Sognefjellshytta is the starting point for demanding mountain tours in magnificent Norwegian nature. Right by the cabin, you can also walk a universally shaped path with a rather unusual footbridge. The trail opens the high mountain to everyone, regardless of physical conditions and knowledge. Traffic statistics show that departures from Sognefjellshytta increased by 20,000 in one year without harming nature, according to DOGA. They are the ones who award the prize to the project. – We honor individual projects and solutions because they can act as role models for others, says Tor Inge Hjemdal, managing director of the Design and Architecture Norway (DOGA) foundation. These projects receive the DOGA label In total, the jury has awarded the DOGA label to 31 projects. There were 146 applicants for this year’s badge. Last week, the first 12 winners were announced. Among them were designer products such as a toothbrush with a replaceable head and a folding snow saw. Three of the arch recipients announced this week were within landscape architecture. Including the hiking trail in Lom. In addition to the 24 winners who are already known, seven newcomers will be announced. This year’s DOGA mark goes to: The Plus, Eidskog Vega Scene, Oslo Kornet’s house, Hjørring i Danmark VILL OPP, Bergen Jotunheimen infallsport, at Sognefjellshytta Festiviteten, Larvik Pressen’s house, Oslo Wesselkvartalet, Asker Langhuset på Lista, Farsund Init, Oslo Hage, Lund in Sweden Ovati, Agder Kulturhuset in Bergen Remin, Ullensvang in Vestland and Oslo Home Hospital with intravenous antibiotics, Kristiansund Jordan Change, Oslo Video solution for emergency calls Fiken, Oslo Kelvin Epos 300, Vinterbro Tindeq, Trondheim Dumbler, Oslo Thermosaver, Viken and Trondheim Sommerro, Oslo Norwegian design and handicraft book series, Fredrikstad Kjelde: DOGA Important to set the threshold low Mariann Brattland (41) ended up in a wheelchair after an accident about ten years ago. Before the accident, she had a very active outdoor life. The joy of nature has not disappeared, and she is always looking for good hiking opportunities. – Since I am in a wheelchair, I often have to drive a car. Then I don’t see the color of the lichen and the moss, and I don’t smell the heather when I drive past, she says. The Vågå woman greatly appreciated the arrangements made at Sognefjellshytta. – You come so close to Høgfjellet. You look so far in there, he tells me. STORNØGD: Mariann Brattland from Vågå is happy that there are organized tour options so that she can both cycle and roll with her wheelchair. Photo: Mariann Brattland Getting closer to balance Tor Inge Hjemdal in DOGA believes the footbridge in Jotunheimen is a step in the right direction in finding a balance between intervention and at the same time preserving nature. According to the government’s action plan for universal design, it is a goal that as many people as possible should be able to experience Norway’s national parks. But the protection regulations set some limits. – For national parks, universal design is a challenge and we see that this project has managed to solve this in an exemplary way. It will almost be possible to remove the entire facility, without having destroyed any of the nature, Hjemdal believes. It is an important principle. – I guess we’ve all had a consumption of nature, and a lot of people are now talking about the “regenerative” thing, that we should let nature have space again and let it come back. IMPORTANT ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Tor Inge Hjemdal, managing director of DOGA, believes the walking route is an excellent example of how we can open up Norwegian nature for everyone and an example to follow. Photo: Sverre Chr. Jarild What is DOGA? Design and Architecture Norway (DOGA) promotes good use of design and architecture in Norway to create new, green and profitable solutions of the future. DOGA is part of the government’s instruments for innovation and value creation. The Ministry of Local Government and District Affairs and the Ministry of Business and Industry have set the following goals for the work: DOGA shall contribute to increased knowledge about and use of design and architecture in innovation and value creation processes in the business world. DOGA will contribute to collaboration across sectors, better services and more attractive surroundings through increased public use of design and architecture. Through design methodology, architecture and innovation processes, DOGA will promote the development of sustainable and attractive cities, towns and communities throughout the country. DOGA is the ministries’ adviser for the development of policy and the use of instruments in the field of design and architecture. Source: Design and architecture Norway With the greatest care Project manager Ragnhild Momrak from the architectural firm Dronninga Landskap believes that the DOGA prize is important for the further work with universal design. – It’s a lot of fun and it’s a very important prize. It hangs high! LOWER THE THRESHOLD: – It’s about lowering the threshold to get people out into nature and at the same time protect it. It is this balance that is so important, says landscape architect Ragnhild Momrak. Photo: Sofie Berntzen The footpath will also save nature from unnecessary wear and tear as a result of traffic. Mombrak explains that the project has cleaned up “wounds” that were already found in nature. – It is an area that is incredibly vulnerable, the highest vegetation is ten millimeters, so here all interventions in the landscape are visible for years. Mombrak says they have learned a lot from having close contact with the developers. – The interventions in this project were to be as quiet and inconspicuous as possible. It takes hundreds of years to make a green low-cover stone, and then it is destroyed in ten minutes. LOW THRESHOLD: It is possible to walk over the footbridge in Jotunheimen with small shoes and jeans. This hiking trail is accessible for prams, wheelchairs and anyone not equipped for the high mountains. Photo: Alexander Nordby / news Well visited Owner Råmund Mundhjeld at Sognefjellshytta says that the hiking trail is available from mid-June until late autumn. – It is well received by our guests and well visited, he says. According to DOGA, traffic statistics show that passing out of Sognefjellshytta increased from 7,000 before the opening of the hiking trail at the entry gate in 2018 to a whopping 27,000 the following year. Mundhjeld believes that the hiking trail has taken care of nature in a good way, and says many of the guests boast about how well the trail fits into the landscape. – There was a great deal of focus on that in the construction process, that it should sit nicely in the terrain and not be unsightly. TAKE CARE OF NATURE: The path around parts of Fantesteinsvatnet is designed in such a way as to save nature from unnecessary wear and tear. Photo: Even Lusæter / news Makes hiking life easy For Mariann, it is crucial to be able to maintain her active hiking life. – I get upset if I stay inside too much. Then you have to find the good hiking opportunities and the good solutions. She hopes even more people will look out for organized hiking spots. JOTUNHEIMEN NATIONAL PARK: Sognefjellsvegen is Northern Europe’s highest mountain crossing road. According to national park manager Kari Sveen, it was decided early on that the approach gate would be located along Sognefjellsvegen. Photo: Even Lusæter / news What is universal design? Act on Equality and Prohibition of Discrimination (2021) § 17, subsection 2: “Universal design means the design or arrangement of the main solution in the physical conditions, so that the general functions of the business can be used by as many people as possible, regardless of functional impairment.” The seven prince pipes for universal design Equal opportunities for use: The design must be usable and accessible to people with different abilities. Flexible in use: The design should serve a wide range of individual preferences and skills. Simple and intuitive to use: The design must be easy to understand regardless of the user’s experience, knowledge, language skills or level of concentration. Comprehensible information: The design must communicate the necessary information to the user in an efficient way, regardless of conditions related to the surroundings or the user’s sensory skills. Tolerance for errors: The design must minimize dangers and damages that can have adverse consequences, or minimize unintended actions. Low physical effort: The design must be able to be used efficiently and comfortably with a minimum of effort. Size and space for access and use: Appropriate size and space must enable access, reach, operation and use, regardless of the user’s body size, posture or mobility. Source: The Directorate for Children, Youth and Families
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Universally shaped hiking trail in Lom is honored with a DOGA award. – news Innlandet – Local news, TV and radio
