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Building design for Architecture and Design Museum, Helsinki: Open international architecture competition
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Pantheon Solid wood has been used as much as possible in construction. The shape of the building is recognisably and memorably oval. It joins the group of lower and sculptural buildings at the waterfront of South Harbour. Pointing to Finnish nature, the museum becomes a rock in the surf, in the hustle and bustle of the city centre, an island in the archipelago. In total, the museum covers a net floor area of 6.700 sqm and a gross floor area of 9.839 sqm. Its oval form centres around open and flexible spaces that can be used independently or as a big whole. Different groups can therefore take ownership of the museum spaces and use them according to their needs. There is enough space and opportunities for everyone and social relations can be renegotiated. The building supports an intuitive visitor flow and draws the visitor upwards from an open ground floor with fluid inside out connections. There is a rectangular hallway around the courtyard and four emergency exits that serve as staff entrances and provide short distances inside the building. Using natural light is important in this museum. Light comes into the building through the carefully placed windows and the inner courtyard. Four typical Finnish biotopes start from its corners and meet in the middle: wetlands, willow, esker and heath. Rainwater will be collected in the courtyard and reused for further purposes inside the building. An extension of the roof changes it´s material as it makes its way into the courtyard and reflects the light into various directions. This doesn´t only create beautiful shadows and a play of light but it also exhibits the light as something appealing. This is to say that we are bringing the essentials, Finnish nature and light, into the building and letting it radiate positively through the museum from the inside out.
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Ahlava, A, Mäkynen, T & Niemeyer, M, Building design for Architecture and Design Museum, Helsinki : Open international architecture competition, 2025, Architecture, Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design, Helsinki, Finland.