Article source: Rintala Eggertsson Architects 

The town of Kirkenes, in Northern Norway lies at the intersection of many cultures; here the Sami, Russians, Norwegians and Finns, that is, the Kvens, have long interacted with one another. The borders of the region have changed and formed barriers to many connections. While they appear not to follow any logic, however, sufficient distance from political hubs has allowed the existence of sympathetic, informal grassroots-level interaction centring on everyday life in the Barents Area.

Image Courtesy © Jan Erik Svendsen

• Architects: Rintala Eggertsson Architects
• Project: Hotel Kirkenes
• Location: Kirkenes, North Norway
• Photography: Jan Erik Svendsen
• Owner: Pikene på Broen, Kirkenes
• Construction team:
  • Architect: Sami Rintala
  • George Lovett, arch.stud., University of Sheffield U.K
  • Borghild Hulsvik, arch.stud, Bergen Architect School
  • Anne Kathrine Vabø, arch.stud, Bergen Architect School
• Measures: 6 m (length) x 2,5 m (width) x 5 m (height), Floor area  22 m²
  
• Design and construction: 20.-30.8. 2005

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