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HELSINKI CENTRAL LIBRARY-  LAST PRESENTATION

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The site, a large area of land in the centre of the city, used to be a rail yard nearby Helsinki Central railway station. Gradually abandoned and felt in dispair by Finland's rail company, the yard was tryed to be integrated within the city plan, including master plans by architects Eliel Saarineen and Alvar Aalto, none of which were realised. Consequently, a number of key public buildings were built around the edge of the yards: The Parliament, Finlandia Hall, Kiasma museum.

As the state railways had decreasing need of the rail yard, the City of Helsinki looked to promote new uses for the site and the warehouses began housing public events such as flea markets, concerts and festivals.

In 2006 there was a fire followed by the demolition of the redbriked buildings, preserving only a small section for use as a pavillion-type cafe with in the park surrounding the Concert Hall.

The design of the Central Library is seen here as an oportunity to recall and develop the urban spirit that conquered the old warehouses and began using them as a public space to held cultural events. The project tries to follow the track lines and connect the city above and under-ground with a landscape among warehouse type of construccion that house the multipurpose programme.

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The building spreads through out the plot to house the underground multipurpose space and make conections with the exiting underground network, while creating an open public space on its roof top. Some part emerge from the subsoil to gather light and give urban presence as Public building should.

The arrangenment of this lanters recalls the sprinkled location of the old warehouses that used to be build in the plot, sideways of the trails that are now inner and outside paths of the users.

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DEADLINE 3

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DEADLINE 2

Surroundings' diagrams

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DEADLINE 1

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