// TOPOLOGY // TYPOLOGY // TECTONIC

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNan investigation of the meaning of local building materials – the case of Valdres

NTNU | Faculty of Architectural Design and Fine ArtDepartment of Architectural Design, History and Technology Trondheim, spring 2015.

Teachers : Marius Waagaard, Carla Carvalho, Arnstein Gilberg and Finn Hakonsen

AAR4623 – Topology, typology and tectonics (15 ects)AAR4904 – Topology, typology and tectonics (7,5 ects)

BEGNA BRUK ASNORSK MASSIVTRE AS

VANG

BERGEN

OSLO

E-16VALDRES

BEGNA BRUK AS NORSK MASSIVTRE AS

Close grained spruce

Sawmill

Wholesale supplier for the woodworking industry Producer of massive wood

Edge set massive wood elements

Massive wood cabin, Veståsen in Valdres

PARTNERS

TOPOLOGY

TYPOLOGY

TECTONICS

Constructive contrast, Valdres folk museum - Ola SendstadConstructive contrast, Valdres folk museum - Ola Sendstad

Telephone booth, Vrin, Switzerland - Gion CaminadaGugalun house, Versam, Switzerland - Peter Zumthor

The investigation of the course is based on three parts and the relationship and interaction between them:

A: VANG IN VALDRES

B: INDUSTRY

C: NTNU

Practical infromation

• TwoexcursionstoValdres.Estimatedcostpr.personisapx.2500,-NOK

• Therewillbeexperimentingwithbuildingmaterialsinfullscale

• Maximumnumberofstudents:20

• ThecoursewillbeheldinEnglish

• AllNorwegianstudentsarerequiredtochoosetheintensive‘EksperterITeam’(EIT)courseinJanuary.

• Startingdate:Monday2.February2015