Narvik Gondola Station Ibùdó Gondola by Snorre Stinessen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
WúràÌkọ́lé· 2020
Narvik Gondola Station Ibùdó Gondola
Client: Narvikfjellet
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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About Narvik Gondola Station Ibùdó Gondola
Ibùdó Gondola ti Narvik ni ibùdó orí òkè ti ọ̀nà gondola kan ní ibi ìgbafẹ́ eré-orí-yìnyín kan lókè ìlú Narvik, ní orílẹ̀-èdè Norway. Ibùdó náà pèsè ààyè ààbò níbi tí àwọn àlejò àti àwọn agbérin-yìnyín ti ń wọ gondola tí wọ́n sì ń jáde kúrò nínú rẹ̀, ó sì ń ṣètò ìṣàn ìrìn àwọn ènìyàn. Ilé náà gùn tó mítà mọ́kànlélógójì, ó sì fẹ̀ láti mítà mẹ́ẹ̀ẹ́dógún dé mẹ́rìndínlọ́gbọ̀n, pẹ̀lú fọ́nrán irin àti ìpìlẹ̀ kọnkéré tí a fi irin ró lágbára. Aṣọ irin dúdú aláìdán tí a fi bo ara ilé náà ń tọ́ka sí ilé-iṣẹ́ ohun-alumọ́ni irin ìbílẹ̀ náà, nígbà tí a lo igi nínú àwọn ààyè inú ilé. A ṣe àgbékalẹ̀ ìrísí rẹ̀ ní ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ fún ẹ̀fúùfù líle àti ìwúwo yìnyín ńlá.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award
Narvik Gondola Station Ibùdó Gondola jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele àkọ́kọ́, tó jẹ́ ìyanu tó sì yàtọ̀. Àwọn olùborí Wúrà jẹ́ àwọn ẹ̀dá tó ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun gidigidi, tó ní ojú-ìwòye tó jìnnà tó sì ń tàn yòò tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ọgbọ́n, òye àti ìjáfáfá àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Narvik Gondola Station Ibùdó Gondola yóò jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tí a yìn gidigidi, tó ń gbé ìtẹ̀sí kalẹ̀ tó sì jẹ́ ìrántí tó ń mú iye tí a kò rí rí wá. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àkànṣe tó yani lẹ́nu tí a bọ̀wọ̀ fún tó ṣe anfàní gidigidi tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. Narvik Gondola Station Ibùdó Gondola ń dá ìmọ̀lára ìfẹ́ tó lágbára sílẹ̀, ń jí ìtara, ń gbé ìṣẹ̀dá lárugẹ tó sì ń fà wá mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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
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