Trekronaa Fale Laitiiti by Manuela Hardy

Trekronaa Fale Laitiiti by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Apamemea in Mamanu Fausaga Fale Competition Category.

ApamemeaFausaga Fale· 2022

Trekronaa Fale Laitiiti

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Henrik Stokkeland

A' Design Award Apamemea Winner in Fausaga Fale Category

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The Design

About Trekronaa Fale Laitiiti

O Trekronaa o se fale laitiiti na fausia i totonu o laau paina i Ogna, Nouei. O le fale mautotogi e faataatia i luga o se faavaa uamea e lagolagoina e vae uamea e tolu i luga o le sima, ma e foliga mai o le fausaga e opeopea ma pai malulu i le eleele. O se faavaa laupapa e ufiufi i le accoya, ma e taitai atu se ala tetele i le faitotoa ulufale lea e ave ai foi laina o le vai ma le eletise. I totonu o le 15 mita fasitasi, o le fuafuaga e iai se faletaele laitiiti, umukuka, laulau taumafataga, nofoa umi ma moega mo tagata e fa i le lima. O le mamanu e tuufaatasia ai le mafanafana faapea foi le feso'ota'i vavalalata ma le vaomatua siomia ai. E mafai ona siitia le fale laitiiti e aunoa ma se maufaailoga o totoe i tua.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Apamemea

O le A' Design Award Apamemea na manumalo ai Trekronaa Fale Laitiiti, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu ese e iloga i le fatufatuaʻi, le atamai ma le poto. O ē manumalo i le Apamemea o mea e iai le tomai atoa ma fatufatuaʻi mataʻina e faamaonia ai le poto masani tele, le mafaufau ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Trekronaa Fale Laitiiti e avea ma mea e vivii tele, ua pelepelea, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Apamemea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili i le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi ma e sili ona lelei i le mataituina o mea itiiti. Trekronaa Fale Laitiiti e faamalieina matagofie manaʻoga, pa i manaʻo, faalataina lagona ma faaosofia le fia iloa.

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