Located in Bergen, Norway, Bergen fire station was designed by Stein Halvorsen Architects. The building is solid and protected towards the motorway and transparent and open towards the lake. The curved shape creates a secluded space facing the lake, forming an environment for activities as well as reflecting the dynamics of the roads. The building consists of four main elements, Base – Shield –...
Designed by LINK arkitektur AS, Nordahl Grieg Highschool is located in Bergen, Norway. This new school has room for 800 students. Whilst the pupils and staff are provided with a superb teaching facility, the project, covering an area of 14.000 sq m, has a simplistic design which is well embedded in the landscape. Universal design and advanced technical solutions have been implemented making this school...
Located in Bergen, Norway, Villa Storingavika was designed by Saunders Architecture. As a work of architecture, Villa Storingavika is a textbook example of a regional modernism, combining the modern gesture of wide spanning platforms of space with the traditional forms and materials of Bergen’s light-framed timber houses. The building’s proportions are also akin to Bergen’s maritime architecture...
Located in Bergen, Norway, Villa G was designed by Saunders Architecture. The house has a futuristic form but is built with traditional Nordic materials and architectural elements with a good basis in Norwegian building methods. The wooden cladding on the house consists of 3 different sizes mounted in a random pattern. The house has an over-built outside space and the second floor covers the entrance...