Kaamos is a Finnish term that describes the perception in Finland of sunlight in winter. As in winter time the sun hardly rises above the horizon line we can only perceive a smooth bluish light coming from the sun rays. The project tries to adapt its idea to this phenomenon designing a building almost invisible from the earth. The building emerges from the earth being visible from the lake site.
Fold Smooth, diffuse, in continuity….that is the way we imagine the integration of the project with its environment. Thus, with a simple fold the project is inserted into the lake, as well as the lake into the project. The upper plane extends towards the lake giving shape to a passable roof. In that way, the roofs of the project become big lookouts from which Finnish landscapes and starry nights can be admired. The lower plane coming from the shore comes into the building, allowing site views from the lake into the museum.
Layout, undergorund level, mirrored images The proposal starts from a thorough analysis of the site plan, promoting its charm and sight lines. It is a project partially built underground. It emerges so as to capture both sunlight and site, avoiding any kind of competition with the existing building. The project is partially buried, embracing the earth, taking benefit of its heat and thermal inertia. The volumes emerge in close relationship with the lake by means of their mirrored images on it, reproducing the characteristic images of Finnish landscapes on lakes in the forests.
Site Views and site plan A project conceived with respect to the site and the works of art that will be exhibited in it. The project tries to recover the old path under the row of trees between the manor building and the bridge to the island. From a basic figure, a rectangle, the two main volumes are generated. An angle of 60º between them allows the regeneration of the path towards the island. Both volumes come up, appear, emerge from the contour lines of the site, each one taking possession of its own site views focusing the island.
Landscape as the last work or art exhibited, new spaces gained for exhibition The impressionist painters depicted on their paintings a particular moment of light. But in addition to the depiction of the objects they also tried to generate sensations in the observer. Taking into account the wonderful beauty of the Finnish landscapes, we project a museum in which landscape becomes the last work of art exhibited. While going around the museum one takes possession of the different spaces, perceiving the environment at the end of the visit. A central hall distributes the access to each of the exhibition halls, avoiding unnecessary corridors and taking benefit of a new space for the museum.
