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CREATING A HOME

AWAY FROM HOME

By Morten Hahn-Pedersen, historian

About collaboration across many groups

A platform in the North Sea is both a workplace and a In the design phase, virtual reality has been used success-
home for many people for weeks at a time. Therefore, fully. In the next phase, a mock-up of two cabins with
the optimisation of safety, efficiency and wellbeing are their own bathrooms and a corridor area were constructed
very important parameters when new platforms are be- at Rosetti’s shipyard in Ravenna to test technical and
ing designed. Safety and efficiency are considered in all practical solutions. Various groups of personnel are now
areas of the work, but the issue of wellbeing is especially testing the mock-up and making suggestions for changes
evident when it comes to the future accommodation to the architects’ and engineers’ final design before the
platform in the new Tyra field. Here, the aim has always final outfitting of the accommodation platform.
been to create a home away from home, and it is a task
which lots of energy has been put into. The new home away from home is well on its way. Staff’s
well-furnished chambers are all equipped with windows
The work involves a varied group of architects, engineers and located in quiet area away from the bustle and
and various groups of personnel who work on offshore noise. There will also be various recreational spaces, such
platforms every day. It is about combining the new, as a gym, an activity room with table tennis, darts and
future-proof design with practical insight into how the like, a TV lounge, a library and even an outdoor area
day-to-day life offshore works. The goal of the work where, on good days, you can enjoy the weather and the
is to ensure maximum safety, the best use of the area, view from the middle of the North Sea.
maximum efficiency in tasks ranging from cleaning to
the operation and management of the platform, and the
creation of a cosy environment and good opportunities
for development.

At Rosetti’s shipyard in Ravenna, Italy, a mock-up of two Glimpse from one of the cabins in the mock-up at the
cabins and the connected corridor has been created. shipyard in Ravenna. Photo: Total
Things are currently being tested in order to optimise the
design in all respects. Photo: Total

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