Gateway to Lofoten Inzu y'Imikino by Manuela Hardy

Gateway to Lofoten Inzu y'Imikino by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Igishushanyo cy'Ubwubatsi Competition Category.

IcyumaUbwubatsi· 2022

Gateway to Lofoten Inzu y'Imikino

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Ubwubatsi Category

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The Design

About Gateway to Lofoten Inzu y'Imikino

Igitangaza cy'Inzira ijya Lofoten ni inzu y'imikino yateguwe kubaka i Roest muri Lofoten. Imiterere yayo yahumetswe n'amazu gakondo yakoreshwaga mu burobyi n'amateka maremare y'akarere mu burobyi bw'amafi ya cod n'imikorere y'amafi yumye. Imigenzo gakondo y'ubwubatsi mu karere ni yo yayoboye imiterere n'ihitamo ry'ibikoresho, ariko haseguwe uburyo bugezweho binyuze mu misozo y'inzu igaragaramo ubugarasira bwifashishije indorerwamo ku gice cyo hasi cy'inyubako. Igishushanyo cyo hasi ni cyoroheje kandi cyimanikwa ku rubariro rumwe rw'ibeto rushyigikira ibyiciro byo hejuru. Iyi nyubako ifite uburebure bwa metero 38, ubugari bwa metero 7.7, kandi ifite amagorofa atatu. Irimo aparatimani ntoya (studio) n'izindi aparatimani nini.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

Gateway to Lofoten Inzu y'Imikino ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. Gateway to Lofoten Inzu y'Imikino biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. Gateway to Lofoten Inzu y'Imikino yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.

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