Trekronaa Inzu Ntoya by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Ubwubatsi Competition Category.

BuronzeUbwubatsi· 2022

Trekronaa Inzu Ntoya

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Henrik Stokkeland

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Ubwubatsi Category

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The Design

About Trekronaa Inzu Ntoya

Trekronaa ni inzu ntoya yubatswe hagati y'ibiti by'amanywa i Ogna, muri Noruveje. Iyi nzu ishingiye ku gikoresho cy'icyuma gishyigikiwe n'amaguru atatu y'icyuma ashyizwe ku beto, bigatuma inyubako isa n'iyireremba kandi ikoraho ubutaka gusa buhoro buhoro. Igikoresho cy'ibiti kirambitswemo accoya, hakaba n'umuhanda muto ujya ku muryango kandi ukanyuzaho imiyoboro y'amazi n'amashanyarazi. Mu buso bwa metero kare 15, umugambi urimo ubwiherero buto, igikoni, ameza yo kuriraho, intebe ndende, hamwe n'ubuseko bw'abantu bane kugeza kuri batanu. Igishushanyo cyunga uburyohe n'ubwiyunge n'ishyamba rikikije. Iyi nzu ntoya ishobora kwimurwa itagarutse ku burebure bw'ahantu yari yubatswemo.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Trekronaa Inzu Ntoya ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Trekronaa Inzu Ntoya biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Trekronaa Inzu Ntoya ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

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