Heritage Norwegian journey and out of doors model Norrøna is happy to share improvement plans for an intimate nature lodge in Senja, Norway. Designed by the internationally acclaimed structure studio Dorte Mandrup, along with consultants TID Studio, the lodge sits on an islet overlooking the Norwegian Sea and the mountainous peninsula, merging with its environment. The lodge’s entry to close by mountaineering, snowboarding, swimming and whale watching will set up Senja as a vacation spot for worldwide journey tourism.
“Norrøna’s ambition to encourage individuals to discover nature and to create a neighborhood round out of doors experiences is really inspiring, and we need to mirror that by shaping the lodge as an extension of the journey into nature. The location is exclusive, and we need to construct a small lodge with a subdued expression, which doesn’t draw consideration from the environment. The mountains and the ocean will dominate this panorama, permitting guests to be immersed of their environment.”
— Dorte Mandrup, Founder & Artistic Director, Dorte Mandrup A/S
The lodge will function 24 rooms, the place visitors will primarily arrive by boat. Norrøna’s ambition is to draw vacationers from all around the world. The plan is to construct roughly 1,800-square-meters with visitor rooms, a restaurant, sauna and conservatory. To mix in with the adjoining terrain, the lodge is designed as particular person cabins, linked by a big stone roof that continues the formations of the encompassing panorama, mixing the strains between nature and the lodge.
“We now have excessive ambitions in all our tasks, and right here, too, we need to create a world class expertise. This plot deserves one of the best of structure, supplies and craftsmanship, and we’re delighted to have Dorte Mandrup be part of the group. We need to present the world the great nature and folks of Senja, and provides our visitors experiences they will’t get anyplace else. On the similar time, we need to create good jobs for the native economic system and elevate the entire space.”
— Jørgen Jørgensen, CEO & Proprietor, Norrøna
The venture will probably be assessed by Senja municipality, which has already been knowledgeable of the plans. “These are thrilling plans and will probably be a pleasant addition to tourism in Senja. I imagine the lodge will appeal to quality-conscious visitors and contribute to creating Senja a vacationer vacation spot, which can profit the local people,” shared mayor Geir Inge Sivertsen.
Norrøna goals to have the brand new lodge accomplished in 2026, and expects that it’s going to present 10 to twenty year-round jobs, and along with creating demand for items and companies domestically.
The constructing referred to as “Kråkeslottet” (the Crow Fort), which stands on the positioning at the moment, has been proposed to be demolished due to its poor technical situation. Norrøna hopes that components of the constructing will be preserved, both as parts within the new lodge, or by way of collaboration with others who need elements from Kråkeslottet.
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