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Development projects in Midt-Norge (Central Norway). Midt-Norge consist of Nord Trøndelag, Sør Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal. Projects in
Trondheim, Malvik and Stjørdal are to be posted in Trondheim development thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=998611). Main cities in Midt-Norge is Trondheim, Ålesund, Molde,
Kristiansund, Stjørdal and Steinkjer.

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Åndalsnes Sentrum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=69810175#post69810175)
http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/791/skiftendeby1x1000.jpg
Illustration by Jägnefält Milton (http://www.jagnefaltmilton.com/)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/BETWEENBAR_3pix.jpg

Kristiansund Opera- og kulturhus (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=69762545&postcount=6)
http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/8557/kulturkvartalet2x1000.jpg
Illustration by C. F. Møller Architects (http://www.cfmoller.com/)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/BETWEENBAR_3pix.jpg

JazzHouse
http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/2917/moldejazzhus4x1000.jpg
Illustration by 3XN (http://www.3xn.dk/)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/BETWEENBAR_3pix.jpg

Saemien Sijte (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=71417669&postcount=12)
http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/5941/saemiensijte1x1000.jpg
Illustration by SQ Arquitectos (http://www.sqarquitectos.es/)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/BETWEENBAR_3pix.jpg

Romsdalsmuseet
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/5179/romsdalsmuseet3x1000.jpg
Illustration by MIR (http://mir.no/)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/BETWEENBAR_3pix.jpg

Trollveggen Visitor Center
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/6620/trollveggen1x1000.jpg
Illustration by MIR (http://mir.no/)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/BETWEENBAR_3pix.jpg

Trollstigen
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9693/trollstigen1x1000.jpg
Illustration by MIR (http://mir.no/)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/BETWEENBAR_3pix.jpg

Levanger Sør (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=71552897#post71552897)
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5807/levangersr3x1000.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/BETWEENBAR_3pix.jpg

Arena Ulstein (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=74620401#post74620401)
http://i.imgur.com/HjjGB.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/BETWEENBAR_3pix.jpg

Oppdal Centrum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=77407121&postcount=37)
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/9042/oppdal3x1000.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/BETWEENBAR_3pix.jpg

I agree this is better Þróndeimr, God Jul!

Verdalsøra Barne- og Ungdomskole
LinkSignatur won first price in a competition to design a new school in Verdalsøra. Construction started in September 2010 and is on schedule to be
completed in November 2011.

Information in NORWEGIAN:
Anlegget omfatter barne- og ungdomsskole og en flerbrukshall med svømmehall. Anlegget plasseres mellom eksisterende skoler og nybygget skal
reises mens skolene er i bruk.

Prosjekt er utformet med en klar tredeling mellom de sentrale funksjonene barneskole, undomsskole og idrettsanlegg, med et langt sammenhengende
volum sentralt som samler fellesarealene. Det er valgt robuste materialer basert på bruksmessige og funksjonelle egenskaper, der materialene
underbygger det arkitektoniske konseptet. Yttervegger får kraftige vertikale trespiler som sammen med avrundede bygningshjørner gir anlegget en
bølgende form. Tre benyttes også innvendig i anlegget for å gi god akustikk og atmosfære.

More on Urbika (http://urbika.com/projects/view/4916-verdalsa-cedil-ra-ba).

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/8095/verdalbarneogungdomskol.jpg
Illustration by Link signatur AS (http://www.link-signatur.no/)

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/8095/verdalbarneogungdomskol.jpg
Illustration by Link signatur AS (http://www.link-signatur.no/)

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/8095/verdalbarneogungdomskol.jpg
Illustration by Link signatur AS (http://www.link-signatur.no/)

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8095/verdalbarneogungdomskol.jpg
Illustration by Link signatur AS (http://www.link-signatur.no/)

You should also add the White House which is being built alongside the Jazz Theatre Hus in Molde.

http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00307/20100707-102727-pic_307186c.jpg

http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00307/07NYHG_rvellplassen_307204c.jpg

^^ The first post will only contain a few projects (im not done with the into post yet though), the projects which are the most interesting, mainly in architecture/design or size. All other projects are welcome to be posted, though i select the hottest projects! ;)

Btw, i hope its okay that i included Møre og Romsdal into Midt-Norge and not Vestlandet?

Kristiansund Opera- og kulturhus
C. F. Møller Architects won a shared first prize with Space Group's proposal in the competition for the new Kristiansund Opera and Cultural Centre.
The final decision was taken on October 29th, where C. F. Møller Architects was awarded the final first prize.

Kristiansund Opera and Cultural Centre will house Norway's oldest opera, dating back to 1805, which every year arranges the Opera Festival
Weeks - Norway's largest and most comprehensive presentation of opera and musical theatre. Furthermore it is intended to be the new cultural
power centre of Kristiansund - a landmark to the entire region.

Kulturkvartalet, as the project made by C. F. Møller Architects is called, unites the different cultural functions in a dynamic and creative
environment, centred round the main concert hall. The concert hall has been designed to offer sublime acoustics and super flexible theatre
settings.

"Working on the project has been a very inspiring process so far. We have clearly sensed the tradition and pride, that the project is founded on,"
states partner Klaus Toustrup.

More on Urbika (http://urbika.com/projects/view/2418-kulturkvartalet).

View high resolution renderings! (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=69762563#post69762563)

http://img602.imageshack.us/img602/8557/kulturkvartalet2x1000.jpg
Illustration by C.F. Møller Architects (http://www.cfmoller.com/)

http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/3786/kulturkvartalet1x1000.jpg
Illustration by C.F. Møller Architects (http://www.cfmoller.com/)

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9495/kulturkvartalet8x1000.jpg
Illustration by C.F. Møller Architects (http://www.cfmoller.com/)

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/222/kulturkvartalet4x1000.jpg
Illustration by C.F. Møller Architects (http://www.cfmoller.com/)

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/7196/kulturkvartalet10x1000.jpg
Illustration by C.F. Møller Architects (http://www.cfmoller.com/)

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1402/kulturkvartalet5x1000.jpg
Illustration by C.F. Møller Architects (http://www.cfmoller.com/)

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3151/kulturkvartalet6x1000.jpg
Illustration by C.F. Møller Architects (http://www.cfmoller.com/)

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/8804/kulturkvartalet7x1000.jpg
Illustration by C.F. Møller Architects (http://www.cfmoller.com/)

Åndalsnes Sentrum
The concept competition for developing and beautification of Åndalsnes Sentrum ended just before Christmas and resulted in two shared first prices.

1st. prize: JAJA Architects "Landskapsbeltet"
1st. prize: Kristina Karlsson and Pauliina Koskinen Tonboe "Kom til Åndalsnes"
3rd prize: Jägnefält Milton "Skiftende By"

First a glimpse of what downtown Åndalsnes look like today.
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1st. Prize: Landskapsbeltet
Amongst 40 proposals from all over Scandinavia, JAJA Architects received a shared first prize in the idea competition for the development of
Åndalsnes in Norway. “The Landscape Loop” by JAJA stood out from the competition by showing a “clear concept, analytic approach and
convincing visualizations of the future Åndalsnes”. In total, the project was credited for its great contextual integrity while being able to unfold
the small town’s inherent potentials.

The Landscape Loop is a project that emphasizes, improves and connects the inherent qualities of Åndalsnes to one unified entity. It is a
project that gathers the city’s development within a belt that wraps around the town core - creating a series of “blue” and “green” urban
spaces while establishing natural connections between city and landscape.

The project finds its inspiration in the surrounding landscape that constitutes the city’s beautiful and ever changing scenery where each hour,
each day and each season offers new landscape impressions - and with it different opportunities and new potentials.

Åndalsnes is a small town with 3,000 inhabitants. Encircled by fjords and mountains, the city is placed in beautiful surroundings that annually
attracts thousands of bypassing summer tourists. However, despite its proximity to amazing nature and massive flow of tourists, the town of
Åndalsnes has not been able to create a lively town and exploit its fantastic location.

Today, the town has a considerable facade towards the water but it is used only sporadically by private or ramshackle buildings. Empty properties
create undefined urban spaces that are neither inviting nor useful. Thousands of tourists from the massive cruise ships are met by a vast parking
lot that does not give any reason for a longer stay – and merely makes the city a pit stop in their further journey. The majority of the citizens live
outside the inner area which makes the town appear deserted and lifeless after opening-hours.

It is obvious that the nature is the Åndalsnes’s greatest asset but despite of this it appears absent in the urban scenery. We suggest to
re-introduce nature into the urban space with an encircling Landscape Loop. The Loop will become the city’s new backdrop that gives inhabitants
and tourists a constant proximity to the surrounding landscape – all year long. It will become a frame around the town that encourages a compact
urban development, an intricate network of streets, plazas and courtyards that breathes urban life around the town.

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2125/jajaaandalsnesharbor02x.jpg
Illustration by JAJA Architects (http://www.ja-ja.dk/)

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8194/jajaaandalsnesharbor01x.jpg
Illustration by JAJA Architects (http://www.ja-ja.dk/)

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/5985/jajaaandalsnesharbor05x.jpg
Illustration by JAJA Architects (http://www.ja-ja.dk/)

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6127/jajaaandalsnesharbor04x.jpg
Illustration by JAJA Architects (http://www.ja-ja.dk/)

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1893/jajaaandalsnesharbor03x.jpg
Illustration by JAJA Architects (http://www.ja-ja.dk/)

http://img573.imageshack.us/img573/7006/jajaaandalsnesharbor08x.jpg
Illustration by JAJA Architects (http://www.ja-ja.dk/)

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/8885/jajaaandalsnesharbor07x.jpg
Illustration by JAJA Architects (http://www.ja-ja.dk/)

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/6592/jajaaandalsnesharbor06x.jpg
Illustration by JAJA Architects (http://www.ja-ja.dk/)

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/294/jajaaandalsnesharbor09x.jpg
Illustration by JAJA Architects (http://www.ja-ja.dk/)

1st Prize: Kom til Åndalsnes
Kristina Karlsson and Pauliina Koskinen Tonboe received a shared first prize in the idea competition for the development of Åndalsnes in Norway.
Amongst 40 proposals from all over Scandinavia. “Come to Åndalsnes”stood out with the “best masterplan concept” .The jury highlights the
value of the proposal treating ideas and solutions for the entire village even outside the competition area.

The project finds its inspiration in the surrounding landscape. It preserves and enhances the landscape elements by proposing new construction
in areas which are today weakening the contact rock-by-sea. The project also establishes new connections, sea side promenade with activities,
new harbour areas and a new housing area with canals as an attraction for new investors.

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/7210/ndalsnessentrum3x1000.jpg

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/9803/ndalsnessentrum4x1000.jpg

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3rd. Prize: Skiftende By
The jury awarded the Swedish office for a proposal where existing and new rail roads would provide the base for a host of new buildings that could
be rolled back and forth depending on seasons and situations. Amongst other, they propose a rolling hotel, a rolling public bath and a rolling
concert hall.

"We are really happy that the jury took our proposal serious, its not only a good proposal which we are very proud of, it´s also fully doable," says
Carl Jägnefält one of the two founders of Jägnefält Milton.

The jury was especially impressed by the Swedes' proposals that did not propose new city blocks, public squares, boardwalks etc. but instead
focused entirely on the existing rail road network and created something unexpected from it. They were also moved by the presentation material
which they thought had a surreal mood with a magic and Tarkovsky-esk atmosphere that contrasted well with the sober and technical plans and
axonometric drawings.

View high resolution renderings and illustrations! (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=69811621#post69811621)

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/791/skiftendeby1x1000.jpg
Illustration by Jägnefält Milton (http://www.jagnefaltmilton.com/)

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/2513/skiftendeby5x1000.jpg
Illustration by Jägnefält Milton (http://www.jagnefaltmilton.com/)

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/4321/skiftendeby3x1000.jpg
Illustration by Jägnefält Milton (http://www.jagnefaltmilton.com/)

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/8089/skiftendeby4x1000.jpg
Illustration by Jägnefält Milton (http://www.jagnefaltmilton.com/)

Some more illustrations of this awesome concept!
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2568/skiftendeby7rgbx1000.jpg
Illustration by Jägnefält Milton (http://www.jagnefaltmilton.com/)

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8960/skiftendeby6rgbx1000.jpg
Illustration by Jägnefält Milton (http://www.jagnefaltmilton.com/)

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1166/skiftendeby2x1000.jpg
Illustration by Jägnefält Milton (http://www.jagnefaltmilton.com/)

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/866/skiftendeby9x1000.jpg
Illustration by Jägnefält Milton (http://www.jagnefaltmilton.com/)

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2599/skiftendeby8x1000b.jpg
Illustration by Jägnefält Milton (http://www.jagnefaltmilton.com/)

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/3266/skiftendeby8x1000a.jpg
Illustration by Jägnefält Milton (http://www.jagnefaltmilton.com/)

Saemien Sijte
Spanish architect SQ Arquitectos (http://www.sqarquitectos.es/) won the competition for Saemien Sijte, Southern Sami Museum and Cultural Center. The center is located along
the shores of Snåsavatnet in Nord Trøndelag close to the town of Snåsa. Construction of the 3000m2 large center starts in 2011.

View high resolution renderings (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1288803&page=2)

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/5941/saemiensijte1x1000.jpg
Illustration by SQ Arquitectos (http://www.sqarquitectos.es/)

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/5816/saemiensijte3x1000.jpg
Illustration by SQ Arquitectos (http://www.sqarquitectos.es/)

Levanger Sør
Levanger Sør is a mixed use development project located close to Magneten, a shopping mall along E6 just south of the city. The new development
will be located on a unused plot between the shopping mall and the city, to fill it with apartments, shopping, a cinema and outdoor recreational
areas.

The proposal is to build three building with a large parking garage in the complex bacement. About 25 000m2 will be offices, shops and boutiques as
well as a two screen cinema. 83 apartments is planned for the top floors of two of the buildings.

The developer of the project, Berg Eiendom hope to start construction in 2012.

Urbika.com/Levanger Sør (http://www.urbika.com/projects/view/5136-levanger-sor)

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7792/levangersr11x1000.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5807/levangersr3x1000.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2536/levangersr5x1000.jpg

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/4130/levangersr4x1000.jpg

Some more renderings of Levanger Sør.

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http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3774/levangersr7x1000.jpg

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4004/levangersr9x1000.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5447/levangersr10x1000.jpg

Levanger Havn
This is the latest plan of Levanger Havn, a massive development area with 1500 apartments. I will get back to this project later for more details.

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/5230/levangerhavn4x1000.jpg

The inner part (around Tømmerlunden) of the plan looks quite urban. At least from above.
:)

IMO Sunnmøre (and possibly Romsdal) hould be considered part of Vestlandet as it's culturally and historically in Western Norway, the only reason it's grouped with Midt-Norge is because of administrative boundaries (Møre og Romsdal) which don't make sense historically and culturally. ;)

According to Wiki the whole of Møre og Romsdal is "officially" considered Vestlanndet.

Anyway, Ålesund's horrible town hall is currently being modernized into a glass structure, however it doesn't fit well with the neighbouring Art Noveau buildings IMO.

http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.7025269

I guess it was a tactics to get more Sunnmøre ppl to join the forum (Hopefully not only to protest, but also contribute.) Welcome anyway:)

Maybe it's better if i post this here then:

http://www.smp.no/multimedia/dynamic/00345/Arkitektkonkurranse_345719c.jpg
http://www.smp.no/nyheter/alesundogomland/article312562.ece

7 new city blocks south of Ålesund city hall is subject to an architectural competition.

Lets not divide Møre og Romsdal to each region, it will just become a mess. From now on Møre og Romsdal (ALL of Møre og Romsdal) stay under Midt-Norge. If any of you feel that you need to have a discussion about that, discuss it in the Norwegian discussion thread > Icebar.

I moved this off-topic discussion in the Norwegian discussion thread.

(this post will be deleted in a few days)
Carry on.

Look at the bubbles!

^^ no, i put Stjørdal under Trondheim (read the intro text of the thread (Projects in
Trondheim, Malvik and Stjørdal are to be posted in Trondheim development thread), so you can see this project and more Stjørdal projects in that thread! ;)

Yeah, but you never post any news about it...

^^ i will try to bring more news about it, the few there is! ;)

Arena Ulstein

Lund+Slaatto Architects, in collaboration with Nils Tveit Architects won the 1st prize for the Arena Ulstein competition in Ulsteinvik, Møre og
Romsdal. The main idea of the project is to create a place of sports and activities, where the qualities of the magnificent surrounding landscape
will merge with the bourgeoning urban live of the town of Ulsteinvik.

Ulsteinvik is a small town on the west coast of Norway. The town is growing and a new urban life is blossoming. A recent visionary plan for the
development of the town connected a series of alleyways and courtyards into a pedestrian network which has given the town a new urban axis.
Our project consists of a sports hall and a swimming pool with a local library and youth club. By dividing the program into two major volumes,
which engage a folded ground plane on various levels, we are able to negotiate the difficult site to create a series of new urban spaces in-
between the building volumes. This new urban space will create several important links between the original pedestrian network and the
surrounding landscape and become a new meeting place for the people of Ulsteinvik.

Our aim is to develop an architecture which will enable these large volumes to fit in with the identity of Ulsteinvik, without mimicking the existing
small-scale building fabric. We were inspired by the rich industrial history of the shipping-trade in Ulsteinvik to design the buildings as three
Corten-clad volumes, set into a tough granite base. The interior spaces will be surprisingly light, clad in local timber and white concrete.

The arena will be 14 200m2 large and is planned to start construction in 2012 with completion in 2014.

More info here: Arena Ulstein: Next Level - Beskrivelse (PDF: 2.3Mb) (http://www.ulstein.kommune.no/getfile.aspx/document/epcx_id/860/epdd_id/1846) and Arena Ulstein: Next Level - Plansjer (PDF: 6.2Mb) (http://www.ulstein.kommune.no/getfile.aspx/document/epcx_id/860/epdd_id/1844)

High resolution renderings (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=74620885#post74620885)

http://i.imgur.com/HjjGB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0qjnr.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/bmC8O.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CxHA3.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/zxGVG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/A9zOD.jpg

Plans and sections of Arena Ulstein.

http://i.imgur.com/luJ56.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/9m8zx.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/D2Km1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/PeAbw.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Bu92o.jpg

First impression.. Don't like it! I think it has a very 60's cheap touch to it, similar to all the schools and swimming pools that were built back in those days. In particular those slightly slanted roofs, and the strong vertical geometry on the facade and windows.

Update on Ålesund city hall:
http://pub.tv2.no/multimedia/TV2/archive/00870/radhushoy_870437a.jpg

Article:
http://www.tv2nyhetene.no/innenriks/lastebil-truffet-av-fasadeplater-fra-raadhushoeyblokk-3448611.html

^^It didn't look nice before, but the new facade gives me some 60-70ies chills aswell..

It will look different when completed.

http://lastopp.no/3/516da4751bee589106d506ebf3febf05.jpg

As you can see on the picture. :)

^^
Number one: That's obviously not the latest version you've posted. Look at the white-framed windows in the photo.

Number two: The facade is finished on half the building! Of course my comment stands!

These are the latest renders:
http://www.alesund.kommune.no/fasaderehabilitering/oppdaterte-fasadeskisser

The giant new container terminal in Gjemnes has been financed, construction to start 2013. The name for this facility will be North Atlantic Container Port LTD.

http://www.gjemnes.kommune.no/script/watermarked_thumbnail.aspx?img=bilde_1_alt2_a.jpg&Bredde=800&Hoyde=600

http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00352/20110330-231726-pic_352382c.jpg

Full article here. http://www.rbnett.no/lokal/gjemnes/article324315.ece

They anticipate 1.2 million container movement per year, 90% will be transhipped, that still leave 120,000 containers that will be leaving the port by road, the roads around this area are bascially goat tracks, too narrow for two trucks to safely pass each other, even with the new tunnel before Krifast it's still going to suck. For 120,000 container movements per year by road from this port they are going to have to build a proper highway, otherwise it's going to be a nightmare for locals.

Sounds good, first tought it was a bs-story from the newspaper (hate this day!) But it's dated 31. so... :)

No it's serious and funded, I just hope that the Fylke and local komunes spend some serious cash on roading infrastructure before construction starts.

Her er utviklinga om Hafast(Hareid Fastland samband)
Sjå Videon.
http://hafast.no/film.html
http://hafast.no/kart.jpg

Fe vi til dette blir reisen til Ålesund mykje lettare!!

^^ your post has been approved now, sorry it took a while, i've been gone for a month! :)

Oppdal Centrum

A team of three architect firms from Norway, Denmark and Finland won a competition for urbanizing of Oppdal.

Architects description:
When visiting Oppdal you’ll experience pure and raw nature up close, all year round. The destination can offer activities for the extreme sports
athlete and the family man. Oppdal is within close proximity to both Dovrefjell and Trollheimen, in addition to Norway's largest alpine ski area.
This makes Oppdal a very attractive destination. In 2009, Oppdal had just below 220,000 guest nights. In addition to the existing 3000 holiday
homes, 100-150 new ones are built each year. Oppdal county has the largest sheep population in Norway, and is the largest municipality in Sør-
Trøndelag. The municipality is primarily in the manufacturing industry, followed by commerce and tourism. More than half of the county’s 6600
residents live in Oppdal Centrum. Schools, cultural activities, nightlife, retail and other services are available in the town. The double-edged
sword is that both RV70 and E6 roads are going straight through the center. This gives great access for motorists, but also supersedes all
others. Communication to the hiking and ski areas are primarily designed for motorized vehicles, not for other traffic. The center is also divided
by the railway and the river Ålma. A bubbling rural life is split by increased regional and local traffic, and it is time for Oppdal to be allowed to
grow its center, once again connect to nature, and lead the heavy traffic outside the city center.

When E6 is rerouted, new possibilities emerge to reinforce Oppdal Centrum. As the cars are pulled out of the center, the landscape is pulled
in and the downtown is condensed. Thus life, and not the car, becomes the main focus in Oppdal.

It is in this duality between a denser town and a better relation to the adjacent landscape that Oppdal´s city structure would be found.
Precisely for this reason, Oppdal+ connects landscape, urban life and activity in one move. Two primary pedestrian areas in the shape of a plus
defines the main intervention. The green river, and the old E6 road.

Nature is let to flow as a green river through the central areas of the town. It is a recreational trail that connects the features of the
landscape (the ski slopes, schools, sports facilities, leisure park) to the functions of the town (meeting place, bus/train station, town hall and
cultural center). At the same time the town is condensed around the main urban district. The district spans between Ålma and Torgsenteret
and is reserved for pedestrians. It is a condensation strategy, which creates a more compact and vibrant center, along with the creation of
a clear urban hierarchy.

View renderings in high resolution (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=77407109#post77407109)

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/9042/oppdal3x1000.jpg

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/1033/oppdal1x1000.jpg

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4199/oppdal2x1000.jpg

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/3672/oppdal4x1000.jpg

ADEPT wins competition in Oppdal, Norway
http://www.archdaily.com/135130/adept-wins-competition-in-oppdal-norway/

The scenic skiing and hiking area Oppdal in Norway is being revitalized with a new dynamic city center. ADEPT, in collaboration with Various Architects and Lalaland landscape architects, has won the international competition for Oppdal Sentrum.

Their winner proposal Oppdal+ presents a dense mountain village containing new developments – residences, holiday houses, offices and retail – designed in an eco-friendly and accessible manner to increase the flow and number of skiers, hikers and activity-seekers in the center of Oppdal. More images and complete press release after the break.

Oppdal is a popular Nordic destination for winter and summer sports. With this competition for Oppdal City Center the area is to become even more attractive by enhanced accessibility and coherence between landscape and city life. ADEPT has in collaboration with Various architects and Lalaland created the visions for Oppdal+ as a practical planned, comfortable and eco- friendly area for leisure and living.

The landscape, city life and activity in Oppdal+ are connected in one main concept: the plus sign. A new main road is placed outside the city to release space on the old main road, E6, which constitutes one of the two connection lines of the plus sign. Based on a shared space concept the old main road is transformed into an urban shopping street for the benefit of pedestrians, cyclists and skiers. Shops along the street will experience increased flow of people and a likely increase in trade. A green stretch waves across the area and creates a new connection axis. This new recreational stretch attaches the functions of the city (main plaza, town hall and culture house) with the functions in the surrounding landscape (skiing center, sports center and park). As a densifying as well as embracing intervention these two primary pedestrian axes create a cross through Oppdal, integrating the life of the city and landscape.

The new city center is densified by 142.000m2 new development containing residences, offices, public-oriented businesses and parking. To ensure a multifarious demographic community various housing types are introduced – each with a private outdoor area, e.g. balconies, roof terraces or mini-gardens. The use of material represents the vernacular, traditional building code and is kept in slate and wood, just as the saddle roof is appropriated for the new buildings.

The jury views Oppdal+ as a unique concept, forging an identity for the development of architectural expression, based on local building tradition. In their assessment the jury states: ”Oppdal+ has a clear and figurative vision – clean, rough and dense – embracing Oppdal at present and in the future; inhabitants and tourists. The working title is innovative, optimistic and creates space for identity and distinctiveness. The jury agrees on this proposal being a good and inspiring answer to the vision of the competition program.”

The team behind Oppdal+ consists of ADEPT, Various Architects and Laland. ADEPT and collaborating partners were selected to participate as the only international team, competing against Snøhetta and Asplan Viak, among others. For further information about the competition please go to www.oppdal.kommune.no.

Spent før konkurranse (http://www.smp.no/nyheter/alesundogomland/article339336.ece)
Mandag utlyses arkitektkonkurransen for sørsida av Ålesund sentrum. Arkitektene venter spent.

Ålesund er en by det knyttes stor sekpsis til nybygg.
Dette kommer av den seregne arkitekturen byen har, og det faktum at jugendstilbyen ble bygget raskt opp fra aska etter brannen i 1904.
At byen ble bygget opp igjen på så kort tid, medførte også at jugendstilen er, eller i beste tilfelle var meget stilren.
De siste tiår har vært preget av klattvis bebygging av byen med bygg som har møtt stor motstand, herunder spesielt rådhuset.
Nå pusses rådhuset opp igjen også kommer altsån denne sørsiden i nær tilknyttning. Byen som av mange blir betegnet som død får nå muligheten til å våkne. Så her må det taes riktige grep.

Oppmodingen er derfor forleng signaturen til ålesund ved å forlenge ålesundet/brosundet og sats på kultur. Kino, nytt bibiliotek ny fest plass osv.

Vi som kommer fra regionen er veldig spente.

Some renders of the new Jazz house in Molde:
http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00363/plass1_363371c.jpg
illustration: Doug & Wolf (http://www.dougandwolf.com/)
http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00363/20110527-212908-pic_363366c.jpg
illustration: Doug & Wolf (http://www.dougandwolf.com/)

Slik blir den nye storstua (http://www.rbnett.no/lokal/molde/article343254.ece)

NAMSOS | Rica Rock City

Update:
http://www.t-a.no/multimedia/dynamic/00099/14016_1_jpg_99484b.jpg

http://www.t-a.no/nyheter/article164342.ece

Long time no see but this is from Levangeravisa today: http://www.levangeravisa.no/nyheter/siste_nytt/article1270264.ece

Is it this project?
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/LevangerSementsilo.jpg

^^ yes, though that rendering is just a old illustration of what can be done with the silo. Now they seem to have decided to do something about it, so i hope we will see a proper project soon!

Btw, the link didn't work Argur, so i fixed it. Hope you don't mind! :)

Frøya's new community centre

http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/sortrondelag/article1652196.ece

http://www.adressa.no/multimedia/dynamic/01225/froya_1225937c.jpg

http://www.adressa.no/multimedia/dynamic/01225/froya2_1225940c.jpg

WAN AWARDS 2011 - Hotel of the Year

SUBhouses on Stokkøya in Åfjord is competing against 6 other hotels for a international price, its competition is among others Abu Dhabi's
Yas Hotel (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=16540). This is what WAN say about the nominees (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=16862).

"You know one of the WAN judges is impressed when they begin to visualise themselves in one of the buildings on the longlist, and this is
exactly what happened this week at the Hotel of the Year jury meeting. Barry Hughes, Vice President at HOK was clearly enraptured by
Pir II AS’s SUBhouses – Stokkøya, an imaginative scheme in Åfjord, Norway, stating: “I think this is really compelling...you haven’t seen
anything like this before and it looks like a place I’d like to try.”"

SUBhouses - Stokkøya, Åfjord, Norway
Remote sheep farm on Norwegian island subtly transformed into idyllic resort

The clients, a young couple running a small sheep farm on the island of Stokkøya, wanted to do something more with the place they
inherited, and perhaps be able to make a living out of it. They wanted to create a resort with a high architectural quality that was not
exclusive, but a place where the uniqueness of the location could be experienced by everyone.

The building is partly buried underground to keep impact upon the landscape to a minimum. The vegetation roof makes it difficult to
discover the building when arriving at the place, while the front of the building opens up towards the beach and the sea view.

The 13 rooms are made unique by using different surface materials and furnishings in each. Every room also has a sea view, and is
protected by a winter garden.

The formwork-boards for the concrete are reused as exterior façades, while small sky domes let in natural light, creating a special
atmosphere and acting as little lanterns at night.

The interiors combine design classics with vintage furniture, artwork and one-off pieces made on site. Every room has its own material
pallet and its own identity. Redesign and reuse of materials, contrasts between the materials, artwork and furniture make every room
special and different from the next.

All the rooms are wheelchair accessible. The hotel also contains a lobby café, meeting facilities and outdoor barbeque area.

Running along the rear of the building, and completely buried under the sand, is a technical utilities corridor which gives great possibilities
when it comes to maintenance and flexibility. The building gets most of its heating energy from an air-to-water heat pump.

Simple architecture, minimal carbon footprint and respect for the landscape were key words for the whole development, which was built
on a very limited budget.

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/9729/subhouses1.jpg

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/15/subhouses2.jpg

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/9915/subhouses4.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1478/subhouses3.jpg

^^ and look, exactly 7min later Adressa publish an article about it!

Vesle Stokkøya Sjøsenter vant over Petter Stordalens storslåtte hotell i anerkjent arkitekturkonkurranse.
http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/article1654226.ece

^^ and look, exactly 7min later Adressa publish an article about it!


How cute. You have got yourself a stalker.

Would it worth posting the hotel in the best of tread?
:)

Put it in the awarrds thread, which Ramblrersen always update. The thread is flooded with Danish projects.

Her er den nye monsterveggen (http://www.nyttiuka.no/default.aspx?menu=617&id=35528)

– Her sperrer de inne hele byen – det blir jo rene kinamuren, dette

http://www.nyttiuka.no/prod_images/doc_35528_1.JPG

http://www.nyttiuka.no/upload_images/2775B8D159124823844302D5C15EC7F1.png

Illustrasjon/modellfoto: Slyngstad Aamlid Arkitekter (http://www.slyngstadaamlid.no/)

Could someone please ban the use of anything "monster" when taking about possible developments? The planed buildings looks actually slightly smaller than most of the surrounding quarters ffs.

Yeah, thats probably why he use "kinamuren". When you can't complain about the actual height, you need to make a new term.

^^But the quarters don't seem to be of any noticeable bigger size than the surrounding quarters either. The proposal also have three cross roads and plenty of diversity in height, which all breaks up the volume.

They also use the word "høybygg".
– Dersom det faktisk er behov for disse kontorene, bør de i alle fall ikke legges midt i havna. Ett sted jeg kan se for meg at byen vil tåle det, er på strekningen mellom meieriet og Volsdalsberga, men man må for all del ikke ødelegge byens karakter ved å sette opp høybygg på kaiene, mener de to.
WTF. It's a few four and five stories high buildings!

LOL, I realised first now that this is Ålesund...

Edit: Pm sendt to brondeimr :shifty:

LOL, I realised first now that this is Ålesund...

Edit: Pm sendt to brondeimr :shifty:

:lol:

ÅLESUND | Quality Hotel Waterfront

Open for business:

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/248045_134221736654054_117865218289706_238367_1281203_n.jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/269486_142080619201499_117865218289706_280979_5510118_n.jpg

From the facebook-group:
http://www.facebook.com/media/albums/?id=117865218289706

WTF why was my comment posted here? Delete please.

Quality Hotel, not bad at all!

Molde Jazzhouse: "Plassen" tar form (http://www.rbnett.no/lokal/molde/article370907.ece)
http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00380/25NYHkjlaPLASSEN002_380199c.jpg
Foto: Kjell Langmyren

^^So far into it, and still no updates from mr Kiwi!:ohno:

Ålesund har lyst ut en arkitektkonkuranse vedrørende utbygging av byens sørside.
Dette er ikke den nevnte skansekaia, men et større område mot sør.
Personlig finner jeg dette meget spennende, og har i anledning lekt meg litt med paint.
Legger det ut siden jeg synes deler av tegningen kunne blitt meget flott om det hadde vært gennomført.
Tenker da spesielt på snittet ved torget med vannbassenget, bilbroen og gangbroen.
Det nye kvartalet mellom torget og meirikaien, samt ideen til omlegging av vei og utviding av rådhusplassen.
Ålesund trenger en ny utendørs festplass!
Nå skal det sies at området fra vannbassenget til meirikaia akkurat går uttenfor konkuranse området,
men så mener jeg at det er viktig og kunne tenke helhetlig og derfor også gi dette området oppmerksomhet.
http://bildr.no/thumb/961888.jpeg (http://bildr.no/view/961888)
På side 1 i denne tråden kan en se bilde av tidligre foreslått regulering.

^^So far into it, and still no updates from mr Kiwi!:ohno:

Well it looks just like the photo in the previous post. I'm not a fan of it, they have built it in the wrong place, what really annoys me is that Rokke was going to gift the city the money to build a theatre between Aker Stadium and the Rica Seilet Hotel. This would have looked magnificent on the waterfront, whereas the one that's being built will only be visible if you're standing right in front of it, plus it's costing the ratepayers close to 700 million, nice one Molde komune.

I was driving past the Jazz House today, the contractor have started to install the tiles on the sides, it's a mid dark gray colour, not white which I think most people are expecting; when you look at the renders below it looks like it should be off white or a very light gray.

Some renders of the new Jazz house in Molde:
http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00363/plass1_363371c.jpg
illustration: Doug & Wolf (http://www.dougandwolf.com/)
http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00363/20110527-212908-pic_363366c.jpg
illustration: Doug & Wolf (http://www.dougandwolf.com/)

Slik blir den nye storstua (http://www.rbnett.no/lokal/molde/article343254.ece)



Molde Jazzhouse: "Plassen" tar form (http://www.rbnett.no/lokal/molde/article370907.ece)
http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00380/25NYHkjlaPLASSEN002_380199c.jpg
Foto: Kjell Langmyren

En av de høyeste strukturene på sunnmøre blir revet bort fra overflaten.
Ikke lenger skal masten få ruve opp i luften i hjem kommunen min, det skal bli rart og se ut av stuevinduet en sen kveld og ikke lengre se lysene fra det som i mørket kan se ut til å være en skyskraper.... Trist.

http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.7782805

- Jugendbyen blir bygd inne (http://www.smp.no/nyheter/article379946.ece)

http://www.smp.no/multimedia/dynamic/00385/20110920-212115-pic_385070c.jpg

I'm actually glad Riksantikvaren stop this one :shifty:

^^Everyone are bragging about the "SAS-hotel". Yes, for christs sake, more chalk-white kitsch spam like this: http://www.radissonblu.no/hotell-alesund?facilitator=BIGMOUTHMEDIAREZIDOR&gclid=CMTzm6HysasCFYpZmAodTmsAdg&csref=g_no_sk_brand_3_aeszh

:ohno:

^^ Hello Disney land.

^^Everyone are bragging about the "SAS-hotel". Yes, for christs sake, more chalk-white kitsch spam like this: http://www.radissonblu.no/hotell-alesund?facilitator=BIGMOUTHMEDIAREZIDOR&gclid=CMTzm6HysasCFYpZmAodTmsAdg&csref=g_no_sk_brand_3_aeszh

:ohno:

There haven't been any SAS hotels for 2 years or more, they were all rebranded Radisson Blu.

The Radisson Blu Alesund is in dire need of a refurbish, although it would have been interesting staying there watching the Nordlys saga.

Sunnmørsposten har lagt ut noen nye bilder av den planlagde utbyggingen på skansekaia.
Vet ikke helt om jeg liker det, sier meg enig med skeptikere som mener at store byggninger med flate tak bryter med arkitekturen i Ålesund.

Men alikevel, det kan være at man liker det bedre etterhvert?

http://www.smp.no/nyheter/article381935.ece

Legger også ut noen gamle bilder av skansekaia og noen tidligere utkast.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67987527@N04/6188675008/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67987527@N04/6188675084/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67987527@N04/6188675168/

Not impressed. Ålesund deserves something better. This just looks like some random generic new building.

That's probably because the renders are just studies at this point. At least that's what they look like to me. All you can really infer from them is the number of buildings, approximate size and number of floors. I'm guessing that colours, materials, artistic details, logistical setup and such is still very much in the air.

Kristiansund harbour is growing out in the sea: http://www.cowi.no/menu/newsandmedia/kunngjoringer/Pages/Vikanholmen.aspx

The company Vestbase AS, is a logistics handler of supplies for the offshore industry. I guess more jobs for nord-vestlandet, then.

Elkem Thamshavn are taking the initiative to construct an outdoor swimming facility in Orkanger.

Adressa (http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/sortrondelag/article1720915.ece)

http://www.adressa.no/multimedia/dynamic/01242/Bl__lagune_1242191c.jpg

http://www.adressa.no/multimedia/dynamic/01242/Hans_Kringstad_1242190c.jpg

http://www.adressa.no/multimedia/dynamic/01242/Bl__lagune2_1242192c.jpg

http://www.adressa.no/multimedia/dynamic/01242/Bl__lagune3_1242193c.jpg

Dette er julaften, bursdagsfeiring og 17 mai alt på en gang.
I linken under kan dere se resultatet av arkitekt konkuransen for Ålesunds sørside.
Dette er en idekonkuranse der en jurie kan hente ideer fra alle foreslag, og kombinere disse slik de måtte ønske.
Og til juletider vil jurien avsløre hva som ble foretrukket.
Men inntil den tid, se og nyt fremtiden til landets vakreste by. :)

http://www.smp.no/nyheter/article395842.ece

Men det skal sies at det mangler mange skisser, og disse kan nå sees på kube i Ålesund.
Jeg har sett dem. :)

^^Number 13 looks interesting. Would liked to see the overall plan for that one.

Slenger også med dette innslaget fra nrk mr.

http://www.nrk.no/video/mange_vil_forme_sorsida_av_alesund/97A9737E50FFF54F/

Får håpe de 30 forslagene legges ut på nettet i sin fulle glans snart.

Jepp, absolutt mye spennende å se, men dessverre var det også ganske mange jeg slet med å finne hva arkitektene faktisk ønsker å få til, med relativt beskjedne og umotiverte bygningsvolumer spredt rundt, men med lite helhetstanker rundt hva som skal til for å videreføre de eksisterende kvalitetene i Ålesund med trange gater og bygårder i minst 4 etasjer.

Som mjoks, ser jeg særlig kvaliteter i bilde 13 i Smps oversikt, i tillegg til 23 og enkelte elementer i 30. Forslagene viser løsninger som er moderne og fleksible, i tillegg til å sørge for å bringe noe nytt til byen i form av en bryggepromenade, og eventuell kanal.
Kanskje er også en lettbane langs E136 (Fv399) også løsningen på å trekke flere folk til sentrum, som ett av forslagene vel viser. Denne bør gå fra vestenden av Aspøya (med innfartsparkering?) til Spelkjavik i øst. Ålesund har en kjempemulighet i at så mye av bebyggelsen er konsentrert om denne aksen.

Når det gjelder forslagene, så ser jeg at alle er tilgjengelige fra Ålesund kommunes nettsider: http://www.alesund.kommune.no/konkurranser/idekonkurranse

Skal se om jeg får sett litt mer på dem etterhvert:)

Many great proposals here, here are some of the renderings made for this "proposal 13"; Fjordbyens Fortellinger.

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6733/fjordbyensfortellinger5.jpg

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3731/fjordbyensfortellinger6.jpg

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1480/fjordbyensfortellinger7.jpg

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5915/fjordbyensfortellinger2.jpg

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4627/fjordbyensfortellinger4.jpg

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1646/fjordbyensfortellinger3.jpg

He he he! Recognize the light tan building to the left, on the third illustration, Throndheimr?

He he he! Recognize the light tan building to the left, on the third illustration, Throndheimr?

I do! it's the butt ugly wooden building at Svartlamo'n in Trondheim :lol:

It seems to be slightly smaller in size, but all the elements are there:

Ålesund:
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1480/fjordbyensfortellinger7.jpg

Svartlamon:
http://www.adressa.no/multimedia/archive/00537/svartla2_537903a.jpg

Grand Park: Ny bydel ved Moldes sjøfront (http://www.rbnett.no/lokal/molde/article402343.ece)

^^They showed renders of a similar development about 3 years ago for the same location, it went nowhere, I just don't think Molde needs a 1.5 billion NOK apartment complex.

The go ahead has been given to extend Ormen Lange. Construction to start in 2016, 800 jobs, 5-6 billion NOK construction costs.

http://www.rbnett.no/meninger/leder/article402841.ece

http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00397/20111202-091145-pic_397702c.jpg

Får ikke bygge høyt
http://www.t-a.no/nyheter/article188670.ece

Det verdenskjente arkitektfirmaet Snøhetta foreslår seks etasjers høyde i Verdalsøra sentrum. Likevel vil kommunen stoppe et nytt bygg med fire etasjer – fordi det er for høyt.

Rica Rock city hotel in Namsos:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/rica-rock-1.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/rica-rock-2.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/rica-rock-3.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/bp1711-ricarockcity-1.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/bp1711-ricarockcity-2.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/bp1711-ricarockcity-3.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/bp1711-ricarockcity-6.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/bp1711-ricarockcity-7.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/bp1711-ricarockcity-8.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/bp1711-ricarockcity-11.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/bp1711-ricarockcity-12.jpg


Drawn by Narud Stokke Wiig, it has 96 rooms and a restaurant for 110 people. Completed this November.


Looks pretty amazing!:) Love these special projects in smaller cities...


Source: Bygg.no (http://www.bygg.no/prosjekter/rica-rock-city-hotel)

Rica Rock city hotel in Namsos:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/bp1711-ricarockcity-8.jpg


Looks like they flew in a restaurant room from the 1980's.

This is Norway; do you really think they'd have to look far to find one?

I don't know. Perhaps it looks better in real life/pictures that hasn't been raped by an image server?

PARKs proposal for Ålesund masterplan. Don't like it personally. From archdaily.

Norway needs more hills. Obviously.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6631248971_98ddd87df1_b.jpg

Neo-post-modernism?
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6631249563_0239ebe0f0_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6631250117_69a15b37d5_b.jpg

Random diagram:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6631250351_b73aa2e289_b.jpg

Link with plenty of more diagrams: http://www.archdaily.com/195988/harbor-revitalization-proposal-park/

PARKs proposal for Ålesund masterplan. Don't like it personally. From archdaily.

Norway needs more hills. Obviously.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6631248971_98ddd87df1_b.jpg


Well, here you obviously can start talking about "mure jugendbyen inne". God, what a waste of space... Submerged parking structures to expensive again?!

^^ The water beneath it is probably protected though.

Does anyone have any details about the building being completed along the railway tracks in Steinkjer, quite close to the railway station?

Somehow, this has not been mentioned here yet, but Danske Jaja Architects vant med Sundbyen (http://www.bygg.no/2011/12/danske-jaja-architects-vant-med-sundbyen) in the competition for Sydsiden in Ålesund.

http://www.bygg.no/cache/image/43898/53/sundbyen-bredde.jpg

^^ nice, its a pretty decent winner if you ask me. :)

Agree, looks very promising. Was an article about the kulturhavn part of the project in todays aftenposten.

Here (http://www.alesund.kommune.no/images/stories/dokumenter/Idekonkurranse/Innsendte_bidrag/Forslag%20pdf/002_SUNDBYEN.pdf) is the PDF.

I hope it gets realized, and doesn't end up in the eternal RiksAntikvar-pit. I guess he thinks Ålesund is an outdoor museum, at least I've heard similar from him earlier...

Here's the render for Molde's new waterfront.

http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00357/20110429-213934-pic_357730c.jpg

Somehow, this has not been mentioned here yet, but Danske Jaja Architects vant med Sundbyen (http://www.bygg.no/2011/12/danske-jaja-architects-vant-med-sundbyen) in the competition for Sydsiden in Ålesund.

http://www.bygg.no/cache/image/43898/53/sundbyen-bredde.jpg

Nice. Now we only have to await a comment from our architectural dictator. :)

I hope it gets realized, and doesn't end up in the eternal RiksAntikvar-pit. I guess he thinks Ålesund is an outdoor museum, at least I've heard similar from him earlier...

Hopefully it shouldn't be an issue with such a conservative proposal.

Plus, this project doesn't really block off any historic waterfront areas.

FRØYA| Conference center KOMOPP

http://www.hitra-froya.no/incoming/article264243.ece/ALTERNATES/w980-default/Skjermbilde+2012-01-12+kl.+14.04.53.png

http://www.hitra-froya.no/incoming/article264245.ece/ALTERNATES/w980-default/Skjermbilde+2012-01-12+kl.+14.05.24.png

http://www.hitra-froya.no/incoming/article264249.ece/ALTERNATES/w980-default/Skjermbilde+2012-01-12+kl.+14.05.46.png

http://www.hitra-froya.no/incoming/article264247.ece/ALTERNATES/w980-default/Skjermbilde+2012-01-12+kl.+14.05.35.png

http://www.hitra-froya.no/nyheter/article264255.ece

Verdal:
Sjekk forvandlingen! (http://www.t-a.no/nyheter/article193634.ece)
– Hvis vi skal være en by, kan vi ikke bygge enetasjes trehus. Da må vi se mot Manhattan eller noe, og bygge i høyden
http://www.t-a.no/multimedia/archive/00106/Blokk_ny_106700a.jpg
Illustrasjon: Moen byggdesign

Manhatten? With four floors? :lol:

Yepp, it's certainly a revolution going on in Nord-Trøndelag!:eek:

Hvor tøft hadde det ikke vært om dette hadde blitt realisert?
http://www.smp.no/nyheter/article419876.ece

NMK vurderer videre utbygging på nørve. Les mere i linken under.
http://www.smp.no/nyheter/alesundogomland/article421857.ece
Og til dere som ikke har hørt om prosjektet før ta en titt på linken under.
http://www.byark.no/page.php?p=63&c=141&subID=6&language=no

Legger ut en link til andre byggetrinn, NMK 2.
http://www.byark.no/page.php?p=150&c=141&subID=1&language=no

Brekstad om 10 år? (http://www.asplanviak.no/index.asp?id=36628)

V__WnNfq3SA

I don't ask me. I don't even know where Brekstad is today.

^^ Brekstad ligger på Ørlandet = Ørland Hovedflystasjon = en by som kommer til å vokse en del nå som de nettopp har bestemt seg for at det er på Ørlandet den skal ligge.

^^ I tried searching for it, and I guess it's here (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Brekstad,+Norway&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.177128,114.169922&oq=brekstad&hnear=Brekstad,+%C3%98rland,+S%C3%B8r-Tr%C3%B8ndelag,+Norway&t=h&z=15)? It only seems to be couple of villas surrounding a few crappy warehouses now, are they going to build everything shown in the video above from scratch?

Vi får se da, har ikke fulgt med på hvor mange arbeidsplasser til de får på flystasjonen fram mot 2020, men synes dette virker i overkant optimistisk! Men skal innbyggertallet dobles i løpet av 10 år er det mye som må skje! Har vært mange gode planer på utvikling av Brekstad tidligere, virker som politikerne kanskje har en sans for tett og urbant, men de har bare måttet vente på på spørsmålet angående hovedflystasjonen.

Idag ser det bedre ut enn satellitbildet, men ikke mye. Har ei hovedgate med butikker langs den og noen små kjøpesentrer, alle hovedsaklig nye da Brekstad har vokst ganske fort siden slutten av 90-tallet.

Brekstad by (http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brekstad)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Brekstad.JPG

Brekstad har i dag 1940 innbyggere og ser slik ut. ^^

Slik jeg tolker planene tar Brekstad mål av seg til bli et urbant senter med ca 5-8000 innbyggere. Det er en spenstig målsetting!

^^ Jeg ser at bildet over er tatt i 2005 ifølge Wikipedia. Har noen et nyere bilde slik at jeg kan få sett forandringene Þróndeimr nevnte?

Ellers ser jo planene svært optimistiske, men det er i hvert fall positivt at denne optimismen ser ut til å være urban.

Gassdreven trikk i Aukra? (http://www.rbnett.no/lokal/aukra/article435799.ece)

http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00414/20120307-213714-pic_414994c.jpg
Illustrasjon: Bjørbekk & Lindheim Landskapsarkitekter

You can do anything with petrodollars.

http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00414/aukra_414999c.jpg

Legger ut link til utbyggingen av skansekaia.

http://www.smp.no/nyheter/article439419.ece

Wow, the mind-bogling three floors. That's half of current buildings:eek: I really understand the Ålesund NIMBYs (NIMCs, it seems in this case).

Nye bilder av skansekaia.
http://www.smp.no/nyheter/article440708.ece?imageIndex=0#pageTop

http://www.smp.no/nyheter/article447908.ece
Nå begynner arbeidet med sørsiden i Ålesund!

Slik kan det nye tinghuset bli (http://www.rbnett.no/lokal/molde/article458126.ece)
http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00426/skisse_426042c.jpg
Illustrasjon: Longva arkitekter/Statsbygg

I have some photos of the new Jazz Theatre Hus in Molde, as soon as I've processed them I'll post them. It's coming along nicely, looks pretty good.

CNN lists Stokkøya Sjøsenter (http://www.stokkoy.no/) on Fosen as one of the "best affordable beach resorts" in the World.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/01/travel/best-affordable-beach-resorts/index.html

Good stuff! :)

Se selv hva tanker som foreligger rundt Ålesunds sentrale sørside. Klikk på lenkene.
http://alesund.kommune.no/fakta-om-alesund/reguleringsplanen/varsel-om-oppstart-offentlig/5217-varsel-om-oppstart-av-regulering-og-horing-av-planprogram-for-alesund-sentrum-sydside-omraderegulering
http://www.smp.no/nyheter/article473272.ece

Synes det ser ekstremt lovendes ut, etter og ha sett på skissene en liten stund nå.
Jeg vil trekke frem et stort pluss for promonadene fra kulturhavnen på begge sider av Brosundet, til Droning Sonjas plass på den ene siden og til apoteker torget på den andre siden.
Rådhushavnen kan også bli meget bra med den avskjermingen den får fra den nye forlengede piren.
Traffikalt må jeg si det var en god ide og stenge av Korsegata for biltrafikk og danne grøntareale der, siden det opner opp for lettere tilgjengelighet til Ålesund museum samt at det tar av presset noe fra postkrysset. Spent på å høre hvilke alternativ de ellers går for i trafikk avviklingen. Likte best alt 2.
At forslaget har vokst, da spesielt øst bebyggelsen for rådhushavnen er gledelig og se, og så må jeg si at jeg er spent på den store bygningen vest for kultur havnen. Fuglefjellet kino og kongressenter?
Uansett dette var lovende!

Én stemme sikrer gigantprosjektet
Med en stemmes overvekt, 21-20, har kommunestyret i dag vedtatt å gå videre med kjempeprosjektet til 700 millioner kroner.
http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/nordtrondelag/article3218346.ece

http://www.adressa.no/incoming/article3218350.ece/ALTERNATES/w980-default/Stj%C3%B8rdal+kulturhus+_+fra+s%C3%B8r+vest.jpg

^^Good news!:)

^^Good news!:)

Selv om dette bygget er stygt som fy... Minner om det verste alternativet av de som ikke ble valgt for leűtenhaven - "fiskehall"-konseptet.

^^ begge er av samme arkitekt så :)

Who are the architects?

^^ Reiulf Ramstad

Politikerne har byggestart til høsten som mål:

Stjørdals Blad (http://www.bladet.no/kultur/article6119117.ece)

Legger ut link til en artikkel om NKM byggetrinn 2.
http://www.smp.no/nyheter/article478800.ece
Spennende prosjekt dette.

Interesting. Too bad about the tower...

Plan- og utviklingskomiteen er for at det skal bygges boliger på Moan.
http://www.levangeravisa.no/nyheter/article3356383.ece

This building in Molde is finished (and may have been so for a while). I just copied the text from another tread somewhere.


3XN provides crystalline cultural centre for city of Molde's annual influx of jazz-lovers

The Norwegian city of Molde has just 25,000 inhabitants, but every July the biggest stars of jazz and about 100,000 jazz enthusiasts flock to the town's world famous international jazz festival. In designing the city's new cultural centre, the challenge faced by 3XN was to create a building that was flexible and robust enough to provide a framework for cultural life on both scales.

"There must be room for celebration in this building, both inside, on top of it and around it. And it must be able to withstand being invaded by happy people throughout the year - year after year”, says Head of Competition and Partner of 3XN, Jan Ammundsen about the Danish architectural practice’s most recently completed project, ‘Plassen’.

Located in the city center and overlooking both the fjord and the mountains, the ‘Plassen’ cultural centre is an obvious meeting point. With an optimal use of every square meter, 3XN has created a building that can function both when a hundred and 100,000 people gather for concerts, festivals or theatre.

The architectural solution is a structure where almost all surfaces and spaces have more than one function. Together with the building’s roof, an existing staircase next to the building constitute a total of three outdoor amphitheatres that collectively accommodate several thousand spectators. During the day the roof offers a café with outdoor seating, a recreational area with splendid views and exhibition space for the building's gallery; while the staircase on the side of the building is an essential link between the city's upper and lower districts.

"Plassen is a compact and chaste construction, but by giving the shape a number of breaches, we have created a diversity in its expression, which means that it is flexible and roomy, without seeming very big," explains Jan Ammundsen, who has emphasized that the building of nearly 6000 m2 and three floors should adapt to the relatively small properties located around it.

The same bright granite is used on all exterior surfaces and gives the building a bright monochrome expression that in the evening is contrasted by a warm red light coming from the heart of the building - the concert hall - around which other features, such as a library, café, exhibition space and performance areas are distributed. The warm colour scheme of the interior combined with the solid hardwood floors and plenty of natural light result in a friendly and informal environment, which together with the many entrances make the building seem inviting and accessible to all.

Source: www.worldarchitecturenews.com (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=20916)

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/20916_1_jazz1.jpg

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/20916_2_jazz2.jpg

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/20916_3_jazz3.jpg

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/20916_4_jazz4.jpg

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/20916_5_jazz5.jpg

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/20916_6_jazz6.jpg

Legger ut link til en video som viser arbeidet som nå er fullført med rådhusfasaden i Ålesund.

Ble da vel bedre nå..... http://www.smp.no/nyheter/article6748697.ece

Absolutt bedre :) Betong-brutalismen var ikke kledelig på dette høyhuset.

Veldig trist, dette bygget hadde et sjel.

Bilder fra 2009:

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6518/104444512.0/0_77ad5_a5967d1f_XXXL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/olentulen/view/490197/)
«Ратуша Олесунна 2009 / 2 (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/olentulen/view/490197/)» на Яндекс.Фотках (http://fotki.yandex.ru/)

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6415/104444512.0/0_77ad3_206fd4af_XXXL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/olentulen/view/490195/)
«Ратуша Олесунна 2009 / 3 (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/olentulen/view/490195/)» на Яндекс.Фотках (http://fotki.yandex.ru/)

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6514/104444512.0/0_77ad4_33768c02_XXXL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/olentulen/view/490196/)
«Ратуша Олесунна 2009 / 1 (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/olentulen/view/490196/)» на Яндекс.Фотках (http://fotki.yandex.ru/)

Absolutt bedre :) Betong-brutalismen var ikke kledelig på dette høyhuset.

:ohno: Det høye huset skiller seg enda mer fra omgivelser og det lave huset ser ut som en gammel brannstasjon.

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6414/104444512.0/0_77ad6_4aedab91_XXXL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/olentulen/view/490198/)
http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/olentulen/view/490198/

^^Fair enough. Lavhuset ser temmelig kjedelig ut nå.

Might as well keep as it was, if this cheap ass-looking re-clad is all they gone do.

The original building didn't suit Ålesund, nor does this one :/

Ny sentrumsplan for Meråker.

http://www.bladet.no/nyheter/article6507109.ece

Rock city in Namsos haven't been very successful apparently.

Rock City risikerer konkurs etter et drøyt år (http://e24.no/naeringsliv/rock-city-risikerer-konkurs-etter-et-droeyy-aar/20338512)

Det var folkefest og rockekonsert da kulturminister Anniken Huitfeldt åpnet det nasjonale ressurssenteret for pop og rock i Namsos i november 2011. Rock City er i tillegg et museum for trønderrock.

Men senteret gikk med millionunderskudd i fjor, og sliter med ei gjeld på over 30 millioner kroner.

Regningen havner på bordet til Namsos kommune, og det er i praksis opp til lokalpolitikerne i Namsos om Rock City skal leve eller dø.

– Vi vil å snu alle steiner for å finne andre løsninger enn konkurs og for å begrense de økonomiske konsekvensene for kommunen til et minimum, sier Namsos-ordfører Morten Stene (Ap) til NTB.

^^

En trøndersk katastrofe (http://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kommentarer/En-trondersk-katastrofe-7133132.html)

Rock City. Ti millioner i budsjett, ti millioner i underskudd. La oss riste på hodet av trønderne. Vi begynner med Trond Giske

En god, gammeldags skandale er ikke lenger hverdagskost i rockebransjen. Sånn sett er rapporten om Rock City Namsos både forfriskende og autentisk på én gang. Den bekrefter alle våre fordommer om rockemiljøet.

Ute av kontroll
Dagens Næringsliv tegnet onsdag et bilde av en trønderfest som til tider har vært helt ute av kontroll:

Kontrakter på 20 millioner som ikke har vært ute på anbud. Utbetalinger uten kontrakter. Ansatte uten gyldige arbeidsavtaler. Og det er ingen grunn til å tro at DN overdriver.

Selv styrelederen i Rock City, Erik Stene, påpeker lakonisk at et budsjett på ti millioner og ti millioner i minus sier sitt om måten Rock City er blitt drevet på. Det er ikke helt uten underholdningsverdi.

Ufrivillig komisk
Det åpenbart komiske ligger i at Rock Citys formål har vært å profesjonalisere bransjen – og at de etter bare halvannet års drift har bekreftet alle stereotype forestillinger om rockebransjens desperate mangel på evne til organisasjon og selvbeherskelse.

I det ytre ser det i alle fall ut til at det har vært en real fest der oppe, en god, gammeldags plænfæst med himert og rullings, helt uten tanke på morgendagen. Kanskje har det vært en fest. Det er åpenbart mye å utsette på driften av Rock City. Men det er bare en side av saken.

Gammel blemme
Den virkelig store feilen ble begått allerede for åtte år siden – da Trond Giske, den gang kulturminister, insisterte på å legge et nasjonalt ressurssenter for musikkbransjen til Namsos. Den gangen, i 2005, var Kulturløftet på alles lepper.

Den rødgrønne regjeringen klippet snorer og skålte alt de kunne for satsningen på rytmisk musikk og etableringen av ressurssentre både her og der. Men politikerne gjorde en gigantisk tabbe.

Overkjørt
Politikerne lyttet ikke til bransjen i spørsmålet om hva det var behov for og hvor det eventuelt kunne passe å etablere et nasjonalt ressurssenter. Om noe, ville nok bransjen ønsket seg en lokalisering i Oslo, både på grunn av publikumspotensial og nærhet til hovedtyngden i norsk musikkliv.

Men Giske presset på, og så fikk vi Rock City i Namsos. Et kostnadskrevende ressurssenter ingen i musikkbransjen forstår hva de skal med, plassert utenfor rekkevidde for alle som mot formodning skulle forstå det

Det er kulturpolitikk på sitt verste.

Festtale
Vi kan godt le av dem som har vært ansvarlige for driften av Rock City. De har gjort mye dumt, såpass forstår vi i alle fall når vi leser rapporten som ble lagt frem denne uken. Men det er helt på sin plass å le (eller gråte, hvis det passer bedre) av tidligere kulturminister Giske også.

Jeg tipper at noen sa på åpningsfesten at dette ikke ville vært mulig uten Trond Giske. Vel, det samme gjelder nå, når fiaskoen er et faktum. Uten Giske ville aldri noe av dette skjedd.

^^ mye sant som står der, desverre... :ohno:

I don't understand why this wasn't put at Rockheim ... That seems like the natural place for it.

Norge har verdens fineste turistkafé
Trollveggen Besøkssenter er et av verdens vakreste nye designspisesteder. Det mener magasinet Architectural Digest. Som plasserer senteret i Romsdal på en meget eksklusiv liste.

http://kortreist.t-a.no/forside/article18074.ece

THE 20 MOST BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED NEW RESTAURANTS
http://www.architecturaldigest.com/ad/travel/2013/best-restaurant-design-basel-berlin-napa-new-york-article

http://www.kortreist.no/forside/article18078.ece/BINARY/w980-adaptive/item11.size.0.0.restaurant-design-12.jpg

http://www.kortreist.no/forside/article18077.ece/BINARY/w980-adaptive/item10.size.0.0.restaurant-design-11.jpg

The front is really nice. The backside looks like very much like ... Uhm, a backside? It somehow feels like a miniature version of the opera where all the money and attetion have been spent on just one side, but that side again ended up being very successful as a result.

I think minimalistic architecture fits very well on locations like this, both the front and backside.

Adressa (http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/nordtrondelag/article7383719.ece)

Prosjektet måtte endres fullstendig, men nå har Riksantikvaren godkjent bergkunstmuseet i Hegra og byggeprosessen kan settes i gang

http://www.adressa.no/incoming/article7384043.ece/ALTERNATES/w980-default/20130411+Bergkunstmuseum+etter+møte+med+RA.jpg
FOTO: PKA ARKITEKTER

Veldig trist, dette bygget hadde et sjel.

Bilder fra 2009:

http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6518/104444512.0/0_77ad5_a5967d1f_XXXL.jpg (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/olentulen/view/490197/)
«Ратуша Олесунна 2009 / 2 (http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/olentulen/view/490197/)» на Яндекс.Фотках (http://fotki.yandex.ru/)


Helt enig! Et flott bygg.

Om rådhuset en gang hadde en sjel, da ville jeg aldri ha truffet på den.
Rådhuset i Ålesund var rett og slett grise stygt, og livsfarlig, (siden betongbiter fallt av fasaden og ned på bakken). Det ble mye bedre med nytt skall, men bygget passer dårlig inn med resten av arkitekturen og størrelsen på bygningene omkring. Men at det har sjel? Eller har hatt det? Nei, nei, nei....

Vikan næringspark in Kristiansund is finishing up a warehouse/officebuilding 45 meters tall:

http://www.byggfakta.no/sites/default/files/Vikan%20s%C3%B8r%203.jpg

http://www.byggfakta.no/article/i-vinden-i-kristiansund

Endring i planene for NMK2.
Nå siktes det oppover!
http://www.smp.no/naeringsliv/article7497461.ece
Skal bli spennende å følge reaksjonene som kommer av dette bygget.
Det blir sikkert sammenlignet med kingdomtower og luftslott fantasier, slik det desverre er med alle byggeprosjekter over 5 etg her i landet.