Natural chimney
Natural chimney
TRONDHEIM (NO) - Haugen/Zohar Arkitekter is an Oslo-based practice established in 2005 by architect and artist Marit Justine Haugen and architect Dan Zohar. According to their website, they aim 'to question relationships between architecture, function and art, by integrating the disciplines of landscape architecture and sculpture'.
The outdoor fireplace they designed as part of a kindergarten playground in Trondheim is a good example of this approach. Its shape, inspired by the Norwegian turf huts and traditional log constructions, is functional in that it works as a natural chimney; it relates to its context by reusing leftover materials from a nearby construction site (this was clearly also a matter of a limited budget); and it is a beautiful, sculptural object as well.
Built on a concrete base, the beehive-like structure consists of 80 layered circles made up of small lengths of naturally impregnated pine core laid in something resembling a brick stretcher bond, but with gaps instead of mortar. The openings serve both to create the chimney effect and to admit natural light. When it's dark, the fireplace is a magic lantern, a fitting image to go with the fairy tales that are told inside. (Kirsten Hannema)
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