THE SHIPS
The three Viking ships are the main attraction in the new Viking Age Museum. To enhance the experience of the ships, we propose to have them transferred to the new large extension, which allows visitors to view the ships from multiple angles and appreciate their size and richness in detail.
THE SHIPS
The three Viking ships are the main attraction in the new Viking Age Museum. To enhance the experience of the ships, we propose to have them transferred to the new large extension, which allows visitors to view the ships from multiple angles and appreciate their size and richness in detail.
THE EXTENSION
The extension is partially submerged, merging with the surrounding landscape. The gesture honors Arnstein Arnebergs architecture as it solitarily stands on the green terrain. The original Viking Ship House is the primary entrance and, like a portal, it leads visitors on a journey into the age of Vikings.
THE EXTENSION
The extension is partially submerged, merging with the surrounding landscape. The gesture honors Arnstein Arnebergs architecture as it solitarily stands on the green terrain. The original Viking Ship House is the primary entrance and, like a portal, it leads visitors on a journey into the age of Vikings.
OPEN EXHIBITION SPACES
The Viking ships are placed in the submerged extension, which seamlessly weaves visitors inside, outside and through the museum. Large courtyards intersect the subterranean exhibit space, allowing daylight to flow through. Atrium spaces provide space for mezzanines, allowing visitors to experience the Viking ships from above and below.
OPEN EXHIBITION SPACES
The Viking ships are placed in the submerged extension, which seamlessly weaves visitors inside, outside and through the museum. Large courtyards intersect the subterranean exhibit space, allowing daylight to flow through. Atrium spaces provide space for mezzanines, allowing visitors to experience the Viking ships from above and below.
STORYTELLING
Embedded in the landscape, the new Viking Age Museum embraces the exhibition just as the barrows have protected Viking treasure for more than a thousand years. It subtly tells the story of the Viking and the site. The museum merges user experience and Viking history, contemporary and historic architecture, and builds and landscape into one cohesive narrative.
STORYTELLING
Embedded in the landscape, the new Viking Age Museum embraces the exhibition just as the barrows have protected Viking treasure for more than a thousand years. It subtly tells the story of the Viking and the site. The museum merges user experience and Viking history, contemporary and historic architecture, and builds and landscape into one cohesive narrative.
Program: | Museum extension |
Size: | +13.000 m2 |
Location: | Bydøj, Norway |
Client: | Stattsbyg |
Year: | 2016 |
Type: | Open competition, 2. place |
Collaborators: | Coast Studio, Søren Jensen Rådgivende Ingeniører |
Team JAJA: | Kathrin Gimmel, Jakob Christensen, Jan Tanaka, Stephen Dietz-Hodgson, Sam De Boever, John Christensen, Nathalie Stachnik, Kaspar Dettinger |