North Sea Trail

North sea trail

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The North Sea Trail

The new North sea trail is based on the existing road and path network on the island, and the circular formation of the bedrock on the island. The trail becomes a a circle that physically links the new strucrures and the existing structures at Fedje. The trail makes the whole coastline of the island more accessible and a long the trail there are smaller interventions, as breaks that act with the landscape and nature on the island. The construction method is set to be an on site operation, that can be performed using local labour. The wood structure is constructed according to the soil conditions and with simple tools, and minimum ground impact.

Making it easy to add, remove or maintian the path structure.

Construction concept

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a) Earth screws w/column brackets.

Varying depth.

d) Top beams 100x100 mm.

Overlaying, connecting column structures.

b) Wood columns 100x100 mm.

Varying height.

e) Floor boards 1000x195mm

c) Cross beam 100x100mm, 1100mm width.

Connects w/columns with dojo joint.

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Inventory

6 x 3000 mm

6 x 2300 mm

6 x 1400 mm

Columns

3 x 1400m

2x 5000mm

Beams

6x

Earth screws

26 x

Floor boards

On site construction method

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The earth screwes are mounted by hand into fixed positions on site as a base for the trail construction.

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The the top and cross beam height is determined using a laser, and the collumn structures are raised on to the various bases.

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The top line and joints are cut and assembled on site according to the measurements.

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The top beams and floring is placed between the structures to complete the path construction.

Basic trail overview

1m Elevated plan 1:100

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2,5m

Elevated plan 1:100

Landscape concept

Visual contact

Mixed vegetation soft soil grounds

Diagramatic illustration showing how the path changes according to the different landscape types along the coast of the island.

Gently sloped terrain rocky ground

Steeply sloped terrain mixed/rocky ground

Wet terrain

peat/waterlogged ground

The cairn

Traditional cairn construction

New cairn interpetation

The traditional cairn is a man made rock pile construction placed on heights in the landscape as road marks or sight lines to ease navigation when moving in the terrain. From our 1:1 experiment in the landscape we have translated this into a 5m high pole that will be placed between different parts of the path. The height of the cairns in the relative flat terrain allow for a continous visual connection between the various parts. Allowing the user to always know where to aim for while moving along the trail.

Elevated plan 1:100

Three intervetion types The tower The tower is the largest construction along the trail.

Mainly constructed for birdwatching in selected areas close to the nesting areas found on the island.

The tower can also function as shelter from the weather and gives an outlook over the island and out towards the sea. The construction is fully in wood and is founded on the same principals as the path and communal building.

The roof The roof is a ground level intervention that gives shelter from the worst weather on the island, placed facing away from the prevailing wind direction in specific spots where there is a possibility for birding and a good overview of the surrounding landscape.

The surface The surface is the simplest form of intervention along the trail. The construction can be used both for birdwatching and as a meeting place, and are constructed in pleces along the trail with a good overview of the landscape.

*All interventions have areas of orange cloth (marked as black fields) to give them a clear visual language

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2,5 m The roof Elevated plan, 1:200

5m

3m

The surface Elevated plan, 1:200

The Tower Elevated plan, 1:200

3,4 m

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Three landscape types

Soft soil

Steep terrain

Flat hard soil

In areas with soft or wet soil the trail is constructed as an open structure lifted slightly above the ground(app.

0,5-0,7m). Allowing for free access on and off from the trail. At the same time allowing the vegetation to be left untouched beneeth the path.

In areas with steeper terrain the structure acts as a bridge leveled from the top of the slope, and extending the columns down to ground level.

Hand rails are added through the columns as the height from the ground rises.

In areas where the trail meet flat/ gently sloped heathland or rocky terrain the physical structure stops and the trail continues along natural foothpaths in the landscape.

The visual contact between the constructed parts of the path are secured through the use of cairns that mark the trail along the island.