View from the sea when main gate is open. | Photo © Pasi Aalto
Architects: Marianne Lżbersli Sżrstrżm, Yashar Hanstad
Photographer: Pasi Alto
Location: Aure Kommune, More og Romsdal, Norway
Client: Stein Erik Sżrstrżm
Project: Boathouse
Cost: 250 000 NOK / 4 634 EUR
Building period: April 2010 – January 2011
Area: 77 m2
Project Description: The boathouse is a cultural and historical hallmark of Norway’s coastal regions, where fishing used to be the primary profession. They have traditionally been used for storing boats and fishing gear, but today many of them are being converted for recreational summer use. This particular boathouse is located on the outermost reaches of the Moere-coast, and it hails from the middle of the eighteenth century. It was in such bad state that the owner decided to tear it down and build it anew. The simplicity of the old building, its good placement and honest use of materials would become key sources of inspiration for the design of the new building. Great emphasis was placed on the main construction, the gates of the gable wall and the adaptable long facade.
The disclosed and somewhat unavailable location made material-reuse very desirable
Old windows from a nearby farmhouse were collected and sorted. The placement of these windows became key in deciding what distance to use between the pillars in the main construction.
During the process of tearing down the old boathouse it was discovered that the structure had been built on unstable clay-ground. The new building therefore rests on H-profiles eight meters in length, spanning across a crevice in the bedrock. The white painted main construction of the new boathouse was built on site. In order to ease the foundation work, parts of the wall construction is resting directly on mountainous ground.
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- View from the sea. | Photo © Pasi Aalto
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- Hinged panels transform the space. Either delimited or open. | Photo © Pasi Aalto
The cladding is made from Norwegian pine, pressure treated using a product based on environmentally friendly biological waste from the production of sugar (Kebony). The outer layer needs no maintenance and in time it will give the boathouse a silvery gray patina. The gates in the south facade turn around a steel rod pivot and create a sheltered outdoor area. The backlit cotton canvas gives a comfortable light, while the steel roof of the old boathouse protect the gates from the wear and tear of the harsh climate.
The cladding is made from pressure treated Norwegian pine – Kebony
150-year-old materials from the old boathouse are used to clad some of the indoor surfaces, and behind this cladding one can find most of the constructions bracing. A tabletop rested on old bullhead rails makes a working bench four meters in length for gutting fish and storing tools.
An adaptable design approach and flexibility in the building process coupled with a high degree of presence on the work site have been crucial for the final result of this project. Rational choices in regards to material use, method of construction and detailing have given this boathouse its distinguished architectural features. The building remains true to the historical and cultural heritage of Norway’s coastal regions while catering to new modes of usage.
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- Interior view. Visible structure and secondary elements when door panels are open. | Photo © Pasi Aalto
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- Detail of the hinged panels. | Photo © Pasi Aalto
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- Flexibility: outside and inside can become a closed up or one continuous space. | Photo © Pasi Aalto
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- Interior view. Visible structure and secondary elements when main gate is open. | Photo © Pasi Aalto
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- Interior view. Visible structure and secondary elements. | Photo © Pasi Aalto
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- Recycled windows displayed in continuous lines from wall to roof. | Photo © Pasi Aalto
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- Detail of connection between wall and roof both with cladding and windows. | Photo © Pasi Aalto
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- NPA and the surrounding landscape. | Photo © Pasi Aalto
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- Night view. The building illuminated from the inside-out. | Photo © Pasi Aalto
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