Gateway to Lofoten Appartementengebouw by Manuela Hardy

Gateway to Lofoten Appartementengebouw by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in IJzer in Architectuur, Gebouwen en Constructieontwerp Competition Category.

IJzerArchitectuur· 2022

Gateway to Lofoten Appartementengebouw

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Architectuur Category

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The Design

About Gateway to Lofoten Appartementengebouw

Poort naar Lofoten is een appartementengebouw ontworpen voor Roest in Lofoten. De vorm is geïnspireerd op traditionele vissershuizen en op de lange lokale geschiedenis van kabeljauwvisserij en stokvisproductie. Lokale bouwtradities bepalen de vorm en de materiaalkeuze, terwijl een moderne twist wordt toegevoegd door middel van gespiegelde zadeldaken op het onderste gedeelte van het gebouw. De onderste structuur is licht en hangt aan dezelfde betonplaat die de bovenste verdiepingen ondersteunt. Het gebouw is 38 meter breed, 7,7 meter diep en drie verdiepingen hoog. Het bevat studio-appartementen en grotere appartementen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Gateway to Lofoten Appartementengebouw is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Gateway to Lofoten Appartementengebouw wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Gateway to Lofoten Appartementengebouw wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

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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