LANDFORMS AND ARTFORMS

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LANDFORMS AND ARTFORMS
GUGGENHEIM HELSINKI - An Urban Archipelago
Site Plan 1:2000
The maritime location in the heart of the Southern Harbour of Helsinki offers a truly unique setting for the internationally
In the south-west, Tähtitornivuorenpuisto park, serves as a green lung in the city – a recreational hideout overlooking
It’s a condition that is worth conveying to a larger audience - a condition that represents the Finnish cultural heritage
perception of the archipelago, and this project aspires to convey that perception to the visitor of the museum.
roundabout in the south of the site, thus eliminating the large scar that otherwise would be created between the
conditions and influences that merge at this specific point in the very heart of the city. The unique condition is
connection down to the harbour front in the east side of the park.
from the Finnish culture as subtle combinations of physical qualities and establishes itself as an open civic cultural
(the tree) erected on top. The volumes are positioned furthest north on the site, emphasizing the urban condition
new Guggenheim museum will truly become an attractive anchor point in Helsinki’s urban fabric, supporting soft
known Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundations Helsinki initiative. The setting is created by an exceptional clash of
created by the confluence of the urban centre in the north, the archipelago and the harbour in the south-east, and
the lush Tähtitornivuorenpuisto Park in the south-west. These three site-specific contextual conditions merge at the
site and serves as a vital foundation for the establishment of the new museum, the Guggenheim Helsinki.
The urban context of the southern harbour is characterized by a variety of architectural traditions, ranging from
Neoclassicism and Finnish Jugend to Functionalism and Nordic Classicism. All of these styles have their own
Finnish characteristics, they all play an essential role in how we perceive the city of Helsinki today.
the city and the harbour front. It is a destination well connected to the city in the north and west but lacks a natural
To the south-east of Helsinki, the surrounding waters are embellished by a stunning archipelago of islands, rocks
and reefs. The city itself is in fact largely located on islands. It is an unexampled environment, exclusive in its nature,
only found in a few places in the world, an environment accessible only for a few. It is an environment particularly
exclusive in its natural and environmental qualities. The perception of walking on an uninhabited granite island
under the treetops, inhaling the fresh sea breeze and overlooking the sea of islands is an extraordinary and rare
experience. It is a condition in which the Finnish culture is deeply rooted, a condition the Finns are very proud of.
and can be seen represented in many forms of Finnish culture. Consequently The Guggenheim Helsinki thrives
node in the very heart of the Finnish capital on a site that is flanked by the city, the park and the sea.
“The Urban Archipelago” project builds on the idea of bringing the subtle qualities of the Finnish archipelago into
the new Guggenheim museum. The conceptualisation of the project is based on studies of the “typologies” of the
archipelago and introduces these to the way the museum is experienced and composed. The typologies range
from vegetated rock based islands and underwater reefs, to smaller sand-based atolls with little vegetation and
vegetationless skerries and cliffs that pierce through the sea surface. All of these together contribute to the unique
The majority of the new museum´s program is located in the heavy plinth (the granite island) and in the light volume
between the market hall, the urban blocks and the museum. Further south, the archipelago landscape responds to
its context. Towards the Tähtitornivuorenpuisto park the islands become more lush and create a natural connection
to the park while towards the harbour, the islands of the archipelago landscape acquire more of the character of the
sea. The landscape is elevated onto the level of Laivasillankatu street in order to the enable a natural connection
from the park down to the harbour front, stitching the sea, the park and the city together. The infrastructural
access to the existing port operations as well as the service access to the museum is relocated to the area of the
The Hill
The City
the Shore
the Shallow
Betula (assorted)
Ammophilia Arenaria
Phragmites Australis
Plantago Lanceolata
Armeria Maritima
Schenoplectus Tabernaemontani
museum and Laivasillankatu street and the Tähtitornivuorenpuisto park. By placing the access further south, the
traffic and public transportation; Laivasillankatu Street will become attractive as an urban and lush street instead of
a complicated infrastructural intersection.
The Guggenheim Helsinki Museum, a natural destination in the city that reaches out and mediates between the
site’s preconditions in between the city, the archipelago and the park. It becomes a museum that resonates with
the local citizens, the people of Finland, as well as the international visitors who want to experience extraordinary
contemporary art in a truly unique environment, on an island under the treetops, in the Finnish archipelago.
The Sea
The Archipelago - A network of islands
The Park
“The Reef”
Bridging the gap between the archipelago and the city
The city of Helsinki is surrounded by the stunning archipelago and its beautiful islands. By bringing in the values of the archipelago
into the city, The Guggenheim introduces a new, unexpected urban condition that bridges the gap between the mainland and
the islands. Thereby the Guggenheim Helsinki will manifest a new platform, a network of exhebition spaces for art embedded
in the urban fabric of Helsinki.
Site Elevation 1:1000
The Museum meets the city, the park and the sea
The Guggenheim Helsinki concists of a coherent exhibition network that mediates with its surrounding context; the lush
Tähtiorninvuorenpuisto park in the west, the bay in the east as well as the urban context in the north.
“The Cliff”
“The Island”
“The Shallow”
The typologies of the archipelago
The archipelago consists of a variety of types of islands, reefs, shallows and bedrocks that create a fantastic experiential
diversity. These typologies function as the foundation for the design and brings Finnish values into the heart of the new
Guggenheim museum.
A lush urban landscape and a sculpture park
The park places itself into the narrative of the Guggenheim museum, drawing upon references from the
finnish archipelago. Divided into three main characteristics; the hill, the shore and the shallow, the park
offers a rich palate of colors and textures, all year round.
The archipelago landscape seen from the Observatory Park
The museum, its landscape and the reconfigured Laivasillankatu street create a natural connection from the sea front to
the park. The extended pedestrian deck flanks the border of the museum and becomes an attractive lush urban space that
vitalizes the southern harbour of Helsinki.
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The Archipelago, Island, and the Tree
for the people and a urban living room embedded in the urban fabric. The cantilevering wooden structure above
cultures blend and exchange, thus vitalizing the urban environment of Helsinki. It will be a memorable experience
the site as well as to generate a robust exhibition space that stands up to the demands of a world-class contemporary
Guggenheim Helsinki specific spaces with significant views or spatial qualities. To enter in the main space / atrium
park or from the city side via the art plaza.
The overall building concept strives to procure local Finnish values contained in the specific atmosphere surrounding
art museum and innovation centre.
Guggenheim Helsinki will thus, not only be a building but become a coherent exhibition space consisting of a vast
variety of spatial art “islands”, both outdoor and indoor within the Helsinki urban fabric hence becoming a natural
destination for both the international art connoisseur as well as the curious art interested citizen of Helsinki or
Finland. The surrounding landscape / sculpture park and the main building comprises a number of outdoor and
indoor islands with different landscape and spatial characters. The outdoor islands forms a coherent sculpture
park with attractions, besides the sculptures, such as a playground, amphitheatre, water elements, a lush grove
for reading and recreation. The main building consists of a granite plinth, an open flexible public space and atrium
with a large cantilevering wooden structure situated above. The plinth contains the museum and design store, black
box performance/ conference hall, classroom / laboratory, general service functions and logistic functions. The
in between open space, the plaza, contains the formal restaurant, bar, multipurpose zone, the significant atrium
exhibition space as well as the semi-public sculpture terrace to ensure civic presence thereby making it a space
the open space contains the main exhibition spaces, both robust generic white cube gallery spaces as well as
of the Guggenheim Helsinki will be like arriving in a glade with a foliage leaf structure above your head.
The Guggenheim Helsinki will thereby possess strong spatial identity as well as supply sufficient, robust exhibition
spaces that can stand the demands of a world-class contemporary museum.
A vibrant civic beacon in Helsinki
The museum will, not only become a open and accessible destination to experience art once in a while, it will
also be a civic meeting place where you absorb novel ideas, share your own or gather and socialize, with new
acquaintances, friends or family. It should be a natural destination both for a short visit or when you spend your
entire day exploring the latest curatorial ideas, performances, sculptures, installations or other types of fine art. It
will be a bridge between the public, curators and artists, thus attracting new spectators and tourists.
The prominent location makes it a natural destination, a specific pearl in the string of pearls conjoined with the other
prominent waterfront locations close to the city’s historic centre as well as other cultural locations and institutions in
central Helsinki. The Guggenheim art experience in Helsinki will be an archipelago / cluster of experiences where
Water
feature
for the local Finnish audience as well as the international visitors arriving from the seaside through the sculpture
Tram stop
Flexibility and robustness
The composition of the building is clearly divided in a plinth, in between space / the plaza, an office level and the
main gallery space above.
Dining (formal restaurant /café bar / kitchen
By composing the building like this you have a non hierarchical work environment where you can work comfortably
by yourself, in group rooms or seminar spaces with a short distance to either the below entrance level or the above
Bike Parking
gallery space. The whole building stands only on four cores thus creating a generous and robust free space on
Multi-purpose zone
Museum Plaza
Flexible Exhibition space
Visitor services
top of the plinth. The cores support a huge, concrete one level cylinder, which contains the office functions and
Atrium / Circulation
provides floor space for the galleries above. This structural principle makes the gallery space virtually adaptable to
any exhibition condition so that you can pull down and erect walls as you, curator or artist, would prefer. The natural
Itäinenmakasiinikatu
Shop entrance
light condition within the museum comes from north facing studio windows / skylights as well as generous windows
facing north and in some cases where necessary smaller ones with a set back facing south. The configuration of
the spaces makes it robust and ready to exhibit the unknown, the unseen and the art of the future.
Sculpture Terrace
Roof structure
Flexible Exhibition Space
Entrance
1. The Archipelago, Island, and the Tree
The basic compositional principle for the Guggenheim Helsinki building thrives from an ideal notion of a barren island in the
Finnish archipelago. To stand in front of the sea on solid Finnish granite with a light foliage over your head perceiving the scaleless
distant horizon to perceive inwards as well as outwards.
Multi-purpose zone
Exhibition
Level 2
Generic exhibition
space
Exhibition
Level 1
Main exhibition route
Vertical circulation –
Handicap, service and
Installation circulation
Specific exhibition
space
Formal Restaurant
Office floor
Flexible office
space
Outdoor serving area
(Restaurant)
2. A vibrant civic beacon in the heart of Helsinki
The museum will not only become a open and accessible destination to experience art once in a while, it will also be a civic
meeting place where you share your ideas, gather and socialize, with new acquaintances, friends or with family.
Laivasillankatu
Wooden facade
structure
Sculpture
terrace
Multi purpose zone
Kitchen
Cafe/ Bar
Museum plaza
Atrium
Flexible exhibition
space
Forest playground
3. A unique, multilateral art experience
The Guggenheim Helsinki provides an open art platform with art visibile in the cityscape in numerous ways. The exhibition spaces
are cinfigured as a sequence of mixed spaces in scale/dimension, light, views and texture providing intriguing possibilities to
exhibit art in a vast variety of scales and medias in site specific spaces as well as in generic roubust white cubes.
Main entrance
Restaurant
Terminal entrance
Outdoor serving area (bar)
Shop atrium
Shop / Alternative
entrance
"The Reef"
- herbs/rocks
- rough landscape
Load bearing
cores
Auditorium
4. Flexibility and robustness
The composition of the building is clearly divided in a plinth, in between space / the public art plaza, an office level and the main
exhibition space above.
Exploded axonometry
Kitchen
"The Rock"
Exploded axonometry - program
Exploded axonometry - flow
Entrance
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Staff Entrance
Light yard
Stock Room&
Offices
Museum and Design Store
IT closet
Stock Room&
Offices
Light yard
Large Gallery
512 m2
Entrance
Ticketing
&Information
Desk
Gallery
217 m2
IT closet
Visitor Screening
Gallery
140 m2
Coat Check/Lockers
Restroom
Atrium
Gallery )
140 m2
Clean storage, depot
Gallery
140 m2
Flexible Performance/
Conference Hall
275 movable seats
Core
Shared Art Prep
Atrium
Storage
Gallery
180 m2
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Landscape
equipment
Art Storage
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Crate
Storage
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Uncrating/
Staging
Gallery
160 m2
Shipping/
Receiving
Atrium Gallery
420 m2
IT closet
Multif. Classroom/
Restroom
Gallery
165 m2
Kitchen
Art loading
dock
1:500 - 3rd Floor
Lower Exhibition floor
11 Galleries - 2400 m2
Registrar
General loading dock
Exhibition Start
200 m2
Gallery
140 m2
Retail
Programs & events
Collections Storage and Management
Visitor services
Circulation / Unassigned Areas
Dining
Maintenance and Operations
Exhibition Galleries
Antechamber - Exhibition Galleries
IT Closet / accessible walls
Office
1:500 - Ground Floor Plan
Diagram - 2nd Floor - Office
plan
Multi-purpose zone
hvac
A unique, multilateral art experience
A gallery with a specific view overlooking the city and the cathedral of Helsinki
A large (generic) gallery space with north-facing skylights
By thriving on the local usage of wood and traditional Finnish craftsmanship the museum will obtain specific, Guggenheim Helsinki,
always the possibility to take shortcuts back or forth from the main route if you want to revisit or skip some parts of the exhibition.
museum, in the city, on the flexible exhibition plaza in front of the museum facing north towards the historic city or in the sculpture park
In order to retain flexibility able to accommodate both known and unknown conditions, generic and specific exhibition situations,
When you enter the museum, either through the museum and design store or in front from the quayside it’s easy to find help, buy
a continuous sequence with differentiation in atmosphere, scale and light. We believe that it is of great importance to provide
sculpture terrace. When you leave the atrium space you arrive a mezzanine level viewing the south harbour and the sculpture park
large elevator with generous doors as well as a hidden traverse crane in the atrium. We suggest that the gallery space flooring
within the museum. The main exhibition galleries provide a sequence of mixed spaces in scale/dimension, light, and texture providing
that in time gives the museum tactile character. The slabs should be dimensioned to facilitate future maintenance and possible
upcoming artists in intimate spaces as well as large robust spaces for contemporary group and solo shows in any media. The flow of
character that would make maintenance, adjustments and renovations of the floors more forgiving. Between walls and in the
exhibition spaces in combination with the robust unsurpassable generic white cube spaces. The exhibition begins already outside the
The exhibition spaces and logistics
on the south side or when arriving from the west side from the observatory park.
we propose that the general spatial layout consists of variable spaces combined with fixed spaces. The spaces are planned as
tickets at the front desk for the main exhibition galleries or just explore the art on display in the atrium, multipurpose zone or the
generous installation possibilities via large demountable façade openings as well as ample vertical transportation such as a
in the south. This space can serve as an ideal space for introductions to big groups or information space about the shows on display
is made out of polished in situ casted concrete that would make drilling and specific adaptation possible with the wear and tear
intriguing possibilities to exhibit art in a vast variety of scales and medias. The spaces are dimensioned to both display young and
further grit grinding. The gravel in the concrete could be granite, sourced locally, to create a subtle yet noticeably Finnish
the exhibition space is well thought out so that the spectator never feels that he or she could have missed anything, however there is
shafts generous space is dedicated for routing of water, gas, electricity and other substances that could be needed to fulfil a
certain art piece.
Area calculation:
1-500 Long Section
The Atrium - the heart of the museum
Diagram - 4th floor - Upper
Ehxibition Floor
1-500 Elevation East
Total Areas:
Ground Level (quay)
1st Floor (Plinth)
2nd Floor - Office & Exhibition
3rd Floor - Exhibition
4th Floor - Exhibition
Total sqm (m2)
Exhibition
Programs and Events
Multi-purpose zone
Visitior Services
Retail
Dining
0 m2
580 m2
180 m2
450 m2 (incl. storage)
250 m2 (kitchen)
200 m2
-
2200 m2
-
1350 m2
-
4030 m2
580 m2
310 m2
180 m2
450 m2
720 m2
Offices
Collections Storage and Management
Maintenance and Operations
350 m2
25 m2
280 m2
310 m2
120 m2 (kitchen) + 150 m2
(restaurant) + Cafe bar 200 m2
-
550 m2
300 m2
-
-
550 m2
350 m2
325 m2
Total Assigned Areas
1835m2
1060 m2
1050 m2
2200 m2
1350 m2
7495 m2
NORTH FACING ROOF
LIGHTS
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RAIN GUTTER
Terminal
Park
Origins
Tram stop
2
3.5
A
3.5
2
3.5
Bicycle Parking
KIASMA - GUGGENHEIM
3.5
A
2
Bike
Port
Access
ramp
Tram
Vehicle
Sidewalk
10
6.8
Terminal
KIASMA - GUGGENHEIM
Pedestrian
deck
FASCIA
EDGE
WOODEN
LAMELLA
Hotel
Palace
Museum
Plaza
Vehicle
Platform
Tram
2
2
2
Plaza
6
Sidewalk
2
Bike
4.5
Platform
4.5
B
Execution
WOODEN
SILL
5.7
Vehicle
Sidewalk
5.2
OOPPERA- KANSALLISMUSEO
- KIASMA - GUGGENHEIMOLYMPIATERMINAALI
Vehicle
OOPPERA- KANSALLISMUSEO
- KIASMA - GUGGENHEIMOLYMPIATERMINAALI
Olympia Terminal
B
EXHIBITION
GLAS
FACADE
Pedestrian deck
Ramp to terminal area
T-junction
RAW, MATTE
KURU GREY GRANITE
SECONDARY
STEEL
SHADOW BOX
SHOP ATRIUM
SHOP /
ALTERNATIVE
ENTRANCE
POLISHED,
MATTE KURU
GREY GRANITE
1-00 Facde detail
1-100 Facade of the entrance area
Structural Feasibility
The building is constructed on massive in-situ concrete piles. Four massive concrete towers rise from these foundations and
atrium. The heavy concrete cores together with the one level tall concrete cylinder enable an extreme flexibility on the exhibition
structure and also function as elevators, stair, technical and service shafts.
Other spaces inside the main structure are supported with columns or walls which match the loadbearing structures of the
continue through the entire building all the way to the roof structure. These concrete towers form the main vertical loadbearing
The main horizontal loadbearing structure is constructed from the two lower slabs, connected by outer and inner circular shear
walls or heavy steel diagonals. This structure will offer sufficiently rigid and durable foundations to upper parts of the building
despite the long spans and cantilevers. The loads are transferred from curved shear walls to the towers radially by heavy
concrete walls or steel diagonals. The central part of the lowest slab is thick massive concrete or honeycomb construction.
Accessibility
randomly strewn over the homogenous granite paving, thus creating a varied promenade, bordered
more. Numerous factors contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions. The only limit is our imagination
Though inspired by it’s naturally occurring counterpart, this archipelago has a vibrant urban tone
creating efficient solar shading or by maximizing the heat gain in the heavy structures of the building.
denominator for all three typologies is the smooth cut granite floe, intersecting and interacting with
If a sustainable building becomes too expensive to run, it has failed. Therefore, sustainability is just
sculpture-plinths. This element also adds structure to the park at wintertime.
expensive to build but less expensive to run. For sustainable architecture reduces the cost of both
mirror, bringing the water of the bay within reach. Planting in the shallow is sparse, and consists of
process for the development of the new Guggenheim Helsinki museum.
Further towards the museum the character changes towards that of the shore. The shores are filled
Social architecture is about creating a framework for good life. In the case of the new Guggenheim
soil and salty water, spreading to fill the cracks and crevices appearing in the smooth rocks.
full of life where everyone feels welcome. The new museum ought to be carefully integrated to its
a very palpable way. This is the hill, covered in soft green grasses and wildflowers, intertwined with
All three forms of sustainability (energy, economic, social) are equally important for the success of
birches. At winter the wildflower meadow wilts and leaves only the dry stems of more sturdy perennials
the park offers a rich palate of colors and textures, all year round. These typologies appear as islands
nature’s own resources such as heat & light, about developing sustainable ways of living and much
by intimate niches, social spaces, art and recreative functions.
and a lot can already be achieved by orientating the building volume correctly in relation to the sun, by
throughout, focusing on capturing an atmosphere rather than simply mimicking nature. The common
Economic sustainability
the other elements of the park. One simple shape, varied to create seating, stairs, water-mirrors and
as much about making sure the architecture is economically sustainable. It doesn’t make it more
Close to the harbour the park adopts the character of a shallow, especially visible in the large water-
materials, transport, energy and maintenance. The economic sustainability must be and incorporated
reeds, adding movement, sound and not least winter-interest to the horizon.
Social sustainability
with granite-rubble, protruded by rough grasses and hardy perennial flowers, well adopted to the poor
museum in Helsinki it concerns the creation of a good urban spaces, both indoor and outdoor – spaces
Closest to the park, the soil is richer, supporting a lush grove, connecting Guggenheim to the park in
context and thereby become a natural destination in the future of the city.
accessible spaces of mowed grass and softly shaded by the foliage of the light-permeable canopies of
the new museum. These need to be a well-integrated aspect in the development of the Guggenheim
to complement the well-known motive of slender birch-trunks protruding the snow.
a lighter timber inner wall construction has also been studied.
The exterior façade is made out of curved glue-laminated timber structures. The beams fixed with stainless steel joints, some
of which support the load of the beams while others hold the beams in place and prevent deformation caused by moisture.
Bike
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4.5
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within the city. A good
connection
between
and2 the
city centre is achieved by developing
the tram network. A dedicated tramline by the name KIASMA – GUGGENHEIM would allow the Museum
to be brought imaginatively from periphery of the city into the centre for all to see. The tramline would
have its own tramcars with special interiors, where information about exhibition content and future
exhibitions can be presented using video, and performances displayed. The tramline also connects
two important contemporary art museums, KIASMA and GUGGENHEIM, together. The line continues
northwards as far as the Opera house, and so the National Museum, too, connects to this cultural
line. At its south end the tramline terminates at the Olympia terminal. A tram stop for the museum is
positioned in front of the main entrance.
Traffic arrangements
Traffic lanes on Laivasillankatu are moved further from the Museum within the current scope of the
street. In this way the disturbance to the Museum caused by traffic is minimized. The connection for
heavy goods traffic to the ships is to be realized economically, as future development in the area may
lead to relocation of the shipping docks and subsequently the development of the site for other uses.
The route to the ships is achieved by ramp via the junction in front of the terminal. The same ramp is
used for logistics and service traffic to the Museum.
T-junction, with necessary turning lanes. This allows optimized use of space and connection to the
ships for motor traffic.
The tramline in the centre of Laivasillankatu is moved to the same side of the street as the Museum.
In addition, a wide pedestrian and cycle route between the Olympia terminal and the market square,
following the street part of the way and the tram line part of the way.
Car parking is provided in the P-Tähtitorni car park, from which is a new, protected route directly to
Museum entrance. Charter bus parking is located further away from the Museum.
A protected bicycle parking area is located on and next to the Museum entrance on the front plaza.
Figure 1. The main load-bearing structure is based on the
idea of creating a super strong main structure that liberates
the upper exhbition floors from inflexible static structures,
thus enabling a robust and flexible platform for the arts.
Figure 2. The load-bearing cylindrical concrete structure
on the office floor. The radial walls transfer the shear
forces from the exterior walls to the main towers. The
inner columns, which are placed in two circles, support
the upper exhibition floors and can be placed according
the needs of structures above.
Figure 3. The coloured areas are the places with small
shear force. These areas are more suitable for creating
large openings, windows and doors.
Figure 4. Possible deflections will be manageble
accorging to the preliminary ICT model calculations.
8.
Principle longitudal section
1. High thermal mass plinth
2. Ground source heating
3. Service Cores (lift/stairs/hvac)
4. Stack effect natural vent. in atrium
5. Services in suspended ceiling
6. External solar shading
7. Kitchen integrated in the core
8. Openable roof light for vent.
9. Accessible walls in all galleries
10. IT closet
11. North facing roof lights
12. Photovoltaics integrated in the roof
structure
13. Gallery lit by north-facing roof light
13.
Ventilation
6.
9.
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5.
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3.
7.
1.
4.
Sectional Perspective of the museum
Port
Access
ramp
Helsinki Guggenheim museum, but also on how the museum could be linked and made accessible
12.
2.
OOPPERA- KANSALLISMUSEO
- KIASMA - GUGGENHEIMOLYMPIATERMINAALI
The roundabout on Laivasillankatu in front of the Olympia terminal is changed to a traffic light controlled
Helsinki project.
possible and to keep the structure as simple as possible the external walls are formed in in-situ concrete. This construction also
6.
Museum
Plaza
OOPPERA- KANSALLISMUSEO
- KIASMA - GUGGENHEIMOLYMPIATERMINAALI
Plaza
It also about reusing waste materials from the building process, designing the building so that it utilizes
part by the reduction of energy consumption, but sustainability is not only about energy consumption.
Hotel
Palace
The project proposes to focus not only on the infrastructural situation in the immediate context of the
Sidewalk
the Finnish archipelago. Divided into three main characteristics; the hill, the shore and the shallow,
Bike
More than 40 percent of all CO2 emissions derive from buildings. These can be reduced to a certain
6.8
the Museum. Charter buses are served by a pick-up/drop-off stop with good pedestrian access to the
11.
10.
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Tram
Traffic, Infrastructure and mobility
box beam-like structure, integrating the possibility to import diffuse light to the interior.
offers a sufficiently firm base to suspend the facade with minimum amount of punctures in building envelope. The possibility of
façade openings. The light-weight upper, bowl shaped, shell structure makes it possible to create large openings around the
The landscape of the Guggenheim Sculpture Park
The park places itself into the narrative of the Guggenheim museum, drawing upon references from
structures. The roof is supported by columns and primary beams from the upper concrete slab. The roof is a self-supporting
on the exhibition floors. Structural openings are easily achieved in the colored areas shown in figure 3 and are also possible
The use of a diagonal steel bar solution for transferring the forces through the structure gives a flexibility concerning possible
Hollistic sustainability
Energy and recourses
main structure below. It is possible to adjust the main loadbearing structure with reasonable tolerance in reference to the upper
The inner surface of the external walls follows the shape on the facade. To keep the external traffic noise level as low as
elsewhere with careful design.
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floor above, constituting a robust platform for exhibiting art in all scales.
On the edges of this thick curved panel strip are two rings of columns, which support the central parts of the upper halls.
Concrete slabs with appropriate surface materials offer good point load resistance for moving and installing heavy objects
3.5
Platform
PROJECT SPACE
2
Platform
SCULPTURE TERRACE
POLISHED,
MATTE KURU
GREY GRANITE
3.5
Vehicle
GLAS
FACADE
SEAMLESS
GLASS FITTING
3.5
Vehicle
METAL SILL/
GLASS FITTING
Watermirror reflecting enviroment as well as sculptures. Bringing the
waterline within reach making it an interactive element of the park.
Vehicle
SUSPENDED
CEILING
(SERVICES)
the Shallow
Contrasting smooth cut granite with natural rubble. Adorned by
grasses with varied textures and tactile qualities, derived from dry
salty conditions of the crevices and shorelines of the archipelago.
Tram
GLASS FITTING
2
the Shore
Vehicle
the Hill
Lush green hill, intersected by slivers of cut granite. Characterized
by grasses and the light-permeable foliage of finnish birch-trees.
KIASMA - GUGGENHEIM
Pedestrian
deck
KIASMA - GUGGENHEIM
Sidewalk
OFFICE
GLAS
FACADE
WOODEN
LAMELLA
Terminal
Park
Sidewalk
GLASS FITTING
Terminal
Characteristics
WOODEN
SILL
SUSPENDED
CEILING
(SERVICES)
3.
Water & sunlight