A living workshop on the Archipelago Trail
On the coast at Skårupøre Sound, a barn from 1850 is being reborn as hand-built timber framing. A place where old carpentry skills are kept alive, passed on, and open to everyone walking or cycling past.
The Archipelago Trail
Øhavsstien is a 220 km hiking trail through the South Funen Archipelago. It follows the coast at Skårupøre Sound, a few hundred meters from the barn.
Baltic Sea Cycle Route N8
Denmark's national cycle route 8 crosses its figure-eight in Svendborg and passes through the country between Svendborg and Lundeborg.
UNESCO Global Geopark
Since 2024 the South Funen Archipelago has been a UNESCO Global Geopark, with living cultural heritage as part of its story.
Where craft becomes an experience
Øhavsladen is not a museum. It is a working workshop where timber frames are cut by hand, where courses and apprentices keep old techniques alive, and where hikers and cyclists on South Funen's routes can stop and watch the craft happen. The project is built for the region's experience economy: a small, genuine stop on the way through the archipelago.
Experience, craft, learning
The Experience
A visible, living build by the coast. Follow the raising of the frame, drop in on open workshop days, and see a craft few people have watched up close.
The Craft
Traditional Scandinavian and Baltic timber framing: hand-cut joints, pegged connections, no shortcuts. Built together with timber framers from The Northmen.
The Learning
Courses for groups of 8 to 14, room for apprentices and young craftspeople, and knowledge shared across generations and borders.
The project does not stand alone
Svendborg Municipality
Mayor Bo Hansen has expressed the municipality's full support for the project's purpose and vision.
Museum Sydfyn
The state-recognised cultural history museum supports the project with historical advisory and public programming.
Help raise the barn
We are seeking foundations and partners for the project's next phases. Everyone else is welcome to follow along as the timber goes up.