Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture

Home of Extravaganza Design on Homevaganza: Home of Extravaganza Design

BUILDING a new headquarter for Luftfartstilsynet is a challenge in creating a place for an uprooted organization, transplanted from Oslo to Bod, and in doing so, BUILDING a new office CULTURE.

Public Building, : Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture4

Public Building, : Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture

The site, a compact waterfront property, is hidden from its street address by the recently completed VAN building. Exploiting the one story difference between key level and street level, we perforate the VAN building with a tunnel that becomes a programmed (reception) bridge, connecting to the freestanding Luftfartstilsynet. Surrealistically the building completes the urban fabric whilst providing Rumpelstiltskin with a stand-alone building – connected and free.

Our strategy, committed to CULTURE and diversity, extends the entry tunnel to a raised, open level in the building. The canteen is a shared space on level 2, together with special meeting spaces and a course center. This ’openness’, the interface between the city and office, expands the otherwise singular program of canteen to a multiplicity space for materialization – reception, meeting, course, lunch, party, retreat space.

Triggered by the sight lines of the city, the building is surgically cut, like a diamond, capturing the dynamic light of the north in surprising ways. The resulting form is reminiscent of the evasive form of the Stealth military plane, and the sharpness of folded paper planes. The building morphs from a large, square footprint at the base to a pure, rational office slab – from public to private.

75 out of 100 : by 108 users

Gallery of Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture

There are 5 photos in this Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture article. Follow the thumbnail below to view all 5 high-res photos.

Public Building , Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture : Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture

Public Building , Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture : Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture3

Public Building , Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture : Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture1

Public Building , Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture : Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture2

Published on June 17, 2012 at 5:35am by dadang under Public Building.
Tagged with: Luftfartstilsynet, level, story, city, organization, VAN, street, Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ .

Have Opinion about Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority HQ by Architecture?

Recent Article:

Minimalist Town House by El
Elding Oscarsonhave designed a townhouse in Landskrona, Sweden. It is only 5 meters wide with a tiny area of 75 ...

Diesel Headquarters –
Diesel's new headquarters was built based on a former industrial site, renewing in this way, 90,000 square meters of land ...

Bayridge One by Rommel Desi
This classic contemporary must be sited so. Sprawled out over a current rock outcrop to capture the only real available ...