EFFEKT 和 MAST 合作设计丹麦最大海洋自然公园的门户 “浮动灯塔”

EFFEKT建筑事务所与MAST海洋建筑工作室近日揭晓了索默克特（SØMÆRKET）项目，这是丹麦利勒贝尔特自然公园的全新入口。作为丹麦最受保护的沿海景观之一小贝尔特海峡的门户，该设计旨在加强米德尔法特、科灵和腓特烈夏三座城市之间的联系。小贝尔特海峡以拥有世界上最高密度的港口鼠海豚种群和丰富的动植物多样性而闻名，是欧洲潜水爱好者的热门目的地。

索默克特的灵感来源于19世纪末丹麦沿海曾使用的古老航海标志，特别是那些精致的木质结构。这个平台在庆祝丹麦航海历史的同时，还开创了浮动教育空间的新类型，成为国家公园的标志性建筑。平台由拖船在小贝尔特海峡的三个位置之间移动，为学生团体、游客和公众提供沉浸式体验。此外，它还为皮划艇、游泳、潜水和钓鱼提供了新的接入点，同时让游客深入了解海峡的自然和历史故事。

利勒贝尔特自然公园连接着日德兰半岛和菲恩岛，拥有独特的自然环境和历史。索默克特通过将化石、插图和文字融入结构中来讲述这个故事。它还包括一个封闭的实验室空间，用于实验和讲故事。甲板下方，一个水下房间将海洋世界的画面投射到原始混凝土墙上。该平台还通过皮划艇发射台、游泳平台以及集成的海藻和贻贝养殖场等设施，提供了直接与海峡互动的机会。

SØMÆRKET is a new access point to Nature Park Lillebælt, a protected coastal landscape through which the Little Belt strait flows. Known for the world's highest density of harbour porpoises and a rich variety of flora and fauna, it attracts divers from across Europe. This new educational and experiential platform highlights the natural life and history of the Little Belt while connecting the cities of Middelfart, Kolding, and Fredericia.

“Communicating the wonders of life below water has never been more urgent than now. Therefore, we are so happy to have won the competition for a new educational and experiential platform for Nature Park Lillebælt, which will help us better understand marine life. Nature Park Lillebælt is Denmark’s largest Marine Nature Park, spanning several cities. Consequently, we have designed a floating house that relocates from city to city each year, allowing the entire nature park to benefit from it.” Says Tue Foged, Co-founder and Creative Director at EFFEKT Architects.

Designed by EFFEKT in collaboration with MAST, SØMÆRKET draws inspiration from historic seamarks—elaborate wooden structures used as navigation aids along Denmark's coasts in the late 19th century. It celebrates Danish maritime history while creating a new typology of floating educational platform and a national park icon.

The platform, moved by tugboat between three locations along Little Belt, provides school groups, tourists, and the public an opportunity to immerse themselves in the strait's stories and offers new access points for kayaking, swimming, diving, and fishing.

“The design of the experiential platform is inspired by our fine tradition of using beautiful wooden structures, such as the seamarks along Denmark's coasts. The house is an open wooden structure with multiple levels that visitors can explore. They can learn about life in Lillebælt, launch their kayaks, harvest a bit of seaweed, or dip their toes in the sea.” Explains Foged.

Stories of the Sea

Nature Park Lillebælt, connecting continental Jutland and the island of Funen, has a unique natural environment and history. SØMÆRKET tells this story through fossils, illustrations, and text scattered around the structure. It includes an enclosed laboratory space for experiments and storytelling. Below deck, an underwater room projects underwater footage on raw concrete walls.

The platform also offers direct experiences of the strait, with a kayak launch point, swimming platform, and an integrated seaweed and mussel farm.

A Beacon in the Blue

The floating platform connects future generations with the blue nature around us and serves as a floating landmark for the nature park. Its dramatic pyramidal structure stands 7 meters above the water, projecting from the harbours and acting as a visual beacon. The upper deck offers panoramic views, while a small 'crow's nest,' accessible via a short climb through a fishnet tunnel, provides braver visitors with an even more spectacular view.

The main deck, approximately 1.3 meters above sea level, is connected by a small bridge allowing level-free access from the quayside.

“To minimize the project's climate footprint, we are reusing an existing concrete barge and building the experiential platform on top of it with biogenic materials.” Says Foged.

The platform is constructed from hefty locally sourced Douglas fir beams and the reclaimed concrete barge has had many previous lives over the past 20 years including as the base of a floating house and a temporary pavilion for the UIA architecture festival. The barge was rescued from demolition for the project.

A Collaborative Endeavour

SØMÆRKET was designed by EFFEKT in collaboration with MAST, a maritime architecture studio, which specialises in the design and construction of floating buildings and coastal development.

The design was the winning entry in an invited competition initiated by the municipalities of Middelfart, Kolding and Fredericia. Construction of the platform will begin this summer and it is due to be launched in 2025.

Other project partners include NBC Marine and DAS BOOT. The Obel Foundation has generously donated the pontoon, supporting the mission while enhancing public accessibility and engagement with Nature Park Lillebælt's beautiful maritime environment. The project is co-financed by the European Union, Denmark’s Business Promotion Board, the Danish Outdoor Council, and Nordea Fonden.