View from Katajanokka Terminal - A gateway to Helsinki from the sea

Carrying the Park to the Sea 1 : 500

Connecting the Landmarks

Connecting the city and the seaCity Port Sea

A Landmark for the harbor

Landscape elevation from Kanava Terminal 1:500

Skyline from Olympia Terminal

View from Market Hall

View from Tähititornin Vuori Park

1 Sympathetic Urbanism

From an invisible boundary To a fluid transition

Guggenheim Helsinki

Helsinki Cathedral

Esplanadi Park

Palace Hotel

Military Museum

Finnish Architecture & Design Museums

Seamless movement from the park to the harbor A green harbour-scape

Connectivity & Urban

Interface

Accessibility to the port

The green plaza invites people from all over the city

The design is so articu-lated to facilitate people walking down from the park directly to sea-side and also to preserve con-tinuity of a boardwalk all along the edge of the wa-ter.

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View from the Market Square

Aerial view

View from the water’s edge Access Admissions

2 Presencing The Guggenheim: The Museum As Landscape

Roof plan 1:1000

Section B 1:1000

1. Site

A vibrant public hub that welcomes people to enjoy the city

and the south harbor.

A new landmark for Helsinki.

Strengthens connections between park, city & harbor and

activates the waterfront.

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Mezzanine level plan 1:10001 Atrium2 Gallery space3 Sculpture Courtyard4 Conservation and Art Store

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3. A large outdoor green plaza with a view to the sea

12. Extending the park into the site

4. Sinking the main volume below ground

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General Public AccessOccasional Public AccessRestricted Public Access

Secondary Entrance

Primary EntranceSecondary Entrance

Entrance From Park

General Public AccessRestricted Public Access

TICKETED

FREE

RESTRICTED PUBLIC

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CAFE / RESTAURANT

SERVICE + BACKSTAGE

PERSONNEL ARTPUBLIC

SERVICE AREA

1 Entry2 Visitor's Space3 Project Space4 Cafe5 Fine Dining6 Performance/Conference Hall7 Admin & Offices

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8 Void9 Retail10 Kitchen11 Maintenance & Operation12 Staff Lunch Lounge13 Multifunction Classroom14 Marketing & Development

Ground floor plan 1:1000

Lower level plan 1:1000

Section C 1:1000

Section A 1:1000

Night view from Congress Hall & the sea

Entrance lobby

3 Engaging Landmark & Pragmatic Approach

Public functions and Visitors service that benefit from natural light and views are placed at ground level

Galleries needing controlled light are placed below ground

Entry to ticketed areas

Tickets

View of the Museum entry

View from entry looking towards Project Spaces Gallery spaces conceived as clean ‘white cubes’

Natural Light under the ‘Star’Atrium space in between Galleries

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Check

Lobby

Entry from Tähititornin Vuori Park

4 An Architecture Of Responsibility

Panoramic view in winter

RC shear walls, RC slabs and composite folded plates for

the pyramidal forms.

The boardwalk becomes public furniture

Large halls as divisible gallery space are orthogonal - optimizing

space and cost of structure.

Green roof as thermal mass + Geo-thermal system + Watertight construction

Triple Glazed Glass to Reduce Heat Gain and Loss

Winter

Summer

Cast Brass Pyramidal Forms

Green Roof as Thermal Mass

Finish Wood on All Interior and Exterior Flooring

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To Olympia Terminal

To Market Square

Park