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Ultima Thule - Helsinki Public Library
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Ultima Thule - Helsinki Public Library
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Ultima Thule. An international architectural competition entry by Sotamaa in collaboration in collaboration with Antti Ahlava.THE DIGITAL AND THE MATERIALThe design fuses contemporary formal sensibility with the intense, haptic materiality of wood - seeking an expression fitting a library of and for the 21st century.URBAN SURFACEThe majority of the library program is situated on continuous horizontal surfaces, which can be flexibly adapted for various programs and events through the use of furniture.OPEN SPACEThe entire roof of the wooden mass is an open library space with views of the surrounding cityscape.THE CORE, THE RAMPS AND THE IN-BETWEENThe ramped surfaces are furnished to enable a variety of library functions, the core houses vertical circulation and discreet programs, and the void (poche) between the two surfaces is occupied by technical systems and structure.EFFICIENCYThe organisation of the libarary is extremely efficient due to the elimination of corridors - circulation space is library space.STAGE FOR URBAN LIFEThe library is connected to the urban space in many ways: It can be accessed on five points - on each of the four sides and down at the basement level. The landscape in front of the building towards west is pushed down to create direct acess the basement level, and in a counter move, lifted up to form an outdoor theater for events, and media displayed on the building facade.INCONGRUENCEThe section illutrates the incongruence between the form of the funtional core, the wooden mass and the glass envelope. The space between the core and the mass is for technical systems and structure, the space between the wooden mass and the glass envelope is where most of the life of the library unfolds.
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