Inside fykse Hydro powerstation
Hydro
I
got my hands on a 1st edition 'Mother earth news Handbook of
Homemade Power' and I've been looking into ways to develop the
water wheel to power the UV lighting walls in the sanctum.
The first thing that stopped me in my tracks was the fact that 'You should never use a water wheel to make electricity you should use a turbine, this is a common misconception.'
So thats me. A commoner.
Turbines are smaller, a lot more efficient and in many ways are easier to install and maintain, the only draw back is purely personal and aesthetical reason: I wanted to have a big turning wheel as part of the architecture. This would expose the buildings function by wearing iit's mechanics on the outside.
So a turbine Hydro system will be a lot more low key and less obvious.
The first thing that stopped me in my tracks was the fact that 'You should never use a water wheel to make electricity you should use a turbine, this is a common misconception.'
So thats me. A commoner.
Turbines are smaller, a lot more efficient and in many ways are easier to install and maintain, the only draw back is purely personal and aesthetical reason: I wanted to have a big turning wheel as part of the architecture. This would expose the buildings function by wearing iit's mechanics on the outside.
So a turbine Hydro system will be a lot more low key and less obvious.
Up on the mountain
You can see the Greenhouse from miles
away.
Design research
WaterMill
Temple
Sad Sanctum
The idea so far:
Sad Sanctum
A water powered anti Sesonal Affective Disorder place of Rest.
-
Sanctum: A quite private place where somebody is free from interference or interruption.
A place where you can relax
Maybe made from reclaimed materials:
Maybe adapting an existing site:
Local power station
Smaller power station
At the moment I am more interested in designing and constructing a space
and sighting it next to a water source within the region.
I feel this could turn out to be a long-term project and would need support from the local council, architects, engineers, funding and what ever it takes to build a building these days.
My initial feelings are that I want the design to be:
Functional
Beautiful
Sustainable
Humble
Not too big
-
My friend has carried this book around with her like a bible ever since I have known her, and I've spent a lot of time looking over her shoulder. So I thought I should ordered a copy and now I'm waiting for it to arrive.
also this is a well known read:
Sad Sanctum
A water powered anti Sesonal Affective Disorder place of Rest.
-
Sanctum: A quite private place where somebody is free from interference or interruption.
A place where you can relax
Maybe made from reclaimed materials:
Maybe adapting an existing site:
Local power station
Smaller power station
At the moment I am more interested in designing and constructing a space
and sighting it next to a water source within the region.
I feel this could turn out to be a long-term project and would need support from the local council, architects, engineers, funding and what ever it takes to build a building these days.
My initial feelings are that I want the design to be:
Functional
Beautiful
Sustainable
Humble
Not too big
-
My friend has carried this book around with her like a bible ever since I have known her, and I've spent a lot of time looking over her shoulder. So I thought I should ordered a copy and now I'm waiting for it to arrive.
also this is a well known read:
Fykse Green house effect
This is the Fykse Lettuce factory
Green house:
It's a beautiful sight at night, a light in my life and in many others living in Fykse.
At the darker time of year the lettuce factory/ greenhouse lights are left on at night to make up for the lost hours of light.
many questions come about:
Should we really be creating our own climates?
Does this not affect the climate we already have?
Maybe lettuce doesn’t grow at this time of year for a reason?
Is this better than importing lettuce from other countres?
Is it using renewable or none renewable power?
Recently on a frosty evening myself and Tormod went to visit the 'Lettuce man', he was very friendly and gave us some free lettuce he had left over, stepping into the green house had that middle of summer affect on me. It was glorious.
Standing in his T-Shirt He explained to us that he was using a type of UV light.
This got me thinking about other uses of UV light and the 'light therapy' that the factory is providing for the Locals.
This building has a monumental shine, you can see it from the other side of the Fjord and when you're up on the mountain it lights up the village below. I love this building it for its multifunctionality as grower, provider and brightener, and I feel it raises many interesting questions at the same time.
It's a beautiful sight at night, a light in my life and in many others living in Fykse.
At the darker time of year the lettuce factory/ greenhouse lights are left on at night to make up for the lost hours of light.
many questions come about:
Should we really be creating our own climates?
Does this not affect the climate we already have?
Maybe lettuce doesn’t grow at this time of year for a reason?
Is this better than importing lettuce from other countres?
Is it using renewable or none renewable power?
Recently on a frosty evening myself and Tormod went to visit the 'Lettuce man', he was very friendly and gave us some free lettuce he had left over, stepping into the green house had that middle of summer affect on me. It was glorious.
Standing in his T-Shirt He explained to us that he was using a type of UV light.
This got me thinking about other uses of UV light and the 'light therapy' that the factory is providing for the Locals.
This building has a monumental shine, you can see it from the other side of the Fjord and when you're up on the mountain it lights up the village below. I love this building it for its multifunctionality as grower, provider and brightener, and I feel it raises many interesting questions at the same time.
Lettuce
Seasonal Affective Disorder. Light
Therapy and Scandinavia
'Seasonal
Affective Disorder (SAD), or Winter
Depression, is a mood disorder occurring in individuals who are
very sensitive to seasonal changes. For these people, the winter
blues interferes with their ability to function properly.
Seasonal Affective Disorder is linked to the activity of the internal body clock. a neural center in the mammalian brain involved in regulating eating, sleeping, socializing and sexual activity. In the winter season, the body clock senses the shortening length of day, and responds by causing mammals to sleep longer and eat more, gaining weight to survive harsh winter conditions. Humans experience these changes as a reduction in energy and a tendency to gain weight in the winter months.'
It is getting darker earlier and earlier at the moment and always takes me a while to adapt to the sessions like most people, and I suppose that’s what we humans are meant to do - adapt.
But I don't think I’m a true suffer from SAD, maybe just a mild case, the strongest case of really yearning for light was last year when I was staying in a caravan on the Isle of Harris in Outer Hebrides, Scotland. And Liam if you're reading this I had a great time mate, but I definitely had case of the winter blues.
Light Therapy:
'It is thought that light therapy works by lengthening the perceived day length, restoring the body clock to a summer mode. Properly timed light therapy influences neural pathways in the brain that use serortonin as their primary neurotransmitter.'
'Full sunlight is preferred for seasonal affective disorder. Other treatments are based upon infrared light exposure. There are a number of products (such as light boxes) using very intense artificial illumination that are effective for seasonal affective disorder. These products must provide 10,000 lux or more directed angularly at the users eyes, without harmful ultraviolet radiation.'
And:
'Scandinavia:
Winter depression (or winter blues) is a common slump in the mood of Scandinavians. Doctors estimate that about 20% of all Scandinavians are affected, and it seems to be genetically heritable. It was first described by the 6th century Goth scholar Jordanes in his Getica where he described the inhabitants of Scandza (Scandinavia). There are words in Icelandic and Swedish that directly describe Seasonal Affective conditions. The Icelandic word is "skammdegisthunglyndi". "Skamm" means short, "degi" is day, "thung" is heavy and "lyndi" means mood although there is some argument as to how long the word existed as the earliest records indicate it appeared in the late 1800s in print."
Quotes and information:
Scandinavia - http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhmhojididid/
All other information - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder is linked to the activity of the internal body clock. a neural center in the mammalian brain involved in regulating eating, sleeping, socializing and sexual activity. In the winter season, the body clock senses the shortening length of day, and responds by causing mammals to sleep longer and eat more, gaining weight to survive harsh winter conditions. Humans experience these changes as a reduction in energy and a tendency to gain weight in the winter months.'
It is getting darker earlier and earlier at the moment and always takes me a while to adapt to the sessions like most people, and I suppose that’s what we humans are meant to do - adapt.
But I don't think I’m a true suffer from SAD, maybe just a mild case, the strongest case of really yearning for light was last year when I was staying in a caravan on the Isle of Harris in Outer Hebrides, Scotland. And Liam if you're reading this I had a great time mate, but I definitely had case of the winter blues.
Light Therapy:
'It is thought that light therapy works by lengthening the perceived day length, restoring the body clock to a summer mode. Properly timed light therapy influences neural pathways in the brain that use serortonin as their primary neurotransmitter.'
'Full sunlight is preferred for seasonal affective disorder. Other treatments are based upon infrared light exposure. There are a number of products (such as light boxes) using very intense artificial illumination that are effective for seasonal affective disorder. These products must provide 10,000 lux or more directed angularly at the users eyes, without harmful ultraviolet radiation.'
And:
'Scandinavia:
Winter depression (or winter blues) is a common slump in the mood of Scandinavians. Doctors estimate that about 20% of all Scandinavians are affected, and it seems to be genetically heritable. It was first described by the 6th century Goth scholar Jordanes in his Getica where he described the inhabitants of Scandza (Scandinavia). There are words in Icelandic and Swedish that directly describe Seasonal Affective conditions. The Icelandic word is "skammdegisthunglyndi". "Skamm" means short, "degi" is day, "thung" is heavy and "lyndi" means mood although there is some argument as to how long the word existed as the earliest records indicate it appeared in the late 1800s in print."
Quotes and information:
Scandinavia - http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhmhojididid/
All other information - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder