Location

Helsinki, Finland

Owner

Guggenheim

Size

130,240 SF (12,100 SM)

Project Type

Museum

Scope of Work

Concept Design

A Guggenheim Helsinki would serve as a cultural beacon by convening and collaborating with other museums, presenting internationally acclaimed exhibitions, featuring Finnish art within the Guggenheim’s international program, acting as a primary destination for tourists, and welcoming the public into a new gathering space.

Through the use of technology, recycled and environmentally sustainable materials, the Guggenheim Helsinki will integrate into the landscape, through ‘pixelization’ of the façade, offering a space within a space to visitors. By creating this intrigue, we generate endless possibilities of spatial interest, allowing portions of the building to become evident from specific points of view.

The inner space is a reflection of the self, allowing the cultural aspects of Finnish society to come to expression through materials and space planning. Creating a stark contrast from the external acceptance of the surroundings, the interior is preserved and even idealized into spatial distributions that speak directly to the media used. The large interior atrium, filled with natural light through the gold woven curtain wall, illuminates the interior of the building.

See our project featured in Architectural Digest’s Round Up of Innovative Proposals for the Guggenheim Helsinki.

Our project is also feature in The Architect’s Newpaper round up of renderings that caught their eye!