Building a Viking Longhouse at Bukkoy Viking Farm, Alvaldsnes, Norway.
Viking Architecture
In our private lives our main hobby is Viking reenactment and whilst this is totally separate from our day to day architecture, the two have crossed paths and which has led us to having several busman’s holidays helping with period timber longhouses in Norway (as shown above).
This in turn has given us a unique insight into the development and designs of timber buildings which we can now pass on to our clients. In this we believe that we are probably unique, having both the architectural training and the hands on experience of actually building such structures.
Whilst we appreciate that very few people will want a longhouse building, there are specialist museums and schools that would benefit from our experience and knowledge when constructing or even just discussing period replica buildings. If you are one of them please contact us for more details about employing us for actual work or lectures.
Thirlings hall at Jarrow Hall (formerly Bede’s World) where Steven and Christine helped wattle and daub the walls
DLA are currently working on a replica longhouse for the Kirbister Farm Museum in Orkney for the Orkney Islands Council
In 2010-11 we were commissioned to design a replica longhouse at Haroldswick, Unst, for the Shetland Amenity Trust.
The picture on the left shows the longhouse under construction in 2012 whilst the image above is the completed house. Also see :
