Helsinki Guggenheim
A Split City & The National Architecture Internal Conflict
The Imposed Clash of the Guggenheim and Helsinki Imposed External Conflict
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Weaving Grey
Foot Traffic
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Cycle Path
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Car Traffic
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Tram
1:2000 Site Master Plan
Despite the tension present in the architecture of Helsinki and the imposed tension on the city in the form of the Guggenheim. The goal of the design proposal is to weave the building into the city and its urban fabric. This is to be achieved through defining axis that the building is to follow as shown in the diagram. The inclusion of the Suomen Saksalaninen sight line in the design is down out of respect for the cities heritage. The church historically served as the primary place of worship for dock workers and by integrating this into the building design and having it visible a connection to the port is maintained.
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Circulation By taking precedent from the Pompidou Centre by Renzo Piano & Richard rogers and the Beyeler Paviilion by Piano, the idea of running an internal corridor wit off branching galleries is integrated into the design of the Helsinki Guggenheim Taking further precedent from OMA and Rem Koolhaas in the Kunsthal II in Rotterdam, the use of 1:10 Ramps allows for a continuous unbroken flow through the building not limited by stairs or uncomfortable slopes. the progression through the building flows smoothly as one would stroll through the neighboring park
Unification Through the defined axis from market square through to the park the proposed Guggenheim pulls the two split areas of together while simultaneously creating a cultural center space such as the one seen in the Pompidou Centre. The sheltered space allows for its use in winter.
Green Circulation/Flow Red
Defining Axis
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Architectural Detail
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Programmatic
!:500 Ground Floor plan
1:500 1st Floor plan
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Embodied City By integrating the forms of the original proposal through the Helsinki Guggenheim the design embodies the conflicting styles of architecture and traditional forms present throughout Finland and Helsinki. The chosen materiality for the galleries further enhances the Finnish nature of the shapes and the selection of Finnish would employed further adds to this.
Heritage/Globalization Through the progression of the building the occupier is given glimpses and panoramic views of Helsinki through the gallery spaces and small voids in the corridors. Sight lines 1 - 5 offer views looking back at the city and its heritage with sight line 5 giving a panoramic view of the Helsinki cathedral. Sight lines 6-8 in the final galleries looking out to sea and the rest of the world looking at what is to come next through the port in which the building sits
Green Circulation/Flow Red
Defining Axis
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Architectural Detail
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Programmatic
1:500 2nd Floor plan
!:500 3rd Floor plan
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Contemporary Form Whilst numerous considerations for weaving the building into the city and into Finnish culture have been made the overall form of the building is of extreme contrast to the modernist blocks and traditional Romanesque buildings. It is through this that the idea of bringing the Guggenheim and Helsinki together is strongest. The Guggenheim Helsinki emobides aspects of Helsinki in the form of a contemporary structure.
Spatial arrangement The spatial volumes as outlined in the original proposal have been arranged throughout the building form in accordance to there symbolic and practical reasoning. For example the dome, representing the Helsinki cathedral in the center of Helsinki is located centrally in the Guggenheim. Whilst the ware housing and auditorium spaces with vast vaults occupy the far high end of the building making use of the views.
Green Circulation/Flow Red
Defining Axis
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Architectural Detail
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Programmatic
1:500 4th Floor plan
!:500 1st Roof plan
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!:500 North West Facing Elevation
Height Dictation Markers
!:500 South East Facing Elevation
Ships using Adjacent site
Historical Market Building adjacent site
!:500 North East Facing Elevation
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1:2000 Parallel projection section East Facing
Volumetric Arrangement and leveling early form development
1:2000 Parallel projection section West Facing
Sectional Development Weaving Given the nature of Helsinki and its unique Summer/Winter dynamic it became crucial that the building did not cast a shadow over any of the site. This combined with the desire for the building to integrate with its surroundings led to the shown form.
Accessibility As discussed the building does not contain any stairs or uncomfortable ramps and takes precedent from Rem Koolhaas’s Kunstal building. It is an internationally accepted standard that a slope of 1:10 is just within the acceptable limits for a wheel chair bound person to comfortably ascend.
Sun path for Helsinki
Context Height analysis
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Linked City elements and integrated Finnish Forms
Local- Global dynamic As the occupier progresses through the Guggenheim after entering from Helsinki they are shown various views of the city relating to various identified elements in the cities urban fabric. After reaching the 3rd floor a large panoramic view of the cities historical cathedral is given. The next perceived view is the vast outlook towards the ocean. This rapid juxtaposition emphasis the difference and demonstrates
Sight lines Local-Global Transition
Exploded Iso-Metric Final form spatial arrangement.
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Scandinavian Modernism They highly formal nature of the gallery spaces is emphasized in the materiality and design style of the of the gallery spaces themselves. With white wash wood paneling covering all surfaces in ways similar to that seen in the Beyeler pavilion this further works to enhance the space as an area for viewing art.
Beyeler Pavilion Gallery 7 & 8 Internal Perspective
Materiality The ‘exteriors’ of the gallery spaces are to be clad in the black painted Finnish wood popular throughout the country. This design decision and materiality further woks to embody the Finnish culture and tradition whilst bein contained in the Guggenheim form. When walking inside the central corridors of the building it appears almost like a village scape further enhancing the city. The floors of the building and floor plates them selves are also made of Finnish wood with the primary structure being constructed from sandwiched wooden slabs similar to some structure such as the roof house in Japan.
Traditional Finnish Hut 4th floor Perspective
Accessibility & Homage As discussed the building utilizes a series of 1:10 ramps to ensure accessibility throughout the building. In the case of the dome and the spiraling gallery this further works to pay homage to the Frank Loyd Wright Guggenheim in New York, whilst linking 3 floors in the building and multiple galleries. The unbroken flow via ramp access is further demonstrated to be effective in the Kunsthal O.M.A Kunsthal II
The Dome Internal Perspective
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Structure & Sustainability The overall structure of the building is constructed from a sandwich grid formation of wooden beams creating a rigid and strong frame. Primary beams stretch across the spans and brace against the vertical LVL columns. the exterior of the building is wrapped in triple glazing from base plate to top plate as to ensure maximum sustainability without compromising the aesthetic and internal spaces. The internal walls and floor plates are filled with high density suitably sourced recycled wood insulation and sheep’s wool as to further increase the buildings eco performance , York Trade Windows limited Triple Glazing Window Detail External Set View Render 1 Winter
Scale The transitions in scale as illustrated in the sectional diagrams work to transfer between the small scale of the harbor front and the super scale of the ship dock. The internal gallery spaces further work to do this with the occupier transitioning between smaller scaled galleries and super scale galleries. the designed entry ways between the galleries assist in this by hypothetically compressing the perceived space of the occupier and then immediately transitioning them into a super scale space.
External Set View Render 2 Day
Columns The Columns that run the perimeter of the building principally support the 200 meter vault however given the decision to construct them from Finnish LVL wood a poetic of Finland suspending the Guggenheim just above Helsinki can be drawn.
External Set View Render 3 Day