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Fornebuporten is one of the office and residential clusters
that, in the last two decades, popped up in the land of what
once was Oslo’s airport. The site, at the entrance to the
Fornebu peninsula, is a gateway to this blooming new district.
Two volumes confine a public plaza which central element is
a lowered atrium. Here a variety of retail programs is available
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not only to the 3000 people working at Fornebuporten
but also to all the commuters that will use daily the future
Fornebuporten metro station.
The building mass surrounding the atrium connects the two
building on the basement level. This is where some of the
common functions are located such as car and bike parking,
changing rooms, kitchen and technical facilities.