Article source: FRAMA Architects & Juliane Demel

Serlachius Museum Gösta Extension Proposal by FRAMA Architects BDA

FRAMA Architects main objective was to reduce the impact of the volume on the delicate site and to intertwine the building with the beautiful environment. Through the “heart and wings” concept the large building mass of 4700sqm is scattered around a central heart. The new building is split up into a number of squares that form a dialectic relationship towards the site and the existing Museum building. These square like building wings are arranged in a circular manner to form the central space, “the Heart” of the new Museum Extension. Joenniemi Manor, the existing museum building, is a very particular one of these wings as the tallest and oldest, its sublime presence is still untouched and engages in an interesting dialogue with the new clustered building addition that is cautiously connected by a barely visible underground passageway.

Aerial View

• Architect: FRAMA Architects & Juliane Demel
• Name of Project: Serlachius Museum Gösta Extension Proposal
• Location: Männtä, Finland
• Useable floor area: 4497sqm
• Gross floor area: 4961sqm
• Net area: 3146sqm
• Principals: Mark Mückenheim, Juliane Demel
• Model: Anikó Krén

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