Project: Trollstigen Visitor Centre
Architecture: Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
Geo: Møre og Romsdal, NO
As promised, I continue to publish interesting projects by RRA. It’s important to keep in mind that the complex we will discuss was completed back in 2012. This is significant because many minimalist-style buildings from the 2000s to the 2010s, made of glass, concrete, and raw iron, often result in absurdities, creating frankly unworkable and pretentious architectural compositions. Our guest today is an example of the opposite: here, form, materials, and surroundings harmoniously converge.
Architects designing projects in mountainous areas, especially in protected zones, bear a heightened responsibility for maintaining a balanced appearance both within and beyond the construction boundaries. It’s like with Remote Glamping in Kyrgyzstan: the buildings do not seem foreign at all, despite the absolutely infrastructure-less Martian landscape. Unfortunately, there are also reverse situations where fantastic landscape panoramas are marred by illogical and tasteless man-made structures, but I won’t provide examples.
But let’s return to Norway. I’d like to highlight another fact that adds weight to the project and may not be obvious to those distant from architecture. The unpredictability of mountain weather, logistical challenges, and requirements for the complex’s autonomy significantly increase the already high complexity of implementation. Therefore, while studying the photos of the guest center on the tourist route with the unassuming name "Troll's Path," one has a single desire: to see it in person urgently.
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Architecture: Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
Geo: Møre og Romsdal, NO
As promised, I continue to publish interesting projects by RRA. It’s important to keep in mind that the complex we will discuss was completed back in 2012. This is significant because many minimalist-style buildings from the 2000s to the 2010s, made of glass, concrete, and raw iron, often result in absurdities, creating frankly unworkable and pretentious architectural compositions. Our guest today is an example of the opposite: here, form, materials, and surroundings harmoniously converge.
Architects designing projects in mountainous areas, especially in protected zones, bear a heightened responsibility for maintaining a balanced appearance both within and beyond the construction boundaries. It’s like with Remote Glamping in Kyrgyzstan: the buildings do not seem foreign at all, despite the absolutely infrastructure-less Martian landscape. Unfortunately, there are also reverse situations where fantastic landscape panoramas are marred by illogical and tasteless man-made structures, but I won’t provide examples.
But let’s return to Norway. I’d like to highlight another fact that adds weight to the project and may not be obvious to those distant from architecture. The unpredictability of mountain weather, logistical challenges, and requirements for the complex’s autonomy significantly increase the already high complexity of implementation. Therefore, while studying the photos of the guest center on the tourist route with the unassuming name "Troll's Path," one has a single desire: to see it in person urgently.
@gorkjournal