Gateway to Lofoten Wenningebou by Manuela Hardy

Gateway to Lofoten Wenningebou by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award yn Izer in Arsjitektuer, Gebou en Struktuerûntwerp Competition Category.

IzerArsjitektuer· 2022

Gateway to Lofoten Wenningebou

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat

A' Design Award yn Izer Winner in Arsjitektuer Category

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The Design

About Gateway to Lofoten Wenningebou

Gateway to Lofoten is in wenningebou ûntworpen foar Roest yn Lofoten. De foarm is ynspirearre troch tradisjonele fiskershuzen en troch de lange pleatslike skiednis fan kabeljau-fiskerij en produksje fan stokfisk. Pleatslike boukeunstige gewoanten stjoere de foarm en de kar fan materialen, wylst in moderne draai tafoege wurdt troch spegele sadeldakken op it legere diel fan it gebou. De legere konstruksje is licht en hinget oan deselde beton plaat dy't de hegere ferdjippingen stipet. It gebou is 38 meter breed, 7,7 meter djip en trije ferdjippingen heech. It befettet studio-apparteminten en gruttere apparteminten.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Izer

Gateway to Lofoten Wenningebou is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan Gateway to Lofoten Wenningebou wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. Gateway to Lofoten Wenningebou wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.

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