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Flekkefjord Cultural Centre Spira, Norway

Synergetic, multi-use rooms and attractive meeting places are inviting.

Eingangsbereich zum Kulturcenter in Norwegen, das neben Theatersaal,  Kino, Jugendclub, Bibliothek und Kulturschule beherbergt.
Das Innere des Kulturzentrums wird geprägt durch die rote Decke aus akustisch wirksamen LIGNO® Akustik Paneelen und viel Glas an der Fassade.
Im Inneren des Kulturzentrums gibt es genügend Sitzgelegenheiten für Besucher zum Verweilen.
Die prägnante rote Akustikdecke des Kulturzentrums wird ergänzt durch klare Linien und dem Einsatz von viel Glas.
Im Innenbereich verteilt sich die Menge an Besuchern auf verschiedene Ebenen, was den Raum in der Vertikalen erweitert.

In Flekkefjord, a town in the south of Norway, an iconic project has been built according to plans by Helen & Hard: The cultural centre includes, among other things, a theatre hall, a cinema, a library, a youth club and a cultural school. Various cultural functions were to be combined as compactly and efficiently as possible. Synergetic, multi-use spaces and attractive meeting places are intended to invite and inspire the people of Flekkefjord and further develop the city's identity. The architects aptly title the project "a seashell of cultural inclusion".

The large staircase from the square and the harbour leads the public through the entrance to all public functions on the higher floors. Inside, the foyer is not too large. If many guests come, it distributes the visitors to different levels for larger events and expands the space vertically: In the evening, the staircase and foyer ceiling visually transform the communication and meeting zones into one large space. This spatial continuity is emphasised by a stepped ceiling design that folds down to the rear wall of the foyer and is connected to the large, frontal staircase in a similar red colour and with light strips marking the steps.

The ceiling is acoustically effectively clad with LIGNO® acoustic panels - here with a flame-retardant finish. The natural real wood of the panels is given a high-quality final treatment in a strong red colour ex works. The cantilevered roof construction above the foyer consists of glulam trusses, other walls and floors are made of concrete, in the public areas clad with birch plywood.

The building is located in the traditional urban structure of Flekkefjord: the new, large building was thus to be adapted in scale and materiality to the existing building, which is characterised by 2-3-storey, wood-clad buildings. With low height, a special roof geometry and references to the typical façades, the new building adapts to the context towards the site.
 

Configuration overview

Components used

  • LIGNO® Acoustic light  | Ceiling cladding

    Product code:LIGNO® Akustik light 3S_33_a70g_625-12-4_WTL_gs_bxy
    Wood type


    Various wood species are available for the visible layer. For quality reasons, individual wood species cannot be configured for all profiles; for technical reasons, surface treatments are excluded for some wood species.

    Wood type

    _WTL Silver fir knotless, patterned

    Profile


    The visible layer is profiled with joints. The code for profiling indicates in millimetres: Element width, strip width (rounded, from/to if applicable) and joint width (rounded) as well as a letter identification for variants, e.g. with chamfered strip edges or with additional height gradation.  

    Note: Some profiles indirectly cause exclusions for other configuration options.

    Profile

    _625-12-4 Slat profile

    Structure

    The face is subjected to a brushing _gb as standard, which produces a stronger or weaker structure depending on the type of wood and makes the surface less sensitive to scratches.  Alternatively, a smooth sanding _gs can be carried out, or on request a bandsaw cut _grimitated.

    Structure

    _gs Sanded

    Treatment


    Depending on the type of wood, the optional application of a surface treatment is possible ex works. Individual colour finishes are always sampled for coordination. For elements in individual lengths, colour treatment is limited to max. 5 m length.

    Treatment

    _b-xy Individual colour treatment

    Room acoustics

     

    If the soffit of the element is to have a good sound-absorbing effect, the penultimate layer is configured as absorber _a50g. Otherwise, this layer is configured as a solid wood layer _a0.

    Room acoustics

    _a70g 70% Absorber

  • Schematische Darstellung einer Wandverkleidung made of LIGNO® aus Holz

    LIGNO® Acoustic light  | Wall cladding 

    Product code:LIGNO® Akustik light 3S_33_a70g_625-12-4_WTL_gs_bxy
    Wood type


    Various wood species are available for the visible layer. For quality reasons, individual wood species cannot be configured for all profiles; for technical reasons, surface treatments are excluded for some wood species.

    Wood type

    _WTL Silver fir knotless, patterned

    Profile


    The visible layer is profiled with joints. The code for profiling indicates in millimetres: Element width, strip width (rounded, from/to if applicable) and joint width (rounded) as well as a letter identification for variants, e.g. with chamfered strip edges or with additional height gradation.  

    Note: Some profiles indirectly cause exclusions for other configuration options.

    Profile 

    _625-12-4 Slat profile

    Structure


    The face is subjected to a brushing _gb as standard, which produces a stronger or weaker structure depending on the type of wood and makes the surface less sensitive to scratches.  Alternatively, a smooth sanding _gs can be carried out, or on request a bandsaw cut _grimitated.

    Structure

    _gs Sandedd

    Treatment


    Depending on the type of wood, the optional application of a surface treatment is possible ex works. Individual colour finishes are always sampled for coordination. For elements in individual lengths, colour treatment is limited to max. 5 m length.

    Treatment

    _b-xy Individual colour treatment

    Room acoustics


    If the soffit of the element is to have a good sound-absorbing effect, the penultimate layer is configured as absorber _a50g. Otherwise, this layer is configured as a solid wood layer _a0.

    Room acoustics

    _a70g 70 % Absorber

Reference-related

Downloads

Project participants

  • Helen & Hard

    Architect

    Erfjordgata 8
    NOR - 4014 Stavanger

     

    www.helenhard.no

  • UTV AS

    Execution

    Svegeskogen 13C

    NOR - 4400 Flekkefjord
     

  • Jiri Havran Photography

    Photographer

    Fauchaldsgt. 1 
    NOR - 0175 Oslo

     

    www.havran.no

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