Hallmaker

Location
Kneppeskjær, Oslo

Principal
Oslo Harbor Authorities

Year
2005

PVC stock

It was originally designed as a competition for a temporary warehouse.

The architectural idea is based on simple construction principles which, together with the PVC cloth (fabric), offer many possibilities for building and aesthetic qualities. The doll is treated like a fabric and stretched out like a sail. The construction is attached with a stern stay on the outside. A simple two-dimensional frame is put together so that the fabric's shape becomes organic and three-dimensional. Each section, each "ship", is constructively self-supporting. The desired number of ships can be added to achieve the correct size of the hall (warehouse).

Between each "ship" it is a "break" with a vertical element of glass.
The construction is freely stretched between the facades and there are no columns inside the hall.
The hall is lit up on the outside facade to amplify the lighting qualities of the PVC cancas.
The hall carries a maritime character and is divided up into building sections.
The hall system shall be flexible and be adapted to the users' varied needs for storage.
Each section of the hall can be used together or separately.
The hall can have different climate and humidity in the different parts.
Each section can have one or more gates in the facade.

The purpose of the building is to give the traditional plastic halls an identity and innovative form that brings out the positive and dynamic with the use of PVC cancas.

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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