Narvik Gondola Station Stanica lanovky by Snorre Stinessen

Narvik Gondola Station Stanica lanovky by Snorre Stinessen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Zlatá cena A' Design Award in Architektúra Competition Category.

ZlatáArchitektúra· 2020

Narvik Gondola Station Stanica lanovky

by Snorre Stinessen

Client: Narvikfjellet

Zlatá cena A' Design Award Winner in Architektúra Category

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The Design

About Narvik Gondola Station Stanica lanovky

Narvik Gondola Station je vrcholová stanica kabínkovej lanovky v lyžiarskom stredisku nad mestom Narvik v Nórsku. Stanica ponúka krytý priestor, kde návštevníci a lyžiari nastupujú do lanovky a vystupujú z nej, a organizuje pohyb ľudí. Budova je dlhá 41 metrov a široká 15 až 26 metrov, s oceľovým rámom a základmi zo železobetónu. Matný čierny kovový obklad odkazuje na miestny priemysel ťažby železnej rudy, zatiaľ čo v interiéroch je použité drevo. Tvar budovy bol optimalizovaný pre silný vietor a vysoké zaťaženie snehom.

The Recognition

About the Zlatá cena A' Design Award

Narvik Gondola Station Stanica lanovky je laureát Zlatej ceny A' Design Award, nesmierne prestížneho uznania udeľovaného prvotriednym, úžasným a vynikajúcim dizajnom. Laureáti Zlatej ceny sú mimoriadne inovatívne, vizionárske a žiarivo oslnivé výtvory, ktoré odrážajú génia, múdrosť a majstrovstvo svojich dizajnérov. Od Narvik Gondola Station Stanica lanovky sa očakáva, že bude vysoko chváleným, trendotvorným a monumentálnym vynálezom, ktorý prináša bezprecedentnú hodnotu. Tento dizajn ocenený Zlatou cenou A' Design Award je pôsobivé, rešpektované dielo, ktoré vo veľkej miere prináša úžitok a posúva hranice umenia, vedy, dizajnu a technológie. Narvik Gondola Station Stanica lanovky vyvoláva intenzívne pocity túžby, prebúdza vášeň, povzbudzuje kreativitu a fascinuje nás.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Narvik top station is the mountain top station for the new gondola on the top point of the ski slopes in Narvikfjellet, a ski resort directly above the Narvik city centre and characterised by one of the steepest height to length ratios - from a 1000 meter above sea level down to the sea, offering some amazing scenery with the view out the Ofoten fiord to the World Heritage area of Lofoten.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length: 41m
Width: 15-26m
Top height above average terrain: 12m
Tags: gondola, topstation, skiresort, narvik, narvikfjellet, alpineresort, skiing
Production Technology: The construction planning focused on optimising shape, construction and materials against heavy wind force and snow loads. Steel frame construction. Reinforced concrete foundations. Matte black metal cladding.
Design Challenge: Optimisation of the combination of gondola requirements and natural forces to be accounted for.
Research: Optimal positioning of gondola cable line, specific bottom and top station location as seen in connection with complete slopes, flow of people and overall organisation of resort. Climatic conditions, wind forces, snow loads and snow drift patterns. Functional requirements (visitors, skiers, technical requirements). Structure optimisation, shape and minimising material usage.
Inspiration: The design forms part of the overall design philosophy of the Narvik Arctic Resort which seeks to express a connection between the city's industrial history and the surrounding dramatic nature. Narvik is shipping-port for the rail and ship transportation of iron ore, represented in the black metal cladding and shaping of the buildings of the resort and the forested mountains represented in the wooden interiors.
Project Duration: Built during fall of 2018, opened for the 2019 winter season in Narvik, Norway.
Operation Flow: The structure is tailor made to gondola specifications and also climatic conditions, while at the same time adhering to the overall design strategy of the resort. It provides safe landing at the top of the mountain for the gondolas with visitors and skiers exiting or boarding the gondola in a sheltered space which also organise the traffic flow of people.
Team Members: Snorre Stinessen
Emanuela Bonardi
Image Credits: Rune Dahl - photos