Egernsund, Denmark : Eva and Bo Frederiksen

Eva Frederiksen + Bo Frederiksen , Glenn Murcutt Master Class 2011

Egernsund House, Flensburg Fjord, Southern Jutland, Denmark

Completed : Spring 2017

[ private house, minimal, sea view, in-situ concrete, local bricks, oak wood, low energy ]

The house is located in Southern Jutland, Denmark on a sloping site directly to Flensburg Fjord. The building is designed as a precise cube cut into the slope. It has three floors facing the fjord and one floor facing the street. All rooms have a view towards the sea and Germany. Central in the house is a staircase through all floors, with a direct view from the entrance to the fjord. The top floor has kitchen and living room in one large room with a ceiling height of 3.25 metres, the middle level has 2 rooms and lower floor 1 room and a large bathroom. The construction is done by local craftsmen and the material selection is limited as much as possible. It is built in concrete, cast on site, with visible concrete surfaces inside. Exterior walls are clad in a hard-burned local brick. The windows are made of oak with exterior aluminum coating. Floors on the two upper levels are solid oak planks. Bottom level has concrete floor. The house is a highly insulated low-energy house with district heating based on geothermal and solar heat. The site is located in a close urban context. The exterior work towards the road is not completely finished yet. It is the plan to build an outbuilding and a garage. When it is finished, the relation to the village will be in place.

Architects : Frederiksenarchitects

Projects Architects : Bo Frederiksen, Eva Frederiksen

Builders : Local builders and trades

Photos : Frederiksen

Web site : www.frederiksenarchitects.dk

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Lindsay Johnston3 July 2019

Juan Carlos Eugene Soler : Glenn Murcutt Master Class 2001

54th Central Glass International Design Competition, Tokyo, Japan

‘Architecture That Generates New Sakariba’ - 2019

The Japanese ‘Central Glass International Design Competitions’ have been run each year since 1966. The 2019 competition attracted 188 international entries. Seven were shortlisted and Eugene’s entry was placed second.

[ theoretical proposition, metaphor, solar energy, technology, sustainability, community ]

‘MOON LANDING’

It is in our deepest primal instinct as social beings that people gather in a communal place that gives us a sense of culture and belonging. We gather around the warmth and wonder of campfire under the stars and share memories and stories. Or by day, under the cool shade of a tree- a natural place to meet a lover or exchange knowledge. Such place that delivers these conditions perhaps is the genesis of ‘Sakariba’.

The proposal is a massive balloon structure that can create and harness energy from the Sun whilst defining space underneath its volume, where people of all ages can gather to meet, play or ‘hangout’. The ‘Moon Landing’ hopes to create a central place for gathering where business and commerce are encouraged and generate ‘Sakariba’.

On a hot summer or rainy day, people can gather under its shade. On a cloudy day, the balloon structure can rise above the clouds where it can efficiently harness energy from the Sun. At night, it becomes a light source and a signal to attract people and when it descends it creates a space where people can gather around its warm glow. The ‘Moon Landing’ has all these features at the same time providing sustainable energy to its local community.

This idea is not science fiction but actually a very feasible means of efficiently combining what is currently being developed in balloon technology, sustainability, science and art. What is new is the realignment of technology to create a more poetic and meaningful purpose to reinvigoration local culture, religion, myths and stories, which is appropriate when it needs to be integrated in local communities. Especially to the 25% of the world’s population which has no or lack access to electricity. Such space offers a wonderful chance for the community to be activated, bring people together and encourage businesses and various activities.

By combining a strong metaphor with technology and sustainability- the proposal hopes to address not only the community’s basic needs but also hopes to give a deep importance and meaning in local culture and tradition to bring people together and organically for business growth and generate a ‘New Sakariba’

Moreover, in a world where we have Internet connection but seem to be ‘disconnected’- the ‘Moon Landing’ can be a benefit to existing ‘Sakariba’ not only to reduce the abundant energy we are drowning in, but also to remind us to look up and realize our place in the Universe and encourage real connection with each other.

Architect : Eugene Soler

Awards : 54th Central Glass International Design Competition _ Second Place

Web site : http://www.ateliersoler.com

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