A window on the seabed at the extremity of the Norwegian south coast, at Lindesnes, in a rugged natural context where the silence is interrupted only by thunder and the atmospheric phenomena of a climate that can suddenly change multiple times during the course of one day.
Under, which in Norwegian means ‘below’ but also ‘wonder’ (a perfect name) is enclosed in a reinforced concrete monolith with a length of 34 meters, inclined by 20 degrees, that ‘rests’ on the rocky shore, entering the water and plunging to a depth of five meters, anchoring to the seabed.
A tubular shell, half a meter thick, built to stand up to the water pressure and the particular environmental conditions, and conceived to fit into the landscape in the most natural possible way. The rugged outer surfaces will be colonized, over time, by algae, mussels and barnacles, the inhabitants of this place.
The entrance for humans is on dry land, at the other extremity, where the monolith has a softer exterior in Norwegian oak, which in time will take on a grayish tone, similar to the concrete. Along a custom concrete walkway visitors reach the interior, 600 square meters orchestrated on three descending levels.
The path starts from level ‘zero’ with the reception area and cloakroom clad in raw wood, and then reaches a un mezzanine with a bar and cocktail room, partially overlooking the lower level which contains the restaurant and an immersive spectacle that is new on each and every evening: a panoramic glazing, eleven meters wide, made with a double layer of acrylic glass, allows the 40 guests to dine with a view of the marine environment, observing its life and its changes over the seasons.