Architect dubs Faroese town hall 鈥榳orld鈥檚 most scenic鈥�
Henning Larsen has completed what it claims is the world鈥檚 most scenic town hall.
The building, on the Faroe Islands, is also a footbridge straddling the river which runs through the seaside village of Nor冒rag酶ta, the regional administrative centre.
It has been designed to merge into the landscape, with a green roof and terraces that are open to the public who are encouraged to use it for picnics and swimming.
A glass-covered opening in the council hall floor allows civil servants and politicians to spot trout on their way up-stream.
鈥淗aving difficulties distinguishing where the landscape ends and the building begins is a central theme in traditional Faroese architecture,鈥� said 脫sbj酶rn Jacobsen, partner and lead design architect at Henning Larsen.
鈥淭he town hall design was driven by the notion of this blurred line, and as such is a take on modern architecture in the Faroe Islands.鈥�
The Eysturkommuna (eastern municipality) town hall is the first of a series of buildings and events planned to reclaim public life in the centre of Nor冒rag酶ta. The spot used to be where people gathered for special occasions until a large factory was erected on the waterfront by the fishing industry.
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