Barents House

In 2009, Reinulf Ramstad Arkitekter (http://www.reiulframstadarkitekter.no/) won 1st price in an invited architect competition to design a new building for the Norwegian Barents secretariat.
The arctic town of Kirkenes is the hub of regional relations between Norway and Russia. This building will mirror the diverse interchange that is
taking place between the two nations and symbolize innovation and open possibility. Wood and timber play an important role in the culture and
traditions of both nations. Therefore the concept was to create a signal edifice out of wood. The result will be the tallest wooden building in the
world; a multi-functional, architecturally innovative structure that constitutes a pilot project regarding the use of wood in the buildings of
tomorrow.

The building will function as a lighthouse for the development of the Barents region and the regional border cooperation in the north. It will
include a number of facilities, among them a library, a theatre and a creative environment for artists, researchers, students and other relevant
institutions. The Norwegian barents secretariat, the international Barents secretariat and the barents institute will of course also have their
offices in the building.


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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Architecture/BarentsHouse2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Architecture/BarentsHouse1small.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Architecture/BarentsHouse6small.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Architecture/BarentsHouse8small.jpg

^^ Cool, "The world's tallest..." sounds good in my ears. Hope it will be approved!

I called the project that because I couldn't find a name for it yet.

My guess is yes, shrinking towns are very yimby :)

Name: Barents House - yet this title will probably attract more views :)

its a cool project, i guess, though i dont really plan on ever visiting that place and actually see the tower!

haha, or maybe this building will give me a reason to finally check out the nothern part of our country!!

^ I did it, and i sure recommend it with or without this tower :)

(Kirkenes isn't spectacular, but Varangerhalvøya is very very nice!)

Just stay away from Finnmarksvidda: mosquitoes and more mosquitoes.

I knew there were a lot of them, but I'd never have guessed the car grill could get completely clogged.

Which one is the highest now and which one is the highest in Northern Europe at the moment? If anyone knows!

I know that they probably used to have the highest in Northern Europe in Ulricehamn in Sweden but not any more, at least after reding this at their city site:

Dessutom ska bolaget utreda och studera tekniker för att bäst uppföra trähus samt sträva efter att Ulricehamn åter ska få norra Europas största/högsta träbyggnad.

So there might be a competition then! ;)
That's nice! Might increase the hight in both place then! Who knows?
Although the Ulricehamners where just aiming for Northern Europe, looks like they will have to go even higher now then! :)

This is the current worlds tallest wooden building, in London:


http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/fit3xl/300109059.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=592154&page=2

Bergen also has a candidate for the world record approved, so there may be a small race towards getting the title:)

That London building doesn't look very woody on the outside.

If a certain highrise building is classified as the "World's tallest wooden building", then shouldn't its skeletal frame e made out of wood as well? I wouldn't want to have a skyscraper's skeletal frame constructed out of wood.

hmm, looks like i can't edit thread name, only title...

If a certain highrise building is classified as the "World's tallest wooden building", then shouldn't its skeletal frame e made out of wood as well? I wouldn't want to have a skyscraper's skeletal frame constructed out of wood.

Well the criteria is that the main loadbaring structure is mainly composed of wood i guess. Why do you think wood is fragile? Have you ever heard of massive-wood glued elements, ei. we have army-bridges made of wood that can hold numerous 90 ton tanks, what makes you think we can't build a highrise of wood?:) When it comes to fire safety thick wood-elements are far superior to both concrete and steel.

This building will have 16 floors above ground. Price is between 350-400 million Kroner. Planning will take another 3 years to the final decission will be taken. So the building won't be completed anytime before 2017. But looks like a very nice skybar/restaurant on the 16th floor, and the roof will be avaliable to the public!

Here is some better renderings. But since this one is in a very early stage i guess the design might change quite a lot.

edit: moved to the first post.

Updated renderings. I still hope for a major upgrade on exterior façades so it actually looks like a wooden building...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/BarentsHouse1.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/cityw/Architecture/BarentsHouse2.jpg

The newest edition of Teknisk Ukeblad features a large article about this building, Arthur Buchardt has adopted the project :)

A summary from the article can be read online for free now:
http://www.tu.no/bygg/article240320.ece


– Det er nå sikkert at bygget blir bygget, vi har allerede klare leietakere til flere tusen kvadratmeter.


http://www.tu.no/multimedia/archive/00133/Barentshus_konstruk_133566h.jpg

Also it appears the height has been raised to 20 floors :)

awesome!

It's moving along, here you can find a short presentation from the Wood-guy at Sweco, 80m / 20fl :
http://www.skog.no/html/SOT_2010/36%20Abrahamsen.pdf

The building is featured on the front page of the newest edition of Byggeindustrien.

Will you change the thread title, Trønder?

Lol. (http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/troms_og_finnmark/1.7756732) :cheers:

Two things, Buchardt really loves highrises, and maybe foodpoisoning should be the new tactic against nimby-politicians?

^^ hah! At least it got approved! :banana:

Article in tomorrow's Aftenposten. This is certainly not dead, and seems to be realizable within a short time!:banana:

http://www.aftenposten.no/bolig/article4212202.ece

Is it only 16 floors? Looks way higher than that here imho:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v188/cityx/Architecture/BarentsHouse1small.jpg

EDIT: It's 20 floors according to the link above.

^^It's 20, but Trondheimr ignored my motion to change it.... But yeah, your render show the 16-floor version.

If you count the floors in the illustration, you will get 16/17 floors.

Edit: Was it more than one version of the proposal?

^^It's 20, but Trondheimr ignored my motion to change it.... But yeah, your render show the 16-floor version.

Did i? check again! ;)

Sometimes i just forget!

80m? So each floors is at average 5m high? That's a lot for a modern building.

Math skills of forumers in here...:ohno:

I think you should type it in your calculator once more.

:lol:

80m? So each floors is at average 5m high? That's a lot for a modern building.

80 divided by 20 is 4. ;)

Well, okay slightly embarrassing. 4m is still quite a lot compared to many modern buildings though.
:tongue2:

Oppdaget via post i World forums at jeg hadde glemt å poste dette:
http://innsyn.e-kommune.no/innsyn_sorvaranger/wfdocument.aspx?journalpostid=2011012558&dokid=138067&versjon=3&variant=A&

7/9-11:
"Formannskapets vedtak i sak 134/11:
Formannskapet stiller seg negativ til en søknad om omregulering av tomtene ved samfunnshuset
og NAV for en mulig realisering av Verdens høyeste trehus.
Formannskapet vedtar å nedsette en brukerkomite for å kartlegge og analysere behovet for
arealer knyttet til et fremtidig kulturbygg. Rådmannen oppnevner sekretær for utvalget."

So what's the story with this one? Is it on hold?

Any news on this interesting building?
It got approved, but did the construction start?