Gateway to Lofoten Ianua ad Lofoten by Manuela Hardy

Gateway to Lofoten Ianua ad Lofoten by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Architectura Competition Category.

FerrumArchitectura· 2022

Gateway to Lofoten Ianua ad Lofoten

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Gateway to Lofoten Ianua ad Lofoten

Ianua ad Lofoten est aedificium domiciliorum in Roest, Lofoten, exstructum. Forma ex domibus piscatoriis traditionalibus et ex longa historia loci de piscatione gadi et de stocafisco conficiendo inspirata est. Consuetudines aedificandi locales formam et materiarum electionem regunt, dum novus flexus per tecta fastigiata speculata in parte inferiore aedificii additur. Structura inferior levis est et ab eadem crepidine cementicia pendet quae gradus superiores sustinet. Aedificium 38 metra latum, 7,7 metra profundum et tribus tabulatis altum est. Continet cubicula habitationis simplicia et habitationes maiores.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Gateway to Lofoten Ianua ad Lofoten victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Gateway to Lofoten Ianua ad Lofoten creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. Gateway to Lofoten Ianua ad Lofoten ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

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