Article source: Henning Larsen Architects

A Town Hall Almost Hidden in the Landscape

Inspired by nature and local building traditions the Town Hall in Eysturkommuna makes a subtle appearance at first glance. Nevertheless, the impact of the house is anything but minimal.

Bridges that not only serve to connect destinations, but become places in their own right, places where people meet and settle, have their own important space in history. Florence, Prague and Venice all have inhabited bridges that define the cities. In the darkness of the Faroese winter, a truly special building bridges not only the river in the village of Norðragøta but unites two municipalities that merges into one community in the municipality of Eystur.

Image Courtesy © Nic Lehoux

• Architects: Henning Larsen Architects
• Project: Town Hall Eysturkommuna
• Location: Oyran 2, FO-512 Norðragøta, Faroe Islands
• Photography: Nic Lehoux
• Client(s): Eysturkommuna
• Engineer(s): Spenn, Veri-Con, SMJ
• Contractor: KBH
• Other Collaborators: Rók-EL, Z. Leitisstein, Signar á Fríðufløtum, ÁWAY, Klima, Stokholm
• Project Manager: Ósbjørn Jacobsen
• GFA: 750 m2 / 8000 ft2
• Construction Period: 2016-2017
• Milestones, Date: Inaugurated, December 2017

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