A CITY AT THE WATER

KLAKSVÍKA CITY FOR EVERYONE

A COHERRENT CITYA DYNAMIC CITY

A CITY RESPECTING ITS HISTORY

A DIVERSE CITY

By placing a regular dence grid over the existing city,we get a structure that relates to the existing citystructure which is mainly orientated with the landscape/conturelines, as well as it grabs onto the two sides and pulls them towardsthe middle (the site).

By stretching and twisting the net, a more diverse and �exible structure appears, which also has the ability of connecting tosome of the main roads and connection in the surrounding area,and in that way lead into the new space.It also gives some more interesting and various shapes within the istmus, which can lay as the base for where to place the building/how to divide the area (phases..?)

After having looked at which connections/links are most important, and pointing these out, a modi�cation of the grid/net seems locical. Wind is one of the main issues, and therefor long straigth roads and streets are not advisable, therefor by giving the roads a more irregularshape and creating some points where the road breaks, one is able to avoid creating big vindtunnels and also to create a more interesting walktrough the area.These breaks together with the smaller and narrower streets also create di�erent spaces within (where roads cross etc) and shape the di�erent quartiers.

Main links and movements within the site.

By placing a regular dence grid over the existing city,we get a structure that relates to the existing citystructure which is mainly orientated with the landscape/conturelines, as well as it grabs onto the two sides and pulls them towardsthe middle (the site).

By stretching and twisting the net, a more diverse and �exible structure appears, which also has the ability of connecting tosome of the main roads and connection in the surrounding area,and in that way lead into the new space.It also gives some more interesting and various shapes within the istmus, which can lay as the base for where to place the building/how to divide the area (phases..?)

After having looked at which connections/links are most important, and pointing these out, a modi�cation of the grid/net seems locical. Wind is one of the main issues, and therefor long straigth roads and streets are not advisable, therefor by giving the roads a more irregularshape and creating some points where the road breaks, one is able to avoid creating big vindtunnels and also to create a more interesting walktrough the area.These breaks together with the smaller and narrower streets also create di�erent spaces within (where roads cross etc) and shape the di�erent quartiers.

Main links and movements within the site.

By placing a regular dence grid over the existing city,we get a structure that relates to the existing citystructure which is mainly orientated with the landscape/conturelines, as well as it grabs onto the two sides and pulls them towardsthe middle (the site).

By stretching and twisting the net, a more diverse and �exible structure appears, which also has the ability of connecting tosome of the main roads and connection in the surrounding area,and in that way lead into the new space.It also gives some more interesting and various shapes within the istmus, which can lay as the base for where to place the building/how to divide the area (phases..?)

After having looked at which connections/links are most important, and pointing these out, a modi�cation of the grid/net seems locical. Wind is one of the main issues, and therefor long straigth roads and streets are not advisable, therefor by giving the roads a more irregularshape and creating some points where the road breaks, one is able to avoid creating big vindtunnels and also to create a more interesting walktrough the area.These breaks together with the smaller and narrower streets also create di�erent spaces within (where roads cross etc) and shape the di�erent quartiers.

Main links and movements within the site.

By placing a regular dence grid over the existing city,we get a structure that relates to the existing citystructure which is mainly orientated with the landscape/conturelines, as well as it grabs onto the two sides and pulls them towardsthe middle (the site).

By stretching and twisting the net, a more diverse and �exible structure appears, which also has the ability of connecting tosome of the main roads and connection in the surrounding area,and in that way lead into the new space.It also gives some more interesting and various shapes within the istmus, which can lay as the base for where to place the building/how to divide the area (phases..?)

After having looked at which connections/links are most important, and pointing these out, a modi�cation of the grid/net seems locical. Wind is one of the main issues, and therefor long straigth roads and streets are not advisable, therefor by giving the roads a more irregularshape and creating some points where the road breaks, one is able to avoid creating big vindtunnels and also to create a more interesting walktrough the area.These breaks together with the smaller and narrower streets also create di�erent spaces within (where roads cross etc) and shape the di�erent quartiers.

Main links and movements within the site.

By placing a regular dence grid over the existing city,we get a structure that relates to the existing citystructure which is mainly orientated with the landscape/conturelines, as well as it grabs onto the two sides and pulls them towardsthe middle (the site).

By stretching and twisting the net, a more diverse and �exible structure appears, which also has the ability of connecting tosome of the main roads and connection in the surrounding area,and in that way lead into the new space.It also gives some more interesting and various shapes within the istmus, which can lay as the base for where to place the building/how to divide the area (phases..?)

After having looked at which connections/links are most important, and pointing these out, a modi�cation of the grid/net seems locical. Wind is one of the main issues, and therefor long straigth roads and streets are not advisable, therefor by giving the roads a more irregularshape and creating some points where the road breaks, one is able to avoid creating big vindtunnels and also to create a more interesting walktrough the area.These breaks together with the smaller and narrower streets also create di�erent spaces within (where roads cross etc) and shape the di�erent quartiers.

Main links and movements within the site.

Streets and open spaces created withint the block struc ture.

Struc tures created within the net

Main l inks

The stretched net

The Net placed over the centre

CULTURE/RECREATIVE

MUNICIPAL

PRIVATE

RETAIL/OFFICES

MIXED USE

AT TROLA | 00700

CULTURE/RECREATIVE

MUNICIPAL

PRIVATE

RETAIL/OFFICES

MIXED USE

FØROYSKUR SAMMANDR ÁT TUR

INTRODUKSJÓNK laksvík er e in l ivandi og f jø lbroyttur býur. Í t rottur, tónle ikur og mentan eru í høgum metum í býnum og hevur hetta le ingi eyðkent høvuðsstaðin i norðoyggjum.Eitt annað, ið eyðkennir K laksvík ina er tann stóra og sera t ýdningarmik la f i sk iv innan. K laksvík hevur le ingi ver ið f i sk iv innuháborgin í Føroyum og koma f lestu av stóru t rolarunum haðani . Flestu k laksvík ingar - k v innur og menn, hava í longr i e l la st yttr i t íðarskeið arbeitt í f i sk iv innuni , á s jógvi e l la á landi .Endamál ið v ið hesi uppgávu er at koma við e inum uppskot i t i l hvussu K laksvík in - í e inum býarmessigum høpi – k ann lyf tast uppá á e i t t hægr i støði . M iðbýur in er spjaddur og ósamanhangandi , og er domineraður av ferðs lu og av at stórar fyr i tøkur - Føroya Bjór, Føroya Tele, Posta , Bank Nordik og E ik hava s ín i høvuðssæti mitt í býnum. Tað er sostatt ik k i nógv býar l ív, mentunar t i lboð el la smærr i handlar, ið draga íbúgvarnar at miðbýnum.Ti l far f rá Norðoyatunni l inum er brúkt t i l at fy l la út f ram við Biskupstøð og úrs l i t ið e i t t s tór t opið pláss, ið ik k i s tuðlar undir at sk apa e ina samanhangandi e ind.

VISJÓNÆtlanin v id hesum uppskot i er at sk apa e ina miðbýarkjarnu, ið er tætt bygd, er f jø l lbroytt , sk apar ymsar møguleik ar fyr i nýts lu og uppihaldi , gevur l ívd fyr i v indinum t vør turum eiðið og sum sk apar ta hei ld og tann býardám, ið K laksvik ini tør var.Hesi t i l tøk skulu tó gerast v ið varsemi . Tann sterk i samleik in , sum K laksvík in hevur, søgan, t i lk nýt ið t i l havið og f isk isk apin eru øl l evni , ið skulu havast f rammal iga i huga, tá lagt verður t i l rætt is .Støði má tak ast i K laksvik ini , sum hon er í dag, og heldur enn at sk apa e in nyggjan samleik a , e l la e ina nyggja K laksvík , spyr ja v i t heldur ; H vussu gera v i t núverandi K laksvík ina betur, samstundis sum vit varðveita tað serstak a v ið býnum?Hugskot ið er at endursk apa s jóvarmálan, ið hvar v v ið landfyl l ingini ; At sk apa e ina havnapromenadu, har neyst , handlar, café i r, gal lar í , egningarskúrar og íbúðir kunnu l iggja l ið um l ið og sk apa e ina „mixed use“ atmosferu. I nspirat iónin k ann dragast f rá te imum gomlu neystunum, ið longu l iggja f ram vid s jóvarmálan, og á hendan hátt k ann par tur av søguni og tað, ið eyðkennir K laksvík ina og Føroyar sum hei ld tulk ast og brúk ast á e in nýggjan hátt .

When planning the di f ferent phases, considerat ion has been taken to which func t ions are needed in the nearest future, at the same t ime establ ishing a coherent c i t yscape with natural r ythm and cont inuat ion a l ready f rom the f i rst phase. To avoid too many empt y bui lding lots, some of the blocks wi l l be planted with smal l t rees and meadows to create a temporar y park whi lst developing the new area.

I n the second phase the bui ldings around the shore and the main l inks wi l l me implemented as a cont inuat ion of phase one. The major i t y of the bui lding blocks wi l l now be with some bui l t s t ruc ture.

The third phase wi l l f i l l the rest of the space in the new s i te, and K laksvík wi l l now be a home to a new dense, var iated and dynamic c i t y center, which can later

KONSEPT//CONCEPT Æ TLAN//STRATEGY

NUVERANDI BYGNADUR//EXISTING STRUC TURE

THE FISHNE T

PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT//OPEN SPACES

BUILT STRUC TURE INFRASTRUC TURE AND OPEN SPACES TRAFFIC

TRAFFIC BLOCK STRUC TURE FUNC TIONS

0-10 YEARS 10-20 YEARS 20-25 YEARS

T ÍÐARÆ TLAN//PHASES

THE ME THODBy Plac ing a regural dence gr id over the exist ing c i t y, a st ruc ture re lat ing to the exist ing c i t y pattern - which is mainly or iented acording to the contures of the landscapes, appears and grabs onto the t wo s ides of the c i t y pul l ing them towards the middle.By stretching and t wist ing the net , a more diverse and f lex ible struc ture appears, en-abl ing the new architec ture to take place as wel l as connec t ing some of the main roads with the surrounding area.

By point ing out the most impor tant l inks and connec t ions, a modif icat ion of the gr id seems logical . As wind is one of the main issues in K laksvik , long stra ight roads are not advisable and therefore, a more i r regular shape with ’broken- gr id-pattern’ of roads wi l l avoid creat ing large windtunnels a lso enr iching the user ex-per ience. These breaks together with the smal ler and narrower streets a lso create the var iet y of spaces within the area and shape the di f ferent quar t iers .

THE RESULTFishnet appl ied to the exist ing bui ldings and roads wi l l connec t the t wo mountains and shores, creat ing a diverse space for new blocks and bui ldings, leading the users towards the centre - the Isthmus.The streched net wi l l a l low for var ious urban spaces as wel l as architec tural focal points, contr ibut ing to the creat ion of a v ibrant , pedestr ian-fr iendly and coherent c i t y centre.

K L A K S V Í K

THE LIVELY PROMENADE - A CONTEMPORARY INTERPRE TATION OF THE TRADITIONAL HARBOUR FRONT, COMBING FISH MARKE T, CAFES, SMALL SHOPS AND GALLERIES WITH THE T YPICAL BOATHOUSES AND ’EGNINGARSKÚRAR ’ - BAITINGSHEDS

V ISJÓN//VIS ION

QUALITIESThe access to the waterThe near landscape

ISSUESStrong wind and lack of shelterLack of coherrence

GOALSCreate a dense and var iated c i t y center, with diverse uses and shelter f rom the wind

To maintain K lak viks ident i t y as a c i t y by the sea , and instead of changing i t , mak ing i t better with of fset in the exist ingRecreate the shorel ine, that was lost when the isthmus was establ ished

K laksvík , a town surrounded by the unusual and spec tacular landscape, st rongly re lated to the f ishing industr y, spor ts , music and culture, i s cer ta inly the c i t y of a great potent ia l . Yet , i t lacks the major strucutre and coherence – the c i t y centre and the l inks connec t ing the t wo s ides of the town. With major i t y of open spaces and scattered bui ldings in the centra l area exposed to the strong wind, i t appears to be the 'dr ive -through' p lace, instead of being the main point of attrac t ion.This a l l , however, can be understood as a great oppor tunit y for creat ing a higher qual i t y urban space, and which is going to be addressed in the AT TROLA proposal .

K l A K S v í K AS A vIBR ANT & COHERENT CIT Y DE vElOPED WITH RESPEC T TO EXISTING IDENTIT Y AND lOC Al TR ADITIONS

AIMS:- To l ink the t wo seperated s ides of town by providing the coherent infrastruc ture and mul i t func t ional spaces in the centra l area- To prevent the wind by densi fy ing the open areas with the bui l t s t ruc tures- To improve the qual i t y of ever yday l i fe by introducing a diverse and a mult i fuc t ional c i t y centre- To make the most out of the exist ing

THE INSPIRATIONThe f ishnet , such common f ishing tool of a s imple and regular gr id struc ture, yet , h ides a much deeper meaning behind.I ts regular, though f lex ible struc ture p laced over the K laksvík area , connec ts the new centre with the exist ing (a l ready gr id-pattern) infrastruc ture, creat ing at the same t ime a space for innovat ive architec ture. I t prevents the Isthmus f rom the wind by avoiding the stra ight roads, and f inal ly encourages fur ther develop -ment across the whole c i t y according to the same pattern.The f ishnet placed over K laksvík , as the AT TROLA express ion says ( to gather, to col -lec t ) wi l l gather and ’capture’ the uses and func t ions of the town, br inging i ts inhabi-tants together in K laksvíks Cit y Centre.

THE MARITIME CENTERK laksvíks locat ion bet ween t wo BAYS of fers great poss ibi l i tes for water ac t iv i -t ies. On the nor thern bay - K laksvík , the rowing c lub is located as this i s where the annual rowing competit ion take place. Meanwhi le the southern bay - Borðoyar vík - being more exposed to the wind, i s ideal for d i f ferent water ac t iv i -t ies such as wind and k i te sur f ing etc.

THE L INKSThe concept of the f ishnet a l lows to develop K laksvík according to the same pat-tern as wel l as to connec t the c i t y bet ween the t wo f jords and mountains

THE FUTURE DE VELOPMENTThe unbui l t areas wi l l remain open, temporar i ly ser v ing as catt le f ie lds and recre -at ional areas, unt i l the fur ther developent of the c i t y towards the southern f jord wi l l take place.

INFRASTRUC TUREThe major i t y of the exist ing infrastruc ture wi l l be reta ined, however, the t raf f ic wi l l be diver ted a l lowing for the secure spaces

THE WALKThe promenade cont inues a long the shore leading to the mountains. of fer ing a range of recreat ional uses

THE NE W BOATHOUSESThe new boathouses placed a long the harbour wi l l provide better c i rcumstances for the boat- owners and give space to smal lerreta i lers of fer ing a var iet y of exper iences for the users

PLAN 1:2000

CONCEPTUAL PLAN

’BASALT SQUARE’ - THE CENTRAL SQUARE IN KLAKSVIK - F INDS ITS INSPIRATION FOR THE MATERIALS AND SHAPES IN THE FAROESE GEOLOGY. IT OFFERS VARIE T Y OF USES SUCH AS SEATING AND PLAY AREAS AND SER VES AS THE MAIN MEE TING POINT.

THE FESTIVAL AREAThe new fest ival area where Summar Fest ivalur in wi l l take place ever y year in august wi l l be moved across the street f rom i ts current locat ion. The space wi l l ser ve as a park dur ing the year and the new bui ldings together with drainage system leading the water to the nearby r iver, wi l l secure better and more protec t ive surroundings for the fest ival than the current s i tuat ion.

FLOATING FISH MARKE TThe f loat ing f ish market , p laced under the bui l t construc t ion, i s a modern interpretat ion of the t radit ional way of se l l ing f reshly caught f ish stra ight out of the boats as they return f rom the sea .The market hal l , made of wood, steel and glass mater ia ls with an open s ide responding to the exist ing brewer y, wi l l be home to a busy t rade, a restaurant and to a v iewing gal ler y, f rom which both, the sea as wel l as the market ac t iv i t ies can be fol lowed.

VEGE TATIONThe trees wi l l be planted systematical ly to achieve an urban atmosphere. The species - Betula Pubescens, Alnus Rubra and Pinus Contor ta , are chosen corresponding to the exper iences and recomendat ions of Skógrøkt Føroya as being wel l suited for the Faroese weather and enviroment.The street t rees wi l l be planted to mark the main l inks leading to the points of a major interest

CULTURE HOUSE//AR T SCHOOLThe t wo bui ldings - The Cultural House and the Ar t School - wi l l together with the mult i func t ional ra ised plat form, become a space where several ac t iv i t ies, such as ar t c lasses, drama per formances, concer ts and local exhibit ions can take place, creat ing the unique cultural square.

SAILING SEA MUSEUM

SCHOOL YARD

AR T SCHOOL

SCHOOL

MUNICIPALT Y

HOTEL

FÖROYA BJÓR

ADJACENT BIER GARDEN

TOURIST INFORMATION &BUS STATION

GREEN PARKING HOUSE OVERGROWN BY CLIMBING PLANTS

FESTIVAL AREA

CHURCH

CAR PARK

SUPERMARKE T

CAFE

CULTURE HOUSE

SAILING SEA MUSEUMA col lec t ion of o ld histor ic vessels i s in possess ion the munic ipal i t y. These together with the new bui lding - which wi l l house the administrat ive par t of the museum as wel l as provide space for the Navigat ion School- wi l l form the Sai l ing Sea Museum. The s l ight ly t i l ted wooden deck in f ront of the bui lding wi l l of fer a seat ing area for v is i tors.The adjacent ramp over the bay wi l l lead to the rowing c lub and l ink ing path, s i -tuated on the water level .

ROWING CLUB

BOATHOUSESAs a reference to the t radit ion of smal l boathouses located on the shore, smal ler wooden bui ldings, are located on the promenade. The major i t y wi l l be given the t radit ional func t ion of a t ypicalboathouse and bait ing sheds, whereas the other ones wi l l ser ve as smal l cafes, bars, shops and gal ler ies contr ibut ing to the urban atmosphere.

SEC TION A-A’ 1 :200

PLAN 1:500

DESIGNPLAN

CULTURAL HOUSE AND THE STEPS SEEN FROM THE FISH MARKE T S IDE

OPEN SPACE OFFERING A VARIE T Y OF USES

’BASALT ’ SQUARE

CULTURAL SQUARE

LOADING AREA

DELIVERY/SUPPLY AREA

SPACE CONNEC TINGTHE EXISTING BRE WERY AND THE F ISH MARKE T CREATING A SQUARE OF UNIQUE ATMOSPHERE

PROMENADE

BOATHOUSES

RAISED BRIDGE ALLOWING THE BOATS TO FLOAT INTO THE F ISH MARKE T

RAISED ARENA

ROOFED SPACE ALLOWING FOR OUTDOOR EXHIBIT IONS ALONG THE PROMENADE

STEPS LEADING DOWN TO THE SEA LE VEL OFFERING A DIREC T CONTAC T WITH WATER

FREESTANDING CHAIRS

RESIDENTIAL QUAR TER

RAMP

BOATHOUSES

BOATHOUSES