Lol, the 80ies are back in Åmot, Buskerud:

That would be a great leap forward for that place.

And I also think the building looks like shit, grey, uninviting with big plates (flater).
Recently one of the ugliest buildings from the 80s was renovated (looks quite good), this building is pretty much in the same category imo.
I would really like to see this beuilding getting renovated. This plot is one of five in nedre langgate where infills is much needed to give this (hevay trafficated) road a facelift, but this wont help much when only half is used to build on and rest of the plot facing nedre langgate will continue as a parking lot. They could atleast thought about making a permanent parkingsolution (under ground). The developer is obviously only thinking about his own interst.

The square a few quarters away is btw being renovated this days. This (http://www.tonsbergtorv.no/) is how its gonna look when its finish.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w255/greatcentral/tnsberg1.jpg

jepp, the circled area is where the centre will go, and the other parking lots can be seen left and right, not to mention the fact that most everything else in the picture is retail.

also, the site looks very small, i can't imagine they will be allowed to pull down the wooden buildings close by?

^^Im afraid you are wrong. This is where he planning the center:
http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af172/mjoks007/tnsberg1.jpg

The arrow in your circle showing the plot where "tiger tiger" was located and is already replaced with a new building.

Man that is sad, build a suburban mall right in the city, why don'tcha :|

Allthough i guess Haugesund is no better, we also built a mall right in the middle of the town in the late 80's. it's sort of nice inside though, has more of a magazine feel to it than suburban mall really, shame about the typical 80's style though:

http://www.haugesund.kommune.no/getfile.php/Bilder/Haugesund%20og%20omegn/Haugesund%20by/Bybilder/Bybilder%20fotoalbum/IMG_6559.JPG

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/GlennR-91/HAU-2.jpg

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/GlennR-91/HAU-3.jpg

Google maps link:

http://maps.google.no/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=no&geocode=&q=Haugesund&sll=61.143235,9.09668&sspn=8.775816,39.506836&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Haugesund,+Rogaland&t=h&layer=c&cbll=59.41064,5.273329&panoid=QjWo0as-9JD6ySfpDmj5nw&cbp=12,348.59,,0,1.8&ll=59.410986,5.27406&spn=0.002255,0.009645&z=17

it has 5 floors, 3 for retail, 1 for offices + municipal (kommunale) institutions like youth psychiatry and on the top, apartments, nice ones too i bet!

The one from Haugesund is a lot better!

Maybe it is, i don't like the 80's style that much though. Either way, if you're gonna build a mall in the core of Tønsberg, then for god's sake, integrate it, make it 2 floors taller, remove the parking lot, or at the very least make a parking structure behind it, have some apartments and offices on the upper floors, and you might end up with something that contributes to the town.

^^Im afraid you are wrong. This is where he planning the center:
http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af172/mjoks007/tnsberg1.jpg

The arrow in your circle showing the plot where "tiger tiger" was located and is already replaced with a new building.

heh, in that case my girlfriend is wrong :D - to be fair i was posting it more to show the car park situation

Proposed
Opera- og kulturhus i Kristiansund
Kristiansund - Møre og Romsdal

Tirsdag 11. mai åpner utstillingen av arkitektforslagene til nytt opera- og kulturhus i Caroline kino- og konferansesenter. Alle som ønsker det kan frem til midten av juni se de fem bidragene i konkurransen og komme med innspill. Juryen planlegger å gi sin innstilling innen 23. juni med påfølgende politisk behandling. Det arbeides med en fremdriftsplan som innebærer åpning av det nye opera- og kulturhuset i 2014.

Det er 5 arkitektkontor/team som deltar i konkurransen om nytt opera- og kulturhus på den tomten som omfatter gamle Langveien Ungdomsskole og Folkets Hus. Bygningene og tomtene eies sammen av Kristiansund kommune og FG Eiendom. En del av kriteriene i konkurransen er at deler av de gamle byggene fortsatt skal bestå.

Innleveringsfrist for bidragene var onsdag 28. april og de fem arkitektkontorene/teamene er:

•Space Group/Brisac Gonzales
•Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Arkitekter MNAL/Wingårdh arkitektkontor
•Snøhetta AS
•Arkitektfirma CF Møller Norge
•Nordplan/70° nord/ Mestre Wåge Arquitectes

Architects are anonymous until winner is decided on. Here are the five suggestions:

Aurora

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Aurora.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Aurora2.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Aurora3.jpg


http://www.kristiansund.kommune.no/kunde/filer/Aurora%20Plansjer.pdf



Fuge

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Fuge.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Fuge2.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Fuge3.jpg


http://www.kristiansund.kommune.no/kunde/filer/Fuge%20plansjer.pdf



Kulturkvartalet

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Kult.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Kult3.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Kult2.jpg


http://www.kristiansund.kommune.no/kunde/filer/Kulturkvartalet%20plansjer.pdf



Lydbølgen

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Lydb.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Lydb3.jpg http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Lydb4.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Lydb2.jpg


http://www.kristiansund.kommune.no/kunde/filer/Lydboelgen%20plansjer.pdf



Silencio

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Silen.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Silen3.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Silen2.jpg


http://www.kristiansund.kommune.no/kunde/filer/Silencio%20plansjer.pdf




Good to see such development in Kristiansund. Will truly be a great feature for the city!:D

My favorite proposal is Silencio. It's the one that sticks out the most, and is the most spectacular. Looks cool!:) Kulturkvarteret looks classy, and is the safe choice. Lydbølgen may also have something, but it's a bit hard to interpret. The two others are just boring.

Another apartment building in Haugesund sentrum is finished:
This is good, as it fills up what was just vacant space used as a parking lot.
http://files.tinde.no/image?src=http%3A%2F%2Ffiles.tinde.no%2Fstorage%2Fd4%2F36%2Fd436be1caf42c8ae9d8c8f548429f788-2089186-1.jpeg&key=1230048&script=tinde-property-prospect-fullscreen

http://files.tinde.no/image?src=http%3A%2F%2Ffiles.tinde.no%2Fstorage%2F52%2F4f%2F524f9cc61d77e96af5db9339f5069bb0-1934175-1.jpeg&key=1230046&script=tinde-property-prospect-fullscreen

Meanwhile, Skagen Brygge II is under construction on Hasseløy:
As you can see it's your average run of the mill modern Norwegian seaside apartments.
http://files.tinde.no/image?src=http%3A%2F%2Ffiles.tinde.no%2Fstorage%2F00%2F6a%2F006aeeafbf5d76f0fd9d9194f6684d5b-108642-1.jpeg&key=1257379&script=tinde-property-prospect-fullscreen

Here's the first step of Skagen Br.
http://www.haugalandet.net/2009Apr03_Skagen_brygge_453.jpg


Karmsund bygge is also completely finished now : Step 1 and 2 and 3 are all done:
This project gained a little controversy earlier as the original proposal was 13 floors, they jacked it down to 7.
http://www.otium.no/images/karmsund_brygge3.jpg

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/GlennR-91/karm4.jpg

Proposed
Opera- og kulturhus i Kristiansand
Kristiansand - Vest Agder


Ehhm, don't you mean Kristiansund? ;)

Kristiansand already have its culture house under construction. A downright scandal btw.

Ups. Må ha blingsa litt. Var noe rart med kommunevåpenet, forsåvidt...

I want to sue whoever made those cities' names so similar:bash:

Well, Christian VI died in 1746, so you may be over your head there..

who said you can't sue dead people, eh? :lol:

A bit off considering what we usually post here, but nevertheless:

Largest container harbour in the country to be built in Nordmøre

A terminal with capacity for up to 200.000 containers are to be built in Gjemnes, Nordmøre, south of Kristiansund. Investment will be between 600-1.000 mio NOK, and the company Nor Trust AS is behind the plans.

Full article from NRK: http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.7123813

A local contractor from Dombås will built the new pavilion near Tverrfjellhytta on Dovrefjell. Snøhetta is the architect. The pavilion will have a perfect view towards Snøhetta (the mountain).

http://i48.tinypic.com/14ac012.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/2con5ap.jpg

Tar et løft for Fedje
Med eks-tungvekter Stian Grimseth i ledelsen skal det bygges hotell på Fedje.
http://images.bt.no/btno/multimedia/dynamic/00650/Panorama-59_flatten_650377c.jpg
KYSTDRØM: Slik skal hotellet se ut. TEGNING: 3Seksti Eiendom

source: http://www.bt.no/forbruker/husoghjem/Tar-et-loeft-for-Fedje-1098507.html

Something that might happen in Haugesund:

Fixing up the old now disused firehouse:
It's been a skatepark for a while but that didn't work out too well either.
The area looks pretty crap, so even if the architecture of the new infill isn't too awe inspirising it's certainly better than the current look:
http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/GlennR-91/crap5.jpg


http://cache.finn.no/mmo/4/227/752/74_224517793.jpg

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/GlennR-91/fayah6.jpg

http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/GlennR-91/hgsdmap2.jpg?t=1276179976

This is how the same area looked a few years ago.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/Glenni91/BAT%20pics/blah/moomoo/haugesund6.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j179/Glenni91/BAT%20pics/blah/moomoo/haugesund5.jpg

source: http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Her-er-Sotra-byen-1104046.html
Her er Sotra-byen
Kino og kafeer, festplass og gater, leiligheter og butikker. Straume i Fjell kommune skal bli en levende by.
http://images.bt.no/btno/multimedia/dynamic/00651/709079__Her_er_Stra_651522c.jpg
LILLE TOKYO: Strilen skal bli urban, og da må bygninger og visuelt uttrykk matche de nye ambisjonene. Et mulig høybygg på maks 13 etasjer, dvs. vel 47 meter høyt, ved festplassen kan huse kino, kulturhus og kjøpesenter. - Det hender vi kaller det Lille Tokyo, sier Hans Jacob Roald, leder for planarbeidet i Fjell kommune.

- Vi snakker om en urbanisering og humanisering av et kjøpesenter. Var ikke det fint sagt, sier Hans-Jacob Roald, leder for planarbeidet i Fjell kommune.

I dag domineres området av næringsbygg og Sartor Storsenter. Mandag legges den nye reguleringsplanen for Straume sentrum frem for de ni medlemmene i formannskapet i Fjell kommune. I formannskapet sitter fire fra Fremskrittspartiet og en fra hver av partiene Høyre, Kristelig Folkeparti, Arbeiderpartiet, Venstre og Sotralisten.

- Dette er den største og mest komplekse planen vi har lagt frem noensinne - den er stor også i nasjonal målestokk. Vi ønsker å kombinere strilekulturen med bytenkning. Det er en utfordring, sier Roald.

Nesten dobling
Fjell kommune har 22.000 innbyggere, men kommunen er i sterk vekst og har ifølge Roald utbyggingsareal til 4000-5000 flere.

Området ved Sartor Senter er i dag på vel 82.000 kvadratmeter og skal bygges ut med nær 100.000 kvadratmeter. Senteret blir 56.000 kvadratmeter større, mens arealet rundt øker med vel 43.000 kvadratmeter. Planen forutsetter at 12.000 kvadratmeter eksisterende kontor- og handelsbygg fra 1980- og 1990-tallet rives for å gi plass til nytt liv.

En allmenning skal dele dagens kjøpesenter i to. Gjennom området blir det et nett av gangveier. Der det i dag er kulturlandskap og beitemark for sauer, blir det en ny park på 7300 kvadratmeter, men området skal stort sett beholde sin opprinnelige form. Her kommer en dam og en kanal. I planen er det lagt inn leilighetsbygg på fire til seks etasjer med 250 til 300 leiligheter. Det er også planlagt en barnehage på 500 kvadratmeter med fire avdelinger.

- Politisk flertall
Roald regner ikke med brudulje under formannskapsmøtet mandag.

- Det er politisk flertall bak planprogrammet som ligger til grunn for arbeidet med reguleringsplanen. Den bygger på tidligere vedtak, sier Roald.

Kommunen har også presentert planen for ungdommens kommunestyre og naboer.

- Ungdommene er veldig opptatt av at Fjell er noe mer enn kystkultur. De ønsker møteplasser - ikke bare henge på rutebilsentralen eller Sartor Senter frem til det stenger.

Etter at Sotra fikk fastlandsforbindelse i 1971 har det vært en kraftig vekst i Straume-området. Bo- og jobbmønsteret har endret seg de siste årene.

- For fem-seks år siden bodde folk i Fjell og jobbet i Bergen. Nå er tendensen at de bor i Bergen og jobber i Fjell. Nettopp derfor ønsker vi å urbanisere miljøet her ute, sier Roald.

- Godkjenning i år
Etter formannskapsmøtet legges reguleringsplanen ut til offentlig høring slik at aktører som Statens vegvesen, Fylkesmannen, fylkeskommunen og nabokommuner får sagt sitt.

- Vi håper å få en godkjent plan innen utgangen av 2010, sier Roald.

- Hvor lang tid vil det ta før planen er realisert - i beste fall?

- Umulig å si. Vi håper at den delen som omhandler boligene kan komme i gang relativt raskt, sier han uten å ville spesifisere tidspunkt.


not sure if this has been posted before:

source: http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Krever-bybane-til-Sotra-1100470.html
Krever bybane til Sotra

Mens planleggerne mener at det ikke er trafikkgrunnlag for å bygge bybane til Straume, vil fylkespolitikerne ha Sotra med på bybanekartet.
http://images.bt.no/btno/multimedia/dynamic/00650/718892__Fylket_krev_650610c.jpg
VISJONEN: Slik ser utbyggerne av Straume sentrum seg for at Bybanen kan ligge i landskapet. Den planlagte «strilebyen» på Straume i bakgrunnen.

Fylkestinget vedtok onsdag at en trasé fra Bergen sentrum via Loddefjord til Straume på Sotra må være blant korridorene for det fremtidige bybanenettet.

Det skjedde etter at KrF kort tid før møtet la inn et forslag om å legge til Sotra-korridoren.

- Vi opplever dette som et visjonsdokument med 30-40 års perspektiv. Da må vi ha med alle bydeler i Bergen, slik KrF har programfestet. Bybane er fremtiden. Når vi planlegger nytt Sotrasamband, må vi sørge for at bybane er innarbeidet i de planene, sier gruppeleder for KrF i fylkestinget, Pål Kårbø.

Ekspertene skeptiske
Forslaget fikk støtte fra alle partier unntatt Høyre. Dermed ser fylkespolitikerne vekk fra rådet som planleggerne i Bergen kommune, Hordaland fylkeskommune og Statens vegvesen gir i sin analyse «Framtidig bybanenett i Bergensområdet». Analysen ser på korridorer for bybane frem til 2040, og konkluderer med at det ikke vil være trafikkgrunnlag nok til at en bane til Sotra blir økonomisk lønnsom.

- Det er ikke nok passasjergrunnlag til at det vil være tjenlig å bygge bane til Sotra ennå. Straume-området må ha 2-3 ganger dagens befolkning før det vil lønne seg med en bybane der, sa Bergens kommunaldirektør for byutvikling, Edel Eikeseth, da hun presenterte analysen i desember.

Planleggerne peker dessuten på at kryssing i bro over til Sotra vil koste mye, og at kjøpesenterområdet Straume så langt har få innbyggere.

Kårbø sier at de ikke har tatt stilling til finansieringen av en bane til Sotra.

- Det er selvsagt den store utfordringen, men det får vi ta når den praktiske diskusjonen starter.

- Er det et poeng for dere at Bybanen skal gå forbi Bergens kommunegrenser, siden det er fylket som overtar bygge- og driftsansvaret?

- Nei, vi vil ha bybane der folk bor. Det er store planer om utbygging på Straume. Da må vi se noen tiår fremover når vi planlegger banenettet.

- For mange skjær i sjøen
Gruppeleder for Høyre i fylkestinger, Tom-Christer Nilsen, mener det er for mange skjær i sjøen til at man kan planlegge bane til Sotra nå.

- I dag foreligger det ikke noen klar skisse over hvor banen i så fall skal gå. Vi bør se mye nærmere på det før vi peker på en korridor, sier Nilsen.

Han viser også til usikkerheten rundt finansieringen.

- Målet må være å få best mulig kollektivtransport for pengene. Vi mener vi må komme nærmere en forklaring på hvordan dette skal finansieres. Dessuten bør man evaluere driften av den bybanelinjen som åpnes nå, før man vedtar å bygge videre til andre bydeler, sier Nilsen.

I have posted something about this 2-3 years ago, but mainly about Blidøy and Nye Sartor and that planned observatory tower next to it (as seen in rendering 2). Lille Tokyo looks interesting, well actually it looks amazing, but it doesn't look very Norwegian!

http://www.norconsult.no/?did=9098585
Fra kjøpesenter til by
Sartor Holding har engasjert planleggere fra Norconsult til å lede planarbeidet for Straume sentrum. Sammen med flere samarbeidspartnere utarbeider vi en områdeplan for å videreutvikle tettstedet Straume, vest for Bergen. Visjonen om nye Straume handler ikke bare om veier og hus, men om å bygge samfunn for kommende generasjoner.

Kommunestyret i Fjell kommune vedtok 30. mars 2006 kommunedelplanen for Straume, som ligger rett vest for Bergen. Kommunedelplanen inneholder felles retningslinjer for hele Straume-området, og har som mål å sikre kvalitet i byggeområdene. Det er laget en overordnet strategi for utvikling av byrom og grøntarealer for det nye Straume.

Fjell kommune har den største prosentvise økningen i antall arbeidsplasser i landet. Visjonen for Straume er å etablere et regionalt og lokalt sentrum for kommende generasjoner. Dette har gjort at planleggingen og programmeringen i stor grad har rettet seg mot de unge.

Med utgangspunkt i aktiviteten i Sartor senter, et av de ti største kjøpesentrene i landet, legges det nå til rette for et sammensatt, flerfunksjonelt sentrumsområde med urbane kvaliteter. Hele området omstruktureres. Det legges stor vekt på etablering av offentlig infrastruktur med gater, plasser og park. Parkering legges i egne anlegg.

Arbeidet utføres i et nært samarbeid mellom privat tiltakshaver Sartor Holding as og Fjell kommune.

Norconsult jobber med reguleringsplanen av Straume sentrum, og var nylig deltaker på et idémøte for å bli enige om veien å gå videre. Deltakere fra flere aktører deltok på møtet; eiendomsdirektør fra Sartor Holding AS, planavdelingen i Fjell kommune, landskapsarkitekt fra Dronninga landskap AS, Arkitekt Rolv Eide AS og planleggere fra Space Syntax, som har utviklet et system for måling av logistikk ifm byplanlegging.

Vi arbeider med forslag til områdeplan for Straume sentrum som vil legges ut på høring våren 2010. I prosessen har eiere, utbyggere, entreprenører, arkitekter, politikere og brukere vært med på å legge rammer for å utvikle Straume til å bli en lokal strileby som takler tilpasninger og utviklingen over de neste 50 årene.

The plan for Sartor Sentrum (Lille Tokyo).
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/1203/illustrasjonsplan1x1.jpg

I have posted something about this 2-3 years ago, but mainly about Blidøy and Nye Sartor and that planned observatory tower next to it (as seen in rendering 2). Lille Tokyo looks interesting, well actually it looks amazing, but it doesn't look very Norwegian!

http://www.norconsult.no/?did=9098585
Fra kjøpesenter til by
Sartor Holding har engasjert planleggere fra Norconsult til å lede planarbeidet for Straume sentrum. Sammen med flere samarbeidspartnere utarbeider vi en områdeplan for å videreutvikle tettstedet Straume, vest for Bergen. Visjonen om nye Straume handler ikke bare om veier og hus, men om å bygge samfunn for kommende generasjoner.

Kommunestyret i Fjell kommune vedtok 30. mars 2006 kommunedelplanen for Straume, som ligger rett vest for Bergen. Kommunedelplanen inneholder felles retningslinjer for hele Straume-området, og har som mål å sikre kvalitet i byggeområdene. Det er laget en overordnet strategi for utvikling av byrom og grøntarealer for det nye Straume.

Fjell kommune har den største prosentvise økningen i antall arbeidsplasser i landet. Visjonen for Straume er å etablere et regionalt og lokalt sentrum for kommende generasjoner. Dette har gjort at planleggingen og programmeringen i stor grad har rettet seg mot de unge.

Med utgangspunkt i aktiviteten i Sartor senter, et av de ti største kjøpesentrene i landet, legges det nå til rette for et sammensatt, flerfunksjonelt sentrumsområde med urbane kvaliteter. Hele området omstruktureres. Det legges stor vekt på etablering av offentlig infrastruktur med gater, plasser og park. Parkering legges i egne anlegg.

Arbeidet utføres i et nært samarbeid mellom privat tiltakshaver Sartor Holding as og Fjell kommune.

Norconsult jobber med reguleringsplanen av Straume sentrum, og var nylig deltaker på et idémøte for å bli enige om veien å gå videre. Deltakere fra flere aktører deltok på møtet; eiendomsdirektør fra Sartor Holding AS, planavdelingen i Fjell kommune, landskapsarkitekt fra Dronninga landskap AS, Arkitekt Rolv Eide AS og planleggere fra Space Syntax, som har utviklet et system for måling av logistikk ifm byplanlegging.

Vi arbeider med forslag til områdeplan for Straume sentrum som vil legges ut på høring våren 2010. I prosessen har eiere, utbyggere, entreprenører, arkitekter, politikere og brukere vært med på å legge rammer for å utvikle Straume til å bli en lokal strileby som takler tilpasninger og utviklingen over de neste 50 årene.

The plan for Sartor Sentrum (Lille Tokyo).
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/1203/illustrasjonsplan1x1.jpg

Looks pretty good. Here's a render of the area (from the Bergen thread):

http://images.bt.no/btno/multimedia/dynamic/00651/709079__Her_er_Stra_651522c.jpg

Pretty ambitious for a small-town! Hopefully other cities will pick up on this.

Pretty ambitious for a small-town! Hopefully other cities will pick up on this.

Not just this, they must remember Nordre Bildøy:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=45453559&postcount=452

And Straume Sjøfront:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=54031315&postcount=487

Looks pretty good. Here's a render of the area (from the Bergen thread):

Pretty ambitious for a small-town! Hopefully other cities will pick up on this.

the same picture can be found if you go one page back..

the suburban borough of Åsane also has plans to become much more urban in the coming years :)

^^

Whoops, must have missed that. Oh well, it's a cool picture, it deserves to be posted twice.

Slik blir Statoils nye milliardpalass (http://www.dn.no/forsiden/naringsliv/article1920426.ece)
http://multimedia.dn.no/archive/00191/LB__Statoils_nye_ho_191370c.jpg
Størrelse: En av de største enkeltkontraktene for Skanska noensinne.
Prisen: 1,3 milliarder kroner.

^^The project has already been heavliy covered in the Oslo development thread, but nice with news eitherway. The project was given final approval a few weeks ago, and I'm planing a trip to the plot in a short time, to see if they've started digging.

Svanvik og Storskog grensestasjon

A-lab won a competition to design a military base in Norway which will be situated on the northern border with Russia. The design challenge was to create a cohesive complex where work and private life coexist, and where military services meet the civil community.

The project is comprised of a larger u-shaped building which houses most of the functional needs, while the remaining program is organized in smaller satellite buildings. The main building is centered around a courtyard and the circulation on the ground floor is located along a glass façade surrounding it. “This gives a constant visual connection between the activities going on inside and outside, with the opportunity to open the façade and let some spaces to physically expand out into the courtyard.”

The ground floor holds work related functions. As such, the floor has a strict, functional design to meet all the requirements for the daily activities at a border station, such as training, administration and emergency call-outs. The first floor accommodates living relation functions, such as rooms and a fitness center. All rooms have a view out to the wild nature or the courtyard in an effort to maintain the spirit of the courtyard as the heart of the building.

The main building and its satellites maintain a “strong architectural coherence”. Wood is the main material used both in construction and façades, yet used differently to reflect the outer expression of private or public activities. More secret activities are clad with dark wooden panels, mirroring glass in common rooms and deeply positioned windows in the remaining rooms. This creates an anonymous appearance in comparison to the façade towards the courtyard, with translucent glass and labeled doors, where function, clarity and openness are the keywords.

Articles:
http://www.archdaily.com/64937/military-base-a-lab/ [English]
http://www.arkitektnytt.no/page/page/preview/10831/news-4-3547.html [Norwegian]
http://www.forsvarsbygg.no/newsread/news.asp?docid=11793 [Norwegian]

http://i50.tinypic.com/2yljyie.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/14ucccx.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/dnm2kh.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/o94948.jpg

I'm planing a trip to the plot in a short time, to see if they've started digging.

I saw acrane there last week ;)

Knarvik Kirke

Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter won 1st prize in an invited competition for the new Knarvik Church, north of Bergen.

The Church of Knarvik holds an important position as a cultural provider and a communicator for the Christian message and community, on holidays
and during every day. The church will be central for a safe childhood environment and at the same time be a platform for cultural development,
arts and music in the community.

The church is friendly placed in the terrain and has dimensions that respect and blend harmoniously into the landscape’s vegetation, topography
and that stress the space qualities. The church and its outdoors are developed to the place and the soon to come central square in Knarvik. The
church of Knarvik will become a local venue for visitation and faith through the whole week. The project shall appear invitingly and including for
all people.

The church of Knarvik will be an inspiring and a worthy place for gatherings that shows great respect for the Christian faith, people, climate and
the environment.

http://i45.tinypic.com/210iq6q.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/2ir5gu1.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/wkidg7.jpg

^^ ohh......nice! Reminds me of Kolstad kirke in Trondheim

^^ ohh......nice! Reminds me of Kolstad kirke in TrondheimYes, I can see what you mean.

LINK signatur wins the competition for a new church in Ålgård (Stavanger suburb).

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/prestehagen-bredde.jpg

Stavanger Aftenblad writes about it, and has a gallery of 18 pics of it: http://www.aftenbladet.no/bildegallerier/article1226084.ece

Space Group won the competition for Kristiansund Cultural Center.
http://luxigon.com/albums/images/spacegroup-krist-v2-finale-v2_light.jpg

http://luxigon.com/albums/images/kristiansund_interior_final_light.jpg

^^
I prefer the way it looks on the inside than the outside...

As mentioned, the project was my favorite. A great adition to the city!

A repost of the third render can't hurt...

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Silen3.jpg

As mentioned, the project was my favorite. A great adition to the city!

A repost of the third render can't hurt...

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Silen3.jpg

You should straiten up the quality of that render, replace it with: http://i31.tinypic.com/332y0qw.jpg

It shares the first prize with CF Møller's proposal.
http://www.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/1278507588-kristiansund-opera-and-culture-centre-01.jpg

You should straiten up the quality of that render, replace it with: http://i31.tinypic.com/332y0qw.jpg

The quality of the render is ok., The quality of the image uploading site is a whole other story...

Construction has now started on Molde's new Theatre and Library.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Norway/MoldeJazzhus3.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Norway/MoldeJazzhus5.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Norway/MoldeJazzhus1.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Norway/MoldeJazzhus2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Norway/MoldeJazzhus4.jpg

also a new building with apartments on top in a similar style to the Theatre will be built along side.

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

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

Tønsberg:
Klare for neste Kaldnes-kvatal (http://tb.no/nyheter/klare-for-neste-kaldnes-kvartal-1.5651943)
http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af172/mjoks007/3315694700.jpg
– På Beddingen har vi lagt vekt på å variere høyde og størrelse, og slik speile den gamle bybebyggelsen. Ikke i stil, men i variasjon, sier arkitekt Jahnsen.

New indoor area in Tromsø?
http://www.itromso.no/multimedia/dynamic/00448/Gullegg_02_fly_169_448512c.jpg
http://www.itromso.no/multimedia/dynamic/00448/Gullegg_05_interier_448514c.jpg
http://www.itromso.no/kultur/article391393.ece

Cool project, looks better than Fornebu Arena. With windows like that, you probably wont get the indoor hall feeling as in Fornebu, which in imo destroys quite a lot. They should have to opportunity to open the roof though when they playing against european teams late autumn :D

New indoor area in Tromsø?
http://www.itromso.no/multimedia/dynamic/00448/Gullegg_02_fly_169_448512c.jpg
http://www.itromso.no/multimedia/dynamic/00448/Gullegg_05_interier_448514c.jpg
http://www.itromso.no/kultur/article391393.ece

National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing anyone?

trondheimer, thats exactly what i thought as well :)

im glad they took insipration from such an amazing building.. this would be awesome for tromsø!

Finally some news about Prostneset, 7 years after Space Group won the competition for the site!

Tromsø Cruise Terminal Project on Urbika.com (http://urbika.com/projects/view/3935-tromsa-cedil-cruise-)
In 2003 Space Goup won the international design competition for the design of the new cruise terminal for the Coastal Express (Hurtigruta) in Tromso. The project includes the Hurtigrute terminal, speedboat terminal and cultural facilities in the center of Tromso.

Chess Tromso applied for Chess Olympics for 2014 on the basis of Space Group's design for the cruise terminal. The jury highlighted a compact venue. as one of the benefits. The event will take place in close proximity to Tromso's fabulous waterfront and city center. It is expected that visitors from more 160 countries will visit the city during the games.

The cruise terminal will be situated in the city center, and will be a stunning building. This eliminates all car traffic for the event and the city center will be bursting with life, says the President of Tromso Chess Club, Jan Sigmund Berglund.

It's great that the cruise terminal can be used for various types of events. I believe the building will be ready in time and I am all in all very optimistic, says Tromso Port Director, Halvar Pettersen.

http://i55.tinypic.com/zugjyr.jpg
Copyright@ Space Group (http://www.spacegroup.no/)

http://i53.tinypic.com/28l7u4z.jpg
Copyright@ Space Group (http://www.spacegroup.no/)

http://i53.tinypic.com/i4ps8k.jpg
Copyright@ Space Group (http://www.spacegroup.no/)

It's great that the cruise terminal can be used for various types of events. I believe the building will be ready in time and I am all in all very optimistic, says Tromso Port Director, Halvar Pettersen.

http://i52.tinypic.com/2uqnjpt.jpg
Copyright@ Space Group (http://www.spacegroup.no/)

http://i53.tinypic.com/4iy6go.jpg
Copyright@ Space Group (http://www.spacegroup.no/)

http://i52.tinypic.com/2zjmiyu.jpg
Copyright@ Space Group (http://www.spacegroup.no/)

Now if only the good folks in Molde had the intelligence to build a multipurpose facility like this on the waterfront rather than the Jazz Theatre Hus (which is a great looking building) that no one will ever see properly because it's hidden down a back of the high street service road.

I like Molde but for some daft reason which I can't understand the town completely ignores it's waterfront, Molde has probably the finest view in all of Norway, if not Northern Europe, it's simply magnificent but you can't see it from the town centre, any other city I could think of with a view like this would be making the most of it, but not Molde.

Nothing too spectacular to report from Haugesund, just another infill to fill the ugly empty lots used as parking:bash:
Still though, i like making the core denser :)
http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/GlennR-91/narg.jpg

Competition entries for Rom Eiendom @ Skien Riverfront:
http://www.varden.no/nyheter/vi-trenger-visjoner-som-skaper-vekst-1.5747651

Reclaim

http://www.varden.no/polopoly_fs/nye-skien-brygge-reclaim-1.5749928!/image/1944070615.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_article_780x400/1944070615.jpg

http://www.varden.no/polopoly_fs/nye-skien-brygge-reclaim-bilde-nummer-to-1.5750155!/image/2654056642.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_article_780x400/2654056642.jpg

http://www.varden.no/polopoly_fs/nye-skien-kirke-reclaim-bilde-nummer-tre-1.5750160!/image/2740033906.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_article_780x400/2740033906.jpg

Bryggebyen

http://www.varden.no/polopoly_fs/nye-skien-brygge-bryggebyen-1.5749941!/image/1436058466.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_article_780x400/1436058466.jpg

http://www.varden.no/polopoly_fs/nye-skien-brygge-bryggebyen-bilde-nummer-to-1.5750181!/image/2574966630.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_article_780x400/2574966630.jpg

http://www.varden.no/polopoly_fs/nye-skien-brygge-bryggebyen-bilde-nummer-tre-1.5750182!/image/2753230550.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_article_780x400/2753230550.jpg

3724

http://www.varden.no/polopoly_fs/nye-skien-brygge-skien-brygge-3724-1.5749951!/image/2341822700.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_article_780x400/2341822700.jpg

http://www.varden.no/polopoly_fs/nye-skien-brygge-skien-brygge-3724-bilde-nummer-to-1.5750425!/image/3313163178.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_article_780x400/3313163178.jpg

http://www.varden.no/polopoly_fs/nye-skien-brygge-skien-brygge-3724-bilde-nummer-tre-1.5750420!/image/4140874778.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_article_780x400/4140874778.jpg

Tett på Bryggebyen

http://www.varden.no/polopoly_fs/nye-skien-brygge-tett-pa-bryggebyen-1.5749934!/image/1384847764.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_article_780x400/1384847764.jpg

http://www.varden.no/polopoly_fs/nye-skien-brygge-tett-pa-bryggebyen-bilde-nummer-to-1.5750407!/image/219631254.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_article_780x400/219631254.jpg

http://www.varden.no/polopoly_fs/nye-skien-bydel-tett-pa-bryggebyen-bilde-nummer-tre-1.5750403!/image/813131558.jpg_gen/derivatives/derivative_article_780x400/813131558.jpg

No doubt here, "Tett på bryggebyen" is pretty cool:)

^^"tett på bryggebyen" looks quite good indeed, the other ones, not so good.

You should straiten up the quality of that render, replace it with: http://i31.tinypic.com/332y0qw.jpg

It shares the first prize with CF Møller's proposal.
http://www.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/1278507588-kristiansund-opera-and-culture-centre-01.jpg

Kristiansund chooses to not continue Spacegroup's proposal, and will go for this one, according to Byggeindustrien. Estimated cost is probably 4-500 mio NOK, and will be finally treated in Kristiansund city council first quarter next year.

Linkie: http://www.bygg.no/2010/10/kulturkvartalet-vant-i-kristiansund


edit, and one more render:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Kristiansand%20opera/Kult3.jpg

Arctic Alp - Lyngen
By Vincente Guallart

http://www.innodesign.no/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/bygg-anlegg/sprek-turistdesign-i-lyngen/48587-1-nor-NO/Sprek-turistdesign-i-Lyngen.jpg



http://www.nordlys.no/nyheter/article5342947.ece

Sorry can't find the link but there is a plan to build a container terminal in Høgset in Gjemnes kommune. The idea behind the port is to take advantage of the opening of the Northern Passage, and to ease congestion in the major European ports, goods will be shipped to this Høgset than transshipped via feeder services to other ports in Europe.

The cost of this development is in the region of 3 billion NOK for the port facilities. It's anticipated that 90% of the cargo will be transshipped with the remaining 10% originating from or destined for Norway.

Even with only 10% from or to Norway I very much doubt the local roads will be able to cope with the amount of traffic that this development will generate. A rail link would be crucial as well as a proper motorway link to the E6 would be the only sensible option.

I think it's a fantastic idea, I hope that local and regional govt will back it, the employment that this would generate would be huge plus the dramatic lessening of transport time and cost for goods to market for products manufactured in Western Norway would be good the region.

^^ Found a link on Gjemnes kommunes homepage:
http://www.gjemnes.kommune.no/Filnedlasting.aspx?MId1=4&FilId=490

Cool project! Seems like they will transship cargo to other ports in Norway aswell, so maybe it's not that necessary with trains and motorways. Some cargo will of course go by trucking.

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

Even if most of the Norwegian destined goods are transshipped to other ports the existing roading network is going to take a hammering, I also hate to think what the roads will be like during construction.

It's an awesome project, one of vision with a real eye on the future.

A bit off considering what we usually post here, but nevertheless:

Largest container harbour in the country to be built in Nordmøre

A terminal with capacity for up to 200.000 containers are to be built in Gjemnes, Nordmøre, south of Kristiansund. Investment will be between 600-1.000 mio NOK, and the company Nor Trust AS is behind the plans.

Full article from NRK: http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.7123813

As usual, most information can be found on this website... I think it would be smart for Norway to take more part in international shipping. The north east passage can prove to be more important than we can ever imagine today.

Sure, but what Rob is talking about investment of 3 billion, not 1... :) Seems the project has been seriously scaled up then!

Another National Tourist Routes project is featured on ArchDaily.

http://www.archdaily.com/86474/tourist-stop-hardanger-fjord-huus-og-heim-architecture/
Tourist Stop Hardanger Fjord / Huus Og Heim Architecture

The project is located along Sørfjorden in Hardanger, Norway. The project is a part of the National Tourist Routes in Norway. The tourist stop will
serve as a main attraction on the tourist route along the Hardanger fjord. Read more on Archdaily (http://www.archdaily.com/86474/tourist-stop-hardanger-fjord-huus-og-heim-architecture/).

http://www.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/1288808876-01-portada.jpg

http://www.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/1288808931-huus-og-heim-arkitektur-tourist-stop-hardanger-2.jpg

http://www.archdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/1288808979-huus-og-heim-arkitektur-tourist-stop-hardanger-3.jpg

Competition entries for Rom Eiendom @ Skien Riverfront:
http://www.varden.no/nyheter/vi-trenger-visjoner-som-skaper-vekst-1.5747651

No doubt here, "Tett på bryggebyen" is pretty cool:)

No doubt it is, and it won! ("Tett på" vinner utformingen av Skien Brygge! (http://www.romeiendom.no/aktuelt/tett-paa-vinner-utformingen-av-skien-brygge))

Skien Brygge
A collaborative design effort by A-lab (http://www.a-lab.no/) (Oslo, Norway) and SEA (http://www.s-e-a.dk/) (Copenhagen, Denmark) has been announced the winner of the competition for a new urban
development on Skien Brygge in Norway. The project comprises the transformation of a former harbor area into a new urban community. The four hectare large
harbor site is framed by the water towards the west and a steeply rising landscape towards the east. Skien is one of the oldest cities in Norway established
around 1000 AD. It is the 11th largest city in Norway with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Historically, Skien is shaped by the development of the harbor and
the activities on the waterway.

Project Description:
The city is – and has always been – characterized by changes. Cities are living organisms that develop according to changes in the financial, technological, and
social conditions. The strong point of the city is its diversity which facilitates meetings between people across interests, age, social status and religious affiliation.
The city is a meeting place. We believe successful urban planning takes as a starting point the social interaction between people.

‘A city is a human settlement in which strangers are likely to meet’ [from ‘Fall of public man’ – Richard Sennett]

We propose a design strategy that focuses on public space – what is the city but the people? A city should be open and inviting with diverse activities and
multiple possibilities. Our vision is to create a new neighbourhood in Skien that is sustainable and inclusive – a new city rich in identity. A city that is lively and
attractive - and thereby promotes a holistic lifestyle and supports public life. But how do we support the adaptability of the new city so that it opens up and
allow change? And how do we develop a robust planning process that at the same time ensures diversity so that new communites and public life can be realized?

We introduce a compact and dense urban plan
A-lab and SEA’s vision for Skien Brygge is to create a new sustainable urban community in close relation to the city, the water and the landscape. Compact cities
use less energy and natural resources. At the same time the compact city provides accessibility to events, experiences and city life. Some of the most attractive
places on earth are also some of the densest. In our proposal for a new development on Skien Brygge we introduce a compact and dense urban plan. A series of
new public spaces ties the city together –urban squares, parks, natural landscapes, narrow streets, niche parks, pathways and waterfronts.

Public space network
Our design solutions begin with developing a public space network. The overall layout of the project is a grid consisting of infrastructure and urban spaces. This
grid is distorted according to the lines and boundaries of the context creating six new urban spaces and twenty building plots. The urban strategy integrates
public life from day one – for example by staging temporary urban spaces for events or other temporary activities. City life attracts people – people attracts
people!

Blue recreational space
Most of the existing industrial areas along Skien harbour front are currently changing into mixed-functions areas. With the new Skien Brygge and a planned bridge
across Bryggevannet the harbour area has the potential to become the ‘blue commons’ of Skien - a blue recreational space at the heart of the city. A new
network of functions and events will fill the area with life and invite to experiences, enthusiasm and activity for everyone.

The new Skien Brygge community is an important part of this network. With close links to the surrounding city Skien Brygge will offer the city new space and
activity on the waterfront. The plan introduces intimate water spaces that provides a pleasant contrast to the wide harbour basins and intensifies the
experience of and contact with water. Skien brygge will activate the waterfront as an attractive resource in the future development of Skien – a good place to
live and a good place to visit.

http://i56.tinypic.com/4zt88z.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/wty2va.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/2u9nb0w.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/2jeqk4o.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/rjipea.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/28k64qd.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/2s9yrki.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/sbonf5.jpg

wow, that looks absolutely fabulous!!

im very happy for skien! :)

Congrats Skien!

Very good!:)

I hope Riksantikvaren doesn't oppose this too much. The building mass is tall, and that's a risk, but hopefully we will see reasoning from R, and that reasoning is that the hills behind this project are far taller than the tallest building.

Kultur- og badehus i Sandnessjøen
Seieren i konkurransen om komande kulturelt samlingspunkt på Helgelandskysten gjekk til L2 Arkitekter.

Alstahaug kommune inviterte fem arkitektlag til å tevle i den avgrensa plan- og designkonkurransen om kultur- og badehuset i Sandnessjøen. Huset vil ruve i
området som eit bygg med bibliotek, galleri, storsal og kino, kafé og badeanlegg med fleire basseng, så det er viktig at løysinga held mål. Dei fem laga var
Arkitektkontoret Nils Tveit/Griff Arkitektur, Asplan Viak, L2 Arkitekter, Heggelund & Koxvold og Helen & Hard/NUNO Arkitektur.

http://www.arkitektnytt.no/kultur-og-badehus-i-sandnessjoeen

http://i53.tinypic.com/50m8p2.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/16ad6on.jpg

http://i55.tinypic.com/2zssnxs.jpg

And go Northern Norway!

Sorry to say, but Norwegian architecture (for lowrises) is the best!:cheers:

Straume Sjøfront

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/StraumeSjfront1small.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/StraumeSjfront4small1.jpg

Straume Sjøfront starts construction in May 2011! (Urbika (http://www.urbika.com/projects/view/2170-straume-sja-cedil-fr))

Straume Sentrum
http://images.bt.no/btno/multimedia/dynamic/00651/709079__Her_er_Stra_651522c.jpg

A video showing a 3d model of the Straume Sentrum plan, this includes Straume Sjøfront and several single projects which i haven't posted yet.

(view in 720p ;) )
wCXXAPBMAvA

Phase 1 of Straume Sentrum has been out on public hearing between 03.07 and 30.10 this year. Phase 1 has a building area on 192.800 m2 and includes the highrise. The highrise will be 13 floors tall, or exactly 47.5m.

Shopping, boutiques: 45-50 %
Office, hotel and restaurants/cafe's: 25-35 %
Residential: 10-20 %

http://i55.tinypic.com/2118hmo.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/28kilib.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/2j0cmf8.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/wsk7qf.jpg

Fremtidstunet i Bardu

Ola Roald AS Arkitekter won the competition for the new Fremtidstunet i Bardu.
Fremtidstunet consist of a new school, kindergarten, club for teenagers and a large sport hall with a swimming pool and training facilities.

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/9956/fremtidstunetibardu1x11.jpg
Illustration by Ola Roald Arkitekter (http://www.olaroald.no/), Large rendering (http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6557/fremtidstunetibardu1x15.jpg)

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/1787/fremtidstunetibardu2x11.jpg
Illustration by Ola Roald Arkitekter (http://www.olaroald.no/), Large rendering (http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/1529/fremtidstunetibardu2x20.jpg)

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

NordNorge
MidtNorge
Vestlandet
Sørlandet
Østlandet