AIA UK Virtual Building Tour Series 2021 - Nýp Guesthouse by Studio Bua

© Giovanni De Roia

When: Thursday 13 May 2021, 6.30-8pm
Where: Online via Zoom
CES Credits - 1.5 (TBC)

Description

AIA UK’s 2021 Virtual Building Tour series continues! This is inspired by the exceptional projects which were recognised at the AIA UK 2020 Excellence in Design Awards.

Join us as we take a closer look at Nýp Guesthouse by Studio Bua, a winner in the Emerging Practice - Small Project category.

Originally constructed as a farmhouse in 1936, the building was deserted in the 1970s, it was close to ruin before the new owners eventually began rebuilding in 2001. The house has since come to be known as a cultural hub of sorts hosting exhibitions, workshops and other events. The brief was to conceive a design that would make better use of the existing facilities, allowing for more multifunctional spaces for various cultural activities. This not only involved renovating the main house, but also rebuilding and enlarging an adjoining sheep-shed. The new naturally lit entrance hall and connection to the farmhouse has been given generous dimensions allowing it to double as an exhibition space for changing exhibitions.

The main house is divided vertically in two volumes with the original living quarters to the south and a barn for hay storage to the North. Bua inserted an additional floor into the barn to create a raised event space with a series of new openings capturing views to the mountains and the fjord. Bua took a vernacular approach with a form based on local turf homes and a respectful renovation that focused on restoring and reinterpreting historical features while making full use of local labour, techniques and materials such as stone-turf retaining walls and tiles handmade from local clay sourced from the next valley.

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