Akerselva Atrium in Oslo is an office building under construction to be finnished in 2008.

http://ne.no/storage/image/variation/neprop_45f7c406a64c2_500x329.jpg

http://ne.no/image/500x375/neprop_45f7c406a8bc2.jpg

http://www.askeroppm.no/Bilder%20Oppdrag/Akerselven/DSCN3180.jpg

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http://www.askeroppm.no/Bilder%20Oppdrag/Akerselven/Akerse-2.jpg

This one looks great=) Pity there's no river-path on that side tough... Another nice building is planned for the other side of the river to;D

So you work on this building, marshol? Great pictures!

Nice design! It's not really a highrise tho?

Emporis defines a highrise/skyscraper as being twelve or more floors as one of the criterions.

I like the clean white facade, reminds me of the opera house. The white part of this side http://ne.no/image/500x375/neprop_45f7c406a8bc2.jpg though looks a bit plastic and cheap. That is my initial reaction at least, but wel see how it turns out.

Emporis defines a highrise/skyscraper as being twelve or more floors as one of the criterions.

Yes, this one is just barely acceptable here. But since its above 35m it should do.

Nice construction pics though marshol, and welcome to the forum! :okay:

Btw, this is Peter Pran's work. He is currently doing The Sail in Singapore and did the Telenor Headquarters at Fornebu in Bærum. :)

Yes, this one is just barely acceptable here. But since its above 35m it should do.

I know it's really on the edge of the highrise definition. But I think it's been reduced from 12 to 11 floors and Emporis says 10, so I'm not quite sure what to think.

Thanks for the welcome. :)

The building was originally planned to be 12 floors, but during the approval process its design was changed, and the number of floors was reduced a little bit. As far as I understand, the building is 10 floors from the entrance in Christian Kroghs gate, and one more down to Akerselva. Giving it officially 10 floors, and a height of 36.80 metres.

It's in the grey zone for being a highrise, fulfilling ony one of the official criterions. But thats what you have individual assesments for;)

Another nice building is planned for the other side of the river to;D

Hmm, something is missing here..

Marshol, thanks for the photos!

Giving it officially 10 floors, and a height of 36.80 metres.

kjetilab: Are you the guy who takes photos for Emporis?

bulletproof: That's correct.

update 21.06.08

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u315/erreflot/2008_0622bilderdiv0001.jpg

Nice! :okay:

Great design!

Update, 22.06.08! :cheers:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Norway%20and%20Nature/DSC_0128smallA.jpg

^^Hmm, I think I have to start looking behind my shoulders...

^^ and i have keep a better eye on what is behind the bushes next to the road, since i also drove by there sometime during saturday afternoon!

wow! Nice design!

^^ and i have keep a better eye on what is behind the bushes next to the road

From where you took the picture I would be more conserned about the traffic! ;)

But you shouldnt forget the bushes either :guns1: :D

And the award in this weekends "Best picture of Akerselva Atrium with Plaza/PGB in the background" goes to.....


Muster!!!:applause::cheer:



Congratulations...

From where you took the picture I would be more conserned about the traffic! ;)

But you shouldnt forget the bushes either :guns1: :D

I was the traffic so... :D

Webcam Akerselva Atrium:

http://213.172.216.50/view/index.shtml

Update:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/2663402289_f98abe4188.jpg

Just a small comment on the high-rise definition discussion, since I use the same definition in my Danish high-rise thread. For the Emporis Standard (http://standards.emporis.com/?nav=realestate&lng=3&esn=18727) the magic limit atleast 35 meters. Floor count should just be used to define it when the height is not available, and here the 12 floors is correctly the limit. But the 35+ meters will "overrule" the floorcount, if it has less than 12 floors.

To avoid defining silos, masts and suchs as high-rise buildings, there's also this "rule":

a) It must be divided into multiple levels of at least 2 meters height;

b) If it has fewer than 12 such internal levels, then the highest undivided portion must not exceed 50% of the total height;

So by these rules this Akerselva Atrium is indeed a high-rise building. :)

18.07.08

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P7180568.jpg

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http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P7180570.jpg

07.08.08
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_0945.jpg
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_0947.jpg

It doesn't really make an impact on the skyline. But someone can maybe see where it is in this picture, a little bit behind the new Green and glass buildings by the railroad-tracks... ;D
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_0965.jpg

It doesn't really make an impact on the skyline. But someone can maybe see where it is in this picture, a little bit behind the new Green and glass buildings by the railroad-tracks... ;D

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_0965.jpg

For those who just had an eye sergury:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/Urban/AkerselvaAtrium2construction.jpg

Are there plans to build over the tracks?

Are there plans to build over the tracks?

That question was also asked and more or less answered in this (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=102067&page=31) tread.

29/08/08
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Hello there.

Sorry for bumbing this old thread, but I'd just like to comment on this building.

I'm presently working on it as an electrician, and I'd like to just point out what a great building it is. The architecture makes most buildings in Oslo look like cinder blocks. IMO it looks alot better than the Plaza, although the Plaza and Postgirobygget definately dominate the Oslo skyline. The only problems for me are:
-The facade LED lighting. I like the idea, I just don't like the way it was designed and set up. I think it would have been better if they had used continuous strands along the floors, instead of little bits and bobs every now and again. (You can see them on the pictures Ingenioren posted, where they are the yellow and green strips on the glass facade)
-The location. Although I think this will only be a temporary gripe. The thing is that Grønland isn't exactly known to be crime free, and I'm afraid that the people sitting in the U1 story cafe overlooking the river will be getting a very nice view of some drug dealing etc. This may change however once the building is completed.

Also, from a construction workers standpoint, they should put up another Alimak Elevator. :lol: Lord knows the one they have there gets crowded.

Other than that it's a great building to work on, as is often the case with new buildings.

Welcome to SSC, hope you will take part in discussions here in the norwegian threads. You must take some pictures from the building when you work next time so we can se the wiev or a Oslo panorama :D

-The location. Although I think this will only be a temporary gripe. The thing is that Grønland isn't exactly known to be crime free, and I'm afraid that the people sitting in the U1 story cafe overlooking the river will be getting a very nice view of some drug dealing etc. This may change however once the building is completed.

Haha! Like if the barcode-area is any better! I walked past PWC and KLP this week and had the most fashionable business district in the country on the left side, and 20 vagabonds under the bridge on the right side.:ohno: That's just how the city of Oslo is planned.

Else, it must be nice to work in new buildings!

I feel sorry, but the new glass buildings above aren't nice in such a city. They don't fit in that area. I like them a bit.

Thanks for the welcome and replies.. Ask requested, here is an album of pictures I took at work yesterday. I apologize in advance for the very poor picture quality, as I took them with my cell phone. But they should give you a general idea.

Descriptions of the pictures are located in the album:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v706/Darkdemon99/Akerselva%20Atrium/

^^ Great job :applause:

Nice to see more than just the facade from the same angle.

I took some pictures today of the building in the first snow in oslo. They can be seen in the album I linked to above.

You have a lot of great construction pictures in that album! Great to get some inside information;)

Very nice! ;D

Update: 05.01.2009 - Almost finished

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/1.jpg?t=1231172834

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/3.jpg?t=1231172918

Great!
IMHO one of the best looking buildings to be built in Oslo these days!

So yeah, new pictures have been added to my album if anyone wants a look at the interior as it is now:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v706/Darkdemon99/Akerselva%20Atrium/

Almost finished may be a bit rash to say the least. :lol:

^^ Great man!

From today, 28/02/09:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1774.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1776.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1781.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Oslo%20mars%2009/DSC_1782.jpg

Cool angle:

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_1754.jpg

They should have made this design into a real high-rise like Plaza... It looks so tiny!

Indeed. Nice shot. It should just have been 15-20 stories taller...*sigh*

Indeed. So small. So puny. It deserved a shot at glory of its own.

Firewall is done:

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss282/Ingenioren3/DSC_0178.jpg

Article from Bygg.no:

http://www.bygg.no/id/43972?showImage=2

http://www.bygg.no/cache/image/12475/54/bp0609-akrselvaatruim-12.jpg

http://www.bygg.no/cache/image/12472/54/bp0609-akrselvaatruim-1.jpg

http://www.bygg.no/cache/image/12474/54/bp0609-akrselvaatruim-11.jpg

http://www.bygg.no/cache/image/12477/54/bp0609-akrselvaatruim-3.jpg

That building went up fast, this picture was taken august 2007:

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o190/jmoxon/oslo%20bilder/Picture097-1.jpg

Looks great now, this part of elva would be ideal for some more development including some tall stuff, hope hope. Also, they should have a little walkway on the western side, so you can walk along both sides of the river. Potential is here to make the river a backdrop to a new vibrant part of town, instead of some hidden and forsaken stream.

this part of elva would be ideal for some more development including some tall stuff, hope hope.

Another nice building is planned for the other side of the river to;D



Hmm, something is missing here..



I am still waiting for Ingenioren to answer my hint for more information about a building on the other side of the river. It's been a year now.....

Sorry for ignoring your request, i forgot all about where i found it at the time you asked. But here it is anyway, sorry to disapoint you - but it's not really tall:

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/Nordbygata11.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/nordbygata1.jpg

I don't know what's going on with this, there is a parking lot at the site now, developpers is Maya Eiendom and Architect is Lund & Slaatto.


Regarding the walkway next to Akerselva atrium i think we will see it in the following years, i know it's in the long-term plan for Akerselva - and those projects are really starting to speed up with Elgsletta, Nedre Foss etc. Maybe someday we will see Jerusalem Bridge aswell (I'm waiting impationtly for that one!) Atleast one can walk infront of Akerselva Atrium, there are stairs leading down from Hausmansgate to a newly laid tile-plaza at the Riverside - that's a start:)

Sorry for ignoring your request, i forgot all about where i found it at the time you asked. But here it is anyway, sorry to disapoint you


Haha, no problem I'm just joking. ;)

I was very curious though. I used to work in the area, and this part of the city have always annoyd me.

Must admit that I was hoping you're building would be located by the river, since I in my mind have booked the parking lot for a highrise :ohno:

The building looks like Z-building BTW.

So you mean you haven't been login in every day hoping for a respone? :lol:

It sure does, i don't think the park should be built on and thuss further isolating the river, that i think should stay a blue/green belt trough the city... :) The aerial rendering above shows a lot of nice places for more towers, and yes, this location would be perfect, Hausmansgate as one of few wider streets deserves a nice visual endingpoint with a taller signalbuilding. A Z-clone doesn't really do the trick, it's a nice building - but hardly a landmark...

Good to hear about that walkway, where would I find the longterm plan for elva, and whats supposed to being going on at Elgsletta and Nedre Foss? Im not quite sure where those places are.

Ingenioren: Do you have some information about Jerussalem Bridge? Sound exciting...!

http://www.inby.no/Components/miljoparken3.jpg

Plans for Akerselva withinn Grünerløkka:
http://www.friluftsetaten.oslo.kommune.no/getfile.php/friluftsetaten%20%28FRI%29/Internett%20%28FRI%29/dokumenter/fagrapporter/Akerselvaprosjektkatalog_05.pdf
I remember seeing the full plans for the whole river online, but can't seem to find it anymore:
http://www.inby.no/Components/miljoparken.jpg


Jerusalem bridge will be a cable-stayed foot/bike bridge with a leaning tower in connection with the Grønn Rute route from Sinsen to Bygdøy, as most bikeprojects this one has been delayed yet and again, initially it was in the budget for 2005... (Can't find any renders of right now.)

A simular bridge, only Jerusalem will be far less spectacular ofcourse:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2388/2457173363_43efb3ffbf_o.jpg

100% completed by now right?

100% completed by now right?

Long time ago ;) The building looks good in the evening, with colours changing on the facade:)

then i guess itd be appropriate to change the title from U/C to Completed?

We're picking up sleeping threads now that we have our own section :)

then i guess itd be appropriate to change the title from U/C to Completed?

exactly, i making a highrise list to organize all out highrise threads now, and going through all threads, when im done im sending a list of title-changes to the mods! Thats why i ask about status in some threads.

Maybe you should apply for being a moderator yourself now when we have our own section? ;)

^^ moderators doesn't pick them selves, they get picked by the users. So i would not request myself! Its up to us all, if we need a Norwegian mod for this section then we should request one by making a list of possible mod's and have a poll about it (more polls!!) :D thats how it was done last time.

^^ moderators doesn't pick them selves, they get picked by the users. So i would not request myself! Its up to us all, if we need a Norwegian mod for this section then we should request one by making a list of possible mod's and have a poll about it (more polls!!) :D thats how it was done last time.

Oh, don't be modest. You are a natural choice to become a mod in our part of N&B ;) You've got my vote!

I can honestly not see anyone else in the role as a mod for Norway, we don't need a poll when we all agree :)

yep. youre definitely the guy for the job, trondheimr.

You got my vote too :D

Not me! NEVER!!!!

jk. Of course you have my vote.. :)

Akerselva Atrium / NBBJ
Architects: NBBJ
Location: Oslo, Norway
NBBJ Team: Peter Pran, Jonathan Ward, Martin Reeves, Stuart Rudd, Phu Duong, Cliff Green, Nick Worth, Ivan Equihua, Rachel Lin
Pran Arkitekter Team: Odd Sigvart Pran, Elizabeth Pran
Poulsson/Pran Architects Team: Marcus Pran, Andreas Poulsson, Jonas Sobstad, Inger Anita Reigstad, Jurg Frei, Erling Magnus Hjerman
Interior Architects: Zinc
Client: NCC Property Development, Oslo
Construction: NCC Construction
Owner: Vital Company
Project Area: 17,600
Project Year: 2009

The NBBJ-designed Akerselva Atrium is a new 17,600 SM mixed-use project in the Akerselva neighborhood in downtown Oslo—a mere five-minute
walk to the city’s opera, central train station and harbor. Surrounded by historical industrial, office and apartment buildings, it is among the first
contemporary and innovative designs introduced to the area in recent years.

As a site-specific project, the design anchors to the area’s existing architectural aesthetic, while the use of juxtaposed facades, materials and
colors, enlivens the neighborhood with a new modern identity. The design also ties to the riverfront whenever possible:

The all-metal curtain wall melds with the area’s predominantly metal and masonry buildings; its white-and-blue punched windows bring a modern
interplay of color and shape. The west-facing all high-performance glass facade tilts 90 degrees to seemingly float above the river, providing
staff with not only a panoramic views but a unique sensation of suspension above water.

The inward-leaning atrium serves as the project’s primary entrance and is clearly marked by a dramatic 10-story leaning atrium comprised entirely
of orange glass. The atrium defines a diagonal circulation path through the project, splitting it in two. At street level, a wide staircase offers the
area’s only public access point to the riverside.

The top floors are occupied by NHST, the primary tenant and owner of Dagens Næringsliv, one of Norway’s top newspapers. The lower floors are
occupied by Oslo Kommune/Oslo County and Eiendoms-og Byfornyelsesetaten/Property and City Renewal Department.

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Photos by Tim Griffith and Jiri Havran / http://www.archdaily.com/61528/akerselva-atrium-nbbj/

I wish they built that thing twice as tall, with the second half mirrored of the lower half, so it would be a 24 tower that kinda bulged:cheers:

^^ What..?!?! :lol:

^^ What..?!?! :lol:

i second this.

i think maybe someone had too much to drink today :lol:

Sorry about that that was a typo, by twice as half i meant twice as tall, by mirrored (you know what mirrored mean's right?) i meant the building facade repeated, but upside down so to speak. So basically what you have then is a 24 story tower that bulges out sort of like this

(excuse the shitty photoshop, i'm not good at it.)
http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss240/GlennR-91/ab5.jpg

personally i think that would look quite cool

Awson, Þróndeimr! Couldn't be be better. Where exactly is it going to take place?

I made a rate our architecture tread for this building. So go here if you want to rate it:

Link! (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=81769442#post81769442)