MAIN ARCHITECTURAL GESTURE
The maintained qualities of the historic industrial buildings consist primarily of the façade and open factory spaces. The majority of the housing is placed on top of the building in a volume that encircles the factory spaces and transforms them into a central courtyard.
MAIN ARCHITECTURAL GESTURE
The maintained qualities of the historic industrial buildings consist primarily of the façade and open factory spaces. The majority of the housing is placed on top of the building in a volume that encircles the factory spaces and transforms them into a central courtyard.
URBAN COURTYARD
A communal courtyard is created by removing the roofs of the central factory space. This allows abundant daylight into the commercial spaces on the ground floor and into the housing above.
URBAN COURTYARD
A communal courtyard is created by removing the roofs of the central factory space. This allows abundant daylight into the commercial spaces on the ground floor and into the housing above.
FROM COMMON TO PRIVATE.
From the bustling public courtyard, residents can retreat to an exclusive rooftop terrace or – for total privacy – to individual terraces.
FROM COMMON TO PRIVATE.
From the bustling public courtyard, residents can retreat to an exclusive rooftop terrace or – for total privacy – to individual terraces.
| Program: | Housing and retail |
| Size: | +18.000 m2 |
| Location: | Oslo, Norway |
| Client: | Avantor AS |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Type: | Invited competition |
| Collaborators: | Hjellnes Consult |
| Team JAJA: | Jakob Christensen, Kathrin Gimmel, Jan Tanaka, Sam De Boever, Giacomo Pizzo, Stephen Dietz-Hodgson, Eivor Vik, Emil Scharnweber, Gregor Ferencak |