Its iconic and nice yes, yet Narvik needs more since its somehow a city many have heard of beyond Norwegian borders. ;)

I'm from Stavanger so I can sometime post some pictures of the constructions in Stavanger on the forum. PS: Leksvik is also a cool city! I am also a little bit from a place nearby, called Stadsbygd.
Yes, they should be close to completion by now, but i have not been able to find any construction photos yet, and no news about its completion. Would be nice with some Stavanger forumers here who was able to take photos! ;)

The newest construction photos i found now is these, looks like to be from august/september 2006.
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5751/bygging2sd3.jpg

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9153/bygging1cz3.jpg

I'm from Stavanger so I can sometime post some pictures of the constructions in Stavanger on the forum. PS: Leksvik is also a cool city! I am also a little bit from a place nearby, called Stadsbygd.

Nice, Statsbøggeng! Yeah, Leksvika rocks though its not much of a city! :D

We need pictures from upcomming projects at Lervig Brygge, Forus, Bryne and Sandnes! :)

The Trinigon is very nice... =)
http://gangvik.no/works/files/carousel_image_3_6.jpg
With the Hanso city hall in the background... ;D

Very good safte4, we will be very happy if we get some updates from Rogaland!

Trondheim Kommune have engaged two architect companies to make proposals to their site at Holtermannsveien 1.
Today this is a rather large site close to the St. Olav's Hospital and NTNU University. But most of it is a large parking lot
and some small forests nobody have ever done anything with. In the middel, TEAB, the city council building, a 46m tall office
building with 14 floors built in 1970. There was a reconstruction there in 2003, where the facade got green, instead of
grey. But Trondheim Kommune is now moving out, selling the entire site.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Holtermannsveien1.jpg

Pir II Arkitektkontor AS (http://www.pir2.no/) and LinkSignatur AS (http://www.link-signatur.no/) have made 5 different proposals for the site. Two of the proposals includes a highrise
taller than the current one, and one proposal proposes to demolish the current highrise building. A winner will be chosen on
October 1st.

Pir II Proposal 1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Holtermannsveien1ForslagA1small.jpg

Pir II Proposal 2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Holtermannsveien1ForslagB1small.jpg

Pir II Proposal 3
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Holtermannsveien1ForslagB2small.jpg

LinkSignatur AS Proposal 1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/LinkSignaturForslagA1small.jpg

LinkSignatur AS Proposal 2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/LinkSignaturForslagB1small.jpg

No surprise really, but Pir II (their offices is situated about 20m from the site) won this competition and will start working on a real proposal. Seems like the jury is positive to another highrise which might be taller than the current one. The jury also wanted a bigger difference in height for all the buildings. There won't be any reconstruction of the current highrise, don't think they will destroy it either, so we will see a proposal somewhere between Pir II Proposal 1 and Pir II Proposal 2.

A proper proposal is expected delivered to Trondheim Kommune before the end of this year.

Bodø planning comite has approved Nerbyen plan wich includes 3 new high-rises up to 54 meters high, and an extension of the Sas-hotell to 57 meters height. It still needs to be approved by the city council on 23. oktober.
http://www.an.no/nyheter/article3848700.ece

One of these new buildings is the Scandic hotel, the design has again changed:
http://www.ab24.no/files/images/full/m1_bdcbebhjcb1_2.jpg

http://www.ab24.no/default.asp?page=5349&item=36603,1&lang=1

^^ hm, can't say it looks too good, and they promised the "people of Bodø" a spectacular and beautiful highrise...

This looks very massive, boring and should never be built next to the water.

Can't say i enjoy seen the taller SAS hotel either, since it might be one of the most horrible highrises in Scandinavia!

One of these new buildings is the Scandic hotel, the design has again changed:
http://www.ab24.no/files/images/full/m1_bdcbebhjcb1_2.jpg

http://www.ab24.no/default.asp?page=5349&item=36603,1&lang=1

Very nice :okay:

I'm with muster here. The design has something intriguing about it. I would love to see other angles though.. Looks like the facade is the most massive on the side in the render. Still, if Bodø was promised something "beautiful", they may have got not precicely what they ordered.

Looks like a fun crowd...
http://gfx.api.no/image-versions/www.an.no/m/02199/1223913443203_nerbyen_1_2199020m.jpg

Nye Kvadrat was approved by Sandnes council of city development yesterday.

The article (http://www.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/sandnes/930382/Nye_Kvadrat_skremmer.html) had this fresh render as an attachment:
http://mm.aftenbladet.no/multimedia/dynamic/00249/cci-Aft-20081016-1-_249183m.jpg

^^ Good news! Not sure if they have actually approved the highrise alone though, just the masterplan?

Renderings aren't that new either, its the masterplan renderings, been avaliabe in pdf's a while.

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Nye Kvadrat Hotel
Sandnes - Norway

A 20 floor tall hotel proposed on the rooftop of Kvadrat, the second largest shopping mall in Norway with 160 shops. A reconstruction of this mall has
been approved and the mall will over a 10-15 year period extend with 100 000sqm. First construction is expected to start next year, but construction of
the high-rise building isn't expected to start anytime before 2015 the earliest.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/NyeKvadrat5.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/NyeKvadrat4.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/NyeKvadrat2.jpg

The render was fresh in my eyes, at least:tongue:

They have only approved the masterplan, but as far as I know, a masterplan includes information on highest coté allowed and so on, so in practice it would mean that the highrise is approved. On Sandnes' website, though, it seems as they only have agreed on releasing the plans for commenting now, so there is still quite a while to the final decission.

The render was fresh in my eyes, at least:tongue:

I know, i just had to proove that i know everything before anybody else knows it! ;)

They have only approved the masterplan, but as far as I know, a masterplan includes information on highest coté allowed and so on, so in practice it would mean that the highrise is approved. On Sandnes' website, though, it seems as they only have agreed on releasing the plans for commenting now, so there is still quite a while to the final decission.

Yeah, but i doubt the highrise will be in the first construction phase with completion in 2015, so i guess we need to wait till around 2020/2025 to see this one built. So i will wait a while to i put this one as approved. ;)

Wow! Go Sandnes! They really approve anything down there!

Popular Danish proposal in Stavanger has gained most votes in a votinground in the local newspaper. A winner won't be choosen yet, but its a stand between 5 proposals, where two of them is high-rise buildings.

BIG's popular highrise in downtown Stavanger.
http://web3.aftenbladet.no/multimedia/archive/00213/Periskop_jpg_213876i.jpg

If approved it will add much to Stavanger's litte skyline!
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3042/bigforslagzm7.jpg

nope. it's misplaced. it's a loooooooong way to the right. then you can find the SBBL-building and place it there. so it would have been a part of a longer skyline, and not only those buildings on the picture...
because the picture hasn't got 5 important highrises :rant:

no one cathes cool pictures of the stavanger skyline, which i'm going to do someday

^^ hm, guess the adress i searched up was wrong than! Anyway, that highrise was rejected as a different proposal with 6 floors won the competition.

^^ hm, guess the adress i searched up was wrong than! Anyway, that highrise was rejected as a different proposal with 6 floors won the competition.

I know BUT: it's the same street, but the street is a really long shopping street. ANYWAYS: i hope that the hotel that will be built is gonna be a little bit tall (long height from floor to ceiling). every week i drive past the construction site, and the car park is soon finished:cheers:

I know BUT: it's the same street, but the street is a really long shopping street. ANYWAYS: i hope that the hotel that will be built is gonna be a little bit tall (long height from floor to ceiling). every week i drive past the construction site, and the car park is soon finished:cheers:

We need more photos from Stavanger!!!:rant:

I never heard about that project in Stavanger, anyone got a link?

Nerbyen is approved!
http://www.ab24.no/default.asp?page=5349&item=36729,1&lang=1
Northern Norway will get their first skyline=)

Nice! Let's hope the financial recession don't postpone it to much.

sometimes there are news about it in stavanger aftenblad. i newly read that it will miss one floor!:-(
I never heard about that project in Stavanger, anyone got a link?

i'll see what i can do!
We need more photos from Stavanger!!!:rant:

I never heard about that project in Stavanger, anyone got a link?

Posted all the proposals a year ago (but in the Project and Development thread), but all the images dissapared as i forgot to save them to my computer, and Aftenbladet have done a stupid server change meanwhile so i can't search them up anylonger. :(

No high-rises for Skien, the Ministry of Environment turned it down...
http://www.ta.no/nyheter/article3889331.ece

Shame, though its been turned down several times now, and approved a few times too...

who said the sr-bank tower (føniks) will stay at 106 m? in stavanger aftenblad i read that its top is 115 meter over the ground!!!:banana:

who said the sr-bank tower (føniks) will stay at 106 m? in stavanger aftenblad i read that its top is 115 meter over the ground!!!:banana:

Yes, it will be 115m tall (Second tallest in Norway, 2m shorter than Oslo Plaza). But the original proposal that was published in September last year was exactly 106m tall. They increased the height and published that a month ago or so.

Scandic Bodø finished in 2012?
The approved high-rise hotel will start detail-planning now:
http://www.ab24.no/files/images/full/m1_bdcdcdaicd1_2.jpg

2 13 floor high-rises for Kongsberg?
http://lpimg.no.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Avis=LP&Dato=20081106&Kategori=NYHET&Lopenr=215942671&Ref=V2&MaxW=768&title=1&NoBorder
http://lpimg.no.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Avis=LP&Dato=20081106&Kategori=NYHET&Lopenr=215942671&Ref=H3&MaxW=768&title=1&NoBorder
http://lpimg.no.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Avis=LP&Dato=20081106&Kategori=NYHET&Lopenr=215942671&Ref=V5&MaxW=768&title=1&NoBorder

Arc: HALVORSEN & REINE
http://www.laagendalsposten.no/article/20081106/NYHET/215942671#

What? They want to tear down both the oversized silo AND the Jafs beneath it? Kongsberg will never be the same:ohno:

http://www.vestnytt.no/sitefiles/site4/files/artimg/har-tegnet-kulturhusdrommen.jpg

A new 14 floor hotell is a part of the local vision for the new Nordre Bildøy town, just across the strait from Straume (Fjell commune) Near Bergen.

http://www.vestnytt.no/nyheter/har-tegnet-kulturhusdrommen/

^^ Cool, the highrise looks like this in LinkSignatur's vision masterplan from 2006.

http://www.kystby.no/sitefiles/site1/imagegallery/-pimggallery_1dwudm.jpg

http://www.kystby.no/sitefiles/site1/imagegallery/-pimggallery_qlidsy.jpg

A 12 floor appartment building in a mountainside next to the suspension bridge (Old E18) at Brevik, a small town at the port of Grenland(Porsgrunn/Skien).

http://gfx.api.no/image-versions/www.pd.no/m/02291/1228162001578_stein_2291460m.jpg
http://www.pd.no/breviksposten/article3962096.ece

Wow.. Beautiful!

^^ Not a fan of Norwegian terraced highrises, seems like there is only one kind of architecture for those buildings.

^^Hm. I was thinking about that project, that it's nice that they haven't gone with the standard terraced building style, but much variation between floors and such.

I'm a bit sic of this standard which seems a bit to common in and around Oslo's mountain-sides:
http://www.regjeringen.no/Upload/MD/Publikasjoner/T-1459/Fig1_3_terrassert_bebyggelse_176x132.jpg

A competing proposal to Olav Thons hotell has been launched in Moss:

13 floors tall:D

http://gfx.api.no/image-versions/www.moss-dagblad.no/m/02301/1228669863000_1208-hotell2_2301971m.jpg

http://www.moss-dagblad.no/lokalnytt/article3976079.ece

A 12 floor appartment building in a mountainside next to the suspension bridge (Old E18) at Brevik, a small town at the port of Grenland(Porsgrunn/Skien).

http://gfx.api.no/image-versions/www.pd.no/m/02291/1228162001578_stein_2291460m.jpg
http://www.pd.no/breviksposten/article3962096.ece
Nice picture, but probably looks boring when build.

Construction start for 18 floor Scandic hotell Bodø in june and completion march 2011:

http://web.tu.no/byggeprosjekter/prosjekt/24051

http://www.boarch.no/boarchbilder/107603b.jpg

http://www.boarch.no/boarchbilder/107604b.jpg


Scandic hotell
29.06.2008 Av: Olav Sigurd Forseth
Nytt bygg på kaikanten i Bodø

Boarch er prosjektansvarlig for dette nye hotellet i Bodø sentrum. Bygget omfatter en hotelldel i vest med tilsammen 18 etasjer, og en konferansedel i øst på tre etasjer. Hotelldelen vil få plass for tilsammen ca. 210 rom. Mellom de to delene av bygget er det planlagt en innglasset gjennomgang over to etasjer. Hovedsalen i konferansedelen ligger i 3.et. Denne har plass til 650 til 700 gjester. Under konferansedelen ligger det restauranter i 1. og 2.etasje. Hotellresepsjonen er lagt i 1.et. i vest. Fra denne fører brede trapper opp til konferanserommene.

Det er lagt vekt på at hotelltårnet i vest skal fremstå så slankt som mulig. Dette er bla. oppnådd ved å dele tårnet i en tett del og en glassdel hvor bla hovedtrapp og heiser er lagt. Bygget er avsluttet med et åpent rammeverk i toppen for å gi ytterligere letthet.


http://www.boarch.no/prosjdetalj.asp?qpnummer=10760

Since its been requested lately due to Forus activity in Stavanger/Sandnes, here is a masterplan for Forus Travbane posted back in 2002 (had some old renders in my archive here!). Its right across the street from Bryggeriparken, or between Bryggeriparken and the clauster on the Stavanger/Sandnes/Sola border.

Its location.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/ForusTravbanekartA.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/Forus2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/Forus3.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/Forus4.jpg

Great job;) Was there a timespan for this plan? ;D

Great job;) Was there a timespan for this plan? ;D

After recovering my old website i made when i was 15 years old i see i wrote (i really sucked in english back then!) that the the development was started in 1999, with schedule construction start 2008-2010. They wrote about it in Aftenbladet, but there is no article dating older than 2005 there so can't find it anymore.

Just a few old dead projects from 2005 and back a few years as im trying to recover my old image-archive.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/History1a.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/History2.jpg

wow, I really didn't know about those plans:eek: (travbanen) I didn't join before '06 either, so... Those plans would be great in turning larger parts of Forus into a CBD and not just a somewhat scattered industrial area as it may be percieved as today.

The highrises they planned beside Brann stadion looks awesome, so "Dubaish" :D

Seeing all these dead project makes me wonder about the future of the current project, guess there's not a big chance of seeing them alive....

Now, does anyone know what happened to the 20 floor hotell in Fredrikstad? Did it get approved, as it's listed on emporis, and then Totalprosjekt killed it? Can't seem to find much info about it....

http://www.runarkolnes.no/IDRETT22.JPG
http://www.totalprosjekt.no/ready/pdf/Fredrikstad_Stadion2.pdf


Here's the one from Hamar stadion in a different angle:

http://www.runarkolnes.no/HAMAR02.JPG

^^ About Fredrikstad stadion høyhus, yes it was approved, but not as approved as Emporis states. It was the winning design out of the contest and got quite a lot of attention. But then came Totalprosjekt and ruined it all, though Totalprosjekt also had a highrise in its planns.

will there be a arcitecture contest for the Fredrikstad mekaniske versted area?

^^ there will be with time, reconstruction of that area started in 2001 with the 7 floor tall "Værste" (image of Værste 4 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Other/Vaerste4.jpg)) apartment buildings going up and the new walkbridge, then came the stadium, and i guess there will be more of the reminding space.

Haven't sene any masterplan though, exept Værste plan which had the walkbridge and 3 twin- 7 floor tall residential building in it.

Edit, after searching around for that, go here http://www.vaerste.no/ sais somehting about future planns and so on. Im sure there is a old masterplan somewhere too.

Those 7 floors appartmentsbuildings sucks!

Really hope they will make a complete plan for the whole area :)

This looks like a plan to me.... The hotellplot is blank tough, let's hope they decide they want a tower there eventually... ;D

http://www.vaerste.no/admin/data/images/omr06_fremtid.jpg

^^ pretty sure they won't build a highrise there sadly. But there is a site to the right where they have put up a model highrise next to the new roadbridge.

Hahah, didn't notice! That's great news;) There should be cluster! The bridge is U/C now, when it's done maybe they can start some larger development at the island;D (Cluster please;))

Caledonien hotel in central Kristiansand with its existing 13 floor building maybe teared down and replaced by a 25 floor:
http://www.nrk.no/contentfile/file/1.1264744!img1264726.jpg
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/sorlandet/1.6217389
http://www.farsunds-avis.no/artikkel.asp?Artid=32726

Rambøll has models for us:
http://www.ramboll-mapping.no/news/viewnews.aspx?newsid=0B517123-BDF3-4FEC-B3D4-C5B8EB28546A

http://www.ramboll-mapping.no/news/~/media/Images/RNO/Mapping/Bilder/caledonien_square_722x318.ashx?bc=ffffff&w=648&h=318&as=1

http://www.ramboll-mapping.no/news/~/media/Images/RNO/Mapping/Bilder/caledonien_spiral_722x318.ashx?bc=ffffff&w=648&h=318&as=1

http://www.ramboll-mapping.no/news/~/media/Images/RNO/Mapping/Bilder/caledonien_twist_722x318.ashx?bc=ffffff&w=648&h=318&as=1
(I pick this one easily;())

And as a bonus it opens up a now closed street towards the sea:
Before:
http://www.ramboll-mapping.no/news/~/media/Images/RNO/Mapping/Bilder/caledonien_gaaate_foer_722x.ashx?bc=ffffff&w=648&h=318&as=1

After:
http://www.ramboll-mapping.no/news/~/media/Images/RNO/Mapping/Bilder/caledonien_gaagate_etter_722x.ashx?bc=ffffff&w=648&h=318&as=1

^^ huhuhu great! but no chance in hell for a 100m+ building (proposal 1) replacing the hotel! Perhaps the second one have a bigger chance, though it looks quite massive.

The last one was nice. A mini Turning torso.

This is not going to happend, Fylkesmannen has made a protest - it's not looking good for you:
http://www.ghilardihellsten.com/images/projectimage_502.jpg

Byebye...
http://web3.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/sandnes/979633/Kontant_nei_til_doblet_Kvadrat.html

Not a surprise if the bybane won't come first. If the build that, then maybe..

I won't complain, would rather move most of the activities to downtown Stavanger and Sandnes to make those places more active and nicer.

^^ pretty sure they won't build a highrise there sadly. But there is a site to the right where they have put up a model highrise next to the new roadbridge.

http://www.vareveger.no/multimedia/archive/00100/Kr_ker_ybrua_6VV090_100701c.jpg
From vareveger.no

These are big plans for a stadium in Åsane, Bergen - they include a highrise :

http://www.bt.no/lokalt/bergen/article795373.ece

Kaldnes highrise in Tønsberg is delayed, as they have no longer any tennants:
http://tb.no/article/20090219/NYHETER/286378742#

http://tbimg.no.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Avis=TB&Dato=20090219&Kategori=NYHETER&Lopenr=286378742&Ref=AR&MaxW=468&NoBorder

^^ Like the comments under the artivle says, people here are sceptical. And its a good reason for that. Kaldnes brygge is terrible :( But the bridge is nice..

i would like if bergen could have a borough which would be very modern with highrises. just like in paris

I won't complain, would rather move most of the activities to downtown Stavanger and Sandnes to make those places more active and nicer.

i hope downtown stavanger will get more action. it's always the same old stavanger... but i don't hope anyone would build it in the old parts of the city, but maybe they could make a wall which would hold the noise from the large roads away:nuts:

It's safe to say that also Kilen Brygge in Sandefjord is dead, maybe forever:

http://www.sb.no/article/20090328/NYHETER/847250276

Aaah Norway/Oslo is going to be a fiiine looking bitch when some of those buildings are done :lol: I love some of those highrises, especially the ones made in glas :) Glas rly is FTW when it comes to buildings :)

Another of Rogalands small towns is playing with the idea of building a highrise, a vision by Åkrehamn vekst will be unveiled on the 23.

Atleast 35 meters is all they have so far tough....
http://www.h-avis.no/article/20090416/NYHETER/808917537
http://www.haugesunds-avis.no/article/20090417/NYHETER/154188273/1058/AKTUELT#

I want one of those in my town too!:cry:

Rogaland is a great county when it comes to highrises, with the Stavanger, Sandnes and the small towns projects! Much more liberal thinking than other nimby places. :okay:

Kristiansund has a 15 floor hotell planned next to a new stadium:)

http://gfx.api.no/image-versions/www.tk.no/m/01809/1207075550000_163839-Perspektiv__1809716m.jpg

http://gfx.api.no/image-versions/www.tk.no/m/02609/1243017066000_162837-runehotell__2609968m.jpg
http://www.tk.no/sporten/article4349917.ece

Kristiansund has approved highrises before on much more controversial locations... (Damn Riksantikvaren put a stop to that.. )

I was about to make some comment about Kristiansund BK, and their need for such a stadium.. But I changed my mind as I remembered that KBK is in the same league as Follo FK, and there hasn't been a lack of plans from that side either:nuts: But nice if they get a highrise hotell with some decent architecture up there. Go Møre & Romsdal!

Worlds tallest wooden highrise in Kirkenes? 16-17 floors and 10 000 squaremeters of mixed offices, library and culture, designed by Reilulf Ramstad Architects. Supposed to be Co2 neutral, and a beacon for the Arctic initiative:

http://img.custompublish.com/getfile.php/934597.900.xtyuqevprp/barents_house_winter-ill_web_02.jpg?return=www.barents.no
http://www.finnmarken.no/lokale_nyheter/article4378679.ece
http://www.barents.no/sky-high-barents-house-plans.4604085-41098.html

If built I would have no other choice but to go there.

That looks pretty insane.

Is there any chance it will get approved? Don't they have NIMBYs in Kirkenes?

The shadows will be pretty long, but that can't be much of a problem since they don't have any sun for 6 months anyway.

If I was from Kirkenes I would welcome almost any kind of development in "downtown"

It seems another Bodø highrise is delayed, this time it's Radisson, who is already Bodøs tallest, but they have been allowed 5 more floors on top of the existing tower:

Before:
http://bodoe.wips.no/sites/b/bodoe.com/files/932673164.jpg

After:
http://www.ab24.no/files/images/full/m1_bdebiidheg1_2.jpg

http://www.ab24.no/default.asp?page=5349&item=39409,1&lang=1

spectacularly good projects in Norway I love this country

Any particular reason you speak/write a bit norwegina :)?

A 50 meters hotel in Porsgrunn sentrum?
http://www.pd.no/lokale_nyheter/article4390784.ece
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostafjells/telemark/1.6647385
Bureaucrats in the commune is very negative towards it. Me to, that is one fat and boxy thing....

http://www.nrk.no/contentfile/file/1.6647391!f163CropList/img650x170.jpg

This is the proposal that is being worked on:
http://www.downtownsenter.no/upload/Kj%c3%b8pesenter/DownTown/AKJT_perspektiv-NY.jpg
http://www.downtownsenter.no/Kjopesentre/DOWN-TOWN/Utviklingsprosjekter/
http://www.porsgrunn.kommune.no/Dokumenter/Kommunens_Dokumenter/H%C3%B8ringer/planprogramRevAugustBw.pdf

Tønsbergs new city hall is way to tall (http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostafjells/vestfold/1.6757117) according to Riksantikvaren who thinks Tønsberg should keep new building at maximum 4 floors.... :(

I can't see how this building is overshadowing slottsfjellet:
http://www.nrk.no/contentfile/file/1.6757120!f163CropList/img650x170.jpg

Riksantikvaren - fighting urban development nationwide

I agree with you Skykay, oslo is a growing capital...soon or later they'll have to build more highrises...

^^Who's Skykay?

hm, never heard of that Skykay before?

edit: not alone in questioning that i see!

To be honest, in that case I'm glad riksantikvaren said something.

Not because of the height, but because the actual building is way too big, boring and long for a city like Tonsberg that predominantly has small wooden houses with varied facades. An area that big could be buit up way more dense and with more varied development.

The city of Tønsberg is mainly located between Slottsfjellen and Haugar (two heights) with the city between this heights like a valley, thats why riksantikvaren said no. I probably would agreed with them if Tønsberg was well saved middelalderby but with the already existent ugly buildings and mall, I dont mind a taller public buiding. That said, Im not to crazy about the building, a bit fat for my taste.

If 4 floors is maximum to keep this appearance, than i would think that the "valley" isn't much of a valley after all....

I cant find any good pictures, but its actually very nice when you see Haugar (art museum) on the height, the city between and then Slottsfjellet. I may sound like a nimby now (sorry), but there are plenty of other areas where a signal building would fit better. Kaldnes f.exe, the construction there has stopped now because of the finacial crises now though, but a rådhus there would definitely help to destroy the boring boligblokk feeling I get when i walk past it.

Isn't Kaldnes in Nøtterøy kommune? If they merged Tønsberg and Nøtterøy Kaldnes would be ideal for the townhall :)

No, its Tønsberg kommune. The kommune limit is 500 metres futher in at the Nøtterøyside.

Proposed
Østraadt Havn
Sandnes - Rogaland

A masterplan designed by LinkSignatur (http://www.link-signatur.no/). The developers want to reconstruct this fjordside harbour site in to a living watercity with retail, residentials
and some cultural usage. Four taller apartment buildings, two of them taller than 12 floors will be located on two smaller island surrounded by water
canals. The two highrises are 15 floors and 12 floors tall in the original masterplan. However, the newest (or the oldest) renderings show two 12
floor highrises, so the tallest might have been reduced.

More information in Norwegian | O.C.Østraadt AS har i årtier drevet tungindustri på Norestraen. I de nærmeste årene har imidlertid
O.C.Østraadt AS planer om å videreutvikle området til å bli det beste boområdet i Sandnes! Nærhet til sjø og sentrum gir området unike
kvaliteter.

Når vi i tillegg beriker området med arkitektoniske kvaliteter er det liten tvil om at denne planlagte utbyggingen vil være selve nøkkelen til en
positiv videreutvikling av Norestraen og Strandgaten. Vi håper at denne nettsiden klarer å formidle at våre planer vil berike området og byen.
Vi gjør oppmerksom på at skissene er av en skulpturell art og fanger dermed ikke opp de variasjoner som prosjektet vil fokusere på når det
gjelder fasade, byggematerialer og enhetsstørrelse.

Ide | Intensjonen med helhetsgrepet er å skape en mangfoldig og levende bydel som i skala og struktur bygger videre på de eksisterende
kvaliteter fra bystrukturen i Sandnes sentrum. Som det vises i Sandnes sentrum gir kvartalsstrukturen en rik mulighet for en skalamessig og
bebyggelsesmessig variasjon innenfor hvert kvartal. Dette medfører at hvert enkelt kvartal blir enestående samtidig som de enkelte kvartalene
til sammen inngår i en helhet. Det er vår intensjon å videreføre disse kvaliteter til den nye bebyggelsen.

Byrom & parkrom | Den fremtidige promenade blir områdets rekreasjonsmessige forbindelse til Sandnes sentrum. Det er planens intensjon
å skape et spennende maritimt miljø rundt promenaden. Ved å utnytte grunnen utenfor Østraadt Havn til å plassere 2 ”vannbyer” samt å
etablere en marina i forbindelse med promenaden vil stedet bli et levende og populært område å oppholde seg. Dette kan minne om Venezia’s
stemning med en fortettet kanalbebyggelse, seilbåtene og de store åpne plassene med fritt utsyn.

Fra promenaden vil det via broer være forbindelse til ”vannbyens” oppholdsrom der man med trappeforbindelsene ned til vannspeilet kan få en
tett kontakt med sjøen.

To offentlige plasser gjennomskjærer bebyggelsen og skaper en direkte visuell og fysisk kontakt mellom promenaden og Strandgata. De to
plassene vil ha forskjellig uttrykk og funksjon idet plassen nærmest sentrum vil fungere som en allmenning med belagte flater og muligheter for
ballspill, skating etc. Den andre plassen i nord blir en park på det areal som tilhører Sandnes kommune. Parkens plassering betyr at den vil ha
en bruksmessig sammenheng med grøntarealet på den andre siden av Strandgata, og disse vil fungere som et sammenhengende parkrom.

Variasjon og skala | For å sikre at den nye bydelen vil ha samme bygningsmessige variasjon som det sees i det gamle sentrum i Sandnes
åpner prosjektet opp for at de forskjellige kvartaler kan deles opp i mindre hus eller enheter. De forskjellige hus eller enheter kan gis et eget
særpreg gjennom en forskjellig bearbeiding og behandling av fasader og plandisponeringer. Det er mulig å variere husbredden, hvilket også vil
sikre en stor fleksibilitet og en allsidig bruk.

De foreløpige skissene er av en skulpturell art og fanger dermed ikke opp de variasjoner som prosjektet vil fokusere på både når det gjelder
fasade, byggematerialer og enhetsstørrelse.

Skalamessig tilpasses de enkelte kvartaler de omkringliggende arealer. Mot Strandgata vil bygningshøyden ikke overstige 2 til 3 etasjer og
fasadelinjen deles opp i en rekke mindre hus/enheter, noe som medfører at Strandgatas karakter opprettholdes og det gir en skalamessig
samhørighet til de øvrige husene i Strandgata.

Den samme skalamessige oppdelingen går igjen i den øvrige bebyggelse slik at hvert kvartal kan sees på som flere selvstendige hus/enheter
med rik mulighet for forskjellige høyder, materialer og fasadeuttrykk. Kvartalsbebyggelsen vokser gradvis i skala mot fjorden og avsluttes med
4 bygninger på opp til 12 etasjer. Alle kvartaler har sitt bygningsmessige høydepunkt mot øst, noe som betyr at det vil være gode solforhold
i kvartalenes gårdsrom også om ettermiddagen. De bakenforliggende hus på den andre siden av Strandgaten vil ikke i nevneverdig grad
sjeneres av den nye bebyggelsen som kun punktvis går i høyden.

Trafikk og kommunikasjon | Trafikalt vil gående skilles fra biltrafikk. Rundt almenningen vil det være enveiskjøring ned mot kanalen.
Adkomsten til boligkvartalene skjer fra 3 separate veger som sikrer at almenningen og parken ikke krysses med trafikk. Parkeringen til det
enkelte kvartal skjer under gårdsrommet. Planmessig er kommunens behov for en bredere Strandgate lagt til grunn. Det ligger dermed til rette
for at en fremtidig bybane kan bli etablert i Strandgaten.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/OCstraadtHavnefront3small.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/OCstraadtHavnefront4small.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/OCstraadtHavnefront2small.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/OCstraadtHavnefront1small.jpg

Amazing! :eek: If Sandnes builds this kinds of project, they wouldn't need to sprawl out to the Jæren plains :)

^^ yes. Its also quite interesting what they write about the project's architecture variation.

For å sikre at den nye bydelen vil ha samme bygningsmessige variasjon som det sees i det gamle sentrum i Sandnes åpner prosjektet opp for at de forskjellige kvartaler kan deles opp i mindre hus eller enheter.

De forskjellige hus eller enheter kan gis et eget særpreg gjennom en forskjellig bearbeiding og behandling av fasader og plandisponeringer. Det er mulig å variere husbredden, hvilket også vil sikre en stor fleksibilitet og en allsidig bruk.

De foreløpige skissene er av en skulpturell art og fanger dermed ikke opp de variasjoner som prosjektet vil fokusere på både når det gjelder fasade, byggematerialer og enhetsstørrelse.

Btw, more about Østraadt Havn in Sandnes: http://ostraadthavn.no/

Masterplan design is by LinkSignatur. Two highrises on 15 floors and 12 floors. However, there is another version, where the tallest highrise is lowered to 12 floors.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/OCstraadtHavnefront3small.jpg


:eek::drool:

Wonderful! How can it be that I don't know about these kind of projects? It's wonderful to see such great masterplans also from some of our smaller cities, though it's not that far from Stavanger. A prime example for other towns of ~50.000 inh. to follow

^^

Looks very nice!

:eek::drool:

Wonderful! How can it be that I don't know about these kind of projects? It's wonderful to see such great masterplans also from some of our smaller cities, though it's not that far from Stavanger. A prime example for other towns of ~50.000 inh. to follow

I posted the same thing half a year ago, but with small renderings. Nobody noticed the project back then i guess. Horray for bigger renderings!

So many good projects wasted on bad renders:ohno:

I remembered it, but i tought it was just some architects vision.... It was simply to cool for me to realize it was serious :D

Now will there be any commercial space in these buildings? It's a bit hard to figure out spesificly on the website, but it almost seems like a housing-only district. That can't be smart? What's the point of quarter-structure, then?:?

No. Check out this plan renders

http://ostraadthavn.no/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=72

Næring in the two bottomfloors

^^ yep, these guys are thinking a lot like us! :okay:

Hopefully the reality will be as good as we think!

No.

? I didn't understand your "No".:dunno: Næring = commercial, yes!:yes:

Proposed
Bildøy Hotel
Straume - Hordaland

A proposed hotel in Straume. The hotel is a part of the larger Nordre Bildøy project which you can read more about here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=45453559&postcount=452). The hotel will be 14 floor
tall and together with a cultural house and the first piece in building the new town of Nordre Blidøy. Architect of the first sketches is LinkSignatur
together with MIR Visuals.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/NordreBildy2Hotell.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/NordreBildy3Hotell.jpg

Proposed
Hamar Stadion
Hamar - Hedemark

A 14 floor tall apartment building in central Hamar. This proposal was presented in 2007 its regulation plan approved in 2008. The project involves
several buildings so the construction will be done in stages. The highrise is set to be the fourth stage, so construction somewhere in the period
2012-2015.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/HamarStadion3small.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/HamarStadion1small.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/HamarStadion2small.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/HamarStadion4small.jpg

Proposed
Prosjekt Birkeland
Bergen - Hordaland

GC Rieber Eiendom (http://www.rieber-eiendom.no/) is planning a larger office-park on a field between the city of Bergen and the airport. In 2008 they
arranged a architect competition where three proposals was presented. HLM Arkitektur (http://www.hlm.no/) together with Plan AS won the
competition with their proposal. Their idea is to spread 72 000sqm office space in four buildings, three of them are
below 7 floors while the tallest building is a 18 floor tall highrise. The highrise will room both offices and a hotel. The
hotel will be in the top floors of the tower, with a skybar and restaurant on the 18th floor.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/ProsjektBirkeland1.jpg

Approved
Tre Taarn
Sandnes - Rogaland

Helen & Hard together with London based office DRMM is behind this project with Kruse Smith as the developer. The entire project consist of 122
apartments, where the first 33 apartments in Bygg A was put out on sale in May 2010. Bygg A is 11 floors tall and will be the first to be built. Bygg
B with 15 floors and Bygg C is not scheduled to start anytime before 2011/2012.

Due to the small site, different density options were studied. A series of workshops and a study trip to the Netherlands (where we analysed
residential tower typologies) were carried out. Inspired by Norwegian timber, the 'tree houses' are organised around a structural trunk with
projecting apartments lifted up from the ground to allow optimal views.

The main challenge for the design team was to orientate the apartments in the tower to relate to the genus loci, and to satisfy the stringent space
standards and the desire for precious sunlight. All apartments in the towers are designed with winter gardens - the rhythm for the facade. Only
south and southwest aspects for living spaces are permissable while sleeping zones form the north and north east of the building.

The free zone between the raised tower apartments offers fjord views through the development and gives space for a connecting green route
between the woods to the north and the existing buildings to the south of the site. The project includes a mix of uses, unit types and community
facilities with an agenda for social and energy sustainability.

LINKS: Official website (http://tretaarn.no/) | Helen & Hard (http://www.hha.no/) | DRMM (http://www.drmm.co.uk/) | Kruse Smith (http://www.kruse-smith.no/)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/TreTaarn1x1000.jpg

Proposal
Filipstad Hotell
Oslo - Oslo

First carbon-free building (100% enviromental friendly) in Norway. Designed by Snøhetta, a 50 000sqm large hotel.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/SnhettaFilipstad1.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/SnhettaFilipstad2.jpg

Proposed
Slæpenden
Asker - Akershus

A 16 floor tall proposed senior-apartment tower in Asker, one of Oslo's largest suburbs. WDW Arkitekter (http://www.wdw.no/) has made these very early drawings for their
client.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Slpenden1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Slpenden2.jpg

^^ I'm just dying to see what you've cooked up for us, Þróndeimr ;-)

^^ I'm just dying to see what you've cooked up for us, Þróndeimr ;-)

hehe, im just gonna update some highrise project in those. Need a proper post to present some highrise project not worth a highrise thread. All these highrises will be properly connected in the NORWAY thread in the front since all highrises i have there now is only those who have a thread. :)

Proposed
Åsane Nord
Bergen - Hordaland

Profier AS (http://www.profier.no/) held a competition for a new future apartment/shopping district in Bergen. WDW Arkitekter (http://www.wdw.no/) won the competition with their
proposal which includes a 14 floor tall highrise building. This project is divided into many stages of construction with start in 2011.
Everything will be completed 10-15 years after that, so this highrise building is in a very early stage of development, and we will
probably not hear much about this one for many years yet.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/saneNord1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/saneNord3.jpg

Approved
Patologibygget
Oslo - Oslo

This is the final design of the reconstruction of Patologibygget at Oslo University College. Construction will start in early 2010 with completion in
2012. The building is 40m tall with 10 floors and will room the administration on the college and a
auditorium with 500 seats. Designed by Lund+Slaatto Arkitekter (http://www.lsa.no/).

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Patologibygget1ssc.jpg

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9226/patologibygget2x1000.jpg

Proposed
Vålerenga Kultur og Idrettspark
Oslo - Oslo

LinkSignatur (http://www.link-signatur.no/) won a competition to design the new stadium at Helsfyr in Oslo. They have included a at least 80m tall highrise in this project. Its
design will most likely change a lot, and consider it to be in a very early stage of development.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/VlerengaKulturogIdrettspark1hoyhus.jpg

Under Construction
Regjeringsbygg 6 (R6)
Oslo - Oslo

A new government office building been built in Oslo. Its 45m tall with 12 floor and will hold 440 working places. Construction started in 2009 and
completion is expected in early 2012. Architect is Ba Arkitekter AS.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/R6fasadeMaxsmall.jpg

A 12 floor appartment building in a mountainside next to the suspension bridge (Old E18) at Brevik, a small town at the port of Grenland(Porsgrunn/Skien).

http://gfx.api.no/image-versions/www.pd.no/m/02291/1228162001578_stein_2291460m.jpg
http://www.pd.no/breviksposten/article3962096.ece

This project was rejected this spring.

Arctic Tower
Alta - Norway

Approved high-rise building in downtown Alta with apartments, offices and retail. The tower is designed by Kosbergs
Arkitektkontor AS (http://www.kosberg.no/) (Architects behind Rica Seilet (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Norway%20and%20Nature/DSC_0205small.jpg) in Molde). The entire complex will consist of 109 apartments, with a
shopping mall in the two first floors. Two towers will be placed on the roof, one 8 floor tall restidential tower, and one
15 floor tall tower facing towards the planned Northern Light Cathedral (Nordlys Katedralen) nearby.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/ArcticTower2.jpg

On hold, no news since April 2008. But its homepage is still running.


Skaialuft brygge, this one is approved i think - no construction dates found.
http://www.altaposten.no/multimedia/archive/00049/Alta_storsenter_49088g.jpg

This one was put on hold in early 2008. No news since April 2008, but this one is probably all dead.

The planned 14 floor Hotell Opera in Kristiansund is approved by politicians, but again the cultureconserver says no because it's in conflict with the historic cityscape(!?) It's now up to the Environmental department to decide, if Thon doesn't back out.
http://gfx.api.no/image-versions/www.tk.no/510x510r/01651/1199430240773_150751-Operahotell_1651445510x510r.jpg

Dead.

Proposed
Tjøtta Høyhus
Bryne - Rogaland

A 13 floor apartment building proposed in a new city district in Bryne. It was proposed together with a car-shop. The
car shop was approved and is been completed in 2010. The developers is still awaiting a decision about the highrise
from the local authorities.

http://mm.aftenbladet.no/multimedia/dynamic/00221/cci-Aft-20080430-1-_221891m.jpg

Looks like Åsane might get real cosy in the future, who would have tought that? =)

Proposed
Alnabru terminal
Alna - Oslo

An 80 meters and 20 floors office building is proposed withinn the Narud Stokke og Wiig (http://www.nsw.no/projects/alnabruterminal) masterplan of Alnabru freight terminal (http://www.plan-og-bygningsetaten.oslo.kommune.no/plankunngjoringer/article134551-8036.html). There have been several alternatives, one of the citys main concern is how to best uncover the Alna river flowing trough the area. The terminal will be built gradually and the tower might not be built before 2020. This highrise is very likely to be approved as both the government and citys alternatives includes it.

http://www.nsw.no/uploads/images/shared/20c566fafd2a2c5e8aedb92bff164774.gif

Under Construction
Anker Hotel
Grünerløkka - Oslo

A 13 floor extension and reclad of Anker Hotel in reflective glass designed by Siv.ark Frank Kalfoss is well under construction, the plot is regulated (http://web102881.pbe.oslo.kommune.no/saksinnsyn/casedet.asp?mode=all&caseno=200809332) for adding 3 floors to the existing building, but the developer chose not to pursuit this.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/AnkerHotellbildetilhjemmeside.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/AnkerHotell1.jpg

Proposed
Haslelinje
Grünerløkka - Oslo

A 20 floor tower has been proposed by Lof architects (http://www.lof.no/?page_id=198) and Hasle utvikling (http://www.haslelinje.no/) masterplan for Haslelinje - the old site of vinmonopolet who is moving out of the city in 2012, and developmentstage for this plot is envisioned to last untill 2020, where the tower is set for 2nd construction stage. The development (http://web102881.pbe.oslo.kommune.no/saksinnsyn/casedet.asp?mode=all&caseno=200714277) also includes a 12 floor tower, development is planned to include appartments, shops and offices.

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/ssc-tegninger/Halselinje1.jpg

Some more renderings (http://web102881.pbe.oslo.kommune.no/saksinnsyn/showfile.asp?fileid=2108715) from the last alternative.

Prostneset in Tromsø is just about to start construction. However, the 12 floor tall hotel designed by Space Group who won the competition with
their masterplan for the site in 2002 has been dropped.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Prostneset6small1000.jpg

Dead.

Approved
Kilen Brygge Hus 7
Sandefjord - Vestfold

A 36m, 11 floor tall apartment building designed by HRTB (http://www.hrtb.no/). It was first proposed in Niels Torp (http://www.nielstorp.no/)'s masterplan for Kilen Brygge, a larger
harbourfront development project in Sandefjord. This highrise was approved, but the developers decided to drop the highrise in
early 2009. However, in August same year they changed their mind. This building is expected to be completed in 2012.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/KilenBryggeHus71.jpg

Proposed
Haslelinje
Grünerløkka - Oslo


Cool proposal, but I can't agree with you that this is Grünerløkka ;)

It is. Its both an area and a citypart (administrativ bydel) you know .

For learning Oslos bouroughs: http://www.velkommenoslo.no/images/illustrasjon/oslo_15_bydeler_stort.gif

Looks like Åsane might get real cosy in the future, who would have tought that? =)

assuming youve actually been to åsane, what was it that you found so uncosy about it?

i mean, its just any other norwegian suburb with mostly family homes.. id say certain parts of åsane are pretty cosy.

Sorry, i was ofcourse thinking of Åsane senter - i've been there many times since i know someone living there :=)

If you guys havent noticed im trying to track down all the active highrise projects atm. If you see something that has not been included in the QUICK LINKS | NORWAY thread, give me a hint!

Sorry, i was ofcourse thinking of Åsane senter - i've been there many times since i know someone living there :=)

well, you are aware that in recent years the entire åsane senter has been refurbished, right?

IMO it looks fabulous the way it is now, and i really cant see any aspects of it that id descrive as uncosy.

more and more new building are coming up in the area, though.. i think this is the most recent one http://www.bygg.no/id/45013

i think åsane senter is a great place :) i can understand that arken looked rather crap before it got its facelift.

It is. Its both an area and a citypart (administrativ bydel) you know .

I know it's in the borough, but it doesn't feel much like Grünerløkka up there. But since the headline was supposed to present the borough and not the area, then I agree :)

How's Start Stadion høyhus going these days?

Proposed
Nesttun Hotell
Bergen - Hordaland

A 57m, 16 floor tall hotel proposed in Bergen. Its designed by Bjerk & Bjørge Arkitekter AS (http://www.bjerk-bjorge.no/) and will have 200 rooms.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/NesttunHotell1.jpg

Approved
Narvesenhuset
Oslo - Oslo

Reconstruction of a office building to apartment building. The current tower is 42m tall with 13 floors with a 14th technical floor on top. The new
building will have 81 apartments, stores in the two first floors and apartments from third floor and up. There will be a roof terrace with access
through the 14th floor. Its designed by LPO arkitektur & design (http://www.lpo.no/). The building also have its own website for the sales of the apartments: Marienfryd (http://marienfryd.no/)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Narvesenhuset2ssc.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Narvesenhuset3ssc.jpg

Looks nice.

Not my cup of tea, where is the street :dunno:

^^ it can't be perfect every time. :) I think its good, far better than today.

Im sure it is, but greenery between building and street never works good.

well, you are aware that in recent years the entire åsane senter has been refurbished, right?

IMO it looks fabulous the way it is now, and i really cant see any aspects of it that id descrive as uncosy.


The center area has just to much daylight parking space. They should build underground parking houses or something like that and use all that precious land for buildings. They should allso put the motorway passing "Arken" underground and demolish the Ikea building when they move and build something new instead. There are huge plans and it should allso be possible to build high in the area without to much of a problem i think:)

http://www.aasanetidende.no/uploads/slik_kan_1__t1.jpg

http://www.aasanetidende.no/index.php?sideID=839

The center area has just to much daylight parking space. They should build underground parking houses or something like that and use all that precious land for buildings. They should allso put the motorway passing "Arken" underground and demolish the Ikea building when they move and build something new instead. There are huge plans and it should allso be possible to build high in the area without to much of a problem i think:)

http://www.aasanetidende.no/uploads/slik_kan_1__t1.jpg

http://www.aasanetidende.no/index.php?sideID=839

yep, parking lots are always hideous, except when theyve been put underground.

those plans to make åsane more urban are great.. imagine if all the boroughs of bergen could do something like that :)

do you know about a lot of projects that you havent posted yet? it seems kinda like you have a lot of storage that you just dont post till the area is mentioned! ;)

alot of nice projects

http://www.aasanetidende.no/uploads/slik_kan_1__t1.jpg


Interesting, i see they have included the Europan 8 winner in the render above, not sure if that is ever ment to be built though?
http://www.newitalianblood.com/progetti/images/4299.jpg

This project was just finished at the Åsane center area so things are happening. This has shops and apartments upstairs. A wider combination of buildings will give a more urban feeling in the future i think. There is allso talk of building a new culturecomplex but no renderings yet.

http://www.bygg.no/cache/image/13203/54/bp0809-senterparken1.jpg

yep, i knew about both those.

if you, or anyone else, know about any other projects around the city, id love to hear about them right now :)

if you, or anyone else, know about any other projects around the city, id love to hear about them right now :)

Not that much right now:)But now that the financial crisis is slipping away i expect things to heat up in the future.

Proposed
Destinasjon Vinterbro
Ås - Akershus

A proposed 20 floor tall hotel at Vinterbro Senter, a shopping mall south of Oslo. Its apart of a expansion plan including an indoor skiing center.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/DestinasjonVinterbro1small.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/DestinasjonVinterbro3small.jpg

Indoor skiing centre? man, we norwegians have lost it :lol:

^^ It's planning for global warming me think:)

Indoor skiing centre? man, we norwegians have lost it :lol:

Yes. Dubai wannabe...

Proposed
Destinasjon Vinterbro
Ås - Akershus

A proposed 20 floor tall hotel at Vinterbro Senter, a shopping mall south of Oslo. Its apart of a expansion plan including an indoor skiing center.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/DestinasjonVinterbro1small.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/DestinasjonVinterbro3small.jpg

ME LOVE IT !

Approved
Barcode B13 B (Middle)
Oslo - Oslo

The middle building of the B13 block, which is the easternmost block in the Barcode project (Isfjellet, KLP Bygget, DnB NOR etc.). The building is 16
floor tall and is designed by Lund Hagem Arkitekter (http://www.lundhagem.no/). Expecting construction start in 2010/2011, with completion in 2014.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/ByggA.jpg

Approved
Barcode B13 Bygg D (East)
Oslo - Oslo

The western building of the B13 block, which is the easternmost block in the Barcode project (Isfjellet, KLP Bygget, DnB NOR etc.). The building is
16 floor tall and is designed by Lund Hagem Arkitekter (http://www.lundhagem.no/). Expecting construction start in 2010/2011, with completion in 2014.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/ByggB.jpg

Approved
Barcode B13 Bygg A (West)
Oslo - Oslo

The western building of the B13 block, which is the easternmost block in the Barcode project (Isfjellet, KLP Bygget, DnB NOR etc.). The building is 21 floor tall and is designed by Lund Hagem Arkitekter (http://www.lundhagem.no/). Expecting construction start in 2010/2011, with completion in 2014.

No render.

Approved
Lerkendal Tower
Trondheim - Sør Trøndelag

In 2001 a plan for Rosenborg's new stadium was approved. With this plan was the construction of a 22 floor tall highrise building. The stadium was
completed in 2002 and 2003, and they expected to begin constructing the highrise in late 2003. However, they finally decided to drop the plan to
build the highrise as it was not really needed for that time been. But six years later, in November 2009 they announced they want to go through
with this project, building this 22 floor tall highrise next to Lerkendal Stadium.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/LerkendalTower12.jpg

Proposed
Sorgenfri
Trondheim - Sør Trøndelag

In February 2008 Wahl Eiendom AS invited three architect firms to make three different proposals for their site at Sorgenfri (Holtermanns veg 70 and
Sorgenfriveien 11). The three proposals were 70°N Arkitektur AS (http://www.70n.no/), Bergersen Arkitekter (http://www.bergersenarkitekter.no/) and 'unknown'.

'Unknown' was announced as winners of the competition in May 2008. They propose four buildings in a complex. Its altogether 58 500 m2 office
area divided in two 10 floor tall buildings on the north side of the site and two 15 floor tall highrise buildings on the south side of the site. There
will also be a large parking garage below the complex.

Since the winning proposal is unknown to me i have no illustrations except this regulation map showing the location of the four towers.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/Forslag3.jpg

Proposed
Trondheim Næringspark Høyhus Nord
Trondheim - Sør Trøndelag

Kjeldsberg (http://www.kjeldsberg.no/) is developing a large area with offices, called Trondheim Næringspark. The regulation plan show two highrise buildings been proposed, the
tallest with 20 floors and this one with 14 floors. (read more about the tallest highrise here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=580956)).

This 14 floor office building is still just in the regulation plan. Since its located in the future expansion part of the development area i don't expect to
hear much about this one till at least five years.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/TrondheimNringspark5small1.jpg

Proposed
Sorgenfri AIT
Trondheim - Sør Trøndelag

A highrise been proposed at Sorgenfri in Trondheim, right across the street from Sorgenfriveien 11, where they are proposing two 15 floor
tall office buildings. Sorgenfri AIT is only a very early proposal of how to use the site. The proposal which includes a 14 floor tall highrise is
done by ARC Arkitekter AS (www.arcarkitekter.no/).

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/SorgenfriAIT13.jpg

Approved
Grefsen Stasjonsby
Oslo - Oslo

Grefsen Stasjonsby is a large residential project in Oslo with 900 apartments. Hille Melbye Arkitekter AS won the competitions in 2001 with their proposal. The masterplan reveal 5 or 6 highrise buildings with unknown height and floor number. There has been some opposition against these highrises, and all were lowered by some floors in 2007.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/GrefsenStasjonsby2small.jpg

Aren't there 6 towers in Grefsen stasjonsby? Where 5 are 12 floor residential, and 1 is 10 floors office?

^^ i have no idea actually, i am about to start the research, but you are free to do so if you have time.

Approved
Hotel Exporama
Skedsmo - Akershus

http://www.soprosjekt.no/typo3temp/pics/ce6e6e6327.jpg

This building proposal of 13 floors is located on the expo centre just outside of Oslo City limits, with approx 20 km from Oslo and 7km from Lillestrøm, the building will serve as a landmark for travellers on E6 as they arrive from the north and head west towards Oslo. People behind this are Alf Ulven and Stor-Oslo prosjekt, the building is designed by Eliassen & Lambertz-Nilssen Architects. Construction dates are unknown, original plans called for completion in 2010.

Approved
Barcode B13 Bygg A (West)
Oslo - Oslo

The tallest and the westernmost building of the B13 block, which is the easternmost block in the Barcode project (Isfjellet, KLP Bygget, DnB NOR
etc.). The building is 21 floor tall and is designed by Lund Hagem Arkitekter (http://www.lundhagem.no/). Expecting construction start in 2010/2011, with completion in 2014.

Isn't this the tallest and westernmost building? The orange one behind the yellow 16 floor building:
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/B13.jpg?t=1259241631

And I think the building to the left in the render is the middel one, and the yellow hammer is the eastern building.
Seems so, if Ingeniorens sketch is correct :)
http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss282/Ingenioren3/B13PAINT.jpg

That's right, the orange one A (21fl), the blue is B(16fl) and the yellow is D(16fl). I draw the sketch from files down at the city planning office, so it's correct, altough there were to alternatives - the other alternative had strips C and D shiftet place, but osu wants the first alternative.

Ok good, ill change the info. :)

the building will serve as a landmark
A damn ugly one, that is!
the building is designed by Eliassen & Lambertz-Nilssen Architects.
I'm looking hardly, but I just can't find any design!:dunno:

^^ true, its actually, by far, the most horrible highrise i have seen proposed/built in Norway since four proposed residential buildings in Groruddalen in 2004!

A damn ugly one, that is!

I'm looking hardly, but I just can't find any design!:dunno:

is this it?

http://www.eln.no/Prosjekter/naering/exporama/exporama_web5.jpg
http://www.eln.no/Prosjekter/naering/exporama/exporama_web1.jpg
http://www.eln.no/Prosjekter/naering/exporama/exporama_web4.jpg
http://www.eln.no/Prosjekter/naering/exporama/exporama_web3.jpg

Aren't there 6 towers in Grefsen stasjonsby? Where 5 are 12 floor residential, and 1 is 10 floors office?

Hard for me to find the newest info since many towers was lowered in 2007. Can anybody find a updated one?

This is the original proposal: (old regulation map | 1.5mb 3000x1230pixels (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/GrefsenStasjonsbyreguleringsplanOLD.jpg))
Highrise 1: 48,6m | 12 floors
Highrise 2: 40,4m | 14 floors
Highrise 3: 40,4m | 14 floors
Highrise 4: 40,4m | 14 floors
Highrise 5: 35,7m | 12 floors
Highrise 6: 40,4m | 14 floors

Lowrise 1: 32,2m | 11 floors
Lowrise 2: 26,5m | 10 floors
Lowrise 3: 29,0m | 10 floors

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/LerkendalTower12.jpg

Cool! I love towers related to stadiums.

Proposed
Sorgenfri
Trondheim - Sør Trøndelag

In February 2008 Wahl Eiendom AS invited three architect firms to make three different proposals for their site at Sorgenfri (Holtermanns veg 70 and
Sorgenfriveien 11). The three proposals were 70°N Arkitektur AS (http://www.70n.no/), Bergersen Arkitekter (http://www.bergersenarkitekter.no/) and 'unknown'.

'Unknown' was announced as winners of the competition in May 2008. They propose four buildings in a complex. Its altogether 58 500 m2 office
area divided in two 10 floor tall buildings on the north side of the site and two 15 floor tall highrise buildings on the south side of the site. There
will also be a large parking garage below the complex.

Since the winning proposal is unknown to me i have no illustrations except this regulation map showing the location of the four towers.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/Forslag3.jpgProposed
Sorgenfri AIT
Trondheim - Sør Trøndelag

A highrise been proposed at Sorgenfri in Trondheim, right across the street from Sorgenfriveien 11, where they are proposing two 15 floor
tall office buildings. Sorgenfri AIT is only a very early proposal of how to use the site. The proposal which includes a 14 floor tall highrise is
done by ARC Arkitekter AS (www.arcarkitekter.no/).

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/SorgenfriAIT13.jpgThese two projects together could be quite interesting together. With regards to the latter I like the first proposal best.

I have mentioned this before, but again, this is the proposed 51,2m/15floor tall highrise at Espenes, Hamar. First proposed in 2004, then up to the council in 2007 and met strong opposition obviously. The last decision i know of was to wait with the highrise untill better analysis of highrises in Hamar was done, which was done earlier this year. So maybe this one still live, or its dead. Architects is LARKAS AS from Lillehammer.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/espern_hyhus1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/espern_hyhus2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/espern_reguleringsplan1small.jpg

analysis of highrises in Hamar was done, which was done earlier this year.
So what was the outcome of these analysis?

So there are 3 proposals from Hamar then? This one + the stadium highrise + the one at the northern town-square? :cheers:

Under Construction
Regjeringsbygg 6 (R6)
Oslo - Oslo


I'm guessing this is the same place...

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku4fpqIfBF1qasg4go1_1280.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku4fqygBgr1qasg4go1_1280.jpg

Yeah, that's the spot! Nice photos :D

Ålesunds townhall seems to be getting it's reclad eventually:

http://www.alesund.kommune.no/images/stories/bilder/artikkelbilder/Radhuset-ill-medtekst-utvidet-eget-vindu-b_copy.jpg
http://www.alesund.kommune.no/Aktuelt/Nyheter/Alesund-radhus-fasaderehabilitering.html

It looks like this will be a much needed improvement. Ålesund is perhaps the most beautiful city we have in Noway, but the town hall has been sticking out like a sore thumb.

^^ its very much needed indeed, but i would not mind it looking even better than what it appears on the render (which is kinda bad too, so i can't say much).

The render from bygg.no is a bit better, if you haven't seen it:

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

Construction time is supposedly three years!:eek: I guess it will be in stages, and that the building will be fully used all through the process. Architect is hrtb.

^^ hm, very long time, since the façade on the highrise isn't much of a change. Typical though, they seem to do much more with the low-rise section...

The Bryne-effect is still on in Rogaland, a politician in Randaberg dreams of getting a 20 floor building in this small towns centre:
http://www.bygdebladet.no/modules/module_123/proxy.asp?C=113&I=38579&D=2&mid=112

Riksantikvaren and Tønsberg has now agreed that the town hall will be lovered:

http://tb.no/polopoly_fs/radhuset-1.5040322!image/1221923119.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_780/1221923119.jpg?modified=1269950062000

http://tb.no/nyheter/ser-du-forskjellen-1.5040292?localLinksEnabled=false

Proposed
Kvartal 42
Kristiansand - Vest Agder

A mixed use project with commercials, some office, 60-80 apartments, cultural centre and a conference hall with up to 2000 seats. It will be built
in one of the quarters on the eastern side of Kristiansand's historical city centre. The project will be one large building mass, 5-6 floor tall facing
the street, with a 12 floor tall tower on the south-east corner. There will also be a roof park for the residents of the building. Project is designed by
Kristin Jarmund Architects (http://www.kjark.no/).

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Kvartal42x1000.jpg

What a great project for Kristiansand. And that's a really good looking highrise.

SIU has plans for a 16-floor Hotel building in Mo i Rana:

http://www.ranablad.no/nyheter/article5072927.ece

SIU has plans for a 16-floor Hotel building in Mo i Rana:

http://www.ranablad.no/nyheter/article5072927.ece

That's good news for Mo i Rana, but did you read the comments the two people in the article made?


Levende sentrum
At mange vil ha ei mening om hvordan området skal utvikles, synes både Rimer og Tverå er helt naturlig.

– Vi er opptatte av at sentrum ikke må utvides. Skal vi lykkes med å bygge opp et levende sentrum med yrende liv, må det legges til rette for dette, påpeker Tverå.

– At det nå bygges opp flere nye storsenter utafor sentrum er imidlertid ingen ulempe. Dette viser bare at næringslivsaktører, både lokale og utenbys, er villige til å satse i Rana og det er selvsagt positivt, sier han

So they think developing the centre is something that should be done, and the way to do this is by not developing the centre, and instead building new shopping malls outside of it. Right.

:lol:

Yeah, not a very clever formulation :nuts: I think he is trying to say that commerce should be located withinn the historical sentrum area instead of moving along E6 or E12.

This is the proposals for Vervet in Tromsø, the largest development project for years in the city. From the idea entries it looks very interesting, its a project which will be interesting to follow the next few years!

PIR
Langdon Reis Architects (http://langdonreisarchitects.com/) - Size: 57 000m2 - View as PDF (3.2Mb) (http://www.vervet.no/wp-content/uploads/%C3%85pen-runde-samlet-del1.pdf)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/PIR4.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/PIR3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/PIR2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/PIR1.jpg

Brygge
Ghilardi + Hellsten Arkitekter (http://www.ghilardihellsten.com/home/) - Size: 58 000sqm - View as PDF (3.2Mb) (http://www.vervet.no/wp-content/uploads/%C3%85pen-runde-samlet-del2.pdf)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Brygge4.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Brygge3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Brygge2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Brygge1.jpg

Havn
a-lab (http://www.a-lab.no/) - Size: 80 000sqm - View as PDF (3.2Mb) (http://www.vervet.no/wp-content/uploads/%C3%85pen-runde-samlet-del2.pdf)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Havn4.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Havn3.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Havn2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/Havn1.jpg

100 meters tall building in Tønsberg?

http://tb.no/nyheter/vil-bygge-100-meters-signalbygg-1.5562467?localLinksEnabled=false

100 meters tall building in Tønsberg?

http://tb.no/nyheter/vil-bygge-100-meters-signalbygg-1.5562467?localLinksEnabled=falseBut, why out in an industrial area?

All those nimby comments on that article, "monsterblokk" and other stupid clichés. :puke:

^^Its very close to downtown, just some hundred metres from the pedestrian bridge where there already is buildt up some apartments blocks... so its not out in the nowhere. A so tall building would never been approved on the other side of the canal.

I like the idea of a tall building there, it would definitely been good for the further development in the area, like Turning Torsø is for Västra hamnen in Malmö. But the surburban commies he also propose makes me say NO, this area is where Tønsberg future growth should be comming, and some surburban low density identical blocks is not the way to go and will only destroy in a long term.

Highrises in Lillestrøm? (http://www.rb.no/lokale_nyheter/article5238377.ece)

... and Jessheim. I honestly believe it would have happened if there wasn't for the issue with Ncc.

We all know what highrises with apartments mean...

^^For me that article could just as well be a call for just denser and more urban suburbs. 7-8 floors is the way to go if one seek a real city, because such a density both can provide bigger appartments at the same construction costs, but also bigger areas with blocks that have stores/offices in first floor, because the market gets larger. I agree that the stupid norm of max 4 floors in suburbs is retarded, old fashioned, and a misguided way to make enough housing for future Osloians.

Photos from the facade-alternatives for Ålesunds town hall rehab, removing the old facades has already started, but there is still discussing colours of new cladding:

http://www.kristiseter.no/prosjekter/48-alesund-radhus
http://www.alesund.kommune.no/fasaderehabilitering

The green-stiped one is rumoured to be a favourite:
http://www.alesund.kommune.no/images/stories/bilder/Fasaderehabilitering/thumbnails/thumb_proevefelt-1.jpg

ÅLESUND | Town Hall | 40m | 12fl | U/C

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5087032765_42f9afe665_b.jpg

Facades has been chosen for Ålesund Town Hall, as expected - green:
http://www.alesund.kommune.no/images/stories/dokumenter/Fasaderehabilitering/Aalesund-raadhus-oktober-2010.pdf

ÅLESUND | Town Hall | 40m | 12fl | U/C

Facades has been chosen for Ålesund Town Hall, as expected - green:
http://www.alesund.kommune.no/images/stories/dokumenter/Fasaderehabilitering/Aalesund-raadhus-oktober-2010.pdf

A commie in disguise!! :lol:

god, ålesund looks like such a beautiful city.. :)

the building will definitely be a lot better after the reclad, but i still think they should just tear it town!!

Åndalsnes Waterfront

"We don't want Manhattan." Is heard more often than one should expect regarding urban planning in Norway. In this case it would be appropriate as one of 37 proposals for village Åndalsnes deep in the Norwegian mountains is to build a copy of downtown Manhattan (Note, Freedom Towers are missing.):lol:

http://www.rbnett.no/multimedia/dynamic/00326/20101104-215912-pic_326753c.jpg
http://www.rbnett.no/lokal/rauma/article279775.ece

^^ Lol, have a hard time believing that will ever materialize...

New hotel building in Leirvik, Stord has opened, it's wooping 9 floors and 36meters tall :)

http://www.karmsundavis.no/nyhet.cfm?nyhetid=2226

That's actually pretty good for a town the size of Leirvik.

congratulations to leirvik, its always nice to see things happening in smaller places as well :)

Bryne, could be host to another highrise. Forum Jæren is already completed.

http://www.aftenbladet.no/dynamic/00417/nytt_h_yhus_bryne_-_417385m.jpg

Link: http://www.aftenbladet.no/lokalt/jaeren/1297804/Blir_det_for_mye_om_Bryne_faar_enda_et_bytaarn.html

^ It's lower than the present silos, so I don't see any problem with the hight. Rogaland seems to be more open for highrises than other counties :).

Yes please :) I like the top doesn't have flat roof like Forum, the location is good - now there will be 2 highrises marking the beginning and end of mainstreet in this small town.

Hamar Stadion

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/HamarStadion4small.jpg

Project moves on. New name, CC Hamar Stadion. The plan is to start ground works in March 2011 if approval are given in early 2011. Total area of the
project is 138 519 m2. Total cost is about 1 Mrd. NOK. The project will be built in two phases.

Phase 1, 31 820m2 of shops/boutiques, 10 281m2 of office, 49 112m2 of parking garage, storage and technical facilities and 4 273m2 of residentials
will be completed in December 2013.

Phase 2, 43 000m2 of office, residentials and additional storage, technical facilities will be completed in the end of 2014. A 14 floor tall highrise (10
000m2) is apart of phase 2.

Urbika (http://www.urbika.com/projects/view/1874-cc-hamar-stadion)

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7549/cchamarstadion1.jpg
Latest design.

Yeez, this project is alive too?!:eek:

^^ of course, this is Norway, Ting Tar Tid...

I am closing this thread. All projects will now be posted in regional project threads.

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