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Helsinki Central Library Entry
The Heart of HelsinkiHelsinki, a city committed to finding the evolving
nature of culture in an ever changing society, is the inspiration behind our
team’s proposal for new Library. If a library is a container of culture with
the mission of making knowledge available to the people, then Helsinki is one of the greatest libraries in
the world. The new Helsinki Central Library is conceived as a reflection of its
city, acting as a filter of cultural activity, and honoring the lifeblood of
the Heart of Helsinki: its people. Everyone is invited into the open, flowing,
and vibrant spaces which will help the Central Library act as a catalyst for
social and cultural interaction.
Helsinki is a compact organism that provides a forum
for human activities; it is an urban theater of life and culture. Helsinki’s city plan
displays two coexisting programmatic realities, two parallel environments of
activity: Structured spaces and Flexible spaces. These two realities define
each other both in concept and form. The Structured spaces provide a background
in which Flexible spaces unfold. Structured spaces have a three dimensional
expression, they are buildings which contain activities. Flexible spaces on the
other hand take place in the interstitial spaces left between the buildings;
they are the plazas and parks connected by streets and boulevards.
The Helsinki
Library follows the methodology of Helsinki’s
urban reality by separating the program into the same two categories, Flexible (A) and Structured (B). The Library Flexible spaces (A) cater to those
functions that are more adaptable and flexible like the cafes, children’s areas
and open reading environments. These spaces are column free, fluid and
ultra-flexible. They are interconnected though stairs and ramps creating and
fluid continuum. The Library Structured spaces (B) have been designed to
accommodate the more rigid programmatic elements of the building. These areas
are articulated to respond efficiently to the specific program requirements
that they hold. They are specific, highly efficient and systematic in their
layout.
The vibrant
activity in the flexible and programmed spaces will be protected from the
elements by a continuous membrane which will appear to float around and above
all the program areas. The library spaces will enjoy a ubiquitous and
controlled light experience displaying different degrees of transparency in
response to exterior light conditions within different programmatic areas.
Stimulated by variations in natural light throughout the year as well as the
libraries’ own internal artificial light, the skin of the new library will
allow the building’s exterior to express a rich diversity of visual readings.
nature of culture in an ever changing society, is the inspiration behind our
team’s proposal for new Library. If a library is a container of culture with
the mission of making knowledge available to the people, then Helsinki is one of the greatest libraries in
the world. The new Helsinki Central Library is conceived as a reflection of its
city, acting as a filter of cultural activity, and honoring the lifeblood of
the Heart of Helsinki: its people. Everyone is invited into the open, flowing,
and vibrant spaces which will help the Central Library act as a catalyst for
social and cultural interaction.
Helsinki is a compact organism that provides a forum
for human activities; it is an urban theater of life and culture. Helsinki’s city plan
displays two coexisting programmatic realities, two parallel environments of
activity: Structured spaces and Flexible spaces. These two realities define
each other both in concept and form. The Structured spaces provide a background
in which Flexible spaces unfold. Structured spaces have a three dimensional
expression, they are buildings which contain activities. Flexible spaces on the
other hand take place in the interstitial spaces left between the buildings;
they are the plazas and parks connected by streets and boulevards.
The Helsinki
Library follows the methodology of Helsinki’s
urban reality by separating the program into the same two categories, Flexible (A) and Structured (B). The Library Flexible spaces (A) cater to those
functions that are more adaptable and flexible like the cafes, children’s areas
and open reading environments. These spaces are column free, fluid and
ultra-flexible. They are interconnected though stairs and ramps creating and
fluid continuum. The Library Structured spaces (B) have been designed to
accommodate the more rigid programmatic elements of the building. These areas
are articulated to respond efficiently to the specific program requirements
that they hold. They are specific, highly efficient and systematic in their
layout.
The vibrant
activity in the flexible and programmed spaces will be protected from the
elements by a continuous membrane which will appear to float around and above
all the program areas. The library spaces will enjoy a ubiquitous and
controlled light experience displaying different degrees of transparency in
response to exterior light conditions within different programmatic areas.
Stimulated by variations in natural light throughout the year as well as the
libraries’ own internal artificial light, the skin of the new library will
allow the building’s exterior to express a rich diversity of visual readings.
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