Royal Icelandic Lagune
The static void of Soestdijk palace begins a new interior live as the royal Icelandic lagoon. A gracious living landscape where visitors peacefully
Can enjoy the many delights wilderness has to offer with a tad of inhospitality.
The interior world mimics a young volcanic landscape where new land emerges from nothing. Geo thermal processes, barren rock, moist and sunlight combine forces in a rugged monotonous spectrum of
fluorescent green, yellow and blue with a dark grey undertone. Sublime landscapes always have a monotonous characteristic. Think about a snowy landscape, the Sahara and Iceland. These are all build up out of 1 or 2 ingredients and
therefore don`t result in mental over analysis but create a feeling of visual calmness. This wilderness simplicity is placed into
Hard contrast with the refined interior palace design. Which serves as a backcloth and delivers the royal effect.
You enter trough the grand entree where you will get a topographical map for navigation. All the furniture has stilts so the landscapes continues underneath. There are changing cabins and lockers. Where you will find water shoes for walking On the rough rock. A tent and a flash light (no electrical lighting in the lagoon) are optional. Download map here.
Legend for the Royal Icelandic roadmap.
A live support system is implemented to create and maintain the royal Icelandic lagoon. Just as volcanic landscapes have a natural subterranean geothermal drive, the lagoon has it`s own. The new provincial organic waste facility located in the souterrain generates (free) heath trough the process of composting. Rainwater is redirected from the roof in a geometric maze of tubes Through the compost core. And emerges in the interior with an enjoyable temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius. Sio2 (silicia), a natural product abundant in geothermal hot springs is added for it`s skin care capabilities.
Sun light can beam freely trough solar tubes and allows indoor photosynthesis. A Styrofoam base models the landscape and acts as a cast for porous concrete that mimics lava rock. Polyethylene foil is used as a thin layer between the landscape and the palace, a tangent line for moist protection and subtile seperation of these two worlds. A new micro interior climate comes into existing. An ideal setting for Philonotis moss to grow.
For camping there are no location restrictions.
The lagoon is build up out of several areas. The main bathing space is located between Risastor Fjallio and Yio Fjallio. Deep water of 1.5 meters is perfect for swimming and the soft submerged slopes can be used as hot tubs. This area has also different small rooms for a more private experience.
To the west from Fljotandi Fjallio to Vihta verslun you will find a space with cold water streams to drink after a sauna or swim and an Abundance of berries and other natural delights that can be harvested and eaten. Camping chairs attached to the wall can be used.
Furtheron you will enter an area full of small birch bushes (Betula NaNa). In Vihta, a natural Sauna tradition birch branches are bundled and used for slapping. They stimulate blood flow And are good for your skin. You are free to pull out leaves and branches for this natural spa Treatment. Camping chairs on the wall can be used.
After this you will hit Djpt biblio. A narrow canyon that takes you to a moss slope to lie down. An intimate hot tub and finally at the end of the west wing a bigger hot tub.
Through out the whole West wing you have the opportunity to jump into and take a long swim in Sund Tenglar. An unheated open air swimlane to cool down.
To the east from Yfirferi Fjallio to Norourljos Fjallio there is a long high slope where you can marvel at the northern lights which dramatic fast movements resemble soundless music. Camping chairs attached to the wall can be used. On Einmanaleika Fjallio you will find the most private sauna of the lagoon.
Followed by the soundlaug pool complex that consists of three rooms entirely filled with water. Next you pas through Os Sund A Hogri the cold water swimlane of the east wing. Which is connected to several mini saunas located in lower mud flats.
Section 1 - Mudflats and cold water swimlane east wing. Section 2 - Canyon swimlane west wing. Section 3 - Main bathing space - Section 4 - Soft slope northern lights. Section 5 - Mudflats and cold water swimlane west wing.
