Narvik Gondola Station Statio Gondolae by Snorre Stinessen

Narvik Gondola Station Statio Gondolae by Snorre Stinessen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Aureum in Architectura Competition Category.

AurumArchitectura· 2020

Narvik Gondola Station Statio Gondolae

by Snorre Stinessen

Client: Narvikfjellet

Praemium A' Design Award Aureum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Narvik Gondola Station Statio Gondolae

Statio Gondolae Narvicensis est statio in vertice montis lineae gondolarum apud diversorium nartatorium supra urbem Narvik in Norvegia sitam. Statio spatium tectum praebet ubi visitatores et nartatores gondolam conscendunt et relinquunt, atque fluxum hominum ordinat. Aedificium quadraginta unum metra longum est et quindecim ad viginti sex metra latum, cum compage ferrea et fundamentis ex concreto ferro firmato. Tegumentum metallicum nigrum opacum ad industriam ferri fodinarum localem refert, dum lignum in interioribus adhibetur. Forma ad ventos vehementes et onera nivis gravia optimata est.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aureum

Narvik Gondola Station Statio Gondolae victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aureum, honoris amplissimi formis primi ordinis, mirabilibus et praestantibus dati. Victores Aurei sunt opera valde nova, provida et splendida, quae ingenium, sapientiam et peritiam auctorum suorum referunt. Exspectatur Narvik Gondola Station Statio Gondolae inventum laudatissimum, inclinationes creans et monumentale fore, quod pretium inauditum afferat. Haec forma Aureo praemio victa est incepto mirabile et honoratum, quod fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovet. Narvik Gondola Station Statio Gondolae cupiditatem vehementem excitat, studium accendit, ingenium creandi fovet et capit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Narvik top station is the mountain top station for the new gondola on the top point of the ski slopes in Narvikfjellet, a ski resort directly above the Narvik city centre and characterised by one of the steepest height to length ratios - from a 1000 meter above sea level down to the sea, offering some amazing scenery with the view out the Ofoten fiord to the World Heritage area of Lofoten.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length: 41m
Width: 15-26m
Top height above average terrain: 12m
Tags: gondola, topstation, skiresort, narvik, narvikfjellet, alpineresort, skiing
Production Technology: The construction planning focused on optimising shape, construction and materials against heavy wind force and snow loads. Steel frame construction. Reinforced concrete foundations. Matte black metal cladding.
Design Challenge: Optimisation of the combination of gondola requirements and natural forces to be accounted for.
Research: Optimal positioning of gondola cable line, specific bottom and top station location as seen in connection with complete slopes, flow of people and overall organisation of resort. Climatic conditions, wind forces, snow loads and snow drift patterns. Functional requirements (visitors, skiers, technical requirements). Structure optimisation, shape and minimising material usage.
Inspiration: The design forms part of the overall design philosophy of the Narvik Arctic Resort which seeks to express a connection between the city's industrial history and the surrounding dramatic nature. Narvik is shipping-port for the rail and ship transportation of iron ore, represented in the black metal cladding and shaping of the buildings of the resort and the forested mountains represented in the wooden interiors.
Project Duration: Built during fall of 2018, opened for the 2019 winter season in Narvik, Norway.
Operation Flow: The structure is tailor made to gondola specifications and also climatic conditions, while at the same time adhering to the overall design strategy of the resort. It provides safe landing at the top of the mountain for the gondolas with visitors and skiers exiting or boarding the gondola in a sheltered space which also organise the traffic flow of people.
Team Members: Snorre Stinessen
Emanuela Bonardi
Image Credits: Rune Dahl - photos