Sjølyst Arken

Location
Skøyen, Oslo, Norway

Size
15,000m²

Principal
Pure Property

Year
2009

The SjølystArken office building (approx. 18,800 m² net rentable) is located on Skøyen in Oslo. The site is located where the city's main western approach along the fjord meets the city center – a place with a panoramic view of the picturesque fjord islands and the city's surrounding green hilly landscape.

The complex nature of the site (above an existing grocery store and adjacent garage – both in continuous operation – and close to the busy E18 motorway) has informed the varying forms, expressions and materiality of the project. As part of a larger development plan, it has been necessary to be sensitive in location and mass, with subsequent adjustments in the layout to ensure that the underlying housing units have access to the fjord edge.

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Towards the city, we follow the street and cornice level height data to match the neighboring buildings. But when the building turns to meet the landscape, the facade changes both in direction and design character – and develops a double-curved shape that gradually stretches out towards the fjord landscape, like the bow of a ship – a landmark.

During the design process, we have used both physical and 3D computer models to identify and realize the geometry of this project. These have been crucial in generating the optimal triangulated format to construct the glazed envelope for the double-curved facade, while addressing the technical issues created by the E18 motorway. Despite the large glass facades, the building is designed to be within the new EU rules for energy consumption.

NIELSTORP+ ARCHITECTS AS

We have a long tradition of creating humane architecture. People are at the center when we design houses and districts. Our houses are broken down to scale, to a scale that makes people feel at home in, and feel a sense of belonging to, their surroundings.

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CONTACT

Telephone: +47 23 36 68 00
Email: firmapost@nielstorp.no
Visiting address: Industrigata 59, 0357 Oslo
Mailing address: PO Box 5387 Majorstua, 0304 Oslo
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