Boathouse near Aure
The boathouse is a cultural and historical hallmark of Norway’s coastal regions, where fishing used to be the primary profession. They are known as “naust” here, and have traditionally been used for storing and maintaining boats and fishing gear. This particular boathouse is located on the outermost reaches of the Moere coast and was erected in the mid-eighteenth century. The simplicity of the old building, its placement in the landscape and honest use of materials would become key sources of inspiration to the architects, for the boathouse, which was erected on unstable clay ground, was in such poor condition that the owner decided to tear it down and build it anew. The new building therefore rests on H-profiles eight meters in length, spanning across a crevice in the bedrock. The main construction, painted white, of the new boathouse was built on site.
