KLP Bygget
DnB NOR is a part of the OperaKvarteret (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=774674) highrise clauster

The KLP-building is a multifunctional building containing not only the approximately 1000 employees of KLP but also 53 residential apartments, a
gallery and restaurants.

The main objective of the design was to make the KLP- building play its own unique role in the harmonic complexity of the masterplan. The area is
divided into narrow bars where each of the sites is designed to be building structures with its own shape and architectural identity. The KLP-
building covers 3 such bars, consisting of two solid volumes separated by a glazed void. The two volumes is given contradicting shapes, different
materiality and colour. This makes the buildings dual character. In thecore of the building the void opens up to a glass-covered six stories tall
atrium which provides excellent daylight conditions to the inner office areas. The atrium creates a central opening encouraging informal meetings
and communication between employees, in addition to making a reference of orientation for the all the office floors.

The configuration of two towers placed diagonally northwest /southeast provides a free sight to the fjord for the urban areas behind the building.
The residential apartments are situated in the upper 10 floors at the southwest tower. The tower facing northwest with its cantilevered
construction comprise the office areas.

West Tower:
The west volume appears as a white stone carved into a block. This solid and sculptural language contradicts the neighbouring glass box building.
In addition to the solid stone wrapping of the volume, the structure has a cantilevered tower overhanging a roof garden, which gives the building a
strong spatial character.

The 13.5 m long cantilevered structure, is carried by a one story tall truss system, suspended from the opposite (north) side of the tower. Because
of the strict detailing around the window openings, the openings looks like they have been carved out of a monolithic stone. The stone elements
around the openings create reliefs and depth in the facade, as well as a play of shadows throughout the day.

East Tower:
The east tower has a simple architectural language. The volume is wrapped in a smooth, dark and elegant skin. The building envelope is a modular
system of glass and aluminium panels. Aligned and given the same colour, the system appears as one thin layer covering the structure.

The tower had to appear as one volume, although it serves as a multifunctional building. It was important to create a modular facade system that
is suitable for residential apartments of different sizes and diverse office spaces. The designed system provides good and comfortable daylight
conditions and enhances the great spaces inside. It makes the building volume stand out as a cohesive bar from an exterior perspective, but not
by the expense of the architectural thoughts put into the interior of the building.

As the stories differs according to function the balconies which shoots out of the facade, was used as an architectural element overlapping the
transition. The balconies are solid planes with glass balustrades. They create strong vertical elements which contradicts the fragile expression of
the polished building skin.

Green roofs / roof gardens:
All of the buildings five roof planes are green. Three of these are roof terraces, and offers access to a panoramic view of the fjord and the
surrounding city for the residents and the employees. The roof gardens consist of trees, ornamental grass and sedum, combined with areas of
wooden floors. The resisting roof planes are all covered in Sedum. The beds of Sedum even out the temperature difference in the building, and
decrease the pressure of the drainage to the sewer at large precipitations.

Environmental concept:
Incorporating environmental thinking in the design concept was a major aim. To obtain energy efficiency an exterior wall with limited use of glass
was chosen. Insulated building skin, materials with high thermal mass, highly insulating glass and high quality detailing contribute reducing heat loss.
In addition, technical heating installations, ventilation and artificial light are decentralized, which enables individual regulations. District heating from
sea based water pumps in the fjord of Oslo will soon become the main heating source for the KLP-building and the rest of Barcode.

By providing a great amount of parking spaces for bicycles and limited parking for cars the employees and residents are encouraged to become
more eco-friendly. The building is within walking distance to regional, national and international transportation system.

The KLP-building along with the rest of Barcode buildings marks the new skyline of Oslo greeting visitors from the fjord and providing a new
attractive and entertaining borough designed for the future.

More on Urbika (http://www.urbika.com/projects/view/781-klp-bygget)
High resolution renderings (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=73255171&postcount=52)

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7369/klpbygget1x1000.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/2382/klpbygget6x1000.jpg

pretty nice! Looks really dense in the area! I like it! :D

pretty nice! Looks really dense in the area! I like it! :D

Its really dense, its nabour building to the west is the completed PriceWaterhouseCooper (http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/264/pricewaterhousecoopersheadquar.jpg), and with Isfjellet (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/BarcodeB111.jpg) right to its east, and next to that and a little park and a big stair, Visma (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/VismaBygget2small.jpg). So this area will get really nice if everything goes our way!

Great! Is all this part of a big project?

It's all part of the Barcode project. Consisting of more than 200.000 square metres of office space iirc, to become the new Central Business District in Oslo.

The main developer of the area is Oslo S utvikling (OSU) Their website got webcam and a proper presentation in english. View it here (http://osu.no/index.html)

Great! Is all this part of a big project?

Its the Barcode project in the Oslo Fjordcity project, will become the background of Oslo Opera House. If the original plan goes ahead we might see 8-10 high-rises here (up to 110m) done by 2015. I doubt that, a decission will fall in February next year. Hopefully they will approve Isfjellet and Visma, as Visma had more or less started construction before it was put on hold (fucking NIMBY's)! I am really afraid that NIMBY's will win this one again, even though it was approved a few years ago!

i like that one :)

This is U/C now, no doubt about it! :) I`l see if I`l post some construction photos soon.

looks great, I love it

KLP construction 16.02.08

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/2008_0217bilderdiv0225.jpg

Here's a webcam where one can see the progress:
http://www.entraeiendom.no/upload/Webkamera/BG14/cat_1.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo/DSC_0121.jpg
Since the webcam is'nt really telling anything, here's another update from the field;D Also there's been a change in the western tower, it will have a white stone cladding and windows in a grid, but variation of form in the frames. Structure work will be finished in march. Cladding starts in december and will be finished next august. Tiny pic with new design:

http://www.sj-arkitekter.no/r/img/B10_dagbild02.jpg

Sorry, didn't find any large ones... :(

no improvement to Scandinavia/nordic/baltic/Europes ugliest "city".
still a boring, expensive and ugly town.
sorry :-P

Any good drawings of how it will really look? From outside I mean.

Thanks for your encouraging comments Boblius.

Ingenioren: I was at the exact spot from where you took that image yesterday, but since you uploaded that image I don't need to;)

The change in exterior seems like an improvement. I don't know what materials were planned, but the old render could easily be something similar to Postgirobygget, which is not what I hope for Barcode.

Boblius seems to have some of his own definitons of "town" and "city", let him have that. Anyways I think we can agree that Oslo qualifies to the Norse term "by", which actually reads "place with many buildings" originally.

update 21.06.08

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/2008_0622bilderdiv0012.jpg


http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/2008_0622bilderdiv0011.jpg

Update 21.06.08, as seen from the opera!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Norway%20and%20Nature/DSC_0064small.jpg

Tiny pic with new design:

http://www.sj-arkitekter.no/r/img/B10_dagbild02.jpg

Sorry, didn't find any large ones... :(

Here are three renders. Not very big, but bigger.

http://www.sj-arkitekter.no/r/img/003_1.jpg


http://www.sj-arkitekter.no/r/img/001_1.jpg


http://www.sj-arkitekter.no/r/img/002_1.jpg

Cant wait to see it finnished :cheers:

^^ Great, they are much better than what we used to have, and it looks nice too, very nice actually!

18.07.08

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P7180571.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P7180573.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P7180579.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P7180581.jpg

07.08.08, It is still rising :
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_0941.jpg

Glad to see some action :)

Can't wait till they get rid of the old E18. Then these buildings will come more to their right.

Nice. I have walked by here several times this summer, and I cant say I`m impressed by the pase/speed or whatever. Ok it is summer, but mostly I could just see one ot two guys working, sometimes I couldnt see anyone at all..??

And why is there suddenly woting on this thread?

Maybe there should be voting.. =)
Here is where Klp is located in the skyline:
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_0979.jpg
Hurry up guys, we are waiting unpatiently here at the forum... ;D

Warning: Spoiler:
Building will be topped out in march.
Kladding will start in december and ends next august.
End spoiler.. ;D

Great building, great density!

The construction on the northside have started.:)

How? Just passed there minutes ago. Not sure if I noticed.

I was there yesterday, and dit not notice anything... But maybe the vacation is over and they have started to work a little faster.

Edit: You can see the new pilars on the OSU webcam (http://www.osu.no/webcam/index.php?cat=3)

I guess I was to busy looking up to notice anything new.

They where installing the pillars when I was there about 15.30. I hope this will speed up now!

This project is really beautiful! :okay:

You're going to have beautiful modern complex in your town. I love those little bit exotic windows. Hope that we could have one day something like that in Finland to be compared to our "basic block"-style buildings as especially The KONE Building.

Excellent project! I wish we could get something as dense as this in Stockholm!
Who are the architects?

Excellent project! I wish we could get something as dense as this in Stockholm!
Who are the architects?

Architect is Solheim + Jakobsen (link (http://www.sj-arkitekter.no/))

Architect is Solheim + Jakobsen (link (http://www.sj-arkitekter.no/))

Excellent! Thanx a lot. Now I am gonna mail that link to a few people ;)

Excellent! Thanx a lot. Now I am gonna mail that link to a few people ;)
For the whole master project, check this out:
The big Fjordcity thread! (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=102067)

update from 31.08.08

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/2008_0831bilderdiv0018.jpg

08.09.2008

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P9080630.jpg?t=1220882684

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P9080639.jpg?t=1220882776

Pillars ready for the 11th floor. 7 to go.

Loving that picture with all those cranes! Great job;D

^^ Yes, it looks like a really busy construction site.

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P9080630.jpg?t=1220882684

I passed that bus earlier today! Must've just missed you..

Cool. :D I was there around 12.30

A new a bit more detailed render...

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

^^
:drool:

:dance2::dance2::dance2::dance2::dance2::dance2::dance2::dance2::dance2:
It's just lookin better and better.

This is great! That glass in the middle part is new=) I like it!

They have started with the window frames on the western part.

01/10/08:
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20sept%2008/DSC_1131.jpg
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20sept%2008/DSC_1137.jpg
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20sept%2008/DSC_1135.jpg

Oh, this is looking good. It`s growing :banana:

And thanks for all your updates today!

So only 7 floors to go. Nice update Ingenioren.

Wow!
Its this kind of density that i would like for my own hometown.
Congratulations Osloresidents!

Will they all the barcode buildings one by one?

Where are you from Adamovich :) ?

DnbNOR will most likely be built at once, but all the other will be built as seperate projects, yes.. I would guess the guy is from Stockholm ,as he has it in his name...:nuts:

We hope to see a couple of buildings going U/C this winter... ;P

15/10/08
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_1189.jpg

Update from yesterday (14.10.2008) (when the weather was nice).
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/kjetilbalog/SCC/KLP04.jpg

http://www.sj-arkitekter.no/r/img/DSC_4182.jpg

Soon this view is narrowed. They have now started on the facade :)

^^ Have you been inside? How?

^^Nice. Do you know what the material will be? OSU only refers to it as "stone".

^^ Have you been inside? How?

No, its not my photo. But someday..:)

^^Nice. Do you know what the material will be? OSU only refers to it as "stone".

No idea. Lets hope it is stone. I would like some Manhatten feeling here!

The part closest to PWC will be clad in dark bricks in a sort of 'snake' pattern.

^^ The part closest to PWC looks white to me on the renders...:dunno:

^^ The part closest to PWC looks white to me on the renders...:dunno:

That's true.. I got my information from documents in the City architectural beautifulication council (or something), but that info may be obsolete.

Yes, they have changed the cladding, it will be like on the renders from osu.no

^^ hm, but the renderings on OSU is the same as before with the white facade (renderings on page 1)?

^^The original renders from like, last summer (2007), shows the "left" building as brownish. But it's quite a while since they changed that. I found the original posts in the Fjordcity-thread, but all links were broken, so I can't show.

^^ ah yeah those, but im confused here now, what is the newest renderings if you guys sais you have renderings with the left-most building with a dark brick facade?

^^ ah yeah those, but im confused here now, what is the newest renderings if you guys sais you have renderings with the left-most building with a dark brick facade?

No-one said they have renderings of it. Kjetilab stated that he read it in some municipal-files...

Don't worry about it, it's old news... ;P It will not be dark. Their doing a maskulin and feminin themed pair of towers, but i don't remember wich is wich... ;P City architectural beautifulication council, what's that?

City architectural beautifulication council, what's that?

I remebered the name wrong. The correct name is Rådet for Byarkitektur (Council for city architecture) which is a consultative organ under the Planning department.

I found it when searching for some info regarding this particular building quite a while back...

Link HERE (http://www.plan-og-bygningsetaten.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/plan-%20og%20bygningsetaten%20(PBE)/Internett%20(PBE)/Dokumenter/dokument/Protokoll210807.pdf)

Great, they are recommending a white facade, so maybe that's why they changed it... =)

^^ White highrises always gets better than dark, so thats a good call!

White highrises always gets better than dark, so thats a good call!
Yeah, like Turning Torso.

^^The original renders from like, last summer (2007), shows the "left" building as brownish. But it's quite a while since they changed that. I found the original posts in the Fjordcity-thread, but all links were broken, so I can't show.
I found it!!!!!!!

This was the initial (dark) design of the western KLP-tower:
http://www.klpeiendom.no/web/klpmm.nsf/lupgraphics/fra_bakken_ny.jpg/$file/fra_bakken_ny.jpg

^^ ah you could have asked for it, i have those saved on my pc! ;)

We ca be glad they changed it.

^^ ah you could have asked for it, i have those saved on my pc! ;)

I kind of did:bash:
Eitherway I thought that you used to crash and lose all your files...:lol:

I kind of did:bash:

ah yeah kinda, yes, but hello?? im was not made to wake up at 5 in the mornings, ouuhff, hard times!

Eitherway I thought that you used to crash and lose all your files...:lol:

^^ i do, but i never really lose my files, since i got good backup! ;)

I walked past the site today to take a look on the wall-progression, but it seems as the haven't even received theire wall-stone:ohno:. Eitherway the south-eastern tower is now topped out (the metal-bearings, that is), and the south-western low part is completely covered with red isolating wallboards. Red is not a good color for this building, though... There has also popped up a new construction crane in the huge hole known as barcode, making it the fifth. This is approximately alligned with the one for the pedestrian bridge.

Structure work will be finished in march. Cladding starts in december and will be finished next august.

According to "Landet bygges" in byggeindustrien, Contiga mounts the construction while Hubro mounts the cladding.

I tought it looked very cute in red =)

^^ huh, red? red isolating wallboards, not sure what you are reffering to here, are the tower's isolation going to be visible when facades are done?

Here's a webcam where one can see the progress:
http://www.bg14.no/image/webcam/cat_3.jpg

Really helpfull!:lol:

^^ huh, red? red isolating wallboards, not sure what you are reffering to here, are the tower's isolation going to be visible when facades are done?

It is the south-western low part that is covered with red. This is the part that will get the white stone cladding, so don't worry ;) They haven't covered the windows either.

From my roof, 03/11/08:
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo/CSC_1233.jpg

How many mintues do you live from Bjørvika if you walk :p?

40 minutes... I had to zoom in a lot;D

Ok :-), live in Sinsen?

Yeah;D

Some closer photos of today (03.11.08)

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/PB030739.jpg?t=1225727457
All the cranes in the area has it's own number: 1-5

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/PB030741.jpg?t=1225727546
The red facade that will turn white soon.

Thanks for the photos! And how sweet the tiny numbers are :)

:drool:

The orange building remind me of wallhouses seen on pictures from New York...

Topping out in a couple of weeks it seems. Nice.

KLP this evening.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/2008_1118bilderdiv0023.jpg

A couple of pictures from this afternoon.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/3050525180_7ec15a65a0.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/3049684481_7b48aa1cb5.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/3050520188_a3f7d9129f.jpg

^^ Thanks! Seems like the first tower is topped out now. Good :)

Could be higher, but great design, looks great :)

Fresh picture from Sinsen 04/12/08: Looks like they are about to mount floors 9 and 10, and the hammer will start to rise=) One can also start to imagine how the whole row will turn out, they will stretch all the way to the concrete tower creating a very organised skyline! Will be nice to follow;D

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo/CSC_1315.jpg

Nice! Too bad I'm not that often in Oslo nowadays and can contribute with updates.

I`m really glad we fooled those nimbys/politicians. Of course these buildings gonne be a wall.. :D:D:D :lol:

Nice! Too bad I'm not that often in Oslo nowadays and can contribute with updates.

Why? Are you stuck in Drammen???

http://www.sj-arkitekter.no/r/img/003_1.jpg

Didn't notice the two extra floors in the north-eastern corner before passing the construction site today. What a cute little "bump".:lol:

Why? Are you stuck in Drammen???

Don't you know the train-traffic around Oslo?;)

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo/CSC_1315.jpg

Doing irrevocable damage to your fjordview I can see.:lol:

I can spare some of my view for a good cause;D

More photos

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/2008_1207bilderdiv0040.jpg


They have started the with stone facade
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/2008_1207bilderdiv0046.jpg



http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/2008_1207bilderdiv0047.jpg

sweet! ^^

The Stone will turn out really good! ;D

I want an update on this one! :)

^^ Here it comes. 05.01.2009

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/10.jpg?t=1231173222
Six cranes in the area now.


http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/13.jpg?t=1231173264
Balconies and glass facade on it's way.


http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/5.jpg?t=1231173495
From north


http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/7.jpg?t=1231173584
From west

Just wanted to note; wow, the opera looks good/better in winter, so fitting w/landscape!

^^ Totally agree, looks fabulous with the ice around it. And with the orange building behind it, its look even better!

Thru;D It looks even sweeter under a tick layer of snow;)

WTF tough, wasn't the eastern building supposed to be black?

Nice pictures marshol!

I mean it will be turned white after what Ive heard..

Just wanted to note; wow, the opera looks good/better in winter, so fitting w/landscape!

It looks even better in the evening. The opera with all the great lights, and with the highrises in the background is just spectacular :drool:

The eastern looks greyish in the renders. The also look glossy in the renders, but that's just how a render sucks. I'm a bit disapointed that they haven't covered more of the western part... Looking forward to visiting this building myself on Wednesday.

WTF tough, wasn't the eastern building supposed to be black?

I also thought the frames and the rest of the wall would be darker with dark glass in the windows. And the western part has barely changed since november, but it will hopefully be white soon.

Thanks for the update. It looks good and this is really great for Oslo! :cheers:

Looks like it's topped out, correct? :)

Looks like it's topped out, correct? :)

One of the towers yes, there will be two towers. :)

Passed today to check out the covering. The white between the huge windows in the eastern parts is the underlayer showing. They have not started covering the eastern part with the dark grey coverplates shown in the render.

Two pics:
One showing the western part and notice the glass facade facing PWC.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Oslo%20winter09/07012009707.jpg

And one showing more of the eastern part, though the lack of covering between the windows still is hard to notice.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Oslo%20winter09/07012009708.jpg

PS: Sorry for cellphone quality yet again!

Np, your cellphone is better than my old camera was;P

The other tower is rising now. Floor 11, 12, 13 :)

@ IceCheese: Those were taken with a phone?!? holy f&£"%k!!!!

Besides, what's there to say sorry about? They give a wide angle, that's all.

^^ yes, very good photos to be a phone! but still... buy yourself a dslr guys!! :P

I have a great camera, I just don't bring my 5000 kr cam to school, work and everywhere...

^^ i always have my 15 000 one around me, when you have a camera, use it! ;)

Anyone knows why Entra eiendom have stopped their webcam updates? I liked to keep an eye on the barcode development that way.

Finally I can contribute to update this tread.

Two shots from today (January 14). Wierd angel due to the use of wide angel lense.
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/kjetilbalog/Oslo/Januar245.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/kjetilbalog/Oslo/Januar241.jpg

Mounting of glass has now also started on the north side.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Oslo%20winter09/15012009726.jpg

Anyone knows why Entra eiendom have stopped their webcam updates? I liked to keep an eye on the barcode development that way.

http://www.entraeiendom.no/Fakta-om-Entra-Eiendom/Nettkamera-fra-Oslo/

The one linked to in page 1 is down, but now i updated it:
http://www.entraeiendom.no/upload/Webkamera/BG14/cat_1.jpg

^^The picture doesn't seem that updated, as it looks to lack some wall coating, a couple of floors and a crane. Then again, it's a sucky webcam...

Nice updates, cladding is looking very good on the eastern tower. :)

The one linked to in page 1 is down, but now i updated it:
http://www.entraeiendom.no/upload/Webkamera/BG14/cat_1.jpg

That picture is from 21. november as it says in this link: http://www.entraeiendom.no/webcam/index.cfm?cat=1 So it's not been updated since then.

Aha! I tought something was off.... That's really long time to update a webcam, they should have a link towards this forum instead ;D I will take some pictures tomorrow, since it's been over a month since i've been at the site.. ;D

^^Yeah, and it isn't like anyone of us have made an update for that building in a while:nuts::lol:

OSU are also following our debates. Today I noticed a new (so new it wasn't there earlier this week) addition on their page, a webcam of the barcode area!

The webcam-picture is so big that I only will post the link, but I can change it if people feel it's ok...

http://osu.no/operakvarteret/now.jpg

We're a broadband nation, so what the hell;D

http://osu.no/operakvarteret/now.jpg

We're a broadband nation, so what the hell;D

true, but large images with fucked up quality is for 56k'ers even, when can they start using proper high quality webcameras around here steaming live like in the states!

27/01/09:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1785.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1787.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1788.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1793.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1794.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1796.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1798.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1806.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1808.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1812.jpg

Seen from the castle:
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_1710.jpg

I went to the KLP again today to check out how the facade covering was going. Still curious about those wall plates, I was eager to see something new!
At first I only saw the black cladding replacing extra tall windows in some floors. Then I noticed one (ONE!) case of cladding between windows in a floor! And the color, behold, is black! material seems to be painted metal...
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Oslo%20winter09/28012009734.jpg

As posted in the first post, it seems as there are wall coverings in two different colors, where the other most likely dark grey, but the one in my above pic shows a black plate in one of the grey plate spots, so I don't know.. Maybe the sides will be different. It could also be that the difference only is between inwards and outwards plates, so all will be black.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/KLPBygget3small.jpg

Looks exactly like the render in my opinion. The thinner plates are more grey, and the broader horisontal plates looks like their black.

Take in mind that my cellphone was at work again. It ads it's own grey... I had to use massive digital zooming getting the right image format..

These are from 04/02/09, a bit further away, they have started on the hammer;)

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1731.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1734.jpg

These are from 04/01/09

04/02/09, is it?

He probably took the pictures with a future lens. That's some weird shit...

Latest development is that they now have come pretty far with mounting of the black plates on the east side.

In the pit, the ramp to the underground parking is pretty much finished, and it actually is pretty clear where the "stasjonsalmenning" will have it's eastern edge.

But no picture updates from me today..

Oops, corrected;)

These are from 04/02/09, a bit further away, they have started on the hammer;)

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1731.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%2020jannullni/DSC_1734.jpg

I really like the way the skyline`s going to look from this angle, nice photos;)

Welcome to the forum TheGemini ;)

Takker takker;) (thanx alot;)

I really like the way the skyline`s going to look from this angle, nice photos;)

I agree. It will look great from the second picture's view when barcode is finished. :okay:

Where my train goes;)

Interesting tower, design :)

What do you guys think about the city hall deciding to change the name of the city Oslo to Christiania?( at least the down town area)...I think it will be a nice turn in history to do so..the city is about to get total facelift with the Barcode completed, and a new name would bring new interest to the city as well;)....PS:..please bring me some up-date photos from "the code";)

Look in Oslo development discussion in the "general part" here. Talking about it there ;)

PS:..please bring me some up-date photos from "the code";)

Updates will come soon. ;)

Updates will come soon. ;)

Great!;) I`ll be sure to look in everyday;):banana:

Look in Oslo development discussion in the "general part" here. Talking about it there ;)

Thanx for the tip, will do:)

On a side note... All of Barcode is located in Gamle Oslo, as the district boundary follows Nylandsveien.

That's what's funny. Gamle Oslo will be the most modern part of town. German tourists expecting an "Altstadt" must get dissapointed.... ;D

That's what's funny. Gamle Oslo will be the most modern part of town. German tourists expecting an "Altstadt" must get dissapointed.... ;D

haha good 1;)

On a side note... All of Barcode is located in Gamle Oslo, as the district boundary follows Nylandsveien.

Actually the border is Akerselva, but yeah, that comes to the same thing:)

Here's a fresh update: 16.02.09

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P2160763.jpg?t=1234819503

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P2160757.jpg?t=1234819521

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P2160764.jpg?t=1234819537

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P2160758.jpg?t=1234819556

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P2160760.jpg?t=1234819590

Looking better and better, cool update too marshol, thanks! :cheers:

Nice, while we're waiting for the Visma to start! I see they have started on the fillings between the windows..

Nice Up-date sir;)

Who wouldn't want to live here? From http://www.eve-images.com/

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/klpview.jpg

I'm counting my money right now :2cents:

Unfortunatly I don't think I have the 20 million they probably will be asking :bleep:

The shadows across Dronning Eufemias gate indicates that the sun is straight south, while the shadows on the balcony clearly show it's to the south east. And nice detail with the PWC logo over the butts of the happy homeowners :)

Thanks for the update anyway

http://www.eve-images.com/portfolio.html

click the "press here to download a pdf presentation" and feast your eyes on what most likely is the absolute creme de la apartemente.

did i hear a triple lottery jackpot just go in?

must be nice........

http://www.eve-images.com/portfolio.html

click the "press here to download a pdf presentation" and feast your eyes on what most likely is the absolute creme de la apartemente.

did i hear a triple lottery jackpot just go in?

must be nice........

If we all buy it together, we could do it..:tongue3:

I`ll take the livingroom:D

If we all buy it together, we could do it..:tongue3:

I`ll take the livingroom:D

I want the balcony:lol:

I call the bedroom! (won't get stuck with the bathroom!). But this is a great thing to spend all the money YIMBY.no will earn in donations and creditations.:)

Damn. That picture shows white cladding between the windows! Wasn't it supposed to be black. This confuses me :nuts:

I'm counting my money right now :2cents:

Unfortunatly I don't think I have the 20 million they probably will be asking :bleep:

The shadows across Dronning Eufemias gate indicates that the sun is straight south, while the shadows on the balcony clearly show it's to the south east. And nice detail with the PWC logo over the butts of the happy homeowners :)

Thanks for the update anyway
You're right! I would never have noticed.... Well spotted! :)

beautiful project.... the construcion is proggressing quite fast :cheers:

This is inside an apartment in the KLP:

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Bjrvika22.jpg?t=1235604596

Oslos "new" skyline - collumns has reached full height for the hammer:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1754.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1794.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1816.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1795.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1802.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1808.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1809.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1812.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1813.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1815.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1818.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1837.jpg

Really nice, Oslo skyline is getting so much better day after day with this one going up! :cheers:

This is inside an apartment in the KLP:

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Bjrvika22.jpg?t=1235604596
Holy crap that's hot!

Agree Oslo's skyline is really starting to form, and without a doubt the best skyline of inner cities in Scandinavia.

Great photos Ingenioren. Here is one from this evening

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/Bilde066.jpg

As posted in the first post, it seems as there are wall coverings in two different colors, where the other most likely dark grey, but the one in my above pic shows a black plate in one of the grey plate spots, so I don't know.. Maybe the sides will be different. It could also be that the difference only is between inwards and outwards plates, so all will be black.
Looks exactly like the render in my opinion. The thinner plates are more grey, and the broader horisontal plates looks like their black.

The answer to this little thingy comes clear when comparing multiple pictures:

Evidence no. 1: Old work-in-progress picture
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Oslo%20winter09/28012009734.jpg

Evidence no. 2: New daytime photo
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1802.jpg

Evidence no. 3 (and final): New night-time capture
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Oslo%20winter09/27022009756.jpg

I like this effect a lot:):D:) Daytime: regular window... Night-time: black knight! Though I'm also a geek...

Hey what`s up with all the PhotoBucket stuff? hehe

isn't the title a bit misleading? I thought there are going to be 22 floors and not 18.

Hey what`s up with all the PhotoBucket stuff? hehe

Sorry, my bad! ;P Stupid bandwith-limit.... I guess they will be back up and running next month. In the meantime - you can see a few of them here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35885179@N04/

And these ones i took on friday when counting cars for the new Fjordcity, and the roads there can definatly take more trafic - even when the ferry comes in!

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_15641.jpg
Lovely Akerselva<3 Doesn't get more scenic than this?;D

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/CSC_15711.jpg
And a few other cute towers, who doesn't love concrete?


isn't the title a bit misleading? I thought there are going to be 22 floors and not 18.

No, it's 18 for the black tower and 16 for the white tower. And this will probably be max amount of floors for a building in Bjørvika, as the office buildings have fewer floors in the same height (Visma 67 meters = 17 floors), and somehow OSU managed to wiggle out appartments from most of the Barcode buildings.... :ohno:

Hehe no bad mister;)...i always like your pictures, they show good angles of our new "pride and glory" at Bjørvika;)....there`s one thing i dont know yet though....what`s the deal with the two concrete towers?...again thanx for good pictures and great updates!

And these ones i took on friday when counting cars for the new Fjordcity, and the roads there can definatly take more trafic - even when the ferry comes in!


Eh.. counting cars? I hope you are involved in some kind of project ;)

Sorry, my bad! ;P Stupid bandwith-limit.... I guess they will be back up and running next month.

Yeah, sucks huh, do as i do, create some e-mails for the occasion, then create several photobucket accounts. :)

I didn't realise it was so full with the bandwith thing, i've made myself another one.

Counting cars is how i make a living, someone has got to do it... ;D

Gemini, you can read about the towers here:

http://www.vegvesen.no/Vegprosjekter/Bjorvika/Luftet%C3%A5rn
Basicly they are needed to ventilate out polluted air from the tunnel, huge wents have been installed in the bottom to make sure this air does not exit from the tunnel openings and into the city, but rather above the city.

Counting cars is how i make a living, someone has got to do it... ;D

One would think a computer-thingy would be more efficient.

Nah, you can count cars passing one line pretty easily, but if you want to register the turns of each arm in an intersection it's just as easy to pay some students for a few hours instead of getting engineers to rig up the whole system.

Use peecee.dk, fast and reliable :)

Nah, you can count cars passing one line pretty easily, but if you want to register the turns of each arm in an intersection it's just as easy to pay some students for a few hours instead of getting engineers to rig up the whole system.

I actually remember a case about a system in Kolbotn, or where it was, where they wanted to measure the average speed on a local road, to see if there was a need of speed reducing efforts. On the statistics it showed that some were passing in speeds close 100 km/h, which not only was many times the speed limit, but also practicly physicly impossible, so they sent someone to check it. What was the case was that the angel of the device made it so that it also measured the trains passing on the nearby raillines.:bash: I guess only relying on technology ain't always good enough...

Can anybody tell me why the hall progress goes so slowly...?

The construction? Seems to go fast enough... Hardly anything there a year ago...

Or approval for the next barcode building? Seems to be a bit of a disagreement with the city regarding the x-thrusses on Visma not being transparent enough... Since this plot is meant to have a S-shaped building.

I ment the Barcode project.... It seems it will take many years before the area will looks nice.

I ment the Barcode project.... It seems it will take many years before the area will looks nice.

um, yea, didn't you expect that? Buildings just don't pop up over night you know. ;)

The more there is to build the more workers and equiptment you need to build it faster something we don't have, and its always unsafe to rush constructions. Thats why it takes 2-3 years to build it. And we certainly don't need all of the Fjordcity to be completed next year. Thats because there is no need for 1 million square meters of residentials and offices over the night, so one have to build it in stages over several years.

Its quite obvious really, it has been like this for all time in all the world, and it will be like this for all time...

What did you expect katia72?

Hehe patience, and as Þróndeimr said it takes time, just think about Copenhagen's Ørestad - start: 1992, end: 10-20 years. But by that time we will get our amzing La Defense :)

Some times its better to build hall project at the same time...I have seen that in other countries in europe.
I still mean that it goes to slowly:ohno:

Hehe patience, and as Þróndeimr said it takes time, just think about Copenhagen's Ørestad - start: 1992, end: 10-20 years. But by that time we will get our amzing La Defense :)

YEAH...it will look AMAZING !!!

Some times its better to build hall project at the same time...I have seen that in other countries in europe.
I still mean that it goes to slowly:ohno:

I don't think you quite understand this. How can it possibly be better to build it all at the same time for a place such as Oslo, Norway? Dubai is the closest you get to your claim there, and that didn't exactly go very good... :ohno:

You don`t need go to Dubai....:bash:

Eks.
Los Angeles: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=718682

Hamburg: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=222923&page=18

Warszawa: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=257171&page=21

Frankfurt: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=296121&page=17

And my favorit...
Berlin - Postdamer Platz: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2189/2214839079_ea69f7f848_b.jpg


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/2729487066_dc412326af_b.jpg

^^ exactly. What you see in those threads are buildings and developments going up with the same speed as in Oslo. Its masterplanns been built over a decade time or more...

The only difference is that the buildings is taller and bigger, and there is more buildings, simply because there is need of much more area than Oslo. See a city in USA or Central Europe with millions of millions of people living in the city or right next to it is why they need more residentials and offices for all those people.

But constructions goes with the same speed as in Oslo, but when there is more construction it might seem like everything is popping up over night, esp. when you don't live in that city...

Some times its better to build hall project at the same time...I have seen that in other countries in europe.
I still mean that it goes to slowly:ohno:

What do you mean with a hall project?

^^ i think he is typing it wrong and mean to write all.

He?!

^^ i think he is typing it wrong and mean to write all.

or whole?:)

^^ hm, can't be? if he means that i guess i can agree with him, but if he means all as in "better to build all project at the same time" i have the right to say that he is stupid! So have i misunderstood it all?

hm? I dont get the difference between the two. In both cases, it would mean building everything all in one go.

It would be cool to build everything at once tough. I think Sinsen was pretty much built in a few years time.

The pace is not that bad tough, we have the 2 bridges, Oslo Z, Skatt Øst, Grønlandskvartalene, Klp, Pwc, Jernbanetorget and the tunnel project and the opera all at once - that's a lot of stuff for the last 2 years in a relativly small area. It will probably speed up during 2010 when the tunnel is gone and real stuff is starting to happend, if the stupid financial crisis doesn't stop the whole thing tough... Atleast Visma and DnB-nor will be on it's way!

And in relation to Dubai - the projects are pretty longterm aswell, only they are much larger and many more. And now it looks like none of the areas will be complete for a long time down there....

hm? I dont get the difference between the two. In both cases, it would mean building everything all in one go.

All means all the projects in Oslo at the same time. Whole means the whole barcode project in one go. But not sure what he ment though :nuts:

And I still don't understand how "katia" can be a he...

^^ Hehe, I wrote he because Þróndeimr did. Forgot that the name was katia. :lol:

I noticed from the train today that they are now mounting the concrete blocks that will be the roof of the 16th floor of the north-west tower. That makes this building topped out!:cheers:

I think we have to adjust the height a little bit tough:

From the construction permit:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3346819490_921f7f80da.jpg

Is the height 63 meters then? Or 62?

^^ Hehe, I wrote he because Þróndeimr did. Forgot that the name was katia. :lol:

I MENT "whole project....BARCODE.."
AND "Katia" ITS NAME FOR A GIRL/WOMAN :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

I think we have to adjust the height a little bit tough:

From the construction permit:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3346819490_921f7f80da.jpg

Is the height 63 meters then? Or 62?

If the height stated in the headline of this tread was found on Emporis it was researched by me. The source was blueprints I viewed at the City Planning department. As far as I know, there have been no changes to the building. However, different people use different measurements. Some use main roof, some use the railing on top of the roof. I use top of the structure. Usually top of the elevator penthouse or a chimney integrated in the design. As far as I'm concerned, the height is 64 metres.

View from Stasjonsalmenningen:

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/holmenkollentur/DSC_1572.jpg

Office tower gets hidden behind the residential:

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/holmenkollentur/DSC_1644.jpg

A compact skyline:

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/holmenkollentur/DSC_1645.jpg

More spread out:

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/holmenkollentur/DSC_1647.jpg

Thanks for all the updates Ingeniøren, keep them coming. We need more more people taking picturen *hint hint* ;)

Yeah, take a hint! Show us Tønsberg;P

Not much to show really :p Just kidding, I dont have a camera, thats the only problem...

Oh, just use your cellphone! I'm pretty sure I've made that legitimat around here:)

View from Stasjonsalmenningen:

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/holmenkollentur/DSC_1572.jpg

Office tower gets hidden behind the residential:

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/holmenkollentur/DSC_1644.jpg

A compact skyline:

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/holmenkollentur/DSC_1645.jpg

More spread out:

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/holmenkollentur/DSC_1647.jpg

Thanx again Ingenioren...as always, excellent photos;)...it`s all coming along just perfect...our new skyline:)

If you crop the compact skyline picture, it looks like a major dense city :cheers:

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Bjrvika24.jpg?t=1237464949

Oslo is really booming. :yes:

It looks really cool from a distance now with the black-cladding - like a diamond, looking forward to seeing them all done, they will be really contrasting eachother out. Sorry bad pic- my cam battery went out:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_1753.jpg

Update from Bygg.no:

http://www.bygg.no/cache/image/10070/53/oslo-bj%C3%B8rvika-s%C3%B8enga-bredde.jpg

And for those interested, the ships recovered in the barcode trench will be exposed at the Seafaring museum from Sunday:

http://www.bygg.no/id/42856

Update from Bygg.no:



And for those interested, the ships recovered in the barcode trench will be exposed at the Seafaring museum from Sunday:

http://www.bygg.no/id/42856


There's also a huge ammount of pipes. Guess there's no lack of pipes in oslo now! probably even more pipes than Amsterdam...:p

There's also a huge ammount of pipes. Guess there's no lack of pipes in oslo now! probably even more pipes than Amsterdam...:p

Pipes:?

I don't know of any pipes, but if you are talking about Waterpipes i must just admit that i have no idea weather we have more of them in Oslo than in simular cities around the world. I know it's kind of a labyrint down there with cables and pipes that no one really knows whos what, ref: Jernbanetorgets delay...

I don't know of any pipes, but if you are talking about Waterpipes i must just admit that i have no idea weather we have more of them in Oslo than in simular cities around the world. I know it's kind of a labyrint down there with cables and pipes that no one really knows whos what, ref: Jernbanetorgets delay...

nah, they found 1000 clay (could be chalk) pipes that sunk with a ship that carried this cargo, at some before the city fire, and some had even sustained fire damage from it.

And when i mean pipe, i mean the pipes you smoke with, not the ones that carry water :p
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Claypipe.jpg

http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/03/26/kultur/museum/arkeologi/operaen/senketunnelen/5476251/

C'est pas né pipè?

Your french needs work;D

Well, pardon my French! (no pun intended)

Ce n'est pas une pipe ;D

Given your real name, I would guess you have some French ancestry, so I won't say I'm impressed. German was my third language on ungdomsskolen eitherway...

J'maple IceCheese, or something...

You are correct:
50 % Belgian (The Frenchspeaking kind.)

You are correct:
50 % Belgian (The Frenchspeaking kind.)

Belgia? Is that still a country???

Yeah, and it's a wonderful country to - worth a visit:D

Yeah, and it's a wonderful country to - worth a visit:D

I don`t doubt that. But always in France and Netherlands shadow, eh? I hope I get a chance to go there someday :cheers:

Sorry for being totally off-topic, but yeah Belgium is a very nice country. I love Brussels and Arlon (yeah it's a small insignificant town, but it's so calm + i've got some friends living there).

nah, they found 1000 clay (could be chalk) pipes that sunk with a ship that carried this cargo, at some before the city fire, and some had even sustained fire damage from it.

And when i mean pipe, i mean the pipes you smoke with, not the ones that carry water :p
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Claypipe.jpg

http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/03/26/kultur/museum/arkeologi/operaen/senketunnelen/5476251/
So THAT's where I had left my bongs.....been looking all over for those

This evening

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/Bilde090.jpg


http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/Bilde091.jpg


http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/Bilde096.jpg


http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/Bilde098.jpg


http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/Bilde099.jpg


http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/Bilde100.jpg

Interesting article about the way SJ has worked on the building with Revit:

http://www.innodesign.no/nor/Arkitektur-B-A/Designer-Oslos-champagneleiligheter

10.000 distinct shaped stone-panels, that's a nice little puzzle;)

A few pictures from just before easter
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/kjetilbalog/SCC/April294.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/kjetilbalog/SCC/April290.jpg

http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/kjetilbalog/SCC/April281.jpg

^^ Nice! Gotten a new lense? Best pictures of KLP so far!

^^

Looks good. I like how the facade is turning out.

^^ Nice! Gotten a new lense? Best pictures of KLP so far!

That's my wide angle lense (10-20mm) with a polarizing filter.

This tower looks like the tower in Reykjavik.

I drove to work today(I normally take T-bane and train), and took a few photos with my mobile. Not easy getting good shots while driving:nuts:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/northstar77/DSC00117.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v157/northstar77/DSC00120.jpg

Kinda sad that it blocks out Oslo plaza though, always loved that building. But i know a solution....


Mke oslo plaza taller! :p

like 55 floors:p

Don't worry, plaza can be seen from so many places
http://www.mamut.net/meridianfoto/subdet328.htm

I like how plaza look so different from different angles!