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Gateway to Lofoten Brama do Lofotów by Manuela Hardy

Gateway to Lofoten Brama do Lofotów by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Żelazna Nagroda A' Design Award in Projektowanie Architektury, Budynków i Konstrukcji Competition Category.


ŻelaznaArchitektura· 2022

Gateway to Lofoten Brama do Lofotów

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat

Żelazna Nagroda A' Design Award Winner in Architektura Category

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The Design

About Gateway to Lofoten Brama do Lofotów

Brama do Lofotów to budynek mieszkalny zaprojektowany dla miejscowości Røst na Lofotach. Forma została zainspirowana tradycyjnymi domami rybackimi oraz długą lokalną historią połowów dorsza i produkcji suszonej ryby (stokfisz). Lokalne zwyczaje budowlane wyznaczają kształt i dobór materiałów, podczas gdy nowoczesny akcent wprowadzają lustrzanie odbite dwuspadowe dachy w dolnej części budynku. Dolna konstrukcja jest lekka i zawieszona na tej samej betonowej płycie, która podtrzymuje wyższe kondygnacje. Budynek ma 38 metrów szerokości, 7,7 metra głębokości i trzy kondygnacje wysokości. Znajdują się w nim kawalerki oraz większe mieszkania.

The Recognition

About the Żelazna Nagroda A' Design Award

Gateway to Lofoten Brama do Lofotów to laureat Żelaznej Nagrody A' Design Award, prestiżowego wyróżnienia przyznawanego dobrym projektom, które spełniają zawodowe i przemysłowe wymagania oczekiwane od dobrze zaprojektowanych dzieł. Laureaci Żelaznej Nagrody wykazują wielką biegłość, wysoką specjalizację, fachowe zrozumienie i zdolności twórcze ich autorów. Gateway to Lofoten Brama do Lofotów ma być wysoko cenionym, podziwianym i drogim sercu dziełem, które jest praktyczne i innowacyjne. Ten projekt nagrodzony Żelazną Nagrodą A' Design Award integruje najlepsze praktyki branżowe i ma kompetentne cechy techniczne powiązane z wiedzą fachową i talentem. Dzięki starannemu wykonaniu Gateway to Lofoten Brama do Lofotów cieszy się szacunkiem, a jego zadaniem jest zapewnianie poprawy jakości życia, która pomaga uczynić świat lepszym miejscem.

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

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