New National Museum Oslo
TYPE Museum and office building
SIZE 54.000 m2
LOCATION Vestbanen, Oslo
STATUS Competition entry, honorable mention
CLIENT Statsbygg
CREDITS
TUPELO crew Maren Spilling, Vårin Indahl, Kari Klaveness, Mattis Myhra, Thor Arne Kleppan, Knut Hovland
ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY Norconsult
SIZE 54.000 m2
LOCATION Vestbanen, Oslo
STATUS Competition entry, honorable mention
CLIENT Statsbygg
CREDITS
TUPELO crew Maren Spilling, Vårin Indahl, Kari Klaveness, Mattis Myhra, Thor Arne Kleppan, Knut Hovland
ENERGY & SUSTAINABILITY Norconsult
The main entry is positioned at the extension of Rådhusgaten towards Dronning Mauds gate. A ramp announces the entrance towards Rådhusplassen, leading up to the main doors. The ramp defines a space for exhibitions and activities, and becomes a meeting-place. The building volume cantilevers above the entrance, creating an extravert foyer space going from outside to inside. The museum becomes part of the urban space outside.
A series of outside spaces of varying quality are defined. The ramp leading up to the main entrance is a continuation of the museum floor, and is refined in its quality. The sculpture garden between the museum and the Vestbane (housing the Nobel peace senter) is more intravert. Although with hard paving this space has the quality of a garden. Towards the south the space opens towards Pipervika.
A series of outside spaces of varying quality are defined. The ramp leading up to the main entrance is a continuation of the museum floor, and is refined in its quality. The sculpture garden between the museum and the Vestbane (housing the Nobel peace senter) is more intravert. Although with hard paving this space has the quality of a garden. Towards the south the space opens towards Pipervika.