Väkkärä: A new landmark for Helsinki
A new proposal by Luca Poian Forms is a museum Along architecture and design Helsinki'Suer promenade. The work called Väkkärä is shaped to develop when the visitors approach along the Baltic Coast. As the architect notes, 'The levels of the structure seem to develop from heaven. 'Three wide roof areas rotate around a triangular core and sweep to the ground to create shady outdoor spaces. The metal cladding remembers the maritime panels of passing vessels that are subtly polished to reflect the shifted tones of water and clouds.
This interplay of structure and landscape brings a flowing dialogue with the harbor. The suitable geometry nods to the native Nordic roofs and at the same time keeps a puzzling presence. The team wanted the shape to feel both inevitable and surprising.
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Luca Poian's dynamic shape along the Baltic Sea
Inside Luca Poian shapesThe proposed Museum for Helsinki changes the atmosphere to an intimate scale. The wood from the region is the spacious inner volumes with exposed structure and dark wooden surfaces that bring a feeling of heat and tactility. Triangular openings along the facade invite you to the natural light and offer the park, the city and the sea beyond to ensure that the museum remains visually bound to its surroundings.
The compact footprint reflects a sensitivity to Helsinki's historical coast and urban fabric. The sculptural shape frame carefully distance around the building and preserves public circulation and visual lines. Give up stairs and galleries with double heights that create a vertical journey through the museum and pull out visitors to look at the art and cityscape.
Väkkärä is a proposed museum on the Helsinki bank promenade, which was designed by Luca Poian
In dialogue with a maritime past and design future
With this new cultural venue at the meeting of the country and water, Luca Poian's proposal strengthens the Museum proposal Helsinki's identity as a hub for design and maritime heritage. The spiral shape and the reflective surfaces of the building capture the light and seasonal atmosphere of the city, bring a new monument and point to a forward -looking design culture. For Poian, the proposal is a conversation with Helsinki himself – both with its history and with the continued development of his design.
Its difficult roofing aircraft revolve around a triangular core to create shady outdoor areas
Interiors have a exposed wood structure and dark wooden surfaces
The metallic cladding reflects the colors of the Baltic Sea and the sky