Gateway to Lofoten Wasi Ukhupura (Apartment Building) by Manuela Hardy

Gateway to Lofoten Wasi Ukhupura (Apartment Building) by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Fierru Premiu in Wasichiy Kamay Competition Category.

FierruWasichiy· 2022

Gateway to Lofoten Wasi Ukhupura (Apartment Building)

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat

A' Design Award Fierru Premiu Winner in Wasichiy Category

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The Design

About Gateway to Lofoten Wasi Ukhupura (Apartment Building)

Gateway to Lofoten nisqaqa huk wasi ukhupura hatun wasim, Roest llaqtapi, Lofoten suyupi ruwasqa. Kay wasip rikch'aynin ñawpa challwa hap'iq wasikunamanta hamun, chaymantapas kay llaqtapi unaymanta challwa hap'iy, hina "cod" challwa ruwayñin, stockfish nisqa ch'aki challwa ruwaymantawan. Llaqta ruwaykuna, imaynatas wasita ruwanku hinaspa ima materialkunata akllanku, chaykunam kay wasip figuranta pusan, ichaqa musuq tiempopa yachayninwanpas, wasip uraykuq patanpi iskay techo qhawariykunata rikuchispa, huk hina rikch'akuq (mirrored gabled roofs) kaqllata. Wasip uraykuq strukturanqa llasa mana kaq (light) hina, kikin hormigón (concrete) slab nisqamanta warkusqa kashan, kaymi hanaqpachapi patakunatapas sayachin. Wasiqa 38 metro kinraynin, 7.7 metro ukhunnin, hinaspa kimsa piso hatunniyoqmi kachkan. Chaypim studio wasikuna hinaspa aswan hatun wasikunapas kachkan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fierru Premiu

Gateway to Lofoten Wasi Ukhupura (Apartment Building) A' Design Award Fierru Premiu mishak kan, yupaychay, kayta ruray yachak shinallatak industriapak mañaykunata paktachik alli diseñukunaman kun. Fierru mishak kashkakunaka hatun ruray ushayta, hanak yachayta, yachak yuyayta shinallatak ruray kamachiyta rikuchinku. Gateway to Lofoten Wasi Ukhupura (Apartment Building) sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak kuyashka ruray, ruranapak alli shinallatak mushuk yuyaypi kanata munanku. Kay Fierru Premiu japishka diseñuka industriapak ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak yachaywan shinallatak ushaywan tantashka tekniku ushayta charin. Sinchi ruraymanta Gateway to Lofoten Wasi Ukhupura (Apartment Building) yupaychashka kan shinallatak kawsayta alliyachik ruraykunata kuypak ruray kan, pachata ashtawan alli kachun ruran.

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