Urban Sjøfront, official thread

[Þróndeimr]

Urban Sjøfront
Stavanger - Norway

Urban Sjøfront is the largest master-plan development project in Norway, even larger than the Fjordcity (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=102067) development project in Oslo as far as i know. Urban Sjøfront developemt project idea started in 1998, and today there is about 500 apartments under construction or completed, while several thousands is proposed. From this day to 2020 they are also planning to built several office buildings, cultural centers and retail buildings.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/UrbanSjofront.jpg
Masterplan rendering

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/UrbanSjofrontmap1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/UrbanSjofront1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/UrbanSjofront4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/UrbanSjofront2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/UrbamSjofront3.jpg
Football stadium and a swimming stadium.

[ch1le]

Stavanger for Norways Capital! :D

[Geex]

Wow really nice and big project, do you have any U/C pictures?

[Sims]

Grattis Norge :D

[Þróndeimr]

Wow really nice and big project, do you have any U/C pictures?

Yes, but please be a bit patient. :)

[Insane alex]

Wow! That's huge

[designwise]

Grattis från Finland, Norge ! :D

[grendy]

That's really awesome for a city size of Stavanger!

[zippo21]

I'll believe in that when I see the live images of the contruction..Nothing is possible when nothing is starting yet...

[Þróndeimr]

Part 1) Badedammen

This is part 1 of the three parts in the project. Badedammen is the northernmost part and the smallest, and is where most of the construction is been done today. Four larger projects, residential buildings up to 11 floors is been built, or is already completed.

http://img124.exs.cx/img124/7941/urbansjofrontbadedammen2x25kc.jpg
Map over Badedammen development area.

Part 1 includes this projects:

Badedammen Vest
Startbo Panorama
Stavanger Brygge
Store Blå
Verven 2
Verven 34

[Swede]

/hates the firewall here at work - all I get are red xs. :(:(

[Þróndeimr]

/hates the firewall here at work - all I get are red xs. :(:(

Strange, might be because of Photobucket, it never happends to me though.

[Swede]

^probably is due to photobucket. But I'm home now and can see the pics just fine:
Wow! That ain't a small plan :)

[NorthStar77]

:eek2: Wow, I have not heard about this before...:runaway:

Urban Sjøfront is the largest master-plan development project in Norway, even larger than the Fjordcity development project in Oslo as far as i know.

Not quite correct though. The total area of this project is on 60 hectares, while the area for Fjordcity is on 225 hectares. It is nearly on the size of Bjørvika though, with 70 hectares. Bjørvika will have 4-5.000 apartments when finished, while Urban Sjøfront will have 3.000, according to bt.no.

But it is nevertheless a great project!! Seems they want to build a tram through the area too!
http://www.urbansjofront.com/images/distribusjon.gif

[Þróndeimr]

Not quite correct though. The total area of this project is on 60 hectares, while the area for Fjordcity is on 225 hectares. It is nearly on the size of Bjørvika though, with 70 hectares. Bjørvika will have 4-5.000 apartments when finished, while Urban Sjøfront will have 3.000, according to bt.no.

That was what i thought as well, but i saw some articles say that. So i was hoping you to say this, because i did not know how many hectares Urban Sjøfront was.

[NorthStar77]

Okay. 10 daa(dekar?) is 1 hectare, that is how I found out :okay:

[Kaneda]

That stadium is AMAZING !!

[ch1le]

/\ Indeed, but kicking the ball too hard results in a penalty?!

[Þróndeimr]

Okay. 10 daa(dekar?) is 1 hectare, that is how I found out :okay:

I should have known that though! ;)

[Þróndeimr]

That stadium is AMAZING !!

Indeed! But the stadium will probably not be realised, because they have already built a new football stadium. But i am a bit confused with this articles yet, so don't expect anything.

[Þróndeimr]

Badedammen Vest

Construction period: 1999 - 2006
Project homepage: http://www.badedammen.no/

Five residential towers (Bygg A-E) with 6-9 floors. This project is one first large construction phase in the Urban Sjøfront development project. Bygg A and Bygg C is completed, while Bygg B and Bygg E is under construction. Bygg D is now also under construction and is the last construction phase in the Badedammen Vest project. The tower is expected to be completed to the summer 2006. In the whole complex there will be 300 apartments when completed in 2006.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/UrbanSjofrontBadedammenVest1.jpg
Zoom out (http://img124.exs.cx/img124/7941/urbansjofrontbadedammen2x25kc.jpg)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BadedammenVest.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BadedammenVestC1.jpg
Badedammen Vest Bygg C

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BadedammenVestB1.jpg
Badedammen Vest Bygg B

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BadedammenVestE1.jpg
Badedammen Vest Bygg E


Construction images:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BadedammenVestE3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/BadedammenVestE2.jpg

[Þróndeimr]

Verven 2

Construction Period: 2002-2004
Project homepage: http://www.verven2.no/
Architect: Brandsberg-Dahls Arkitektkontor (http://www.bda.no/)

This building was a factory building, but was reconstructed into offices and 150 apartments. The 4 floor building was completed in 2004.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Verven2.jpg
Zoom out (http://img124.exs.cx/img124/7941/urbansjofrontbadedammen2x25kc.jpg)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Verven2x1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Verven2x2.jpg

[Þróndeimr]

Store Blå

Current status: Under construction
Construction period: (ground broken: December 2004) 2005 - 2007
Project homepage: http://www.storeblaa.no/StoreBlaa_content.html
Architect: Brandsberg-Dahls Arkitektkontor (http://www.bda.no/)

Store Blå is a residential project which contains three towers, Bygg A, Bygg B and Bygg C with 7-9 floors (9-11 floors from the waterfront). The ground was broken in the second week of december 2004, and all three towers is expected to be finally completed in 2007. Then 128 apartment will be opened, 49 bedsit - apartments in Bygg C, and 79 other apartments in Bygg A and Bygg B. Beneath the buildings there will be built a 3 storey deep parking garage.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Storeblaa.jpg
Zoom out (http://img124.exs.cx/img124/7941/urbansjofrontbadedammen2x25kc.jpg)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Storeblaa1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Storeblaa2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Storeblaa3.jpg

[Þróndeimr]

Stavanger Brygge

Construction Period: 2001-2002
Architect: Sjo Fasting AS

Two residential building with 8 and 9 floors. The twins which is dressed in red is situated half in the water, which make them similar to brews.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/StavangerBrygge.jpg
Zoom out (http://img124.exs.cx/img124/7941/urbansjofrontbadedammen2x25kc.jpg)

http://home.online.no/~runness/ch/images/Stavanger/Stavanger%20brygge%202.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/StavangerBrygge1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/StavangerBrygge3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/StavangerBrygge4.jpg

[Þróndeimr]

Verven 34

Verven 34 is a old seahouse, today situated close to Stavanger Brygge. The house is now been rebuilt into a residential house. The building is expected to be completed in june, with 16 modern apartments. The building will then have a new facade, but the old part of the house will still hold the construction in shape.

http://img27.exs.cx/img27/7792/verven342op.jpg
Zoom out (http://img124.exs.cx/img124/7941/urbansjofrontbadedammen2x25kc.jpg)

http://web3.aftenbladet.no/multimedia/archive/00077/cci-Aft-20050212-1-3_77211b.jpg
Verven 34 the 5 storey wooden building to the left, with Stavanger Brygge to the right.

[Þróndeimr]

Sunrise Tower
Stavanger Aftenblad (15.2.2005) (http://web3.aftenbladet.no/kultur/article178164.ece)

A "Worlds Tallest Building" title might be found in Stavanger in a few years. They are now planning to build the world tallest building in wood, in the middel of the Urban Sjøfront project.

The project is named Sunrise Tower, and might become as high as 55m, with 14-16 floors. The tower is planned to be completed to 2008, when Stavanger is the arranger of the european cultural capital. "Norwegian wood" is one of the concept to the Stavanger 2008, and this will be a exellent motto for the concept. The tower material will be wood, exept the buildings ground material which will be concrete and steel beams. A architectural competition has been started, and the proposals will probably be presented to the summer.

http://web3.aftenbladet.no/multimedia/archive/00077/cci-Aft-20050215-1-3_77716b.jpg
A sketch of a potential tower.

[NorthStar77]

Heh, so in the future we may have something that is tallest, that is good news:D

So many new projects here. Transforming old industrial sites into apartments in really popular these days. But that transformation called Verven 2 is not that good imo. It still looks too industrial, I think.

Didn't notice before how massive Stavanger Brygge is:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/StavangerBrygge1.jpg

[Þróndeimr]

Heh, so in the future we may have something that is tallest, that is good news:D

Yes, indeed! :D


Didn't notice before how massive Stavanger Brygge is:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/StavangerBrygge1.jpg

Yes, its pretty massive. Btw, behind it you can glimpse the silo buildings, they will be reconstructed into residentials/offices as well. Im not sure about when any architectural competition will start though.

[sander]

Wow, that`s an awesome development. Stavanger Brygge looks cool, some buildings look too "nordic" and average to me.