Nordic architecture and Nature cannot be separated, nor thought without taking into consideration the strong bond between the two. Nordic peoples, unlike the other European, go ‘into’ the forest-nature instead of going ‘out of’ it: although it is only a semantic expression, it marks a fundamental cultural trait. Nature is protagonist and as such has shaped and rendered an architectural taxonomy, characterized by purity and essentiality, where Euclidean geometry with some variation prevail. The rigour of expressivity is balanced by the constant quest for daylight, which scarcity is the main drive to the ingenuity of the Nordic architecture, in particular 20th century architecture. Nordic culture and its architecture were the primary source for the development of the project. The term ‘Nordic’ is intentionally used in place of ‘Scandinavian’ to include Finland, because Nordic classicism has extended way farther the conventional geographic boundaries. The project is located on the Malmö’s current coastal line, in Sweden, northernmost point of Västra Hamnen, former naval industrial district until the early 2000s. The context is both artificial, because of Västra Hamnen island, and natural due to the omnipresence of the sea: from a barely visible podium stripe the Nordbo Lighthouse Tower elevates up to 146 meters above the site area, over the Öresund strait. The tower pays homage to the urban landscape and to the historic city symbol Kockumskranen, worldwide famous record tall naval crane. The purity of shape of the Nordbo Lighthouse Tower marks an ultimate boundary to the urbanization, it also stands up as a lighthouse welcoming whoever approaches the coast from the Öresund strait and the bridge. It symbolically guards the artificial shore, similarly to the historic Malmö Castle, once standing on the natural coastline. Essentiality and clarity extend to the material choice: carefully balanced transparency lets daylight in, wooden details are present along with the innovative and sustainable silica fume concrete.
L’architettura nordica è inscindibile dalla Natura ed è sbagliato pensarla senza considerare il forte legame tra le due. Non a caso in paesi nordici si dice ‘andare dentro’ (nella foresta-natura), all’opposto di come ci si esprime nel resto d’Europa, ovvero ‘andare fuori’: la sola espressione linguistica ne denota la cultura. Questa Natura protagonista ha plasmato e restituito una tassonomia architettonica pura ed essenziale, composta da forme euclidee e, talvolta, loro interazioni. Un’espressività rigorosa, con forte considerazione verso la luce naturale, la cui scarsità ha caratterizzato il genio dell’architettura nordica, specialmente nel Novecento. La cultura nordica, nella sua espressione architettonica, è stata fonte primaria a cui gli autori hanno attinto per lo sviluppo del progetto. Si parla proprio di ‘nordica’ e non di ‘scandinava’, con l’intenzione di includere la Finlandia, poiché il classicismo nordico in architettura si è esteso ben oltre i confini geografici convenzionali. Il progetto si colloca sulla riva odierna di Malmö, Svezia, punta nord di Västra Hamnen, fulcro dell’industria navale fino agli anni 2000. Il contesto è artificiale per via dell’isola di Västra Hamnen, ma anche naturale per la preponderante presenza del mare: all’interno dell’area di progetto la Nordbo Lighthouse Tower, un cilindro puro di 146 metri di altezza, si eleva sullo stretto di Öresund a partire da una piastra appena accennata. La torre rende omaggio al paesaggio urbano e allo storico simbolo della città, Kockumskranen, carroponte navale noto in tutto il mondo per la sua eccezionale altezza. La purezza delle forme della Nordbo Lighthouse Tower segna un limite invalicabile all’urbanizzazione e, al tempo stesso, come un faro, accoglie e dà il benvenuto a chi arriva dallo stretto e dal ponte Öresund. Simbolicamente difende l’ingresso dalla costa artificiale, così come lo storico castello un tempo dalla riva naturale della città. L’essenzialità e la chiarezza del progetto si estendono alle scelte materiche, dove la trasparenza, opportunamente bilanciata, invita la luce naturale all’interno degli spazi; il legno, imprescindibile, si accompagna al cemento, innovativo e sostenibile per la presenza del fumo di silice.
Nordbo lighthouse tower : project for a public, mixed-use tower in Malmo, Sweden
Maslova, Maria;Sassone, Alessia;Carlini, Nicolo'
2022/2023
Abstract
Nordic architecture and Nature cannot be separated, nor thought without taking into consideration the strong bond between the two. Nordic peoples, unlike the other European, go ‘into’ the forest-nature instead of going ‘out of’ it: although it is only a semantic expression, it marks a fundamental cultural trait. Nature is protagonist and as such has shaped and rendered an architectural taxonomy, characterized by purity and essentiality, where Euclidean geometry with some variation prevail. The rigour of expressivity is balanced by the constant quest for daylight, which scarcity is the main drive to the ingenuity of the Nordic architecture, in particular 20th century architecture. Nordic culture and its architecture were the primary source for the development of the project. The term ‘Nordic’ is intentionally used in place of ‘Scandinavian’ to include Finland, because Nordic classicism has extended way farther the conventional geographic boundaries. The project is located on the Malmö’s current coastal line, in Sweden, northernmost point of Västra Hamnen, former naval industrial district until the early 2000s. The context is both artificial, because of Västra Hamnen island, and natural due to the omnipresence of the sea: from a barely visible podium stripe the Nordbo Lighthouse Tower elevates up to 146 meters above the site area, over the Öresund strait. The tower pays homage to the urban landscape and to the historic city symbol Kockumskranen, worldwide famous record tall naval crane. The purity of shape of the Nordbo Lighthouse Tower marks an ultimate boundary to the urbanization, it also stands up as a lighthouse welcoming whoever approaches the coast from the Öresund strait and the bridge. It symbolically guards the artificial shore, similarly to the historic Malmö Castle, once standing on the natural coastline. Essentiality and clarity extend to the material choice: carefully balanced transparency lets daylight in, wooden details are present along with the innovative and sustainable silica fume concrete.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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