Narvik Gondola Station 吊車站 by Snorre Stinessen

Narvik Gondola Station 吊車站 by Snorre Stinessen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 金獎 in 建築、樓宇及結構設計 Competition Category.

金建築· 2020

Narvik Gondola Station 吊車站

by Snorre Stinessen

Client: Narvikfjellet

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 建築 Category

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The Design

About Narvik Gondola Station 吊車站

納爾維克吊車站係挪威納爾維克市上方一個滑雪度假村嘅吊車線山頂站。呢個車站提供咗一個有遮蔽嘅空間，畀遊客同滑雪者上落吊車，並且有效組織人流。建築物長41米，闊15至26米，採用鋼框架結構同鋼筋混凝土地基。啞黑色金屬外牆呼應當地嘅鐵礦石工業，而室內就採用木材。建築造型經過優化，能夠抵禦強風同厚重積雪嘅荷載。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Narvik Gondola Station 吊車站是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Narvik Gondola Station 吊車站將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Narvik Gondola Station 吊車站激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

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