Oslo Atrium

Location
Oslo

Size
28,000m²

Year
2003

Oslo Atrium is shaped like a city quarter and opens up in different ways on all sides, against the strongly contrasting outdoor environments that currently characterize the area. The building's exterior is designed as a clear and solid cube, where various cutouts and openings provide contact with the interior.

Towards the main entrance, Nyland Allé, the quarter offers a generous openness to the terraced interior. A sober approach was deliberately expressed here because of the planned spectacular cultural buildings at Bjørvika. In contrast to the building's austere, urban exterior, the interior is designed around a rich, monumental, conical central space, which connects office spaces with galleries and walkways. The south-facing, free-standing building body is highlighted as a pavilion building raised on high columns, so that the courtyard can be aired out at the top and bottom towards Nyland Allé. Metal, glass and warm travertine form a friendly greeting to the old Oslo Central Station and the neighboring buildings to the west.