Trekronaa Nyumba Yaying'ono by Manuela Hardy

Trekronaa Nyumba Yaying'ono by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Nyumba, Zomanga ndi Zomangidwa Competition Category.

BronzeZomangamanga· 2022

Trekronaa Nyumba Yaying'ono

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Henrik Stokkeland

Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Zomangamanga Category

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The Design

About Trekronaa Nyumba Yaying'ono

Trekronaa ndi nyumba yaying'ono yomangidwa pakati pa mitengo ya paini ku Ogna, Norway. Kanyumbako kamakhala pamwamba pa fremu yachitsulo yothandizidwa ndi miyendo itatu yachitsulo pa konkire, kotero kuti nyumbayo imawoneka ngati ikuyandama ndipo imakhudza pansi mosavuta. Fremu yamatabwa imakutidwa ndi accoya, ndipo njira yotsetsereka imatsogolera ku khomo lolowera ndipo imanyamula mizere ya madzi ndi magetsi. Mkati mwa malo okwana mamita 15 lalikulu, mapangidwe amakhala ndi bafa laling'ono, khitchini, tebulo lodyera, benchi ndi mabedi a anthu anayi mpaka asanu. Kapangidwe kameneka kamaphatikiza mpumulo ndi kuyandikira mwachindunji ku nkhalango yozungulira. Nyumbayi imatha kusunthidwa popanda kusiya chizindikiro pansi.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award

Trekronaa Nyumba Yaying'ono ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Trekronaa Nyumba Yaying'ono akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Trekronaa Nyumba Yaying'ono amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.

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