Announcing itself as a building of significance, the new home of Sara Hildén Art Museum merges into the sensitive historic Finlayson area while serving as the center of a broader and more complex landscape project. Finlayson Street acts as the principal access to a pavilion-like object which strictly maintains the size of the local scale. The placement of the museum takes references from the neighboring buildings while creating semi-public spaces open and accessible to any passer-by. The result is an exceptional urban quality which mediates between these two conditions and is subtly integrated into the fabric of Tampere city.
| LOCATION | Tampere, Finland |
| YEAR | 2021 |
| CLIENT | Tampere Municipality |
| STATUS | Competition |
| PROGRAM | Museum |
| PROJECT ARCHITECT | Julian Beqiri |
The new museum provides contemporary exhibition facilities which respond to the emerging needs of a growing institution. The generous entrance and the permanent exhibition space on the ground floor are glazed to give views of neighboring landscaped parklands. Standing as a landmark and as a place for celebration, the new museum seeks elegance without losing the strong touch with the existing industrial context. While paying a tribute to the memory of the Finnish art collector Sara Hildén the museum seeks a continuation of the area’s long-lasting tradition of high-quality masonry construction.
