Trekronaa Lub Tsev Me Me by Manuela Hardy

Trekronaa Lub Tsev Me Me by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Vaj Tsev, Tsev thiab Qauv Tsev Competition Category.

ToojVaj Tsev· 2022

Trekronaa Lub Tsev Me Me

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Henrik Stokkeland

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Vaj Tsev Category

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The Design

About Trekronaa Lub Tsev Me Me

Trekronaa yog ib lub tsev me me uas tsim nyob hauv cov ntoo pine ntawm Ogna, Norway. Lub cabin so ntawm lub qab hlau (steel frame) uas muaj peb txhais taw hlau nyob saum pob zeb (concrete) txhawb nqa, ua rau lub tsev zoo li ya saum huab thiab tsuas kov av me ntsis xwb. Lub qab ntoo raug npog nrog accoya, thiab muaj ib txoj kev nce (ramp) coj mus rau qhov chaw nkag thiab nqa cov kav dej thiab hluav taws xob. Nyob rau hauv 15 metsev daim ntev, daim qauv teeb tsa muaj ib qhov chaw da dej me me, ib lub chaw ua noj, ib lub rooj noj mov, ib lub rooj zaum ntev thiab qhov pw rau plaub txog tsib leej neeg. Tus qauv tsim no muab kev nyob kaj siab lug los ua ke nrog kev nyob ze rau hav zoov ib puag ncig. Lub tsev me no tuaj yeem tsiv tau yam tsis tso tseg ib qho cim ntawm nws qhov chaw qub.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Trekronaa Lub Tsev Me Me yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Trekronaa Lub Tsev Me Me xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Trekronaa Lub Tsev Me Me ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The visitors coming to trekronaa can lie down under the duvet while viewing the pine forest and starry sky - and wake up to the chirping of birds, the stream that trickles and the sun that shine through the trees. A place where you can get a piece of your life back.
Dimensions & Packaging: The cabins are 15 square meters big, with a small bathroom, kitchen and sleeps 4-5 people.
Tags: treehouses, micro house, micro cabin, hut, tree hut, small living, compact living
Production Technology: The treehouses are built on a steel frame, with 3 steel legs on concrete, leaving them hardly interfering with nature.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of the design process was to fit a bathroom, kitchen, dining table, bench and beds for 4-5 people, and using the space in a most efficient way. Another challenge was the placement of electricity and water, with lays in the ramp. For the carpenter, one of the biggest challenges was all of the angles, especially on the bottom of the cabin.
Research: The architect and client had studied some similar treehouse-projects before starting on the Trekronaa. Still, this project would be inspired by its own concept, looking to fulfill the needs visitors would have or apprectiate on a visit like this. The pinecone was an early object that inspired the architect, in addition to the urge of designing playful childhood treehouses.
Inspiration: The pine cone was part of the inspiration for me as the architect. Also I wanted to build on my childhood dream of carpentry wooden cabins in the woods. I wanted to take it a step further - namely mixing comfort with nostalgia and closeness to nature.
Project Duration: The project started with a site visit in November 2020, and was completed dec 2021. It is situated in Ogna, Norway.
Operation Flow: The cabin can be moved without leaving a footprint. It is built with a wooden frame on top of a steel frame, and cladded with accoya. The steel legs make it look like it floats in the air. A ramp leads to the cabin entrance, which feels safe for visitors compared to other possible ways to enter the cabin. Staying in the cabin can be compared to a hotel experience, the difference is the direct contact to the forest and the surrounding nature.
Team Members: Manuela Hardy, architect
Image Credits: Damir Fattakhov
Manuela Hardy