Description

The Guggenheim Helsinki proposal is developed mainly as a strategy, not a form, of a three-dimensional field of public and gallery spaces. In the main component of the complex, the tower, open and closed spaces are paired in a checkered organization that is later modified according to programmatic and spatial needs to elaborate a flexible, changeable plan. As a result, the spatial byproduct is based upon a combination of checkered and stepped spaces that emphasize the relationships and links established amongst these spaces. Movable partitions within the spaces allow for a variety of spatial organizations that go from a single module to its double at some moments including geometrical variants that expand its dimension. This circuit of gallery and varying single, double, triple and quadruple height public spaces allows for interaction between these two realms throughout the museum, extending the gallery spaces to the public space. The public space presents both generous and modest dimensions, assigning space at times with monumentality, and at other times,a private character.

The project is organized around two major components: the tower and the bar building. The tower houses the public and gallery spaces of the museum while the bar building houses the rest of the program. The parallelogram geometry results from the projection of site lines, thus allowing the building to face the northern part of the site while remaining parallel to the port. The highest part of the complex, the tower, is aligned with the buildings on the southern part of Etelainen Makasiinakatu so as to allow an uninterrupted view of the bay and to relate to the urban fabric. The lowest part of the complex, the bar building, is located in front of the park to allow for an extension of the green space at the same time it offers uninterrupted views to and from the park. A sloped roof doubles as a ramp to access this vegetated space which in turn can be transformed into a sculpture outdoor garden. Connections to existing programs occur through this roof garden, with an elevated bridge to the south of the site linking the park and the extended Olympia Terminal deck.

Designed

2014

Technical data

O1A

Project team

Eddye Traverso, Roberto Rodriguez, Jose Fraticeli, Joceline Rivera, Ramses Gonzalez, Miguelarne Santiago, Hector Rivera, Jorge Alicea