4.4.Krekke,NORWAY: Architects: Lala Tøyen, Pushak

Online Case Study 4.4.Krekke,NORWAY Architects: Lala Tøyen, Pushak

Figure 103 Main Building

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Krekke is a place to stop for a rest along the main road through Gudbrandsdalen, but it’s also a

park area for the local community of Fåvang, Ringebu. The service functions are placed inside an

embankment that works as a noise barrier between the park and the highway. Daylight is admitted

down to a protected sitting area inside the embankment through a prism-shaped skylight, which

protrudes from the top of the barrier as a signal to passers-by. (Archdaily.com)

The park and recreational areas slope from the embankment down toward the river Gudbrands-

dalslågen, and a path – a ‘desire line’ - lined with light poles leads directly from the service area

down to the river bank. Gudbrandsdalslågen floods the park area on a yearly basis, but the light at the top of the poles are always above safe water level. In the event of a flood, the row of lights will continue in a straight line out into the streaming river, indicating the flood level.(Archdaily.com)

The walls are folded inward into the embankment to make room for the small building with service functions. The noise barrier is supported by concrete walls, cast in the site using vertical wooden formwork with inlaid laths at varying intervals.

The rest stop is below ground with grass roof which makes it camoflage on highway.

Figure 104 Section Figure 105 Plan

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Four toilets and a small storage space are placed behind a screen wall of coned pine poles, next

to a sitting area with a drinking fountain and a small sitting amphi. The path to the river bank con-

sist of precast concrete slabs embedded with local slat stone, and the light poles are corten steel.

• The site is located in flood zone which is taken as a design advantage and the site changes during the flood rises up to the shore. • The terrain helps to camouflage the rest-stop with environment and act as a sound barrier. • Terrain and the entrance is such that the driver can miss the actual entrance as its adjoining to

the highway, the entrance can only be noticed with sign-age if placed at certain distance.

• No Emergency facility or first aid kit. • No restaurants

• Minimal use of material to build a rest-stop that is a part time picnic spot for the locals.

• The terrain is a barrier to future floods. • Use of Natural light helps in reducing the electricity usage in day time.

Figure 106 Interior seating with skylight

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