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Team:
Eugeni Reshetov
Tatiana Sinelnikova
Irina Shmeleva
Sofia Gerich
Ulyana Raspopova
The Hearth
Humans have always sought a home. Ancient nomads and gatherers wandered in search of cosy and safe places. Settled farmers built and protected the first primitive huts. Then came towns, cities, metropolises, and agglomerations consisting of large and small homes. The world changes, but the concept remains the same. A home serves as a point of reference, with the hearth stone at its heart — a place to build a fire for warmth, safety, light, and gathering. In Finnish tradition as well, the hearth is the starting point of a home. We envision the new home for ADM as the hearth stone, embodied by an open and accessible elevated plaza. This space will be a hub for creativity, exploration, and a welcoming openness to both the city and the sea.
ADM is not just a museum; it is the Hearth, embodying Finland’s character and identity through design and architecture. It serves as a cultural repository and an urban fabric fold where the city seamlessly integrates. The structure-as-landscape is also an object architecturally neutral enough to exhibit collections of “other” architecture and design.
The Hearth is a welcoming home for everyone, defined by its prominent roof and warm interior, visible from the outside. Visitors can explore the foyer-living room, library, exhibition areas, or relax by a window. Finnish design and architecture are naturally framed within this space, inviting people to inhabit and personalise it
The building’s silhouette responds to the surrounding context. Gallery spaces occupy the horizontal central body, maintaining a visual and pedestrian link between Tähtitorninvuori Park and the waterfront.
The vertical northern wing, facing the city, contains public spaces like the shop, library, workshops, and galleries, visible and accessible through a transparent facade that extends the city’s grid. The more intimate southern wing aligns with the Saaret development, housing offices, event spaces, and a restaurant. A bar at its tip overlooks the sea and connects to the rooftop square.
A hybrid structural system is made of glulam structure resting on concrete shear walls, aiming to significantly reduce the CO2 footprint compared to traditional concrete structure. The integration of rigid concrete shear walls, combined with the primary use of mass timber structure with a 6-meter span, allows for the minimization of material use in the building. Wood & concrete structural hybrid offers flexibility for different layouts, enabling easy adaptation to the museum’s changing needs over time while rationally utilizing both materials.
The gallery spaces are organised into three distinct volumes. The lower gallery can be transformed and embedded to public areas of the entrance hall. The main is for large-scale and tall installations, while the smallest gallery is a showcase open to the city. Vast rooftop plaza is dedicated to city scale events and exhibitions.
The roof, clad in granite schingles, shelters the building and extends exhibition areas outdoors, offering a variety of spatial experiences, ranging from pavilions to experimental structures that stand out against the city skyline.
Rooftop exhibition plaza serves as a public space where visitors can relax, meet others, and enjoy the sun along with breathtaking views.
Two diagonal stairs link the plaza to the Tähtitorninvuori park and to the waterfront, anchoring a public space by the water.