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Straume Competition, Norway : Fjell Building
Fjell Municipality Building – design by Haptic Architects / NORDIC
26 Feb 2013
Straume Design Competition
Design: Haptic Architects / NORDIC – Office of Architecture / Gross.Max Landscape architects
Location: Fjell, western Norway
Haptic Architects / NORDIC – Office of Architecture – Competition Win
London and Oslo based Haptic Architects and NORDIC – Office of Architecture, in collaboration with Gross.Max Landscape architects, have won the competition to create a new urban centre and a public square in Straume.
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Straume, in the municipality of Fjell, is located on the west coast of Norway, near Bergen. The competition, commissioned by Sartor Holding required innovative and flexible solutions for three urban blocks and a public square to cater for a variety of events. The buildings include a 13-storey tower; a new landmark for the region.
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Under the heading, from Shopping Centre to City, the competition aim is to assist in changing the image of Straume and to create a new city centre, with streets, squares and frontages, as opposed to the traditional shopping centre model.
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The scheme is organised around the public square, conceived as a seamless surface that negotiates a substantial level change and incorporates planting, seating and lighting but primarily allows for flexibility in its use. The landscape and its geometry inform the architecture and bleeds into building common areas, creating semi-public spaces. The large square links to smaller routes and main shopping avenues. The landscape design places emphasis on intuitive movement across the square and around the active frontages.
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The building forms are designed to maximise sunlight penetration into the square and residential courtyards, whilst eliminating problematic wind conditions. The architecture employs a simple palette of materials, taking inspiration from the stunning natural surroundings, its surface qualities and typology.
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The stone tower accommodates office and library space. The two urban blocks to the southern side of the square comprise hotel and residential space, above retail. The uses however, can move around freely, subject to design development and client / operator decisions.
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The team, led by Haptic and NORDIC are proud to be part of this important transformation of Straume, in what could be an exemplar of shopping centre transformations.
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Straume Competition Norway – Building Information
Straume Architecture Competition – Design Team:
Haptic Architects (London and Oslo)
NORDIC – Office of Architecture (Oslo, Copenhagen – formerly Narud Stokke Wiig Architects and Planners)
Gross.Max: Landscape
AKTII: Structures
Buro Happold: M&E, Sustainability, Facades
The team beat Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, CF Møller with JAJA Architects & Team 3 comprising Arne Henriksen, Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk and Jensen & Skodvin to win the high-profile job. The first phase will be completed by November 2014.
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