All new Norwegian highrises

[Jarmo K]

Originally Posted by Ingenioren

Models of Rundeskogen (Helen & Hard) in Sandnes is in Englands pavillion at the Venezian biennale

this month's european architecture magazine a10 features a long story about helen & hard + introduces a bunch of their work.

[Ingenioren]

This is the design for Thons hotell in Moss, 45 meters tall, 200 rooms and 13 floors. They wish to start construction. They say they have been inspired by Sas hotel in Oslo... Thon hopes to have it finished by september 2011, he needs a fast approval or he will not build. Politicians are very positive!

http://www.moss-avis.no/article/2008...NYTT/865962919
http://www.moss-avis.no/article/2008...NYTT/883308474
http://www.moss-dagblad.no/lokalnytt/article3801779.ece

[IceCheese]

I'm not quite sure how thats will fit in in Moss, but I guess nothing of what's there today fit in either... Moss will always be an ugly industrial city, like most other Østfold-cities.

[GuyFromMoss]

Moss is like most Norwegian cities I guess. Industrial, and ugly. But it has a lot of new development. In five years Moss have got a new airport, 2 new shopping centres, a remodeled shopping centre. They are renovating the city centre for a lot of million NOK, so it can only get better!

[Þróndeimr]

Yes, Moss is ugly and need a larger renovation of its downtown/harboursite. Some high-rises is most welcome there too, though i'd like Thon to use some more money on architecture and design. But that won't happend, since Thon is all about business.

[IceCheese]

Wow, I managed to lure out the Moss-forumer! I recognize that there has been some new development in Moss, some modernistic appartment projects on old industrial plots along the coast. Personally I'm not fond of how much of the shopping in the inner city is focused around the Amfi-shopping mall, but.. Eitherway the only real project that could change Moss and how the inner city works, is to remove the ferry, basicly.

[GuyFromMoss]

I do agree that the ferry should be removed, but I don't agree that it is necesary to change the city life in the inner city. The inner city has very low traffic volumes compared to the roads around Moss. A lot of streets have been closed, and that has helped on traffic volumes.

Moss' largest problem isn't the Amfi shopping centre, but all the shopping and car based commercial activities outside the city. Strip-malls seems to be popping up everywhere.

[mjoks007]

If they move the ferry there will build exactly the same as in Sandefjord and Tønsberg and thats just ugly!

[Feltherre]

200 hotellrom, butikker og et restauranttårn 60 meter over bakken er drømmen for utbygger.

[Þróndeimr]

Man, one highrise (Forum Jæren) can really do alot, since all of Brynes nabours wants to build tall signal-towers now!

[Ingenioren]

Yes, the Bryne effekt! <3 To bad we live in the wrong part of the country... =P

[Feltherre]

If you read this article ,you see they are planning to build another highrise in Tjøtta(wich is very close to Bryne). But they fear that this new building will distract Forum Jæren. But nothing is decided yet, a decision will be taken sooner this year. Personally i don`t think they will distract each other. Hope it gets approved!

[Ingenioren]

Yes! I've posted it before=) A lot going on in Jæren... !

[Ingenioren]

Found this image of Kilen brygge (Sandefjord) at HRTB.no ... Is this the final design? I like it...

[IceCheese]

Intruiging design, and it seem to fit in well with the area. Nice!

[Þróndeimr]

Not my kind of design, looks awful actually! Just trying to make something people will notice, it will work, though i was hoping it would be noticed diffrently!

Btw, nice too see this highrise going through, since i though they dropped this one several years ago!

[Þróndeimr]

Trondheim Kommune have engaged two architect companies to make proposals to their site at Holtermannsveien 1.
Today this is a rather large site close to the St. Olav's Hospital and NTNU University. But most of it is a large parking lot
and some small forests nobody have ever done anything with. In the middel, TEAB, the city council building, a 46m tall office
building with 14 floors built in 1970. There was a reconstruction there in 2003, where the facade got green, instead of
grey. But Trondheim Kommune is now moving out, selling the entire site.



Pir II Arkitektkontor AS and LinkSignatur AS have made 5 different proposals for the site. Two of the proposals includes a highrise
taller than the current one, and one proposal proposes to demolish the current highrise building. A winner will be chosen on
October 1st.

Pir II Proposal 1


Pir II Proposal 2


Pir II Proposal 3


LinkSignatur AS Proposal 1


LinkSignatur AS Proposal 2

[stalguiden]

The area of Oslo S and Bjoervika is the main topic of Norwegian Steel Day which will be held on 29. October in Oslo. The morning session has many interesting project presentations, such as:
09:20 Nye Oslo S
– Om vinnerprosjektet*
ved arkitekt Gro Bonesmo, Space Group

09:45 Miljøfyrtårn over Vaterland*
– Ny skyskraper, 10 meter høyere en Oslo Plaza*
ved arkitekt Kurt Singstad, partner i MAD

10.10 Snøhettabygget i Barcode
– Forutsetninger og løsninger*
ved arkitekt Marianne Sætre, Snøhetta

10:35 Ny gangbru fra Grønland til Bjørvika
– Funksjonskrav førte til spenstig design*
ved arkitekt Ivar Lunde, L2 Arkitekter AS &
Runar Sørensen, Sivilingeniør, Rambøll Norge AS

11:15 Nordenga bru – Østre Tangent*
– Triangelformet stålbru for kjørebane og gang/sykkelbane
ved Sivilingeniør Kåre J. Kirkevik, Aas-Jakobsen AS

11:35 Barcode-hus nr. 2 i Bjørvika
– KLP-bygget med hulldekker på stål bæresystem
ved Andreas Solberg, Contiga AS

The program can be seen here: http://www.stalguiden.com/staldag.htm

[Þróndeimr]

Would recommend any some of our Oslo members to go to that session, since its information about three of the most important highrise projects in Oslo/Norway!

[kjetilab]

The only problem is the rather steep price of 2900 ++ NOK to attend. Otherwise I would go.Even though I'm not a professional within the Steel Industry.