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Skreda rest area and car parking
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Floor G2 with furniture
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Skreda rest area furniture and railing
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Ramp B looking over Offersøystraumen
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Sea side vegetation and landscape
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Site Plan
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Concrete ramps and floors plan
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Furniture and railing plan
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Sea side vegetation plan and section
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Furniture geometry
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All furniture surfaces
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Furniture and railing element
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Illustration
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A2 Sheet
Skreda Roadside Rest Area
Manthey Kula. Lofoten, Norway
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Name of work in English
Skreda Roadside Rest Area
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Name of work in original language
Skreda Rasteplass
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2019
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Work Location
Lofoten, Norway
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Studio
Manthey Kula
EUmies Awards 2019 Nominees
The new project aims to establish an inviting floor where travelers can find pleasure in searching for seating and from where they can enjoy the beautiful view across the water. The platform is subordinate to the landscape, yet its convex geometry contributes to place the visitors in an exposed, but secure position in the center of the large open space.
Collaborators
Structural engineering: Siv. ing. Finn-Erik Nilsen, Dr. Techn. Kristoffer Apeland
Program
Landscape
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Labels
Facilities
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Client
National Tourist Routes in Norway
Total gross floor
530 m²
Completion
2018
Cost
170 €/m²
The new project consists of the platform which is constructed of steel sheets spanning between concrete foundations. These foundations form floors for the furniture, ramps and stair. The furniture consists of benches, tables and railings all structurally interdependent, all made from bent standard flat steel bolted or welded together to form stable elements. There are thirty different surfaces to sit on and by. Each piece has a different pattern in solid colours painted on the steel surface, covered with a cast of clear polyurethane. This material is warmer to touch than steel and highly reflective; mirroring the ever-changing sky. The painted pattern indicates the construction of the furniture. Each piece is only directly connected to two legs, the third supporting leg is placed outside the piece itself, as part of the adjoining handrail. I this way a triangular pattern is established.
The geometry of the overall organization of the area is rooted in driving patterns and the magnificent view of Nappstraumen. The design of the different elements is the result of rational considerations about function and building processes and an irrational affinity for curved lines and solid colours.
Steel, concrete, polyurethane