Gateway to Lofoten Hale Noho Kaiaulu by Manuela Hardy

Gateway to Lofoten Hale Noho Kaiaulu by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Hale, Kūkulu a me Hōʻuluʻulu Competition Category.

HaoHoʻolālā Hale· 2022

Gateway to Lofoten Hale Noho Kaiaulu

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Hoʻolālā Hale Category

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The Design

About Gateway to Lofoten Hale Noho Kaiaulu

He hale noho kaiaulu ʻo Gateway to Lofoten i hoʻolālā ʻia no Roest ma Lofoten. Ua hoʻoulu ʻia ke ʻano mai nā hale lawaiʻa kuʻuna a me ka mōʻaukala kūloko lōʻihi o ka lawaiʻa manō a me ka hana ʻana i ka iʻa maloʻo (stockfish). Alakaʻi ʻia ke ʻano a me ke koho ʻana i nā mea kūkulu e nā ʻano hana kūkulu hale kūloko, a hoʻohui ʻia kekahi ʻano hou ma o nā kapuaʻi hale (gabled roofs) i hōʻike ʻano ʻaoʻao ʻē (mirrored) ma ka ʻaoʻao haʻahaʻa o ka hale. Māmā ke kūkulu haʻahaʻa a kau ʻia mai ka papa konekeleke like nona e kākoʻo ana i nā papa luna. He 38 mika ka laulā o ka hale, 7.7 mika ka hohonu, a ʻekolu papa ke kiʻekiʻe. Aia i loko nā lumi noho studio a me nā lumi noho nui aʻe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Gateway to Lofoten Hale Noho Kaiaulu i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Gateway to Lofoten Hale Noho Kaiaulu he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Gateway to Lofoten Hale Noho Kaiaulu no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

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