Article source: Snohetta

Eggum is a community which lies on the seaward side of Vestvågøy in Lofoten. The former fishing village faces directly out to sea, on a small, level strip of land between steep cliffs and the sea. There are not many fishermen left at Eggum, but a good many people still live there. During the summer season Eggum is a very popular place to come to see the midnight sun. Apart from North Cape, Eggum is claimed to be the best place for such observations. The tourists gather in the area round Kvalhausen, which lies a little way past Eggum itself. Kvalhausen is a hill which was used as a radar station by the occupying German forces during the second world war. The foundation wall around the old radar station still stands. ”The Fort” as the locals call it, is a local landmark.

Image Courtesy © Jarle Wæhler

• Architects: Snohetta 
• Project: Eggum Tourist Route 
• Location: Eggum, Norway
  
• Photography: Jarle Wæhler, Steinar Skaar
• Project team: Frank Nodland, Harriet T. Rikheim, Lars J. Nordbye, Maria Svaland
• Building footprint: 59 m2
• Mulitpurpose room: 20 m2
• Landscape area: 5500m2 including roads and parking spaces
• Building Cladding: Driftwood from teh nearby beach
• Landscape Constructions and walls: Gabions filled with rocks from the building excavation
• Budget including building and landscape: 44 500,- Euro

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