MuSe Helsinki
Seurasaari is one of the 315 islands in Helsinki. Over the past 100 years, 78 wooden buildings have been shipped here from various parts of Finland. All of these are standing on stone, because the wood absorbs the moisture in the soil. The new Museum building follows this analogy, on the ground floor everything made by reinforced concrete structures. The sculptured mass is a built rock. The top layer standing on this, which is made of wood in every element. MuSe is floating among the trees like a cloud, communicates with the sourrounding nature and respects the traditional skanzen buildings.
MuSe Helsinki Museum of Seurasaari by Gyula Takács has been highlighted as a creative illustration of architectural design by the A' Design Award & Competition. MuSe Helsinki Museum of Seurasaari received the Iron A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design in 2018. The A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award is an international, meritocratic, just and fair design recognition program which celebrates outstanding design of skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions, religious structures, infrastructure designs, landscaping projects and more.
