Gateway to Lofoten Leilighetsbygg by Manuela Hardy

Gateway to Lofoten Leilighetsbygg by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Jern in Arkitektur-, bygnings- og strukturdesign Competition Category.

JernArkitektur· 2022

Gateway to Lofoten Leilighetsbygg

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Arkitektur Category

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The Design

About Gateway to Lofoten Leilighetsbygg

Gateway to Lofoten er et leilighetsbygg utformet for Røst i Lofoten. Formen er inspirert av tradisjonelle fiskerhus og den lange lokale historien med torskefiske og tørrfiskproduksjon. Lokale byggeskikker styrer formen og valget av materialer, mens et moderne twist tilføres gjennom speilvendte saltak på den nedre delen av bygningen. Den nedre konstruksjonen er lett og henger fra den samme betongdekket som bærer de øvre etasjene. Bygningen er 38 meter bred, 7,7 meter dyp og tre etasjer høy. Den inneholder ettromsleiligheter og større leiligheter.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Gateway to Lofoten Leilighetsbygg er vinner av A' Design Award i Jern, en prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles gode design som oppfyller de profesjonelle og industrielle kravene man forventer av veldesignede skaperverk. Jernvinnere viser stor dyktighet, høy spesialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapasitet hos skaperne. Gateway to Lofoten Leilighetsbygg forventes å være et høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt skaperverk som er praktisk og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer bransjens beste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaper knyttet til kunnskap og talent. Gateway to Lofoten Leilighetsbygg respekteres for sin grundighet og er utformet for å gi forbedringer i livskvalitet som bidrar til å gjøre verden til et bedre sted.

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