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David Kohn Architects
511 Highgate Studios
53-79 Highgate Road
London NW5 1TL

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Europan 7
Sheltered gardens

1/10 Sheltered gardens

Bund (Hiddensee)

2/10 Bund (Hiddensee)

Typical Tromsø fishing warehouse

3/10 Typical Tromsø fishing warehouse

Beside Tromsø Fjord

4/10 Beside Tromsø Fjord

Gathering public facilities

5/10 Gathering public facilities

Site plan

6/10 Site plan

Site section

7/10 Site section

A new housing typology

8/10 A new housing typology

Sectional perspective

9/10 Sectional perspective

Loft-like interiors

10/10 Loft-like interiors

Open competition entry 2003

The extraordinary site, between coastal mountains and the Tromsø fjord is a former aggregate wharf.  The proposal begins with collecting the granite aggregate into a network of raised paths and fields. In their  lee are clustered large shared houses of generous loft-like spaces with views over the fjord, reminiscent of local fishing warehouses. The houses and bunds together shelter gardens from the extremes of the local climate.

A collaboration with Rod Heyes

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