Sara Hildén Art Museum Building Tampere, Finland Architecture Images, Architects
Sara Hildén Art Museum Tampere, Finland
9 June 2021
New Sara Hildén Art Museum Tampere
Design: hey5 Architects
Location: Finland

Piippu (?chimney? in Finnish), an art beacon in the center of Tampere simultaneously creates a functional, flexible museum, with an innovative architectural identity that reinforces the memory of the Finlayson area. Hey5?s proposal for the new Sara Hildén Art Museum turns verticality into an asset, creating a strong urban presence, respecting the site?s urban structure and architecture, and pushing the visitor experience to new limits.

The design approach fostered the idea of interaction between the urban and natural, creating a gathering point between Wilhelm von Nottbeck Park and the built environment of the Finlayson area. Building vertical rather than horizontal becomes obvious. Verticality liberates three quarters of the site to a versatile and multifunctional public space, benefiting the community and generating a porous boundary between the park and the new museum public spaces.
Building a tower creates a stronger dialogue between the Finlayson area, and both the existing and developing skyline of Tampere. Piippu is a reference point that confirms Finlayson?s position in the broader map of the city. The new Sara Hildén art museum will guide visitors from other parts of Tampere to this art and cultural hub. Both the skyline and the street level experien...