Stargazing

THE BIG SISTER AND THE LITTLE BROTHER

The two alien structures are standing on each side of the crater.

The “big sister” you meet at first, emphasizing the entrance to

the crater. The “little brother” lead your eyes all the way to the

other side of the valley, by leaping over the edge on the site.

Their construction principles are basically the same, but their

spacial expression is considerably different from each other.

“The big sister” is based on the igloo-principle, with entrance

positioned at a lower level than the primary space inside. This

ensures both ventilation and a comfortable temperature inside,

as well as the possibility to keep the room open and therefore

accessible to anybody at any time. For sleep-over this space

would have room for three adults. “The little brother” is a lot

smaller, a confined space heated by your own body temperature,

almost like a sleeping bag. With room for only one adult, this

space invites to an experience of the universe in solitude, while

the “big sister” has more of a social program. Similar for the

both of them is the connection with the outside; the upward

facing window. With a sharp edge as a frame and a possibility

to open the window entirely, the starry sky nearly touches your

nose.

CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLE

The two siblings are rooted in a fairly new building tradition,

one that emerges from digital 3D-modeling. Just like an

MRI-section of the human brain, a section through an organic

building structure will give information about itself only - not

so much about other parts of the object. In an essay by Børre

Skodvin on Lanternen pavilion in Sandnes, an important aspect

of unorthogonal shapes is pointed out: the traditional drawings

of the architect have become insufficient for the building

process and are replaced by two products only: site plan and

digital 3D-model (Skodvin 2012: 17). The Lanternen building

drawings were all generated from one 3D-model; all the

different producers made production details based on it.

Fig 5: Little brother plan 1:50

Fig 4: Little brother section 1:50

Fig 7: Little brother exterior photo model 1:10

Fig 6: Little brother interior photo model 1:10

Source: Skodvin, Børre. m. fl. 2012.

As built 8 Lanternen.

Pax Forlag.

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