GUGGENHEIM HELSINKI

July 2014

 

Company: RAD (Research Architecture Design)

©2014 RAD (HK) Limited. All rights reserved.

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PROJECT STATEMENT

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‘Change is the only constant of urbanism. This statement has of course its overriding exception: man is the other constant of urbanism.’
Shadrach Woods / Joachim Pfeuffer (1968): Project 6

 

How to introduce these two constants in a cultural vision that will help to shape the city of Helsinki?

 

With a simple radical move the indoor exhibition space is transformed into a public platform stretched over the site. A corner of this platform is tilted as a gesture for arrival of both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Public squares are drawn on the platform to extend the city fabric.

 

• Built spaces: 2-storey pavilions with painted marine plywood cladding. Timber primary structure. Insulated glazing minimized and provided only where required. Standing seam aluminum roof system on timber structure.

• Deck: 1.5m raised timber platform with access to services under.

• Lighting: Minimized and low level. Primarily for deck visibility and safety.

 

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PROJECT RECOGNITION

 

- Made available as open-source material under Creative Commons licenses for download and public use at the Guggenheim Helsinki GitHub web page:

http://designguggenheimhelsinki.org/stageonegallery/view/#!/stageonegallery/view/gh-6649403032