Villa Holtet in Oslo Property

Villa Holtet in Oslo

Design: Atelier Oslo, Architects. The starting point is a typical challenge of densification in an area of existing single family houses. The house is broken up into smaller volumes to adapt to the relatively tight situation and the scale of the surrounding buildings.

Cottage on Vega Island, Norway Property

Vega Island house interior

Design: Kolman Boye Architects. House on the island of Vega in the Norwegian archipelago not far from the polar circle. The site is distinctive for its grand and harsh northern landscape with wide panoramas of the Norwegian Sea and the jagged mountains rising from it.

Art Museum and Cinema Lillehammer

Art Museum and Cinema in Lillehammer

Architects: Snøhetta. Building extension based on idea of art hovering above a transparent base. The new space houses a children’s workshop at ground level with floor-to-ceiling windows, located under a cantilevered hall covered in a dynamic metal façade.

Houdini Sportswear Shop in Oslo

Houdini Sportswear Shop

Design: Snøhetta, architects. The Swedish outdoor company Houdini has opened its first store in Oslo. Situated in one of Oslo’s most bustling and fastest growing shopping areas, the recently opened signature store marks the launch of a new retail brand concept for Houdini.

Bygdøynesveien 15 Oslo Apartment Building

Bygdøynesveien 15 Apartment Building in Oslo

Design: Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter. Bygdøynesveien 15 is being developed into a new comprehensive residential area, combining historic buildings with new housing in a captivating and innovative way.

Shoot Gallery in Oslo Building

Shoot Gallery

Design: Snøhetta. Located near to the fjord in the urban and exciting new neighborhood Bjørvika in Oslo, Shoot Gallery is a starter for the growing arts scene in the Barcode area.

Faust Store Oslo, Shoemaker Shop Interior

Faust Store Oslo

Design: Snøhetta, architects. A coherent design including retail design, web design, signage, and brand design for everything from business cards to shoe boxes, as well as a customized typeface bringing all the elements together.

Villa Vatnan in Trondheim Property, Norway

Villa Vatnan

Design: NORDIC – Office of Architecture. The client wished for a home for both everyday life and entertaining, all primary rooms had to be on one floor, of good sizes and well resolved spatial relationships. By lifting the main floor to the first floor we captured the best of the views and the sun.

Hadar’s Hus on Stokkøya Island

Hadars Hus

Architects: Asante Architecture & Design. The small house on the coast is part of the project Bygda 2.0, a rural development on the island of Stokkøya, focusing on building modern Norwegian houses shaping a dynamic village.

Oslo School of Architecture

Oslo School of Architecture

Design: Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Architects MNAL. The Oslo School of Architecture is homed in an existing building from 1938, situated by the Akerselva River in the eastern part of Oslo. The school is part of a larger vision to revitalize this former industrial area for education-related use.

Fordypningsrommet Retreat Fleinvær Island

Fordypningsrommet Retreat

Architects: TYIN tegnestue. Placed north of the Arctic Circle on the beautiful island of archipelago Fleinvær, which include between 200 and 300 islands, the artists’ retreat blends perfectly into the surrounding rocky landscape.

Stormen Concert Hall & Library, Bodø

Stormen Concert Hall and Library

Design: DRDH, architects. Two new civic buildings or this town 100km inside the Arctic Circle. The architecture stitches into the existing urban fabric, playing off the link to the town centre and nearby harbour.

Knarvik Church – Lindås Building, Norway

Knarvik Community Church

Design: Reiulf Ramstad Architects – RRA. The church building signals its function with dignity and recognizable form, where the church spire, sanctuary and chapel are emphasized by the ascending roof planes.

Aesop Store: Shop Interior Oslo

Aesop Store in Oslo

Design: Snøhetta, architects. Aesop’s first signature store in Norway, their 100th worldwide. The architectural exploration revealed materials and surfaces hidden within the space, some dating back to the 1800s.

V-Lodge in Ål, Buskerud, Norway: Reiulf Ramstad

V-Lodge in Ål

Design: Reiulf Ramstad Architects. This all-year cabin for a family of five is designed to accommodate changes in family composition in coming years. The cabin building is gently placed on the slight slope of the site, where the volume creates small microclimate zones with beneficial sun conditions for outdoor activities and easy access from the interior.

Røldal Cabin Odda Holiday Home, Hordaland

Røldal Cabin

Design: Reiulf Ramstad Architects. The Røldal family vacation home is recognisable for its compact, defined and geometric shape. The objective of preserving as much of the surrounding landscape possible as a high priority resulted in the design of two volumes.

July 22 Memorial Sites: Utøya + Oslo, Norway

Utøya Memory Wound memorial design by Jonas Dahlberg

Utøya ‘Memory Wound’ memorial design by Jonas Dahlberg abandoned? Norwegian government offers to replace controversial Utøya memorial to appease local residents. The memorial to commemorate the massacre on the island in 2011 has proved divisive