New Norwegian architecture projects with building news and architectural images, plus architects background. Norway building news from across this Scandinavian country.
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Architect: Stinessen Arkitektur. The setting is a challenging site with a protected waterfront towards west and a protected historical building environment on the west and north side, industrial area/shipyard towards the east while positioned in the inner harbour towards the south.
Architect: Stinessen Arkitektur. Situated on a steep hillside covered in trees the site overlooks the valley and the Målselv river below. The area is part of the Northern most alpine ski resort in Norway and the Målselv river is famed for its rich salmon fishing.
Architect: Stinessen Arkitektur. Manshausen Island is situated in the Steigen Archipelago off the coast of Northern Norway. The Island´s position between dramatic mountains and the Barents Sea is in itself the inspiration for celebrated Polar Explorer Børge Ousland´s newest adventure; an adventure and exploration resort.
Architect: Stinessen Arkitektur
Ravika is situated on the Lyngen peninsula, which is dominated by the Lyngen Alps, on 69° North. The mountain range is a famous destination for ski mountaineering and freeride skiing.
Design: Kontur Architects. A traditional Scandinavian “Funkis” style house has been modernised and refurbished in line with ‘Passive House’ standards, which has strict environmental credentials, bringing the house into the 21st Century in terms of both design and performance.
Nordic – Office of Architecture shows how the historic city centre in Bergen, including Bergenhus and Håkonshallen, may change from being an empty asphalt space into an important destination.
Design: Chapman Taylor. Lorenskog local authority has just granted planning permission for our scheme entitled ‘Winter Village’ in Lorenskog, Norway. When built ‘Winter Village’ will become the world’s largest indoor ski arena.
Architect: Snøhetta. Powerhouse Kjørbo, located outside of Oslo, Norway, is the first Powerhouse project to be completed by the group. By optimizing and combining existing technologies in new ways, the two office buildings from the 80s were renovated into positive-energy buildings
The construction of the memorial was designed to allow for a collaborative construction open to volunteers, the parents of the victims and former members of the youth labour party (AUF-veterans), owner of the island – following a Norwegian tradition called ‘‘Dugnad’’.
Describing his latest project, Villa S, a house for his own family in a leafy suburb of Bergen, Todd Saunders says, ‘It’s like three sticks, stacked on top of each other.’
Norway, a country that generates more than 80% of its electricity from hydropower, has added to its renewable repertoire in the guise of a beautifully Kebony-clad 30GWh plant.
The Micro Cluster Cabins are located in at the mouth of the Oslo fjord in the region of Vestfold in Norway.
The Norwegian government has decided to demolish one of the main buildings of the damaged government quarters in Oslo. Architect Viksjø´s Y-shaped building
YME is located between the Royal Palace and the Parliament in Karl Johans gate 39, in a beautiful and historic building from 1844 previously described as a “Paris in miniature”.
Cabin Norderhov is located in Krokskogen forests, outside the town of Hønefoss. Its location on a steep slope gives a fantastic view over the lake Steinsfjorden.
Rock House replaces an older building at the site. In order to obtain the planning permits, the project had to be well adjusted to the terrain, both in terms of shape, scale, material and color.
Architect: Snøhetta
Powerhouse Kjørbo, located outside of Oslo, Norway, opened in April 2014 and is the first Powerhouse project to be completed by the group. By optimizing and combining existing technologies in new ways, the two office buildings from the 80s were renovated into positive-energy buildings.