Located in Sarfannguit, a cultural landscape in West Greenland and a Unesco World Heritage site since 2018, the Fjeld pavilion by Konstantin Ikonomidis is designed to celebrate and promote the Inuit intangible cultural heritage.
Set on the planned trail between the village and Nipisat, this site-specifi c installation will serve as a landmark and a gathering point and dissemination site in Sarfannguit, where the World Heritage site’s beautiful surroundings can be experienced by locals and visitors.
The pavilion is anchored in the rocky terrain. Drilled into the ground with 40-mm holes, the foundation is constructed with rock anchors in the exact same way that every typical house in the settlement is.
Attached to the upper part of the metal poles is a custom-made stainless-steel bracket with a circular geometry.
The metal bar is fully horizontal and the poles vary in length according to the terrain.
The curving walls, constructed in glass blocks, form a linear pathway open at both ends, which serves as entrance to the pavilion.
One of the more distinctive features of the structure is its glass ‘shell’ (manufactured by WonderGlass), its play of transparencies, scale and weight.
CREDITS
STUDIO: Konstantin Arkitekter
AREA: 9 m2
LOCATION: Sarfannguit, Greenland
YEAR: 2021
LEAD DESIGNER: Konstantin Ikonomidis
PHOTOGRAPHS: Julien Lanoo
