Senja Hale Kualoa by Hans-Petter Bjornadal

Senja Hale Kualoa by Hans-Petter Bjornadal is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Hale, Kūkulu a me Hōʻuluʻulu Competition Category.

KeleaweHoʻolālā Hale· 2021

Senja Hale Kualoa

by Hans-Petter Bjornadal

Client: BjØrnÅdal Arkitektstudio

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Hoʻolālā Hale Category

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The Design

About Senja Hale Kualoa

He hale ʻohana kualoa ʻo Senja i kūkulu ʻia ma kahi kokoke i kekahi kūlanakauhale lawaiʻa liʻiliʻi ma ka ʻākau o Nowei. Hoʻokumu ʻia ke kālai hoʻolālā ma ka moʻomeheu Sami o Heller, kahi i hana ʻia ai nā wahi malu ma lalo o nā pōhaku nunui. Ua kālai ʻia ka lolouma o ka hale e like me ke ʻano o kahi pōhaku, me nā laina e hahai ana i nā mauna kokoke, a loaʻa i loko ona kekahi puka aniani nui e nānā pono ana i ka ʻāina. Ua pena ʻele ʻele ʻeleʻele ʻia ka ʻaoʻao lāʻau o waho i mea e hui pū ai me ke kaiapuni. Ua kālai ʻia ka puka komo nui i loko o ka nui o ka hale, a hana ʻo ia i kahi wahi malu o waho. Ma loko, hoʻopuni ʻia kekahi kapuahi e nā paia lāʻau paina, nā papahele lāʻau ʻoka, a me kahi kaupaku lāʻau i hana ʻia me nā papa lāʻau.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Senja Hale Kualoa i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Senja Hale Kualoa he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Senja Hale Kualoa i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

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.
Dimensions & Packaging: 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 K)]
Wall 0,22
Roof 0,18
Floor 0,18
Door / Window 1,2
Tags: wood, panorama, Sami, landscape, mountain,
Production 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.
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Design Challenge: Adopting to a delicate landscape
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.
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
Project Duration: 2017-2020 Senja, Norway
Operation Flow: 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.
Team Members: Hans-Petter Bjørnådal
Image Credits: Image 1-5 Photographer: Hans-Petter Bjørnådal