Ropeid Ferry Terminal
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Jensen and Skodvin-Ropeid Ferry Terminal, Norway
The Ropeid ferry terminal sits at the gateway to the raw wilderness of a Norwegian fjord. The building has been positioned in a very narrow site between the water edge and a rock mountain which is fitted by using the rock mountain as the internal wall. The terminal and access ways have been designed in a subtle way so that it is unobtrusive on the beautiful surrounding landscape. The terminal is mainly constructed of glass so visually it is unobtrusive revealing only the raw rock face it is connected to. The terminal acts as a junction between ferries, fast coasters and buses and has pier and parking areas not to mention a cafe etc within the building. http://www.vegvesen.no/region_vest/aarsmelding/2003/aarsm2003_region_vest_low.pdf
http://www.vegvesen.no/vegenogvi/03_04/skjerm/8.pdf
simularities to waiheke
- terminal is in a narrow part of the site backed up against a hill side there are oportunities for conection to or building into this hillside.
- The surroundings are not built up therefore need to have a sensitive design that doesnt intrude to much on the landscape.
- The terminal is also a junction for land and sea modes of transport.
- The area is also natural although not wilderness in the sense of forested untouched land but in time this could be the case so any built form or landscape needs to work in with and acknowledge this natural.
reference A+U,2004, dec n12(411) p86-91
