Kvorning Design references salmon scales for ovoid Salmon Eye pavilion
Salmon Eye is a floating exhibition pavilion and aquaculture visitor centre on Norway's Hardangerfjord, which Kvorning Design created with a facade formed from stainless steel plates designed to mimic fish scales.
Danish exhibition design studio Kvorning Design positioned the multipurpose Salmon Eye building on Hardangerfjord, the second-largest fjord in Norway.
Salmon Eye is a floating visitor centre in Norway
Salmon Eye was designed to host exhibitions and provide information about the possibilities of sustainable aquaculture. The project was conceived by local salmon farming company Eide Fjordbruk.
The structure's name and bulbous shape take cues from the rounded shape of salmon eyes, while the 9,500 stainless steel plates that cover it are arranged to look like the fish's scaly skin. It has a facade that mimics fish scales. Photo is by Rasmus Jurkatam
"The pattern and the dimensions of the plates create a perfect double-curved surface," Kvorning Design told Dezeen. "This material, the dimensions, and the reflection of light from the plates look very much like salmon skin at a distance."
Accessed by electric ferry, Salmon Eye includes a basement and ground and first floors connected by a spiral staircase. An open-air roof terrace also provides dramatic views of the surrounding fjord and mountains.
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