On Moskenesøyaan island in the southern end of Norway‘s Lofoten archipelago, Oslo-based studio Manthey Kula has finished a roadside rest stop with rust-red outside sits strikingly contrary to the landscape.
At particular times of year, the wild but gorgeous landscape of Moskenesøya is buffeted by intense winds. The’Akkarvikodden’ rest stop was developed to replace an old bathroom facility which was lifted from its foundation during such gale. When designing the replacement, Manthey Kula’s primary objective was to create a construction robust enough to withstand these punishing winds. The architects decided to do that by counteracting such pressure with bodily weight. Crafted from sheets of corten steel–a material made to create a rust-like look from exposure to weather the construction itself is easy and small. Welded together on a place, the excellent assembly includes two large glass openings that offer a perspective to the skies and reflect the horizon. The architects chose to not create opinions of the surrounding landscape a characteristic of the construction. On an aesthetic level, their goal was much more conceptual. “The adventure of this area, sea, and mountains, along with also the craggy coastal climate is quite extreme,” Kula mentioned in a statement concerning the job. “The restrooms were supposed to present a pause in the beliefs of the surrounding character, offering an adventure of distinct sensuous qualities.”
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