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December 13, 2015
 
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Aurland Look Out by Saunders, Wilhelmsen | Photo © Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

Aurland Look Out By Saunders, Wilhelmsen Photo © Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

Architects: Saunders arkitektur, Wilhelmsen arkitektur
Location: Aurland, Norway
Photographer: Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

Architects: The site is above Aurland, a small town in Sogn og Fjordane, one of the larger fjords on the West Coast of Norway. Aurland is three hours drive from Bergen, Norway’s second largest city. We were one of three architecture firms invited to deliver a design proposal for this site. After winning we worked on detail drawings for the project together with Node Engineers, Bergen. The project was built in Fall 2005 and was officially opened in June 2006.

640m over Aurland and 20120 km from Tokyo

The place has attracted people from all over the world. We called our competition entry «640m over Aurland and 20120 km from Tokyo», keeping in mind the uniqueness of the place in the bigger picture.

Aurland Look Out by Saunders, Wilhelmsen | Photo © Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

Aurland Look Out by Saunders, Wilhelmsen | Photo © Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

Nature first and architecture second was the guiding principal when we sat down to design this project. It was immediately obvious to us that in such beautiful surroundings one must make the least possible encroachment in the existing landscape and terrain. The landscape is so fantastic that it is difficult to improve the place, but at the same time very easy to destroy the atmosphere by inserting too many elements into the site. Even though we have chosen an expressive form, the concept is a form of minimalism, in an attempt to conserve and complement the existing nature.

The construction creates a distinct horizon; a bridge in the open room of this large fjord

To make the situation even more dramatic it was important for us to create the experience of leaving the mountainside. We wanted people to come out in the air. The construction creates a distinct horizon; a bridge in the open room of this large fjord. It is imperative that the landscape and the vegetation not altered, but are protected so that one came come out from the landscape and experience it from new standpoint.

We have managed to behold all of the large pine trees on the site. This allows us to create an interaction between the structure and nature.

Aurland Look Out by Saunders, Wilhelmsen | Photo © Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

Aurland Look Out by Saunders, Wilhelmsen | Photo © Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

Aurland Look Out by Saunders, Wilhelmsen | Photo © Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

Aurland Look Out by Saunders, Wilhelmsen | Photo © Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

Aurland Look Out by Saunders, Wilhelmsen | Photo © Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

Aurland Look Out by Saunders, Wilhelmsen | Photo © Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

Aurland Look Out by Saunders, Wilhelmsen | Photo © Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

Aurland Look Out by Saunders, Wilhelmsen | Photo © Bent René Synnevåg, Nils Vik

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