The lantern. Werk and Snøhetta win the maritime center competition on the North Sea
21/11/2019.
[Esbjerg] Denmark
metalocus, ÁNGEL TORNE
metalocus, ÁNGEL TORNE
Project description by WERK Arkitekter
Connection between city and water.
The lantern is a building that reflects the forces of the sea and creates a connection between the city and the harbor.
Like a lighthouse, the maritime center has to face the sea and literally light up. The lantern will be a new landmark for the Port of Esbjerg.
Enjoy unique, maritime community
The Lantern brings together the associations of Esbjerg Harbor in a house with no backsides and creates a new, unique community. Here there is room for the experienced diver, the tireless calms and the school class who will catch crabs, but also for the random passer-by who catches a glimpse into a fantastic world of heaven and sea.
The hall
The lantern consists of of two central areas that create activity and cohesion. The hall provides a framework for the associations' common practical facilities with space for equipment, tools and equipment. Here there is direct contact with the water, space to flush boats and meet about workshop activities.
The Social Heart
With two skylights, contact is made to the Social Heart on the floor above, where the associations' individual areas are placed close around an inviting common space and terrace, which becomes a new urban space in itself. In the shelter of wind and weather, people gather in the house's Social Heart and exchange experiences about the sea.
"The proposal is distinguished by combining the desire for a fascinating and innovative architecture with high functionality and the intention to create a framework that supports the community and creates a new cohesion between the actors."
Jury
Snøhetta is an integrated architecture, landscape, and interior design company based in Oslo, Norway, and New York City, formed in 1989 and led by principals Craig Dykers and Kjetil Thorsen. The firm, which is named after one of Norway's highest mountain peaks, has approximately 100 staff members working on projects around the world. The practice pursues a collaborative, transdisciplinary approach, with people from multiple professions working together to explore diverse perspectives on each project.
Snøhetta has completed a number of critically acclaimed cultural projects, including the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt; the National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, Norway; and the Lillehammer Art Museum in Norway. Current projects include the National September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion at the World Trade Center site in New York.
In 2004 Snøhetta received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and in 2009 the firm was honored with the Mies van der Rohe Award. Snøhetta is the only company to have twice won the World Architecture Award for best cultural building, in 2002 for the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and in 2008 for the National Opera and Ballet in Oslo.