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RIPPLE / WALL

Layers of walls that can be seen through, filled with art, with people, and with soft light.
Designed as a response to the seascape, the outward spreading dynamism of these ripple-like walls
conjures up an impression of global activity.
By placing buildings in parallel along the grid that forms the streets of Helsinki, while also arranging
them by height to form a kind of plaza with those that surround them, both history and climate are
implicitly acknowledged, showing a respectful stance towards the city.
While preserving the history of the important role the country has come to play for both East andWest and the geographical location that has protected it, our concept also adds a layer of respect
towards the townscape.
Our ideas of how a person who has visited the museum may enjoy the street, and how a person
coming from the street may enjoy the museum:1 - One may go through the building to access the park on the other side.
2 - These routes may function as a part of a round trip on the street, many people will end up goingout onto the street by way of the museum.
3 - The greenery of the park will be extended to the coast. In addition to reviving the ecosystem thatbinds ocean and forest together, it can become a place for environmental education.

4 - By making the city grid apparent, the museum can become an opportunity for people to come to a
new understanding of the city's origins and history.
5 - A form that will harmonize with the existing scenery ,the other buildings and with the cathedrals.
To realize all of these goals, we present the "Ripple Wall". The Ripple Wall is designed to combine
two sides that face the city streets (the city axis), with an edge that faces the ocean (the scenic axis).
Our goal was to achieve this harmony while retaining a strong symbolic element.

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To us, there are two spaces which are
indispensable to our proposal.
The first is a space in which people
who visit may encounter and consider
these works of art, a personal space.

The other is a space where many
people may experience the sharedfeelings of others, an active space.

We believe that these two spaces, withtheir gradations of activity, are crucialto the single space of the museum.
Fostering this sense of space in visitors
will be an inspiration to artists.

The other idea behind the Ripple Wall.
By adding numerous holes to thedesign, the boundaries between spaces are blurred, and the space between the walls is suffusedwith soft light. This design is a reflection of the local area, where daylight is limited to the summer andlight itself is treated as precious.

The Ripple Wall is constructed from a see-through lattice of bricks. In order to reflect and let in lightfrom outside, we will make use of whitish or overcoated bricks. The restrained texture lends thebuilding a unique quality, with an expression befitting a museum.
The details are crucial to alayered design. This control
over the finer points of thefacade will set the overall
impression of the building
apart.
With this design, attained byaccumulated layers of theeveryday, we hope to provide
Finland and the Guggenheim
with a fine building befitting
their needs.