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Senja Cabin by Hans-Petter Bjornadal Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Hans-Petter Bjornadal honored for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Senja Cabin by Hans-Petter Bjornadal, designed for BjØrnÅdal Arkitektstudio, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Senja Cabin
Senja is a family cabin built near a small fishing village in northern Norway. The design draws on the Sami tradition of Heller, in which shelters were made under large rocks. The building envelope is shaped like a stone, with lines that follow the nearby mountains, and it holds a large panoramic window facing the landscape. The wooden facade is painted dark grey to blend with the surroundings. The main entrance is carved into the building mass and forms a sheltered outdoor space. Inside, pine walls, oak floors and a slatted wooden ceiling surround a fireplace.
Award Record
With this recognition, Hans-Petter Bjornadal is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/120488
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/120488
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!120488
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/302373
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.barkitekt.no/hytte-senja
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Senja Cabin
- Function
- Cabin
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Cornflower Blue, Light Steel Blue, Black, Dark Slate Gray and Peru
- Images
- 5
- Client
- BjØrnÅdal Arkitektstudio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Hans-Petter Bjornadal
- Country
- Norway
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #120488
Credits
- Team
- Hans-Petter Bjørnådal
- Image Credits
- 5 Photographer: Hans-Petter Bjørnådal
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The cabin is located near a small fishing village called Hamn. On this site the client wanted a family cottage with panoramic views to Senja's stunning mountains and nature. In such a beautiful and delicate landscape, it is important to build with nature and create a project that feels like a part of landscape.
- Inspiration
- By studying old Sami building traditions, we found the ancient tradition of Heller where Sami`s would find shelter and build a cottage under large rocks. By shaping the building envelope like a stone with natural lines similar to the mountains, one could make a large panorama window in this shape. The project then becomes a rock with a view that settles naturally in the terrain
- Research
- By studying old Sami building traditions, we found the ancient tradition of “Heller” where Sami*s would find shelter and build a cottage under large rocks. By shaping the building envelope like a stone with natural lines similar to the mountains, one could make a large panorama window in this shape. The project then becomes a "rock with a view" that settles naturally in the terrain - hidden by the forest from neighbours and the main road. Still on the inside of the cabin you feel like being part of nature.
- Challenge
- Adopting to a delicate landscape
- Realization and Technology
- The cabin has a wooden facade painted in dark grey to naturally blend in with the surrounding nature. The windows are made of wood/aluminium with details in steel to protect from the harsh winterstorms. The main entrance in carved into the building mass and creates a sheltered space to relax. Inside the cabin the walls are covered with pine boards, oak floors and a 45x45 wooden slated ceiling. This creates a warm and cozy atmosphere to relax by the fireplace. A
- Operation and Interaction
- The cabin is designed specifically to open ut to nature with panoramic views to the surrounding mountains. As the the weather can change drastically in hours it is important to have the option of both a sheltered outdoor space - and a climatized indoor space where you feel part of nature. At the dinner table, one gathers the family with a view a panoramic view of the mountains - the lines between inside and outside have been blurred and the space changes in tune with the light and landscape.
- Project Duration and Location
- 2017-2020 Senja, Norway
- Specifications
- Length and Width 21,5m x 7 m Area: 133 m2 Floor: ·20 MM Pine parquette; ·100MM Concrete ·Radon Barrier ·300MM Ground insulation Exterior wall ·21 x 145 MM wooden cladding; ·36 x 45 MM Battens c/c 600mm; ·20 x 50 MM Battens c/c 600mm; ·Wind barrier Tyvek Soft; ·9.5 MM Wind resistant gypsum board; ·145 x 45 MM main wooden frame with insulation; ·0,2 MM Vapor barrier; ·50 x 45 MM Battens with insulation; ·13 MM wooden cladding Roof: ·SBS 2 layers membrane ·310 MM insulation ·0,2 MM Vapor barrier; ·22 MM OSB board ·245 x 45 MM main wooden frame with 100 MM insulation; ·20 MM battens cc 400 MM ·13 MM wooden cladding Windows: SchuchoSchucho system FWs50 Accecories: RuukkiDownspout Energy [W/(m2...
- Keywords
- wood, panorama, Sami, landscape, mountain,
