galapagos, playa man, shade shelter
The
Municipality
of
San
Cristobal,
Galapagos,
asked
The
Scarcity
and
Creativity
Studio
to
build
a
shade
shelter
with
showers
as
part
of
the
municipal
project
to
tidy
up
and
build
facilities
in
the
main
beach
of
Baquerizo
Moreno
Port.
The
project
was
designed
and
build
in
a
period
of
slightly
more
than two weeks. The reasons for the short design/build period are explained below.
SCS
had
been
asked
by
the
Ecuatorian
Government
to
design
and
build
a
community
centre
for
the
Galapagos
archipelago.
SCS
staff
traveled
to
Galapagos
in
April
2016
to
meet
with
the
Consejo
de
Gobierno
de
Galápagos
,
Mr
Juan
Chávez,
Director
de
Producción
y
Desarrollo
Humano,
to
organise
the
project
and
agree
on
mutual
responsibilities
and
tasks
which
would
ensure
the
successful
completion
of
the
project.
Unfortunately
the
Consejo de Gobierno de Galápagos
did not fulfill their part of the agreement and the project for a Scout’s Centre had to be cancelled.
SCS,
finding
itself
with
no
project,
approached
several
institutions
with
a
view
to
obtaining
a
commission
to
design
and
build
a
project.
Four
possible
projects
emerged
from
this
initiative:
1.
A
bridge
over
a
causeway
in
a
new
park
the
Municipality
of
San
Cristobal
was
building.
2.
A
building
for yoga training in the highlands 3. A police tower to catch cattle thieves. 4. A shade shelter in Playa Man.
The
SCS
studio
decidd
to
opt
for
the
shade
shelter
project
in
Playa
Man.
As
time
was
now
at
a
premium,
SCS
organised
a
three
days
architectural
competition,
starting
with
individual
projects,
choosing
the
ideas
with
most
potential
to
develop
further,
until
the
final
project
was
chosen.
As
the
project was to be built in bamboo and in the time of two weeks, the details developed for the the Scouts Centre project were used.
SCS, PlayaMan, Galapagos, Plan.
SCS, PlayaMan, Galapagos, Elevation.
SCS, PlayaMan, Galapagos, Cake baked for the opening of the building.
Student Team:
Åsmund Amandus Steinsholm, Cecilia Sundt, Guro Langemyhr, Jan Kazimierz Godzimirski, Magdalena Georgieva Alfredova, Magnus Hermstad, Synnøve Solberg, Jørgen Joacim Høy, Therese Andrea
Nygaard, Torunn Oland Stjern, Vilde Vanberg, Viola Ulrika Kristin Svens, Wilma Hiemstra, Yaohan Yu.
Teachers:
Christian Hermansen, Solveig Sandness and Joseph Kenedy
Colaborators:
Torgeir Blaalid, Finn-Erik Nilsen, and Carlos Gil
Sponsors:
Lund & Slaatto
Nordic
MAD
4B ARKITEKTER AS
ØKAW ARKITEKTER
Byggindustrien
Astrup og Hellern
LPO
Lund Hagem
Flakk
SCS, Playa Man, view of the building from the beach
SCS, Playa Man, view of the building from the beach
SCS, Playa Man, view of the building showing three showers.
SCS, Playa Man, view of the building’s main elevation.
SCS, Playa Man, view of the interior of the building with sea-lions lying in the shade.
SCS, Playa Man, detail view of bamboo beam, diagonal, wire ties, and concrete stopper.
SCS, Playa Man, The design-build team with the San Cristobal Scouts.
