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Landslide and avalanche prevention at Skjarvelandet

Large scale restructuring of an avalanche-prone landscape is both a technical and an architectonic upgrade.

Architect: Landscape architect Inge Dahlman MNLA, Landskapsfabrikken AS
Published 06 Feb, 2015
 
Skjarvelandet. The avalanche prevention project is based on the natural topography of the place.

Skjarvelandet. The avalanche prevention project is based on the natural topography of the place.

The new formations are made entirely with loose fill.

Low dike.

Fill excavation site. The required fill was obtained locally by blasting out this land spit, giving it a new shape.

Fill excavation site.

Exisisting and new surface.

Landscape section with avalanche prevention dike.

Completion: 2013

Address:
Måsøy, Finnmark

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Photo:
Inge Dahlman

In collaboration with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, Inge Dahlman did substantial research in order to secure different stretches of road, throughout the country, that were threatened by possible landslides and snow avalanches. At Måsøy, the road needed to be upgraded and landslide prevention constructed. The 3.8 km stretch is part of Havøysundveien, a designated National Tourist Route. It was therefore important that the project was of high architectural quality, and that the identity of the site and the attractive driving experience were respected. The landslide prevention is done through three large and several small mounds along the road. 300 000 cubic meters of stone were moved for the project.