Archinect - News2024-05-02T14:27:02-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150203753/sn-hetta-completes-pentagonal-glue-lam-hiking-cabins-in-norway
Snøhetta completes pentagonal glue-lam hiking cabins in Norway Sean Joyner2020-06-22T14:36:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a1/a1592938e7b482a2fe04ea347ae35236.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>After the original Tungestølen Tourist Cabin was destroyed by Cyclone Dagmar, a devastating windstorm that swept over Norway on Christmas 2011, glacier hikers lost a treasured destination. Luster Turlag, a local branch of the Norwegian National Trekking Association, and a small local village, came together to collect funds to rebuild and initiated an international design competition that <a href="https://archinect.com/snohetta" target="_blank">Snøhetta</a> won back in 2015.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e2/e244b91724c9b4b7bdc577dff0db0fa8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e2/e244b91724c9b4b7bdc577dff0db0fa8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/96/96205f9370c7102d46cfa31d5902aaec.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/96/96205f9370c7102d46cfa31d5902aaec.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/99/99eb3a162bc0580308ab88c4ca97d214.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/99/99eb3a162bc0580308ab88c4ca97d214.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>Snøhetta's design consists of nine new cabins, each pentagonal in form, made with glue-lam frames, covered in sheets of cross-laminated timber (CLT), and clad in ore pine. The exterior facing walls of the cabins Have a beak-like shape to combat strong winds rising from the valley floor.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/15/15e743777b29f89dc360c4d625878177.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/15/15e743777b29f89dc360c4d625878177.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/05/05850ff96f400f722ea3020a00e3436f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/05/05850ff96f400f722ea3020a00e3436f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ea/ea575560ca6a195a49c63bdd2e3a490e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ea/ea575560ca6a195a49c63bdd2e3a490e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>The main cabin houses a space designed for collective meals around various wooden tables. The highest point of the main cabin measures just under five meters, creating an expansive communal space fit with panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/2777500e66b2a6759fc44ff6ce114349.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/2777500e66b2a6759fc44ff6ce114349.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5f/5f6affaa6c41229d9b67a24bafe6e66f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5f/5f6affaa6c41229d9b67a24bafe6e66f.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fc/fc2f1dc7c1a981eb290e4143604c1f54.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fc/fc2f1dc7c1a981eb290e4143604c1f54.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>The remaining cabins contain dorms and a...</p>
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L.A. Mayor Garcetti proposes gondola lift to the Hollywood sign Julia Ingalls2017-05-09T19:36:00-04:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/to/to5vrr2k0jjl2loo.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>To snap a photo of the Hollywood sign, tourists have clogged hillside streets and hiking paths, spurring battles in Hollywood Hills neighborhoods and in court over how people should be able to access the iconic landmark.
Now Mayor Eric Garcetti has floated an alternative: Building a gondola to ferry visitors to the beloved sign.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Instead of having to evade trespassing laws (or take the long way around), those who want to visit the Hollywood sign up close may be able to simply take an aerial gondola lift if Mayor Eric Garcetti's recent remarks become a reality. As this article notes:</p><p><em>Garcetti spokesman George Kivork said in a written statement Monday that the mayor was "open to exploring ideas that ease congestion and encourages creative thinking when looking at ways to give Angelenos and tourists better access to the Hollywood sign and other iconic landmarks and destinations.”</em></p>