Viking Magazine - April 2016 - 25

A country's
architecture not
only represents
its culture,
it also has an
impact beyond
its footprint.
Great buildings can revive
neighborhoods and inspire a
sense of wonder. Norwegian
architects prioritize the
environment as they
develop unique architectural
expressions and are known for
using sustainable materials in
new ways.
Norway's architecture
has evolved in response to
changing economic conditions,
technological advances,
demographic fluctuations
and cultural shifts. While
outside architectural influences
are apparent in much of
Norwegian architecture,
they have often been adapted
to meet Nordic climatic
conditions, including harsh
winters, high winds and, in
coastal areas, salt spray.
Trends have also paralleled
political and societal changes
over the centuries. Norway
never adopted feudalism as
a political system, thus their
farm culture has always
remained strong. This is also
reflected in their architecture,
where local needs and
traditions, sustainable building
materials and functionality are
more important than showing
off wealth and power.
" Our democratic welfare
model highly appreciates
health, safety and the
environment, " says Siv Helene
Stangeland, co-founder and
principal architect at Helen
& Hard. " This has created
a culture that values and
invests in sustainable and
inclusive environment and
development. "
POWERHOUSE KJØRBO
RYERSON UNIVERSITY STUDENT
LEARNING CENTRE
POWERHOUSE KJØRBO
Energy Positive
Located just outside of Oslo and completed
in 2014, Powerhouse Kjørbo is the world's first
positive-energy building. Two office buildings
from the 1980s were renovated into positiveenergy
buildings by optimizing and combining
existing technologies in new ways. The energy
needs were reduced by 90 percent, and solar
PV panels installed on the roof produce enough
electricity to achieve an energy surplus.
Geothermal energy wells in the ground provide
thermal energy for heating of ventilation
air and free cooling in the warmer seasons.
Snøhetta is one of the companies comissioned
to work on the building.
Snøhetta has two main studios, in Oslo and
New York. In Norway, Snøhetta is most famous
for their work on the Oslo Opera House.
One of the company's most celebrated
projects in the United States is the National
September 11 Memorial Museum Pavilion in
New York. In 2010, Snøhetta was selected to
lead the design of the new public space in
Times Square, and they are currently underway
on an expansion of the San Francisco Museum
of Modern Art. In Canada, Snøhetta designed
the Ryerson University Student Learning Centre
in Toronto, and they are working on Calgary's
New Central Library.
" These projects have opened up new
opportunities in the interaction between the
public and the buildings, " says Tine Hegli,
Snøhetta's senior architect. " They define
sustainability in a broader context than most. "
Snøhetta is committed to analyzing the
environmental and social effects of each
project. They seek technical solutions that
provide the most economical and natural ways
for minimizing the environmental impact.
" Architecture is all about creating good
physical framework for human activity, and
adaption to local culture and climate, " Hegli
says. " A good indoor climate requires good
volumes and ceiling heights, healthy nonpolluting
materials, and plenty of daylight.
The architecture should allow our senses to
experience the connection between indoor
and outdoor environments. Where we create
a synthesis of these parameters, we have
not only saved the environment for energy
consumption and greenhouse gas emissions,
but also ensured a high-quality experience of
space and expression. Powerhouse Kjørbo has
been awarded one of the best interiors built in
Norway in 2015. "
" Sustainable architecture relates to several
categories of sustainability, " says Kjetil Trædal
Thorsen, Snøhetta co-founder and partner. " It
may be social sustainability, economic, cultural
and environmental sustainability. We try to
combine these concepts into our architecture. "
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