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Christian added company Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor AS
2 years ago

Christian added company HAV Eiendom AS
2 years ago

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The Deichman library now has the possibility to manifest a new type of library. Our proposal aims at exploring and displaying the unique potential for a contemporary library that meets the challenges of an intense urban context as well as new and varied forms of use.Like rambling in a beautiful park or a lush forest, haphazardly discovering new paths and unexpected phenomena; we consider a rich presence of architectural events as an imperative premise for curiosity, inspiration, learning and creativity. This twofold occurrence of concentration and motion are akin to the experience of excitement when hiking in a beloved natural landscape.

Buildable, feasible, sustainable and flexible
We have designed a building that is easy to build. By introducing a structure that combines the primitively simple and the architecturally complex, the project harbours qualities both flexible and robust. The building will be a sustainable and versatile tool to meet the challenges in future political and economical processes. The structure can be developed further in several directions in dialogue with the clients.

The urban situation
We propose an urban strategy aiming to contribute to and intensify the diverse and continuous activities currently unfolding in the new Oslo downtown area. The dividing of the Deichman axis into blocks, streets and squares offer a flexible, general, and economically sustainable urban fabric. In combination, the proposed street lay out and the extrovertly directed buildings constitute the library axis as a cultural marketplace, in the very essence of the word.

Functions
We envisage the library as a layered, perforated structure of horizontal and vertical planes. Composed of singular, non-repeating elements, every space displays distinctive qualities. The simple structural principle allows a flexible organization of departments, sections, zones and atmospheres, and makes it easy for employees and visitors to move around effortlessly. Spaces and areas can be closed off or separated – visually or acoustically.

Lasting iconic qualities
We present a library with iconic qualities. These features are, however, an intrinsic part of the building itself, and not merely based on picturesque imagination or spectacular shapes. Thus, the alluring inside becomes the attraction of the building.We believe this library will convey the wonderful radiance certain places, spaces and buildings can express – where people meet, talk, study and learn. Places where anything can happen.

2 years ago