Vindholmen – Masterplan

The Slip

The slip ensures turning area and snow storage space for the whole of Vindholmen. At the same time, there is physical proximity to water where small chutes and ramps make it possible to get very close to the water. The large turning area is divided into the pavement with industrial tracks of iron rails that scale down the space so that it does not signal a car space but rather an urban space. The turning area is framed by trees and green planted areas that ensure good edge zones for the buildings around the square. At the transformer building, an existing concrete wharf facility will be preserved, which is at a lower level than the turning area. The quayside faces south and a small staircase ensures access here to the beautiful, small sunny room behind the square. From Slippen there is access for service vehicles etc. via road bridge to Løkholmen.

The Shipyard

The yard takes its point of departure from the old hall and continues the motif of an urban space on the border in the boundary between building and urban space. The urban area is directly adjacent to the road through the area and between two mountain settlements. In the same way as the pixelation of the mountain settlements, the shipyard creates an urban square in different levels and niches that both provides shelter from wind and noise from the coastal road and which at the same time functions as a tribune for use by the square's stage and ball fields. The tracks from the old rails are repeated as a motif in the pavement and are complemented by benches and other fixtures that emphasize the motif. In this way, Slippen and the shipyard will have a common narrative and sense of belonging, where they together tell the story of the old shipyard. Some of the old concrete columns from the hall have been preserved and are being re-established as a spatial structure on the square for use as roofing, lighting and greenery.