Glimta
ARKNAT Scandinavian Architectural Festival
Torup, Sweden
Summer, Post First Year Master’s
Summer, Post First Year Master’s
A two week design build camp challenged students to design and build a wind shelter in groups of five. After an initial site visit, each member of the team had twenty four hours to design a quick proposal concept for the shelter. One design was then selected to move forward through a detailing, pre-fab, and on-site construction process.
Canopies of green stretch above the site, filtering light and rain through a ceiling of beech leaves. As time passes and the seasons change, the leaves fall one by one and curl up as they dry. Glimta takes inspiration from these organic forms and imagines a leaf that has curled up, creating an enclosed wind shelter that offers a safe place to rest hidden in the magnificent landscape.
A central glulam beam becomes the stem of the leaf that supports the secondary veins, each unique beam imparting its shape to the overall form of the structure. At the base of the stem is the entrance to the wind shelter, the arched shape of the beams beckoning visitors to lean back against the walls and enjoy the view of the nearby pasture. The day’s last rays of sunlight are caught in Glimta before it is time for a night’s rest.