Trekronaa Whare Iti by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Waihanga, Whare me te Hanganga Competition Category.
ParahiWaihanga· 2022
Trekronaa Whare Iti
Client: Henrik Stokkeland
A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Waihanga Category
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About Trekronaa Whare Iti
He whare iti a Trekronaa e tū ana i waenga i nga rakau paina i Ogna, Norewei. Ka okioki te whare runga i tetahi anga rino e tautokona ana e toru nga waewae rino i runga i te raima, na reira ka ahua rere te hanganga me te pa ngawari ki te whenua. Ko tetahi anga rakau kua kapi ki te accoya, a ka arahi tetahi ara piki ki te tomokanga, e mau ana i nga raina wai me te hiko. I roto i te 15 mita tapawha, kei roto i te mahere tetahi ruma kaukau iti, tetahi kīhini, tetahi tepu kai, tetahi noho roa me nga moenga mo te wha ki te rima nga tangata. Ko te hoahoa e hono ana i te tairanga ki te pa tata ki te ngahere karapoti. Ka taea te neke i te whare iti me te kore e waiho he tapuwae.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Parahi
Ko Trekronaa Whare Iti te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Trekronaa Whare Iti he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a Trekronaa Whare Iti i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.
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
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