This seems to have become the national museum of the additional building won the architectural competition JKMM Architects Atlas

JKMM Architects sculptural, floating look to the glass the Atlas won the national museum of the further building design competition. The prize in the grounds of the building compliment the entire grip to be you know, charming and you reach that same level of comfort as good.

– a Large curved roof surface view of the underground hallways create interiööriin a great atmosphere and is oriented spell in terms of outstanding solution, in the explanatory notes.

Atlas thank also the functionality of the and natural of. The exhibition space is designed under the ground and the building looks like a ball of idiotic. The facade of glass and solid structures using the dialogue.

the winner proposal briefing described member of the prize jury, architect SAFA Jaana Tarkela describes the Atlas floating effect of the roof and Mannerheimintie, the new entrance a handsome pair of the current museum building.

Buildings between born well dimensioned outdoor space, which opens to a curved glass wall through the interesting views of the entrance building and exhibition space since. Large curved floor surface view of underground spaces create a great atmosphere.

Atlas; aulakuva from the top. National museum functionality the most important thing

the Senate-real estate operations director, the architect Juha Lemström function of the jury chairman. According to him, the winner was in the end easy to choose.

It's the whole, where the architectural inspiration and appeal were important, and of course functionality. For this purpose it is carefully examined the audience moves and show construction needs. It's a valid construction, which allows to change the functions that are not possible in a magnificent old building.

Asmo Jaaksin , Teemu Kurkela , Samuli Miettinen and Juha Mäki-Jyllilän in 1998, based on JKMM Architects has over the last 20 years have been the most successful Finnish architecture office. Its collected by the prize include building the state's art award and the architecture of Finlandia. The office has won some fifty architectural competition.

"Architecture is not difficult, but complicated"

the national museum of the extension has a size of 4 900 square meters. JKMM Architects sent the design process of the original, national-romantic museum of building crafts, to highlight the architecture. The essential themes of the new building of the design were humanity and nature.

– we wanted To create a national museum for the expansion, whose architecture is, on the other hand for all the visitors easy to understand, but which at the same time evoke rich interpretations, the chief designer and JKMM Architects founding partner of Samuli Miettinen tell.

Miettinen, according to the architecture is not difficult, but it is very complicated. Competition the first stage of the vision was, and the next plunge was deep into the construction techniques he describes.

It's over a hundred years, which the national museum has been open, there is a long way of history that Finland and the whole world are gone. The world has changed a lot, and also construction methods. The national museum's mark building, which we wanted to respect, but on the other hand, we need to find the courage to express what the new national museum looks.

JKMM Architects Ltd has designed in Finland, numerous new cultural, scientific and art houses (you move to another service). From the office are coming from, inter alia, AmosRex, science corner and a Dance hall.

Atlas mannerheimintie of as seen.National museum construction is conditional on rent payment ability

JKMM and the structure of the corresponding Senate properties will develop a competition proposal for a feasible draft design for you. A concrete cost estimate with schedules to be completed Juha Lemströmin according to the next year.

the winner selection of the press were also a proposal for the estimated price and viability.

the Proposals were put in size order implementation costs. The goal of the fork is about 50 million. We are also considering what kind of proposal is the construction point of view, are there any risks or difficulties too, Lemström describes.

the Implementation requires that the MINISTRY of education and culture and museum agency to undertake the national museum of new lease expenses. The ministry of education director general Riitta Kaivosoja pointed out that the national museum exhibition spaces of the extension are recorded in the government programme.

the book is clear, and obliges us officials to take the project forward. This is the Senate building project, which is, however, the impact of the state cultural budget of the national museum of the increase of rent expenditure.

If all goes according to current objectives, completed an additional year of construction to 2025, Lemström estimates.

– position of the formula is still open, so the zoning passes the rest of the design alongside. Zoning is the process, which includes the possibility of appeal, so guaranteed there is no timetable.

illustration from the inside.The national museum the other four finalists shared the third place

an additional building of the architecture competition (you move to another service) was open to all EU members. The deadline arrived 185 the proposal. The final straight had five contestants. You can view their plans here.

JKMM Architects get a winning proposal 80 000 euros prize.

the Remaining four finalists work to share third place, and each will be rewarded 28 500 eur.

ten spiritual jury to share in addition, five honorable mentions and you decide to redeem the two proposals. Each redemption is replaced by the eur 12 500.

the national museum was completed in 1916. The building is the architect triad Herman Geselliusiuksen , Armas Lindgren and Eliel Saarinen , designed by. From the outside it represents the national romantic style.

the Museum was officially called the Finnish national museum after independence in 1917. The museum presents Finnish history from the stone age to the present day. It is about a half-million object collections.

JKMM's design team, Samuli Miettinen, Asmo Jaaksi, Teemu Kurkela, Juha Mäki-Jyllilä, Samppa Lappalainen, Marcus Kujala, Samuli Summanen and Marko pulli hannu Rytky/national museum

Edited at 15:06: added the winner in the comments.

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