program: Viewpoint and recreation area
client: Norwegian public roads administration
size: 500 m2
commission type: direct commission
status: sketch project
year: scheduled completion 2011
The Geiranger fjord is listed on the UNESCO world heritage list and ranks as one of the most spectacular fjord landscapes in the world. The sheer intensity of impressions can sometimes be overwhelming, for on clear days it is as if the world was never quite as transparently deep and saturated as it is in Geiranger. The project is located in the midst of this natural intensity, by the water’s edge. The intention was to create a platform –in the figure of a wooden pier– that would work as a discreet yet robust element where travellers and local people could meet and blend in an unassuming and relaxed manner; a kind of counterweight to the spectacular scenery, which makes the experience of Geiranger even richer....more
