Scheduled to launch in 2024, Svart in Norway goes self-sustainable in an off-grid location by combining a futuristic design with an earthy, organic appeal.
The future of responsible hospitality is here, well, almost. Svart in Norway, which aims to open in 2024, will be the first ‘net energy-positive’ hotel in the world, setting a new standard for carbon-neutral travel and providing a blueprint for sustainable development.
Operated by Six Senses, the unique hotel will be cradled within the incredible Helgeland coastline, at the base of the Svartisen glacier in the Norwegian Arctic Circle, where summer days last forever and winter is lit by the breathtaking Northern Lights. From zero-waste dining to hiking, ice-climbing, night-fishing, the Aurora Borealis in winter, and yoga under the midnight sun in summer, this place will leave you with deeper awareness and a profound sense of tranquillity.
Six Senses’ Svart is all set to become the first self-sustainable bespoke resort, aspiring travellers to care for the protection of nature preservation and the importance of global environmental issues and education via the local community. It will have a holistic approach for tranquillity enhancing every guest’s journey with the most profound sense of lifestyle and wellbeing, evolution, and sustainable awareness.
Svart aims to be the first building built after the energy positive Powerhouse standard in a Northern climate. Not only aiming to reduce its yearly energy consumption by approximately 85 per cent compared to a modern hotel, the resort takes it a few notches higher by planning on producing its own energy.
The 94-room resort will be seemingly afloat on the crystal-clear waters of the Holandsfjorden fjord, constructed in a form of a giant ring! Taking its cue from local fiskehjell (an A-shaped wooden structure for drying fish) and the rorbu (a coastal fisherman’s cabin), the property will be constructed on stilts, dissolving the boundary between land and fjord, ensuring minimal land impact and seabed disruption.
Its tactile design by Snøhetta in collaboration with Arctic Adventures of Norway, will create a feeling of openness and perpetual consciousness of nature, humanity, and thirst for discovery, while providing the eternal luxury of an escape sanctuary.
Svart will also be self-sustaining when it comes to waste and water management, recycling, and renewable infrastructure. The team will work with existing sustainable fishing and farming operations and engage local like-minded suppliers for the restaurants and bars.
Jan-Gunnar Mathisen, CEO of the project’s owner and developer, says: “To enhance the vision of Svart, we have established a Net Zero Lab, a vehicle for developing and taking to market the technology created by us. in a joint effort with Six Senses to reach the common goal for net-zero travel.
Wellness is also at the centre of the Six Senses’ DNA, and the same will be reflected in the hotel’s hospitality ethos. Each guest room will feature Svart Touch contactless technology that adapts the room to the guest’s state of mind and health. Meanwhile, the on-site spa will offer guests compression boots and vitamin IVs in the biohacking lounge.
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