The epicenter of salmon farming in Scandinavia is about to break the waves on an eye-catching new aquatic addition thanks to a creative new convention center design from Kvorning Design & Communication.
A subsidiary of the group named Marketex Marine is behind the scheme that will bequeath Norway’s spectacular Hardangerfjord with a floating exhibition hall they call the Salmon Eye. The 1,000-ton structure is only accessible by boat and is located in the middle of a commercial fishing operation run by Eide Fjordbruk. Marketex was selected for their expertise in off-shore engineering projects but says the Salmon Eye will constitute a new scale in terms of their design experience.
“The implementation of such a project requires the highest level of commitment from each of the participants involved, as nothing remotely similar we have constructed before,” Marketex’s Fjodor Kvitš noted in a statement. “The entire construction is a combination of a pontoon and an unconventional elliptical upper structure shaped to resemble a fish eye. On the outside, the structure is to be covered with 9,500 high-grade stainless steel ‘scales’ that will imitate the appearance and the color of a salmon skin with its unique reflection.”
Kvitš says work has already begun on the project, which was subject to the approval of the Norwegian Fisheries. No other construction updates were available at press time. Archinect will have more information about the project as it becomes available.
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