Guggenheim Helsinki is a proposal by Tochtermann Wuendrich for Helsinki Municipality in 2014. It is located in Helsinki Finland in a seaside and urban setting. Its scale is large. Key material is concrete. Review the 21 proposals for the same competition.
By extending the Observatory Hill Park towards the harbour we are connecting Helsinki stronger with its waterfront and create a space of public dimensions and quality, and a perfect context for the Guggenheim museum.
The museum itself is designed as an iconic, freestanding building which puts itself in a dialog with the city by its verticallity and huge openings towards and from all directions of the city. While most of the public functions are located inbetween the 2 entrance levels, the exhibition spaces are placed above – elevated from the city ground.
Thereby the building becomes a transparent display window of ongoing and future exhibitions. Each gallery has its own character and an individual view over the city.