Gateway to Lofoten Gusaling Apartment by Manuela Hardy

Gateway to Lofoten Gusaling Apartment by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award na Bakal in Disenyo ng Arkitektura, Gusali at Estruktura Competition Category.

BakalArkitektura· 2022

Gateway to Lofoten Gusaling Apartment

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat

A' Design Award na Bakal Winner in Arkitektura Category

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The Design

About Gateway to Lofoten Gusaling Apartment

Ang Gateway to Lofoten ay isang gusaling apartment na idinisenyo para sa Roest sa Lofoten. Ang anyo nito ay inspirado ng mga tradisyunal na bahay-pangisda at ng mahabang kasaysayan ng lokal na pangingisda ng cod at produksyon ng stockfish. Ginagabayan ng mga lokal na kaugalian sa pagtatayo ang hugis at pagpili ng mga materyales, habang may idinagdag na modernong pagbabago sa pamamagitan ng magkaparehong-repleksyon na mga gable roof sa mas mababang bahagi ng gusali. Ang mas mababang istruktura ay magaan at nakabitin mula sa parehong slab na semento na sumusuporta sa mga itaas na antas. Ang gusali ay 38 metro ang lapad, 7.7 metro ang lalim, at tatlong palapag ang taas. Naglalaman ito ng mga studio apartment at mas malalaking apartment.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Bakal

Ang Gateway to Lofoten Gusaling Apartment ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bakal, isang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga mahuhusay na disenyong tumutugon sa mga propesyonal at pang-industriyang kinakailangang inaasahan sa mga mahusay na pagkakadisenyong likha. Ang mga nagwagi ng Bakal ay nagpapakita ng dakilang husay, mataas na espesyalisasyon, dalubhasang pag-unawa at kakayahang malikhain ng kanilang mga lumikha. Inaasahang ang Gateway to Lofoten Gusaling Apartment ay isang lubos na pinahahalagahan, hinahangaan at minamahal na likhang praktikal at makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bakal ay nagsasama ng pinakamahuhusay na kasanayan ng industriya at may mahuhusay na katangiang teknikal na may kasamang kaalaman at talento. Ang Gateway to Lofoten Gusaling Apartment ay iginagalang dahil sa kaingatan nito at idinisenyo upang maghatid ng mga pagpapabuti sa kalidad ng buhay na tumutulong gawing mas mabuting lugar ang mundo.

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