situationplan 1:4000 FY OG BI The Site The competition site stands between many landmark buildings and remarkable cityscapes. It is seen from the sea when approaching Helsinki on a boat or, when walking on the main market square Kauppatori, or having a picnic in Tähtitorninmäki park beside the site. The proposal ”Fy og Bi” is a thoughtfully integrated pair of buildings that creates a variety of new, interesting places in the heart of Helsinki. It is an alluring and a slightly mysterious construction with translucent facades - the higher one being white and shimmering Fy (lighthouse) and the other one being darker and temperate Bi (trailer). The proposal is strongly connected with its urban context. It is a lighthouse, an attraction that gathers together all the citizens and visitors of Helsinki. view from the central market square The Architectural Concept ”Fy and Bi, glowing and stable, together on the shore right in the center of Helsinki, the White Daughter of the Baltic. We want to meet you, share things with you, invite you to explore the world of arts. We are minimalistic Nordics.” Fy and Bi are minimalistic buildings that attract people with their simple and sensible architecture. Both are translucent buildings that form an open and unique environment for any exhibition that will be held in Guggenheim Helsinki. They form an exceptionally rich cluster of box-formed spaces, boxes in boxes that have deliberate openings in ceilings and walls. The gallery spaces are bound together generating a magically flowing route through the exhibitions. Fy`s facades are made of white opal glass and Bi`s of perforated steel plates. The inside of the building is made of wood. This includes the load bearing structures, walls, floors, ceilings, and staircases. Wood is a traditional Finnish construction material that is renewable and environmentally sustainable. It brings warmness to the inside and is also acoustically comfortable. The white, bright wooden spaces offer an exquisite ambience for the encounter between public and arts. The roofs are mainly turf roofs with hays and flowers on it. That way Tähtitorninmäki park continues to the seaside. The Functionality +36,500 Fy and Bi are situated in the waterfront forming a straight longitudinal mass of boxes. The boxes create a perfect background for all the actions and exhibitions that will take place in the building. Fy is an exhibition building with 3-6 floors. It contains a set of varying exhibition spaces created by different volumes, heights, cuts, and views in and out the building. The spaces continue outside to Atrium on 1st floor, Roof Top Gallery on 3rd floor and to Sky Gallery on 6th floor. The main entrance is on the first story in the Fy. It is seen from the Kauppatori market place and the sea also. Bi is a building that has all the program and event facilities, as well as all the offices and operational rooms. The two buildings are connected with a central corridor that is directly linked with the Atrium and a Museum Store on the first floor. More up in the second floor the buildings have between a public square with a staircase leading to the seaside and a bridge that goes to the Tähtitorninmäki park. The square is a hot spot and a crossing of all the routes around the South Harbor. It strongly connects the people to Guggenheim. +19,500 +14,000 +8,500 +2,700 seaside elevation 1:400 GUGGENHEIM HELSINKI MUSEUM COMPETITION “FY OG BI” 1/4 view towards museum entrance second floorplan masterplan 1:2000 groundfloorplan GUGGENHEIM HELSINKI DESIGN COMPETITION 1:400 1:400 “FY OG BI” 2/4 fourth floorplan 1:400 view from museum entrancehall third floorplan 1:400 1 Entrance 2 Bag Check 3 Tickets 4 Garderobe 5 Toilets 6 Storage 7 Exhibition Gallery 8 Atrium 9 Museum Store 10 Office 11 Conference Hall 12 Green Room 13 Control Room 14 Simultaneous Translation Booth 15 Stage 16 Dressing Rooms 17 Laboratory 18 Cafe 19 Restaurant 20 Kitchen 21 Catering 22 Receiving 23 Conference Rooms 24 Shared Work Room 25 Art Storage 26 Shipping/ Receiving 27 Crate Storage 28 Uncrating 29 Conservation Studio 30 Security Office 31 Custodial Office 32 IT Server 33 Seasonal Furniture Storage 34 Grounds Maintenance Equipment 35 Staff Lounge 36 Locker Rooms west elevation north elevation 1:400 1:400 GUGGENHEIM HELSINKI DESIGN COMPETITION “FY OG BI” 3/4 +36,500 view from the main exhibition hall +8,500 +3,000 section A-A +36,500 +29,000 +22,500 +19,500 +16,000 +14,000 +8,500 +8,500 +3,000 +3,000 section B-B GUGGENHEIM HELSINKI DESIGN COMPETITION “FY OG BI” 4/4