Gateway to Lofoten Edifício de Apartamentos by Manuela Hardy

Gateway to Lofoten Edifício de Apartamentos by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Ferro in Design de Arquitetura, Edifícios e Estruturas Competition Category.

FerroArquitetura· 2022

Gateway to Lofoten Edifício de Apartamentos

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Arquitetura Category

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The Design

About Gateway to Lofoten Edifício de Apartamentos

Gateway to Lofoten é um edifício de apartamentos projetado para Roest, em Lofoten. A forma é inspirada nas casas de pesca tradicionais e na longa história local da pesca do bacalhau e da produção de peixe seco (stockfish). Os costumes construtivos locais orientam a forma e a escolha dos materiais, enquanto um toque contemporâneo é acrescentado por meio de telhados de duas águas espelhados na parte inferior do edifício. A estrutura inferior é leve e fica suspensa a partir da mesma laje de concreto que sustenta os pavimentos superiores. O edifício tem 38 metros de largura, 7,7 metros de profundidade e três pavimentos de altura. Abriga apartamentos tipo estúdio e apartamentos maiores.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Gateway to Lofoten Edifício de Apartamentos conquistou o A' Design Award de Ferro, um reconhecimento prestigiado atribuído a bons designs que cumprem os requisitos profissionais e industriais esperados de criações bem concebidas. Os vencedores do Ferro demonstram grande habilidade, elevada especialização, compreensão especializada e capacidade criativa dos seus criadores. Espera-se que Gateway to Lofoten Edifício de Apartamentos seja uma criação muito considerada, admirada e estimada, prática e inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as melhores práticas do setor e tem características técnicas competentes associadas a conhecimento especializado e talento. Pela sua minúcia, Gateway to Lofoten Edifício de Apartamentos merece respeito e destina-se a proporcionar melhorias na qualidade de vida que ajudam a tornar o mundo num lugar melhor.

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