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  1. May 7, 2008 · The architectural intentions for a modern auditorium with traditional, acoustic musical performance have been developed in parallel with requirements for visual intimacy and acoustic excellence.

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      Image 30 of 33 from gallery of Oslo Opera House / Snøhetta....

  2. Architecture, Art, Landscape Architecture, Interior Architecture. The opera house is part of Oslo's revitalization strategy to redevelop the city's historically industrial waterfront into an active public space and was the first building to be completed in the Bjørvika area.

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  3. The Oslo Opera House (Norwegian: Operahuset) is the home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the national opera house in Norway. The building is situated in the Bjørvika neighbourhood of central Oslo , at the head of the Oslofjord .

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    From north to south through the Opera House runs a high, inbuilt structure referred to as Opera House Street that separates the stages and the public areas from the production side where the rehearsal rooms, song and ballet studios, workshops and offices are located. Architecturally, the production side is separated from the public areas through th...

    The Snøhetta architects used three main materials in designing Oslo Opera House: stone, wood and metal. The principal stone used in the construction is the characteristic white marble from Carrara in Italy. The wood used in the foyer, public galleries and the Main House is oak, while the metal facades on the roof are aluminium. In addition, the des...

    Oslo Opera House features eight arts projects in which 17 different artists were involved. The majority of the artwork is more or less integrated into the building, such as the stage curtain Metafoil by Pae White and the four predominantly white-lit installations in the wardrobe area of the foyer by Olafur Eliasson called The Other Wall. Other artw...

  4. Feb 21, 2019 · Out of 350 entries, they chose the Norwegian architecture firm, Snøhetta. Here are highlights of the built design. The 2008 opening of the Oslo Opera House became the focus of this Norwegian city's redevelopment. Explore this modern building by Snøhetta.

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  5. The Opera is built on piles in the Oslo fjord, abutting reclaimed land that extends Oslo's harbor, giving more of the city's waterfront space back to the public. The new Opera house faces the city as much as the fjord and creates a strong visual connection between the downtown and Oslo's eastern areas

  6. Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, Oslo. In 1999, the National Assembly of Norway decided that the new Opera House was to be constructed on the Bjørvika peninsula, on the shores of Oslo’s fjord.

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