Dønning Community Building / JVA

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Text description provided by the architects. The old building for the Dønning Youth Society, an independent and local community organization, burnt down December 13th 2004. The new building combines rest facilities and a café for tourists in the tourist season with a community building for the rest of the year.

Dønning Community Building / JVA - Coast

The site slopes towards the water. The vegetation is low, indicating the harsh local climatic conditions. The building stands on its own, not unlike the big rocks you find scattering the Norwegian landscapes left from glacial activities.

Dønning Community Building / JVA - Waterfront, Coast

The building is relatively closed, with the central communal space surrounded by supporting functions. The entrance is made visible almost as a big mouth, a clear cut, which reveals the interior. The large glass opening also gives contact with the midnight sun.

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The structure is resolved as simple and cost efficient as possible. The exterior is covered in corrugated fiber cement boards. The large openings are covered in wooden paneling, painted brightly red.

The building is completed within a very limited budget defined by a preliminary design by a local builder. Both design and construction was done within one year, and the building was completed as a cooperative effort among the members of the youth society.

Dønning Community Building / JVA - Windows

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Address:8313 Kleppstad, Norway

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Cite: "Dønning Community Building / JVA" 01 Aug 2008. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/3787/d%25c3%25b8nning-community-building-jva> ISSN 0719-8884

Dønning Community Building / Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Architects MNAL

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