Phenomenology of the Sea in a Nordic Maritime Research and Interpretation Facility: Katajanokka - South Harbour - Helsinki
Roe-Bose, Hazel Diabaig (2015)
2015
Master's Degree Programme in Architecture
Talouden ja rakentamisen tiedekunta - Faculty of Business and Built Environment
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2015-06-03
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201504291248
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201504291248
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In recent times, a need has been identified for provision of public experiential locations and activities to the South Harbour of Helsinki. This need has been expressed at an international level through various architectural and ideas competitions, most notably the Helsinki South Harbour competition 2011, the Guggenheim Helsinki competition 2014, and The Next Helsinki competition 2015. There is also an identifiable need to provide centralized facilities for multidisciplinary maritime Baltic and Arctic environmental research and meetings in Helsinki. This would celebrate and extend the public international profile of research excellence already in place in the national context of Finland.
This thesis approaches these demands and opportunities with an investigation of the phenomenology of place belonging to the former Kanava Terminal site in relation to its role as a mediator between land and sea, built and unbuilt, concrete place and seemingly placeless as informed by the theoretical standpoint. The main objective is the design of a site and architectural solution of a prominent world-class research facility combined with a unique public cultural facility that provides outstanding experiential and interpretive spaces to inhabit the site of the former Kanava Terminal year round.
Combining theoretical investigation with design provided an iterative, process-based result. The challenging functional integration required by the design brief necessitated thinking in new ways about incorporation of phenomenology of the sea in a concrete design. By first expanding the analytical and theoretical considerations before commencing the design, factors that would not otherwise have been considered came to light. The outcome is a site and architectural solution that challenges the role of the built in the humid zone, and to the way the City of Helsinki is approaching the role of the former Kanava Terminal site to the South Harbour. This highlights the need for longer term decision making on the part of the City of Helsinki regarding the future built iterations of the area.
This thesis approaches these demands and opportunities with an investigation of the phenomenology of place belonging to the former Kanava Terminal site in relation to its role as a mediator between land and sea, built and unbuilt, concrete place and seemingly placeless as informed by the theoretical standpoint. The main objective is the design of a site and architectural solution of a prominent world-class research facility combined with a unique public cultural facility that provides outstanding experiential and interpretive spaces to inhabit the site of the former Kanava Terminal year round.
Combining theoretical investigation with design provided an iterative, process-based result. The challenging functional integration required by the design brief necessitated thinking in new ways about incorporation of phenomenology of the sea in a concrete design. By first expanding the analytical and theoretical considerations before commencing the design, factors that would not otherwise have been considered came to light. The outcome is a site and architectural solution that challenges the role of the built in the humid zone, and to the way the City of Helsinki is approaching the role of the former Kanava Terminal site to the South Harbour. This highlights the need for longer term decision making on the part of the City of Helsinki regarding the future built iterations of the area.