Design in Context
The aim of the studio was to create an office. This workshop of two weeks in Nyksund allowed us to experiment a real professional immersion, directly in touch with the different clients, also inhabitants of a little community in a fishing village along the fjord.
People of this micro-city introduce us to different problematic that can represent their daily life in a touristic place. The project presented here focuses on the entrance of the peninsula. The introduction of vehicles is limited so it was a need to rehabilitate the parking space on the other side of the mohol. This village along the cost is really exposed to extreme conditions during the long winter so it can not allowed the construction of light or risky structures. It becomes necessary to think with the site and its geographical characteristics. A plurality of potential materials are already present on the site and have proven for hundreds of years their robustness against storms. Working with rocks seemed clear. Isolated, they will be used to divide and camouflage the many cars parked during the summer to preserve the character of the place. Also, rocky mass close to the car park create cavities inspiring more intimate spaces, potential for the installation of a public bathroom. These buildings materials are already present on the site so they create a richer experience for visitors who will be directly in contact with the rock, whether as wall or gabillons to create floor structures.
Team: Manon Darde, Eskild Krogli Brygfjeld, Camille Defenin
