The construction of a building is by necessity a local endeavour, yet architectural ideas travel far and wide, spread by new digital media, and by publications such as this book. There is a growing interest in Norwegian architecture, which is renowned for its high quality.
Furthermore, international issues such as climate change adaptation, energy conservation and digital technology — which dominate discussions in the global building industry — are key concerns in Norwegian architecture.
This is reflected in the construction of buildings in Norway, as well as in the design of buildings by Norwegian architects abroad.
Architecture develops in response to a specific set of circumstances, including climate, topography, tradition, and social conditions. How we construct buildings is closely linked to how we see and organise the world, and buildings mirror the most basic priorities and expectations of our society. The examples of Norwegian architecture shown in this book are not just cultural expressions, they are models of value creation that benefit society as a whole.
Each of the buildings shown here is also a real and physical manifestation of the traditions and practices that continue to shape Norwegian society.
They reflect the international calibre of Norwegian architecture and architects, and what can be achieved when this is combined with local skills. Our aim is for Norwegian architecture to continue to make a significant impact in the international arena. Oslo, January What is Norwegian Architecture? A Good Society? Obviously, an understanding of local conditions is central to creating architecture anywhere. Every building is specific, it exists in only one location; it may even be unique. Nonetheless, looking at the production of contemporary architects from different parts of the world, it seems obvious that most of them are working within a common idiom, and that whatever is specific about their work often seems cloaked in a globally recognisable expression.
Technology and construction expertise has continued to flow effortlessly from continent to continent, eradicating climatic and cultural differences and homogenizing architecture in the process. There is little difference between an office building in Shanghai and one in Stockholm, except perhaps in the settings on the air conditioning system. So how does national identity and local experience manifest itself in architecture, if at all? Looking at recent building construction in Norway, for example, what can be said to be Norwegian architecture?
Rather than a collection of works typical of Norwegian construction in the second decade of the second millennium, they are the exceptions. They are exceptions, in terms of architectural quality, or clarity of planning, or material innovation.
The average client in Norway is not particularly enlightened when it comes to architecture, the average budget is not very big, the average builder not particularly skilled. These buildings are exceptions because someone managed to realise an idea despite, rather than because of, the current conditions for Norwegian architectural production. Trying to identify trends or generalities on the basis of this collection of exceptions, seems meaningless to me as a way to understand current architectural production in Norway.
Rather than generalising, what we need to do is to identify what was special, particular, unique about each of these projects, and see if we might recreate the circumstances that made them possible.
My guess is that what we will find at the heart of each of these successes are people, individuals, architects and others, with an idea and the will and ingenuity to see it through; rather than systems, policies, general concepts or formalised processes.
And when we focus on these specifics, and really get to know and understand something, nationality very quickly becomes irrelevant. And then the architecture is no longer Norwegian architecture, it is just architecture.
Ambitious or even good architecture. Not something foreign to be admired from afar, but something to provide you with specific points of view that maybe, just maybe, also has value in other equally specific situations.
Paradoxically, it seems the more specific a work of architecture is, the more precise it is, the more understandable and accessible it can become — sometimes for many, sometimes for a few. And if there is a general insight to be found in this, it might be that we are capable of appreciating beauty anywhere, and of being moved by the qualities of material and of thought in architecture — anywhere.
Because we have abandoned architecture as a means of organising society and re-distributing the benefits of wealth, in the sense of creating dignified settings for collective life. The apartment towers at Rundeskogen balance vistas 0 1 2 and3 visibility, 4 5 and connect the structural 10m core with the surrounding outdoor common areas.
The Rundeskogen apartments are situated at an infrastructural node between three city centres on the west coast of Norway.
Single-family houses and small-scale housing projects dominate the region, creating a context that accentuates the height and volume of the project, which is also a result of the requirement to keep a distance to a recently discovered Viking grave on the neighbouring hillside. The three towers contain units, ranging from 60 sq. The star-shaped core structure is in concrete, with secondary elements in timber. The project is organized around the star-shaped structure, and the fins stretching out from the core function as walls between the apartments.
On the ground level they spread like roots, bracing the structure while integrating social meeting spaces, playgrounds, gym facilities and large entrances. The apartments are placed with ideal sun conditions and views in mind. Each apartment has an integrated winter garden, with fully insulated glass facades allowing flexible, year-round use. Other environmental features include solar collectors on the roof, heat recovery from grey water and ground source heat pumps.
Every apartment buyer received a complementary bike and their own fruit tree in the garden. GBA per year, Area Usage: approx. VAT per sq. K: walls: 0. Compact building volume. Almost all apartments in the project have been declared NVE energy efficiency class A. Hurdal eco-village started with nine small straw bale houses in an old farmyard. Now the village has grown to five clusters of brand new active energy houses, making Hurdal municipality one of the prime eco-destinations in Norway.
Hurdal Eco Village started with nine small straw bale houses built around an old farmyard. Today, the village has been extended with five brand new housing clusters, all built with active energy houses. The local municipality is now directing all development activities towards sustainability, aiming to make Hurdal the eco-destination of Norway. Simen Torp, the founder and prime mover behind the eco village, believes that sustainability is not just a question of buildings, food and environment, but also fruitful human relationships and health.
His goal is an economy based on collaboration rather than competition. Since its modest self-build beginnings in , the project has grown, with the most recent addition being 71 houses, all sold on the open market to a wide variety of buyers. More are in the pipeline. Cluster 1A is the first of five planned housing clusters in Hurdal Eco Village. More than forty houses in five different sizes, built according to the the active energy concept, with permeable construction, natural ventilation, moisture-regulating wood surfaces, surface treatments that improve indoor climate, wood burning stove, solar panels on the roof, and wood as the main building material.
The village encourages a green lifestyle, but leaves it up to the individual how far they want to take it, socially as well as practically. A string of local mayors have all supported the project, which, they hope, will bring both people and jobs to help build the local community.
Solveig Nygaard Langvad. Cluster 1B has 27 units designed by Stilla Utvikling. Clusters are being developed by Stilla Utvikling and Gaia Prosjekt. Photos: Are Carlsen. Other energy measures, renewable energy from wood-burning stove and solar cells results in purchased energy approx.
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