Gateway to Lofoten Boligbygning by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Jern in Arkitektur-, Bygnings- og Konstruktionsdesign Competition Category.
JernArkitektur· 2022
Gateway to Lofoten Boligbygning
Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat
A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Arkitektur Category
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The Design
About Gateway to Lofoten Boligbygning
Gateway to Lofoten er en boligbygning designet til Røst i Lofoten. Formen er inspireret af traditionelle fiskerhuse og af den lange lokale historie med torskefiskeri og produktion af tørfisk. Lokale byggetraditioner har været styrende for udformningen og materialevalget, mens et moderne twist er tilføjet gennem spejlvendte sadeltage på bygningens nederste del. Den nederste konstruktion er let og hænger fra den samme betonplade, som bærer de øverste etager. Bygningen er 38 meter bred, 7,7 meter dyb og tre etager høj. Den indeholder studieboliger og større lejligheder.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award i Jern
Gateway to Lofoten Boligbygning er vinder af A' Design Award i Jern, en prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles gode designs, som opfylder de professionelle og industrielle krav, man forventer af veldesignede skabelser. Jernvinderne viser stor dygtighed, høj specialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapacitet hos deres skabere. Gateway to Lofoten Boligbygning forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær skabelse, der er praktisk og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer branchens bedste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaber knyttet til knowhow og talent. Gateway to Lofoten Boligbygning respekteres for sin grundighed og er designet til at levere forbedringer af livskvaliteten, der er med til at gøre verden til et bedre sted.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The design of the appartements located in Roest, Lofoten, stand out in its design. The local and also traditional building customs are being found in its form and use of materials, but there is also a futuristic and different twist to the design. It is the perfect balance of tradition and modern design.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 38 meters wide and 7,7 meters deep. The building is 3 stories high, and will have some studio apartments, but also bigger apartments.
- Tags
- boathouse, fishing house, architecture, lofoten
- Production Technology
- The methodology for creating this design was mainly instinctiv. Usually all of Manuelas work is. The idea of the mirroring was a result of working on the formas, and the wish for a simple design, yet surprising and new-thinking.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenge with this design at this moment, is to calculate the existing groundwork. We should use and keep the existing situation at its very best, but might need to support it additionally.
- Research
- We did some research on the existing buildings in Roest, the materials and colors of the architecture. The houses are build with a wooden frame, and thereafter cladded with wooden cladding, either vertical or horisontal. The building should not be too complicated, and the lower construction, or mirrored roof in the bottom, is a lighter construction, hanging in the same concrete slab that supports the upper levels.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration behind this project, is to tell a story through form and color. It is inspired by old fishing houses and Roests long history with cod fishing and stockfish. The weather conditions at Roest have for a long time been optimal for stockfish production, and they export most of it to Italy, having a long and strong history with the country. The design is however mostly inspired by the fishing houses. The mirroring of the gabled roofs is a simply, though powerful twist to the form.
- Project Duration
- The project is unbuilt, it will hopefully be finished within a few years.
- Operation Flow
- The usage og the apartments will be as any other building, but the experience should reach a new level. It should of course feel as if you are floating on the sea, but still be on shore.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Manuela Hardy, 2021
- Team Members
- Manuela Hardy.
Michel T. Nation - Image Credits
- Damir Fattakhov
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