The necessity of a big scale dock  in Geiranger could be not just an infrastructure that solves the current problems of connection with the cruises, but a solution to the duality        summer-winter in this 250 inhabitants town that immensily grows between May and September, hosting up to 300.000 cruise passengers. 

 

In order not to block the fiord views from the town, and avoid 3 cruise ships anchoring and invading Geiranger everyday, our first choice is to locate the project in a distance. 

 

 

Secondly, spiltting the program in both sides of the fiord    generates two spotlights of activity that link Geiranger with surrounding campings and towns.

 

Another factor taken in account is to strengthen the expirience of Norway’s breathtaking nature. Instead of a waterfront that would interrupt the natural meeting between water and land, the project creates two landmarks.  

The project has a low footprint to preserve this nature and discards the idea of huge facilities, such as hotels, that would be obsolete in winter. Its verticality and a compact program are good tools for a minimal impact. At the same time they maximize the main need of the intervention, wich is working as a terminal and connect sea level, land level and the views.

 

Wooden light piers belong to a human scale and           emerge to take passengers from the boat to next levels and create a tour both inside and outside the landmark.           Machinery and heavy objects can be loaded by ferry from the already existing dock.

 

w/ Marta Bandrés.