Scaled for vistas across the harbor and from large ferries in the harbor, the building greets visitors with an open inviting “Urban Living Room” and roof scape facing the water. The galleries frame this active public space with a simple sculptural gesture.

The building physically connects diverse city circulation systems and public spaces. A large open plaza on the north side welcomes visitors and the city, maintaining open vistas and circulation space.

On the south side, we propose to connect the building to the raised platform at the ferry terminal. This connection covers the truck access route and provides a park-like public route directly linking the “urban living room” and the roof of the museum to the city along the north/south axis. The roof garden can incorporate varied partitioning/access strategies to curate varied access scenarios depending on events, seasons or programing needs.

The west side of the building is cut back to create a direct open axis along Etelaranta between Market Square/ Esplanadi Park and Tahititornin Vuori Park. The base of the building is carved away to create a public park at the water’s edge.

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PARK AXIS FERRY TERMINAL CONNECTIONPORT / WATERFRONT ACCESS

PUBLIC PLAZA / DROP OFF ROOFTOP PUBLIC SPACESITE VOLUME PUBLIC OUTDOOR SPACE

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THE HELSINKI GUGGENHEIM IS AN ICONIC LANDMARK AT THE WATERS EDGE THAT PROVIDES A LARGE PUBLIC COVERED SPACE, A ROOFTOP PROMENADE AND WORLD CLASS MUSEUM; BLURRING THE BOUNDARIES OF INSTITIUTIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING IN A WELCOMING AND CIVIC MINDED FASHION. THE GUGGENHEIM PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND INTERPRETING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, AND EXPLORING IDEAS ACROSS CULTURES THROUGH DYNAMIC CURATORIAL AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES AND COLLABORATIONS (GUGGENHEIM MISSION STATEMENT). THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM HAS BEEN EXPANDING ITS ROLE AS “A VITAL CULTURAL CENTER, AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, AND THE HEART OF AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF MUSEUMS” THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE BMW LAB PROJECT. THE CULMINATING EXHIBIT, PARTICIPATORY CITY, POINTS TO AN EXPANSION OF THE ROLE OF THE MUSEUM IN THE CITY. HELSINKI IS AN IDEAL CONTEXT FOR A NEW TYPE OF BUILDING THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE THE TYPES OF EXHIBITS THAT HAVE MADE THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM A DESTINATION FOR VISITORS AND RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK, VENICE, BERLIN AND BILBAO. IT CAN ALSO PROVIDE OPEN MULTIVALENT PUBLIC SPACES AND ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR DIALOG WITH THE CITIZENS, BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS OF HELSINKI. THROUGH ROBUST PROGRAMMABLE PUBLIC SPACE AND AMBITIOUS CURATORIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES, THE MUSEUM BECOMES AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE CITY.

THE PROPOSED BUILDING PROVIDES AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN SUPPORT A HOST OF PARTNERSHIPS AND INITIATIVES WITH LOCAL ARTISTS, EDUCATORS, ARCHITECTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT. THE BUILDING FUNCTIONS AS A CONTAINER AND A FRAME. THE “URBAN LIVING ROOM” ACTS TO CONNECT THE CITY, WATERFRONT AND FERRY TERMINALS THROUGH A SCULPTED LANDSCAPE AMPHITHEATER.

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The programs on the ground floor are contained within wooden “boxes,” situated behind a glass façade providing natural light and views into offices, lobby spaces and other non-gallery spaces.

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THE “URBAN LIVING ROOM” PROVIDES A PROTECTED OUTDOOR SPACE ON THE WATER THAT CAN BE USED IN ALL SEASONS. DURING LONG SUMMER DAYS, A LARGE SOUTH FACING APERTURE FILLS THE VOID WITH NATURAL LIGHT. FOR THE DARKER WINTER DAYS AND LONG NIGHTS, THE ILLUMINATED “URBAN LIVING ROOM” BECOMES A GLOWING, INVITING FIGURE IN THE CITYSCAPE. AS THE EUROPEAN CITY WITH THE MOST DAYS OF SNOW AND THE SIXTH FOR RAIN, HELSINKI WILL BENEFIT FROM A LARGE COVERED OUTDOOR SPACE ON THE WATERFRONT- EXTENDING THE PUBLIC UTILITY OF THIS INCREDIBLE SITE. THIS SPACE CAN ALSO ACCOMMODATE TEMPORARY ART OR ARCHITECTURE INSTALLATIONS SPONSORED BY THE MUSEUM OR OUTSIDE PARTNERS. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BUILDING PROVIDES AN ARMATURE FOR LIGHTING, SOUND SYSTEMS, PROJECTORS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING OUTDOOR EVENTS AND TEMPORARY INSTALLATIONS. SITED BETWEEN THE PARK AND THE WATERFRONT, THE BUILDING SCULPTS AND DIRECTS PEDESTRIAN FLOW ALONG THE WATER AND LINKS TO OLYMPIA TERMINAL (OLYMPIATERMINAALI) AND TÄHTITORNINVUOREN PUISTO.

THE GALLERIES ARE SIMPLE AND FLEXIBLE, ALLOWING A CHANGEABLE CONFIGURATION DEPENDING ON CURATORIAL NEEDS. HELSINKI HAS AN ANNUAL AVERAGE OF 5 HOURS OF SUNLIGHT PER DAY (1HR IN DECEMBER AND 10 IN JUNE). AS A RESULT, NATURAL DAYLIGHTING MUST BE BOLSTERED WITH A ROBUST LIGHTING DESIGN.

FORMAL PARTICIPANTEXHIBITION1. Exhibition galleries

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS2. Flexible Performance/Conference3. Green Room4. Control Room/Projection Booth5. Simultaneous Translation Booth6. Movable Stage Platform7. Seating, Stage, and Storage8. Technician Office9. Dressing Rooms10. Multifunction Classroom/Laboratory

MULTI-PURPOSE ZONE11. Atrium/ Project Space

VISITOR SERVICES 12. Visitor Screening/Bag Check13. Coat Check/Lockers14. Ticketing and Information Deck15. Storage

RETAIL16A. Design Store16B. Book Store

DINING17. Cafe/bar18. Formal Restaurant19. Kitchen

20. Catering Prep/Staging AreaOFFICES21. Administrative Offices22. Curatorial, Exhibition Desig23. Education Offices24. Marketing and Development Offices25. Conference Rooms26. Shared Work Room/Copy Room

COLLECTIONS STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT27. Art Storage28. Shipping/Receiving29. Crate Storage30. Uncrating/Staging31. Shared Art Prep/Conservation Studio32. Registrar, Conservation, Offices

MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS33. Security Office/Control Room34. Custodial Office35. IT Server, Workroom, Staff Offices36. Supply, Equipment, Storage37. Grounds Maintenance 38. Staff Lunch Room/Lounge39. Locker Rooms

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One enters through the “urban living room,” which is defined by warm wood and clearly articulated volumes. The main volume behind the ticketing and security desk contains the atrium space. To the left, an open area doubles as the bookshop and a lobby for the education spaces at the top of bleacher seating.

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MATERIALITY Just inside of the main entry is a 14 meter tall skylit 300M2 ATRIUM/PROJECT SPACE (25m x 13m) for installations or special events which can be accessed separately from the main galleries.

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THE SCULPTED CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PIER LEVEL AND THE OLYMPIC TERMINAL PLATFORM DOUBLES AS AN AMPHITHEATER - A FUNCTIONAL AND DYNAMIC SPACE FOR CONCERTS, OUTDOOR MOVIES AND EVENTS. THIS SPACE BECOMES AN ANCHOR AT THE END OF THE PEDESTRIAN HARBOR AREA. AT THE UPPER LEVEL, THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING IS AN OCCUPIABLE PUBLIC SURFACE. THERE IS ALSO A SMALLER COVERED AREA ON THIS LEVEL AT THE RESTAURANT, WHICH COULD ACCOMMODATE A TEMPORARY INSTALLATION. WHEN THE ADJACENT TERMINAL IS BUILT, THIS SPACE CAN FORGE A CONNECTION TO THE NEW STRUCTURE, EXTENDING THE RAISED OCCUPIABLE SURFACE.

THE BUILDING PHYSICALLY CONNECTS DIVERSE CITY CIRCULATION SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC SPACES. A LARGE OPEN PLAZA ON THE NORTH SIDE WELCOMES VISITORS AND THE CITY, MAINTAINING OPEN VISTAS AND CIRCULATION SPACE. THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING IS CUT BACK TO CREATE A DIRECT OPEN AXIS ALONG ETELARANTA BETWEEN MARKET SQUARE/ ESPLANADI PARK AND TAHITITORNIN VUORI PARK. ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WE PROPOSE TO CONNECT THE BUILDING TO THE RAISED PLATFORM AT THE FERRY TERMINAL. THIS CONNECTION COVERS THE TRUCK ACCESS ROUTE AND PROVIDES A PARK-LIKE PUBLIC ROUTE DIRECTLY LINKING THE “URBAN LIVING ROOM” AND THE ROOF OF THE MUSEUM TO THE CITY ALONG THE NORTH/SOUTH AXIS. THE ROOF GARDEN CAN INCORPORATE VARIED PARTITIONING/ACCESS STRATEGIES TO CURATE VARIED ACCESS SCENARIOS DEPENDING ON EVENTS, SEASONS OR PROGRAMING NEEDS.

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REQUIRED VIEW 2: ACROSS THE HARBOR - The active “urban living room” glows at night and during dark winter days; an inviting urban scale room for the city. Dusk inverts the figure/ ground relationship of the building’s solid / void massing.

REQUIRED VIEW 1: FROM THE PARK - The building functions as a connector between the raised ferry terminal platform and Market Square/ Esplanadi Park merging with the landscape when seen from the south and south west. The rooftop landscape visually connects to Tahititornin Vuori Park across Laivasillankatu; a green foreground for the harbor view.

SMART CITY - Helsinki Guggenheim is interwoven with the city’s public spaces, transportation and culture; the building’s systems will tied to the city’s world renowned district heating and cooling system.

FIGURE GROUND DIAGRAM - The building takes on very different sculptural qualities on each facade, shaped and scaled to the context and sightlines in each direction: harbor, waterfront, streetscape and park.

Existing Site: 18,520 m2 outdoor space 18,117 m2 outdoor space 4,111 m2 covered outdoor space

SEASONAL SUNLIGHT AT URBAN LIVING ROOM

In summer ,the outdoor space is activated by a fountain In winter it becomes an ice skating rink

The programs areas are broken up into distinct volumes on the street level ground floor to help with the smaller scale of the street.

The galleries are simple and flexible allowing a changeable configuration depending on curatorial needs The galleries are simple and flexible allowing a changeable configuration depending on curatorial needs

The “urban living room” provides a protected outdoor space on the water that can be used in all seasons. At the upper level, the roof of the building is an occupiable park-like surface.

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IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE GUGGENHEIM HELSINKI IS INTERWOVEN WITH THE CITY’S PUBLIC SPACES, TRANSPORTATION AND CULTURE, THE BUILDING’S SYSTEMS WILL TIE INTO TO THE CITY. WORKING OFF OF HELSINKI’S RENOWNED DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES WORLD CLASS EFFICIENT HEATING AND COOLING, THE GUGGENHEIM WILL BE AN EFFICIENT BUILDING THAT EMPLOYS SUPER INSULATED EXTERIOR WALLS, THERMO-ACTIVE CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, AND THE MASS OF THE STRUCTURE AS A THERMAL FLYWHEEL TO MAINTAIN A STABLE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE.

THERMO-ACTIVE CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION PROVIDES HEATING AND COOLING BY UTILIZING PLASTIC TUBES MOLDED INTO CONCRETE FLOORS AND CEILINGS. INTERNALLY AREAS THAT GENERATE HEAT AND NEED COOLING (SUCH AS THE OFFICES AND KITCHEN) AND COLD AREAS THAT NEED HEAT ARE LINKED THROUGH THIS SYSTEM AND HEAT EXCHANGERS TO REGULATE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIALS ACROSS DIFFERENT ZONES IN THE BUILDING. IN ADDITION THE MASS OF THE STRUCTURE ABSORBS SLIGHT FLUCTUATIONS IN TEMPERATURE BY ACTING LIKE A THERMAL FLYWHEEL. THE MASS ABSORBS HEAT OR RADIATES IT DEPENDING ON THE AIR TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL.

THEN GREEN ROOF/ LIVING ROOF (VEGETATION AND SOIL PLANTED OVER A WATERPROOF MEMBRANE) PROVIDES INSULATION AND ABSORBS RAINWATER, THUS REDUCING THE DISCHARGE OF RAINWATER TO THE SEWAGE SYSTEM. IN THE SUMMERTIME THE PLANTS CREATE AN ADDITIONAL SHADING LAYER, HELPING KEEP THE GALLERIES COOL BY MINIMIZING SOLAR HEAT GAIN IN THE SOIL AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE.

ENVIRONMENTAL PARTICIPANT

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DECEMBER 21ST SUN ANGLE: 6O

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Urban Living Room: covered outdoor spaceBEFORE AFTER

OUTDOOR SPACE- the building provides more outdoor public space than the existing empty site.