Gateway to Lofoten Isakhiwo Sokuhlala by Manuela Hardy

Gateway to Lofoten Isakhiwo Sokuhlala by Manuela Hardy is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweZakhiwo, Isakhiwo kunye neMilo Competition Category.

IntsimbiUyilo lweZakhiwo· 2022

Gateway to Lofoten Isakhiwo Sokuhlala

by Manuela Hardy

Client: Lampholmen & Røst sjømat

Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Winner in Uyilo lweZakhiwo Category

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The Design

About Gateway to Lofoten Isakhiwo Sokuhlala

Gateway to Lofoten sisakhiwo sokuhlala esiyilelwe iRoest eLofoten. Umbo wesi sakhiwo ufumana ugqirha kwizindlu zoloyiso zendabuko kunye nembali ende yendawo yokuloba iikodi nokuvelisa i-stockfish. Amasiko endawo okwakha akhokela umbo kunye nokukhethwa kwezinto zokwakha, ngeli xesha isimbo sanamhlanje sidityaniswa ngophahla olubukeka ngendlela efanayo kwicandelo elingezantsi lesakhiwo. Isakhelo esingezantsi silula kwaye lixhomekeke kwiplanga enye yekhonkrithi exhasa amanqanaba angentla. Isakhiwo sibanzi ngeemitha ezingama-38, sinzulu yeemitha ezisi-7.7 kwaye sinamanqanaba amathathu ukuya phezulu. Siqulathe iiflethi ezincinci (studio apartments) kunye neeflethi ezinkulu.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award

Gateway to Lofoten Isakhiwo Sokuhlala ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo okunikwa imiyilo elungileyo eyanelisa iimfuno zobungcali neemveliso ezilindelekileyo kwimveliso ezicwangciswe kakuhle. Abaphumeleleyo beNtsimbi babonisa ubuchule obukhulu, ubuchule obuphezulu, ukuqonda kwengcali namandla okuyila abayili babo. Gateway to Lofoten Isakhiwo Sokuhlala iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo neyinto entsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award udibanisa iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu zemboleko kwaye unezimpawu zobuchwephesha ezifanelekileyo ezidityaniswe nolwazi netalente. Gateway to Lofoten Isakhiwo Sokuhlala iyahlonelwa ngenxa yenkcukacha yayo kwaye yacwangciselwa ukunika uphuculo lomgangatho wobomi olunceda ukwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono.

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