Helsinki New Museum of Architecture and Design
A waterfront museum proposal featuring vertical timber louver cladding and a dramatic diagonal glazed atrium cutout that connects interior circulation to the public quay.
- What we like about this project
- The diagonal glass cutaway slices clean across the vertical timber envelope, revealing internal staircases.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- cobblestone
- steel
Visual identifiers
- timber-fins
- glazed-diagonal-cutaway
- waterfront-quay
- vertical-louver-facade
Style tags
- contemporary
- nordic
- timber
Visual tags
- waterfront
- cultural
- timber
- daylight
- public-realm
- Geometry
- Stacked rectangular volumes clad in vertical timber fins, featuring a large diagonal glazed cutaway revealing interior stairs.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber louver screen over glazed curtain wall framing.
- Structural guess
- Steel or concrete core with column-free glazed atrium spans.
- Spatial scale
- Large public cultural building dominating the waterfront vista relative to pedestrian scale on the quay.
- Lighting
- Bright, clear daylight with crisp shadows cast across the timber facade and cobblestones.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, airy, and civic along the maritime edge.
- Environmental context
- Coastal waterfront quay with historic granite cobblestone pavement, wooden pilings in the water, and urban perimeter blocks.
- Spatial experience
- The building engages the waterfront promenade, drawing the eye along the cobbled quay toward the open glazed atrium corner.
- Composition rhythm
- Steady vertical rhythm of timber louvers interrupted by the sweeping diagonal void of the glazing.
- Style reading
- Contemporary Nordic timber architecture
- Program
- Museum of Architecture and Design
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, cobblestone, steel
- Visual identifiers
- timber-fins, glazed-diagonal-cutaway, waterfront-quay, vertical-louver-facade
- Style tags
- contemporary, nordic, timber
- Visual tags
- waterfront, cultural, timber, daylight, public-realm
- Geometry
- Stacked rectangular volumes clad in vertical timber fins, featuring a large diagonal glazed cutaway revealing interior stairs.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber louver screen over glazed curtain wall framing.
- Structural guess
- Steel or concrete core with column-free glazed atrium spans.
- Spatial scale
- Large public cultural building dominating the waterfront vista relative to pedestrian scale on the quay.
- Lighting
- Bright, clear daylight with crisp shadows cast across the timber facade and cobblestones.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, airy, and civic along the maritime edge.
- Environmental context
- Coastal waterfront quay with historic granite cobblestone pavement, wooden pilings in the water, and urban perimeter blocks.
- Spatial experience
- The building engages the waterfront promenade, drawing the eye along the cobbled quay toward the open glazed atrium corner.
- Composition rhythm
- Steady vertical rhythm of timber louvers interrupted by the sweeping diagonal void of the glazing.
- Style reading
- Contemporary Nordic timber architecture
- Program
- Museum of Architecture and Design
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture