Ørnen Hotel – NIELSTORP+ arkitekter

Ornen Hotel

Location
Bergen, Norway

Size
17,642m²

Client
OBOS / Veidekke

Built
2014

Located in Bergen close to the central rail station, the new 365 bed hotel is conceived as a lofty and prominent landmark on one of the main entrance roads into the city centre.
Influenced by the planning regulations which stipulate differing maximum building heights across the site, the building plays on this and acts as a mediator between the heights of the various surrounding buildings addressing the 'towering' neighbor to the south and stepping down to address the large elongated multi-storey car park to the east and the remaining traditional five and six storey buildings which characterize this area of Bergen.

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The southern block with its high facade is articulated with a play on the vertical tension from floor to floor, and this contrasts with horizontal emphasis and layering of the facades to the side wings which are lower in height.
The materials are simple and consistent. The main cladding is to be a sheet material that can be bowed and shaped in such a way that relatively deep facade reliefs can be achieved whilst minimizing the flashings and edge reveals.

The main cladding is to be white, reflecting a typical renovated Bergen Facade. At night the white faced panels will pick up color from the internal lighting contributing a contrast of color compared to the clean white of the facade during the day.

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
Org.no: 922 748 705