Danish architects
MAPT have won first prize in a competition to design a cafe in the Anker Brygge harbour in Oslo, Norway.
The building has 7 wooden columns that branch out to support the
roof. The curved external walls are clad in timber boards that overhang
the glazing.
Another seating area on the roof terrace can be accessed by an internal staircase.
The project, designed in collaboration with the Norwegian firm Alliance Architects, is due to be completed in 2010.
The information below is from MAPT:
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With Bølgen we tried to achieve very simple things. We were looking
for a multifunctional building that is a meeting place within the urban
fabric. The vast range of programmatic needs asked for a high degree of
flexibility. We accommodated the spatial program into a simple shape
with a clear identity and let it become a natural element of the local
neighbourhood.
Furthermore, we used this small- scale building to incorporate a
holistic sustainable approach. We aimed at combining energy
consciousness with a modern language that pays tribute to the maritime
environment of the site and the long Norwegian wood building tradition.
The flexibility of the space allows for an all- year program
mixture. First of all, it is a restaurant and cafe for Oslo but it also
has the capability to host concerts and conferences etc and the open
floor plan can be subdivided according to temporary needs. The seven
wooden trunks spread open into branches and carry the roof construction
and the wall rim that soars above the users. The supported roof spans
like a huge umbrella and everything moves freely underneath. The
permeability of the removable glass facade integrates the floor plan
into the pier and into the network of flows and connections.
The main entrance is located towards the city side but there are
more openings to be discovered in the glass perimeter all around the
building. The roof is accessible and works like a huge sun terrace. It
further connects the building to the fjord and the city.
Wood is the material for the primary and secondary construction as
well as the facade system. As an environmentally friendly material it
is our first choice in our sustainable approach. We were looking for a
melting of the long Norwegian wood building tradition with new
sustainable technologies. Thus, we tried to separate the conditioning
of the space from the ventilation and applied an low- temperature
heating and cooling system with a natural ventilation network.
The climate control of the building works with today’s conventional
energy sources but is also future- ready for new forms of energy
supply. All of the floor plate is turned into a huge radiator by using
concrete- core- conditioning that can heat or cool the space according
to the season with only one system. Additionally, the whole wall rim
above the users is a radiant wall to perform heating and cooling
purposes through an integrated network of water tubes.
Openings in the glass facade and the ventilation shutters in the
roof create a healthy natural flow and exchange of air. Furthermore,
these transparent layers correspond to the local sunlight conditions
and support the building with sufficient amounts of daylight. The
insulation layer in the wall rim is a cellulose filling made from
recycled newspaper materials and allows us to perform high degree
insulation on a curved geometry. With these technologies the annual
energy consumption of the building can be cut by 70 -80% compared to
conventional HVAC systems.
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