R., Guyet, R., Horta, A., Katman, F., Papamikrouli, L., Castaño-Rosa, R., Sandmann, L., Stojilovska, A. & Varo, A., 18 (2021). Energy Research and Social Science. 76, 102064. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102064

  • Kaasalainen, T., Mäkinen, A., Lehtinen, T., Moisio, M. & Vinha, J., (2020). Journal of Building Engineering. 27, 14 p., 100996. https://researchportal.tuni.fi/en/publications/architectural-window-design-and-energy-efficiency-impacts-on-heat

  • Lindberg, T., Kaasalainen, T., Moisio, M., Mäkinen, A., Hedman, M. & Vinha, J., (2020). Advances In Building Energy Research. 14, 1, p. 19-40. https://researchportal.tuni.fi/en/publications/potential-of-space-zoning-for-energy-efficiency-through-utilizati

  • Kilpeläinen, S., Miettinen, M.-S., Pelsmakers, S., & Castaño-Rosa, R. (2025).  Energy Research and Social Science, 129, Article 104393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104393

  • Milián Bernal, D., Pelsmakers, S., Nisonen, E., & Vanhatalo, J. (2026). Buildings and Cities, 7(1), 143-160. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.662

  • Milián Bernal, D., Pelsmakers, S., Nisonen, E., & Vanhatalo, J. (2026). Buildings and Cities, 7(1), 143-160. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.662

  • Kaasalainen, T., Valtonen, A., Castano De la Rosa, R., Enlund, E., Keskinen, K., Palonen, M., Pelsmakers, S., Turja, T., & Villberg, E. (2025).  Journal of Aging and Environment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2025.2533775

  • Palonen, M., Turja T., Castaño-Rosa, R., Ilomäki, S., Kaasalainen, T., Kivimäki Rantanen, K., Pelsmakers, S., Ruusuvuori, J., Valtonen, A., Kaunonen, M., (2023). Geriatric Nursing, 54, 76-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2023.08.014

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  • Ruíz-Rivas, U., Tirado-Herrero, S., Castaño-Rosa, R. & Martínez-Crespo, J. (2023). Energy Research and Social Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.103182

  • Valta, J., Vernay, A.-L., Vanhanen, T., Castaño-Rosa, R and Saari, U., (2023). Asia 2023 IEEE proceedings, 637634

  • Abbasi, M. H., Abdullah, B., Castaño-Rosa, R., Waseem Ahmad, M., Rostami, A. & Cullen, J, (2022). Science Talks, 100092. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sctalk.2022.100092

  • Maununaho, K., & Lilius, J. (2022). Yhdyskuntasuunnittelu, 59(4), 65–94.

    https://doi.org/10.33357/ys.115569

  • Maununaho, K., Puumala, E., & Luoma-Halkola, H. (2021). Journal of Urbanism, (ahead-of-print), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2021.2005115

  • Maununaho, K. (2016). Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 6(1), 58–64. https://doi.org/10.1515/njmr-2016-0008

  • Kaasalainen, T. & Huuhka, S., (2016). Journal of Housing for the Elderly. 30, 3, 271–294. https://researchportal.tuni.fi/en/publications/accessibility-improvement-models-for-typical-flats-mass-customiza

inclusive design

  • Nisonen, E., Pelsmakers, S. & Kallio, K., (2024). Architectural Research in Finland, 8(1), 239–264. https://doi.org/10.37457/arf.146880

  • O’Dwyer, S., Geogeghan, E., Nisonen, E., Castano De la Rosa, R., Pelsmakers, S., Lykouras, I., Donovan, E., Alvise Bragadin, M., Morganti, C. & Coraglia, U. M., (2023). A Focus on Pedagogy: Teaching, Learning and Research in the Modern Academy. Adil, Z. (ed.). Vol. 28.2. pp. 167-189 (AMPS PROCEEDINGS SERIES; vol. 28.2) https://amps-research.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Amps-Proceedings-Series-28.2.pdf

  • Pelsmakers, S., Donovan, E., Poutanen, J., Hoggard, A., Sandström, N. & Friedman, K., (2021). Scroope. 30, p. 47-72. https://andor.tuni.fi/permalink/358FIN_TAMPO/1j3mh4m/alma9911274944005973

  • Donovan, E. & Pelsmakers, S., (2020). Education, Design and Practice – Understanding skills in a Complex World AMPS, Architecture_MPS; Stevens Institute of Technology New Jersey / New York: 17-19 June, 2019. (AMPS Proceedings Series). https://andor.tuni.fi/permalink/358FIN_TAMPO/1j3mh4m/alma9911269243105973

architectural education

BOOKS,
REPORTS,
PHD THESIS,
ETC.

Peer-reviewed books

  • Nisonen, E., Poutanen, J., & Pelsmakers, S. (2025) in S. Pelsmakers, & J. B. Brown (Eds.), Architectural thinking in a climate emergency (pp. 122-135). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003293903-9

  • Myllymäki, M., Pelsmakers, S., & Uimonen, L. (2025). In S. Pelsmakers, & J. B. Brown (Eds.), Architectural thinking in a climate emergency (1 ed., pp. 61-79). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003293903-5

  • Brown, J. B., & Pelsmakers, S. (2025). In S. Pelsmakers, & J. B. Brown (Eds.), Architectural thinking in a climate emergency (pp. 1-11). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003293903-1

  • Brown, J. B., & Pelsmakers, S. (2025). In S. Pelsmakers, & J. B. Brown (Eds.), Architectural thinking in a climate emergency (1 ed., pp. 103-106). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003293903-1

  • Pelsmakers, S., & Brown, J. B. (2025). In S. Pelsmakers, & J. B. Brown (Eds.), Architectural thinking in a climate emergency (1 ed., pp. 13-18). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003293903-1

  • Pelsmakers, S., & Brown, J. B. (2025). In S. Pelsmakers, & J. B. Brown (Eds.), Architectural thinking in a climate emergency (1 ed., pp. 189-193). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003293903-1

  • Maununaho, K., Lampio, T. Castano De la Rosa, R. & Pelsmakers, S. (2024). In K. Maununaho, J. Kulmala  & O. Jolanki  (eds.) 2024. Koti elämänkulussa. SoPhi, Jyväskylän yliopisto. https://jyx.jyu.fi/jyx/Record/jyx_123456789_97868

  • Maununaho, K. & Verma I. (2024). In K. Maununaho, J. Kulmala  & O. Jolanki  (eds.) 2024. Koti elämänkulussa. SoPhi, Jyväskylän yliopisto. https://jyx.jyu.fi/jyx/Record/jyx_123456789_97868

  • Castaño-Rosa, R., Taylor, J., Pelsmakers, S., Gullman, M., & Sukaden, H. (2022). In Rubio-Bellido, C., Solis-Guzman, J. (eds.) Energy Poverty Alleviation (pp. 185–208). Springer International Publishing AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91084-6_8

  • Pelsmakers, S., Poutanen, J., & Saarimaa, S. (2020). In Zari, M., Connolly, P. & Southcombe, M. (eds.). Ecologies Design: Transforming Architecture, Landscape, and Urbanism (pp. 268–275). https://researchportal.tuni.fi/en/publications/hybrid-architecture-in-and-over-time

Peer-reviewed book chapters

PhD Theses

  • Maununaho, K., (2024). Tampere: Tampere University. (Tampere University Dissertations - Tampereen yliopiston väitöskirjat; vol 964) https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-3311-9

     

  • Saarimaa, S., (2023). Tampere: Tampere University. (Tampere University Dissertations - Tampereen yliopiston väitöskirjat; vol 868) https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-3070-5

  • Kaasalainen, T., 2021, Tampere: Tampere University. (Tampere University Dissertations - Tampereen yliopiston väitöskirjat; vol. 368) http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-1834-5

  • Tarpio, J., (2015). (Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Arkkitehtuurin laitos. Asuntosuunnittelu; No. 18) Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Arkkitehtuurin laitos.

    https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-15-3510-9

Conference proceedings

  • Nisonen, E., Castano De la Rosa, R., Pelsmakers, S., & Jegard, L. (Eds.) (2025). Tampere University. https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-4278-4

Project reports

  • This is a spatial guidebook for working from home. It helps dwellers unveil the potential of their homes as places of work, while also offering a practical checklist and ‘patterns’ of good design practices for those who design, renovate, refurbish or construct homes and living environments.

    In addition, it supports employers by enhancing their understanding of employees’ needs and living conditions, and how these factors influence well-being and productivity.

    This spatial guidebook promotes a holistically just, restorative and sustainable approach to the design and use of living environments as places of work.

    Access the publication here.

  • Vanhatalo, J., Haukeland, V., & Puhto, J. (2025). Tampere University. https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-4318-7

  • Vanhatalo, J., Haukeland, V., Junnonen, J.-M., Puhto, J., & Hakola, A. (2025). Tampere University. https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-4317-0

  • Nisonen, E., Kaasalainen, T., Pelsmakers, S., Maununaho, K. (2023). https://researchportal.tuni.fi/en/publications/asuntosuunnittelun-laatutekijät

  • Lehtinen, T., Maununaho, K., Varis, K., Kaasalainen, T., Luotonen, E., Saarimaa, S., Nisonen, E., Pelsmakers, S., Tarpio, J., Blomgren, W. & Castano De la Rosa, R., (2022).

    https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/138835

  • Vinha, J., Laukkarinen, A., Kaasalainen, T., Pihlajamaa, P., Teriö, O., Jokisalo, J., Annila, P., Harsia, P., Hedman, M., Heljo, J., Kallioharju, K., Kauppinen, A., Kero, P., Kivioja, H., Lehtinen, T., Marttila, T., Moisio, M., Mäkinen, A., Paatero, J., Raunima, T., & 8 others, (2019), 45 p. (Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Rakennustekniikan laboratorio. Rakennetekniikka. Tutkimusraportti; no. 168). https://researchportal.tuni.fi/en/publications/comprehensive-development-of-nearly-zero-energy-municipal-service

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