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

This is the barcode building between Visma Bygget (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=553277) and DnB NOR Headquarter (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=641578). Its a 15 floor tall residential building
designed by Norwegian architect company MAD (Moderne Arkitektur og Design AS) (http://www.mad.no/).

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/166/madbygget7x1000.jpg
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http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2005/madbygget11x1000.jpg
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http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/8236/madbygget9x1000.jpg
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http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2871/madbygget10x1000.jpg
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http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8818/madbygget13x1000.jpg
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http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7774/madbygget12x1000.jpg
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http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/637/madbygget8x1000.jpg
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Even if we don't have the height to the centimeter, it will be around 50 metres.

Doesn't look much like a residential now... Do we know that this is the final design? Or is it just a volume-scetch?

^^ since its not all set for construction yet i guess we can hope for some facade-changes and maybe smaller design changes.

I`m not worried about the design. I trust MAD :)

It can't be the final design. The render has 17 floors.

I was hoping for the breadslice.... ;P Not enough barcode for ya?...

It can't be the final design. The render has 17 floors.

According to the OSU-person I spoke to today 17 floors is the correct height. Somewhere around 50 metres..

^^ good, will change the thread title.

Yeah, YOU go do that!:lol:


Seems to be time to post a new render so I'll post the render from OSU Mag.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/MAD.jpg

You can use it in your first post, or you can ask me to give you the whole file, if you want a perspective covering more of Barcode.

^^ i need a full size scan of the barcode render as posted in the fjorcity thread, as huge as possible! Get your ass on msn now, or give me a link (if the file gets big, upload to rapidshare or something)! :P

^ I bet you this is not the final design tough :) And that's a good thing, because i think it's needs more diversity. And ofcourse the barcode police will say those boxes are ruining the view down the street, and that it will need a ruler-straight appearance inline with the other codes.

@Þróndeimr: As promised, here comes the link(s): :nuts:

http://rapidshare.com/files/250127132/001.jpg.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/250127569/002.jpg.html

So the title on the list says
OSLO | MAD Bygget | 14fl | App
but the title on the OP says
OSLO | MAD Bygget | 17fl | App

wtf? I thought they were the same by default?

^^ Its actually me editing the second title, but forgot to pass the word to swede since i am not allowed to change the first and main title. :)

^ Someone should change that, would save them big guys a little...

There has been a complete redesign of this one appearantly:
Stumbled over this regarding the last barcode blocks aswell as Mad-bygget:
http://web102881.pbe.oslo.kommune.no/saksinnsyn/showfile.asp?fileid=2420254

It will be 15 floors (cote 51m) in most of it's length, except for 1/4th facing Trelast street, that will be 13 floors.

^^ great! Now we just need the renderings! :D

So they want it to be in full height in all of the plot instead of just half of it like originally designed? What a surprise.. Another Barcode turning out FAR more massive than planed. Does anyone have any controll here at all? Seems all Norwegian architects after given a plot to build on, gets completely FIXED on using the whole plot at full height, and then adding some designish things afterwards. Not the way to create good, intriguing architecture in my eyes.:ohno:

FAIL!

^^ well, this one has been lowered from 17 to 15 floors, which means it will be a bit more in contrast to its nabouring 67m tall buildings.

Still, i'd like Barcode to be everything from 40m - 120m.

So they want it to be in full height in all of the plot instead of just half of it like originally designed? What a surprise.. Another Barcode turning out FAR more massive than planed. Does anyone have any controll here at all? Seems all Norwegian architects after given a plot to build on, gets completely FIXED on using the whole plot at full height, and then adding some designish things afterwards. Not the way to create good, intriguing architecture in my eyes.:ohno:

FAIL!
Is it surprising, though? City planning in Norway is NIMBY controlled, and they seem to only care about what they can quantify - height (to pinnacle, that is) number of floors (again to the top floor), number of square meters, etc. No wonder then, there is a pressure to find loopholes in the pattern that maximizes profit.

So here is the new design, 48 meters and 15 floors:

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_1037-1.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_1039-1.jpg

Alternative one, vev:
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_1040-1.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_1041.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_1042.jpg

Alternative 2, pixel: (Looks familiar? :lol:)
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_1043.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_1044.jpg


Btw, here are the original Lund Hagem design that won the competition in 2007.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Skyscrapercity/LundHagemB13middle1.jpg

I liked vev. A new and exiting facade design in my eyes.

Sad it's not 17 floors anymore.

I don't understand why any buildings should be built as wafer thin as this one looks to be. It surely must be very inefficient and poor cost-effectiveness. Also, practically all of the windows area (one the long sides) will face directly into the other building only a couple of meters away. Seems like a very bad solution IMO.

As stated before, I am very disapointed that this building ended as a squareshaped box. And these designs didn't do much to better my view of this building. I guess "vev" is my favorite, though I'm skeptical if this is the best solution for this plot.

practically all of the windows area (one the long sides) will face directly into the other building only a couple of meters away. .

Their presentation said they wished to apply the city to move the building some meters closer to Visma, and thus provide more daylight. I know we all would like a taller building, but i guess it was required to lower so the Barcode-effect isn't lost... We knew that some buildings would have to be significantly lower than 60 meters for the concept to work, and this turned out to be one of them.

When that's said i like the pixel facade better, the very long facade will be very exposed due to the stairs-shaped DnB-Nor, and it requires a certain appearance of a varied facade, a regular grid will be wrong imo.

To me the tower is far to tall to give a "low-rise" impression. If they cut the height to 4-6 floors, we would get a real effect.

and it requires a certain appearance of a varied facade, a regular grid will be wrong imo.

^^YOU'RE wrong, imo! As it seems both Visma and DnBNOR B will have very diffrensiated facade covers (i wouldn't say "caotic", though), so a more patterned facade would work well here. My honest opinion:)

And for reminders, Visma's wall:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/cityz/VismaBygget5small.jpg

and DnBNOR B's wall:
http://osu.no/typo3temp/pics/1c1a3e1630.jpg

^ I'm certainly glad it's not cut to 6 floors!

Indeed, but this one will be very exposed from the east when walking down the avenue, while Vismas sides will be almost completly hidden and so will DnB-Nors.

^ I'm certainly glad it's not cut to 6 floors!

Indeed, but this one will be very exposed from the east when walking down the avenue, while Vismas sides will be almost completly hidden and so will DnB-Nors.

Well, it doesn't have to be lowrise all way through. The plot is 100 meters long, for gods sake! Do a pyramide or, whatever, I don't care. I just want a more varied view from DEG and soutwards towards the Barcode-blocks. Or else we'll end up with this (model by me: ) █▌▐ ▌▐▐▌█▌█▌▐

To have much lower buildings is also part of the original Barcode concept. I would also have wished for more variation in shapes and volumes, also more in terms with the original plans of Dark.

(thank you trondheimer, for making an archive of all this:) Hard to find elsewhere!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v646/cityq/Projects%20and%20developments/Barcode03model2.jpg

O also notice that Dark has much fewer groundlevel crossings between the buildings. Personally I don't see what we need all the crossroads for.

Crossroads are very important for politicians to feel they have some air in return for allowing evil towers, no mention those open alleys are not needed for nothing... Quite curious what Osu can make of them... :nuts: Give it a few years, and i bet they will be glasscovered and built shops in them.. :)

MAD architecture firm has let out a picture teaser of the exterior on the apartment complex their drawing up next to Visma.

http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz244/weidel23/mad-operakvarteret-fasade.jpg

I like it a lot! I have never been worried aboout this building, but i'm happy to see the MAD "signature" in the facade.

The new OSU-mag features a new render showing the view from DEG:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/Mad-trn.jpg

To me, I'm a bit surprised that the facade turns out this boring and monotous. Could've been a random boligblokk in any part of the city... Another Enerhaug terasse?

You think so, when i look at the Osu-mag render i think it seems to be a "waving" polygon-shape of the building itself behind the rectangular balconies, looks lively and better than what we have seen previously wich is purely rectangular building.. :) And the colours, YES!

Design is now revealed, the only facade with waved surface will be the eastern:

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_2502.jpg

Facade will be covered with an inner layer of wood and an outside layer of aluminium grid plates that residents can move around the edge of their balconies:
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_2501.jpg

Additional renderings:
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_2500.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_2499.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_2498.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_2498.jpg

DnBnor building C closest to the "camera"!:banana:

Is this also U/C soon?

Since the building is almost completely residental, I would guess they won't start construction til they've sold a certain share of the appartments. Sales haven't started yet, as you may know...

They are constructing the basement and foundations now, though. Just as the basement of Isfjellet, it's common and crucial for the whole Operakvarteret. We may (but hopefully not) see a similiar construction stop when the reach ground level, as we're currently seeing with Isfjellet.

Mhm, yeah I know, I have't been down there and seen the whole for a while. Hopefully the sale will be a success and the building will start rising.

Didn't notice that they've started on this aswell, but it makes sense if they did it tough as even B13s first step is getting foundations done!

Well, they've havent exactly started on it any more than digging it out. But I guess it's progressing some way or another.

We have a digger, and we have a new ramp - so prepping this one now:
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_0060.jpg

Mad has made plans for what they wish to fill the strips next to it with,

This is Mad-Visma strip with some bike-resembling bikeracks:
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Dagen/DSC_0229.jpg

Mad-DnbNor strip will feature some green areas:
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/Dagen/DSC_0230.jpg

^Looks like we got the cover of a new "Pelle og Proffen" book here. Pelle would be the guy on the bike and the title could be "WTF happened to Oslo S?".

Piling has started on the site, and here are some better quality renderings from Mad flickr account:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5071055788_9a7d5811c4_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/4966474209_cc8077401f_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4967057516_8c48c3e3e7_b.jpg

This is a photo from a recent project by Mad:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4967091950_f5d7a5c9c4_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/4967091962_956263b7be_b.jpg

This one shows the first concept from same architect, no idea why it was abandoned... :ohno:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4090/5061697409_8c26811d86_b.jpg

And the vev-alternative:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/5061697357_bdaa6d0320_b.jpg

I guess I'm not the only one who got an e-mail today. Seems sales start is approaching... Maybe already in November?

Email:

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

Velkommen til presentasjon av OperaKvarteret - boligtrinn II

Salget av neste boligtrinn i OperaKvarteret nærmer seg. Det arbeides iherdig med å klargjøre alt salgsmateriell som skal sendes ut før salgsstart.

Mens vi venter på dette ønsker vi å invitere deg som interessent til presentasjon av neste boligtrinn. Bygget blir spektakulært med en høyde på 15 etasjer, 90 meter langt og 7.8 meter bredt.

Alle leilighetene blir gjennomgående med balkong. På presentasjonen vil du få en innføring i byggets standarder og utforming, samt muligheten til å se plantegninger av leilighetene.

Vi planlegger salgsstart i november og prospekt og prisliste vil bli sendt deg ca. en uke før salget starter.

Velkommen til presentasjonen i vårt visningssenter i Dronning Eufemias gate 8, 1. etasje i PWC-bygget:

Torsdag 28/10 kl. 18.00
Fredag 29/10 kl. 15.00
Søndag 31/10 kl. 15.00

Elixia moving in by the end of 2012/beginning of 2013:
http://ne.no/34858

I can imagine the people living in Grønland walk across Stasjonsallmenningen with a bag on their shoulder :)

Read the full article in Finansavisen here: http://osu.no/fileadmin/docs/operakvarteret_finansavisen.pdf

Notice also that they're finally estimating a sales start for this building: Around new year. So no reason to be wondering anymore:)

I en høyde på 90 meter vil den smale blokken skille seg kraftig ut i forhold til
den langt mer ordinære boligbebyggelsen som kommer på Sørenga, noen hundre meter unna.

If only...

WOW!! Great news, soon out for sale.

And have to say, looks better than i thought it would.

http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz244/weidel23/12_1780354369_xl.jpg

http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz244/weidel23/12_1313341992_xl.jpg

http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz244/weidel23/12_1885008643_xl.jpg

http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz244/weidel23/12_84937591_xl.jpg

http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz244/weidel23/12_731635690_xl.jpg

http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz244/weidel23/12_-405208046_xl.jpg

http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz244/weidel23/12_-405208046_xl.jpg

Recognize the 12floor building to the south? :)

Oh yeah! no problem.

both the building and the reflection in fact. you can see the river behind the opera in the reflection of the glass.

Buy!!

http://www.operakvarteret.no/bolig/finn-din-bolig/boligtrinn-ii/om-prosjektet/

^^December 6th at 14:00 according to today's Aftenposten:cheers:

Buy!!

http://www.operakvarteret.no/bolig/finn-din-bolig/boligtrinn-ii/om-prosjektet/

Extremely expensive.. I get the top floors, which will be amazing, but the lower floors is stupidly expensive - with no wiew, no sun and a pretty straight section, don't seem like the best buy to me..

This is the LAST ONE from Stage one: http://www.finn.no/finn/realestate/homes/object?finnkode=22634760 (12,6 mill NOK)

Since no news whatsoever has been released about the start of the sales and how many are sold, it looks like it hasnt been much of a success so far. But it could off course be lowsy ad and/or real estate people involved. I would certainly sell the article of how many are sold, which apartments and further on.

Does anybody know how many are sold? they are waaaaay to late to update the homepage

Would be interesting to follow the selling progress. Here's the ad at finn: http://www.finn.no/finn/realestate/homes/object?finnkode=25409012&sid=sid/2010/12/10/16/xz0821291994377926y

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss282/Ingenioren3/DSC_0675.jpg

And yes, finally they have updated their homepage. 29 sold apartments seems very good for the opening few weeks. But strangely enough its only the small one bedroom apartments that have sold. Seems that many probably go for a apartment commute or generally the market for smaller apartments are better? I think a couple of the high floor apartments probably will sell all right, but better and cooler projects will come, than very very small apartments, that are almost exclusively dark on one side, and 45 % of the other side. Extremely few will have evening sun in this building to say it that way. DNB nor top penthouses will probably sell out way faster. especially the ones in front of DMG. ANd i think the last project will sell like hell. This will be one cool as hell project, i just hope they make it a cool facade.

edit...

The renderings from the pdf-prospect.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/166/madbygget7x1000.jpg
Illustration by eve images (http://www.eve-images.com/)

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/2005/madbygget11x1000.jpg
Illustration by eve images (http://www.eve-images.com/)

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/8236/madbygget9x1000.jpg
Illustration by eve images (http://www.eve-images.com/)

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2871/madbygget10x1000.jpg
Illustration by eve images (http://www.eve-images.com/)

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8818/madbygget13x1000.jpg
Illustration by eve images (http://www.eve-images.com/)

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7774/madbygget12x1000.jpg
Illustration by eve images (http://www.eve-images.com/)

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/637/madbygget8x1000.jpg
Illustration by eve images (http://www.eve-images.com/)

The renderings from the pdf-prospect.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/166/madbygget7x1000.jpg
Illustration by eve images (http://www.eve-images.com/)

In what reality does the aluminium profiles of the Visma building look like that?:lol:

^^ everything looks better on a render! ;)

Fresh updates:
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_0753.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_0780.jpg

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_0979.jpg

Not impressed with the progress...

Don't think we have seen these two renders before:
http://www.mad.no/prod_images/doc_73_5.jpg
http://www.mad.no/prod_images/doc_73_7.jpg

Source: Mads own site.

23.04.11

A little progress since last update.
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P4231742.jpg?t=1303589888

I like it

^^nice

http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/ingenioren4/DSC_0364-1.jpg

http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x394/espeneckbo/P1010669.jpg

http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x394/espeneckbo/P1010673.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/P5301715.jpg?t=1306800168

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_0497.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_0498.jpg

Nice update!

25.06.11

Will rise above ground soon...
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/P6251609.jpg

...or it already has.
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/P6251608.jpg

30.07.11. two floors concrete.

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P7301586.jpg?t=1312071078

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/P7301588.jpg?t=1312071223

Mad(:lol:) rising!:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/20110807_022.jpg

From yesterday

http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/HenkeH/P8111588.jpg

Thanks, and welcome to the forum! :)

thanks ;)

MAD today. Some dirt on the lens again. Sorry.

http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa352/ruterruter/P1020556-1.jpg

http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa352/ruterruter/P1020561.jpg

http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa352/ruterruter/P1020562.jpg

Following up with another update.
08.09.11

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/P9081597.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/P9081599.jpg

http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa352/ruterruter/P1020562.jpg
vs:


http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/P9081599.jpg

Why have they removed the floor elements of the first floor?

vs:


Why have they removed the floor elements of the first floor?

I thought there were something strange, I just couldn't put my finger on it :lol:

My guess, they have made a deal with some tenant with special needs. Or maybe this "open" solution is more attractive in the market.

I noticed the same when i made tha last post, but forgot to mention it.

Weird to make changes like that after they have started constuction. Never seen that before. Maybe they read the blueprint wrong.

Once again, I'm not an engineer, and my specialty is law and informatics, but to me the old "floor" looks more like a scaffolding than something that was ment to be permanent. That they would just "change" specifications in the middle of building is more than unlikely. And as we know, Elixia will have the first floor here, while the floor above is supposedly hold for office space.

Mad(:lol:) rising!:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/IceCheese/20110807_022.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_1409.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/Ingenioren/DSC_1412.jpg

Following up!

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/PA051610.jpg


http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/PA051612.jpg


http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/PA051639.jpg

http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/ingenioren4/DSC_0108-1.jpg

http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/ingenioren4/DSC_0109-1.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x362/accessing/DSC00051.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x362/accessing/DSC00052.jpg

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x362/accessing/DSC00153.jpg

Taken with my phone.

Anyone have renders of how MAD will look towards Trelastgata with the new design?
The old model had 3 floors to the north. Will it be 15 all the way now?

Anyone have renders of how MAD will look towards Trelastgata with the new design?
The old model had 3 floors to the north. Will it be 15 all the way now?

There will be a one floor high setback towards Trelastgata, meaning the building will appears like it's 14 floors high. Look closely in the right upper edge of the building in this render:

http://www.mad.no/prod_images/doc_73_5.jpg

One floor setback? What's the point? Doesn't make much variation in the building or the b.code in general.

It will be two floors setback, as shown in the salesmodel: http://www.operakvarteret.no/bolig/finn-din-bolig/boligtrinn-ii/leilighetene/#/bygget

The point is "siktlinjer", of course. This open space will meet with DnBNOR C and others...

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/DSC_0136.jpg

It seems to be rising fast. It's now two floors higher than when I took my pictures.

Making the 9th floors now.

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/PB081607.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/PB081609.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/PB081617.jpg

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/PB081620.jpg

Another update. 07.12.11

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/PC071604.jpg


http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/PC071625.jpg


http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k439/marshol/Utvikling/PC071628.jpg

Oh my god that row looks awesome...:cheers:

http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/ingenioren4/DSC_0241.jpg

http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/ingenioren4/DSC_0240.jpg

windows!

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w255/greatcentral/060.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w255/greatcentral/061.jpg