Five anonymous designs published as part of final round of consultation
Detailed images of the five anonymous proposals for a new design museum in Helsinki have been revealed.
Finland’s New Museum of Architecture and Design has launched a final round of public consultation on the high profile scheme on Helsinki’s South Harbour.
The 10,000sq m building will exhibit traditional and contemporary design from Finland and across the Nordic region, and will include both a design library and a public summer terrace.
The five finalists were drawn from more than 600 submissions to an international competition held last year. The shortlisted projects are named City, Sky and Sea, Kumma, Moby, Tau, and Tyrsky.
The result of the competition will be announced on 11 September, after which the design process of the winning proposal will continue.
The process of developing the designs for the proposals, all five of which are predominantly white in colour and minimalist in style, started in February this year following a consultation round with the public, the jury and the project team.
Kaarina Gould, chief exectuvie of the Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design, said: “Design and architecture are such fundamental parts of Finnish identity that this competition is about much more than a building. It’s a long-term investment in our cultural heritage and shared future.
She added that the decision to make the competition anonymous had allowed the jury to “focus entirely on the content of the proposals”.
“Within the framework of anonymity, we wanted to give the design teams an opportunity for direct engagement with future museum users through a series of workshops, which we believe have led to stronger proposals,” Gould said.
The museum is scheduled to open in 2030.
The project will replace former plans for a Guggenheim museum designed by French-Japanese practice Moreau Kusunoki which were scrapped by the city council in 2016 after locals objected to such a significant site being given to a global brand.
It will be part of a wider masterplan for the city’s South Harbour designed by a team consisting of K2S Architects, White Arkitekter and Ramboll.
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