Gateway to Lofoten Edificio de Apartamentos by Manuela Hardy

Gateway to Lofoten Edificio de Apartamentos by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Hierro in Diseño de Arquitectura, Edificación y Estructuras Competition Category.

HierroArquitectura· 2022

Gateway to Lofoten Edificio de Apartamentos

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat

A' Design Award de Hierro Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Gateway to Lofoten Edificio de Apartamentos

Gateway to Lofoten es un edificio de apartamentos diseñado para Roest, en Lofoten. Su forma se inspira en las casas de pescadores tradicionales y en la larga historia local de la pesca del bacalao y la producción de bacalao seco. Las costumbres constructivas locales guían la forma y la elección de los materiales, mientras que se añade un giro contemporáneo mediante cubiertas a dos aguas invertidas en la parte inferior del edificio. La estructura inferior es ligera y cuelga de la misma losa de hormigón que sostiene los niveles superiores. El edificio mide 38 metros de ancho, 7,7 metros de fondo y tiene tres plantas de altura. Alberga apartamentos tipo estudio y apartamentos de mayor tamaño.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Hierro

Gateway to Lofoten Edificio de Apartamentos ha ganado el A' Design Award de Hierro, un reconocimiento prestigioso concedido a buenos diseños que cumplen los requisitos profesionales e industriales que se esperan de creaciones bien diseñadas. Los ganadores de Hierro demuestran gran habilidad, alta especialización, comprensión experta y capacidad creativa de sus creadores. Se espera que Gateway to Lofoten Edificio de Apartamentos sea una creación muy apreciada, admirada y querida, práctica e innovadora. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Hierro integra las mejores prácticas del sector y tiene características técnicas competentes unidas a conocimiento práctico y talento. Gateway to Lofoten Edificio de Apartamentos es respetado por su minuciosidad y está concebido para aportar mejoras en la calidad de vida que ayudan a hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.

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