The ground floor is designed to be a
norwegian political sphere and society in
and the office cluster. Contributing to the
welcoming and transparent space, with
general. Openness to the public is also a
establishment of Fornebu as a city district,
a continuous curtain wall from floor to
fundamental side of the Fornebuporten
with new public spaces and facilities,
ceiling. The office volumes seem to hover
complex.
improves both the quality of life of its
over the public ground floor restaurants,
inhabitants and makes those who daily
coffee shops and cafeterias. The underside
A big part of the project is open to the
work at Fornebuporten more integrated
of the “hovering” volumes is a playful
public realm: the plaza sprinkled with
with the city itself.
checkers cladding - the result of the
sculptures, gardens and urban furniture;
folding of the building’s facades under the
the inviting cafés, bakeries and restaurants
cantilevers.
in the transparent ground floor or the retail
spaces and gym around the central atrium.
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Fornebuporten is strategically placed
around Fornebu’s future metro station.
This openness breaks up with the
This stimulates a more ecologically aware
traditional definition of office building
way of commuting, a priority to the
by creating a synergy between the city
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Architects: Dark Arkitekter, Zinc
interior architects.
www.dark.no
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Area: 83400.0 sqm
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Project Year: 2016
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Photographs: Hufton+Crow
www.huftonandcrow.com