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May 7, 2008 · Site Plan. Interiors. The exterior of the operahouse becomes diffuse as night falls. The large timber ‘wave wall' in the foyer is illuminated and the building takes on a completely different...
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In 2002 the National Assembly called the competition for this important undertaking, which took more than five full years to complete, opening its doors in April 2008. The project was carried to term by the architects Snohetta, who in 2009 was awarded the Prize for Contemporary Architecture European Union Mies van der Rohe for that work. The Europe...
The construction of the new building of the Opera and Ballet in Oslo is the first step in the transformation and development of opera houses, industrial area of the Norwegian capital situated on the shore of the fjord and the intention to communicate the city with its waterfront. This area of the city was so far associated with industrial uses of t...
The requirements of the site and program, as well as monumental public building required to give rise to a passable iceberg that emerges from the sea, stranded at the bottom of a Norwegian fjord. The building is designed from three basic ideas: 1. Wall wave Due to its location in the port, a traditional place of exchange between Norway and the worl...
The total project area is 37500 square meters, of which 11 200 are for public areas, 8300 and 18000 to the stage area to the deck passable. The building has been divided into two parts with an interior street that crosses it from north to south. The floor of the west has set a public and monumental, while to the east the manufacturing volume shows ...
Snohetta architecture is narrative, materials with specific gravity, color, and temperature terxtura have been vital to the design of spaces. It is the gathering of materials which articulates the architecture through varied detail and precision. From the beginning there were three main materials that would shape the development of space, the white...
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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. It is built on piles in the Oslo fjord, abutting reclaimed land that extends Oslo's har...
The Oslo opera house 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.
Feb 21, 2019 · Sound Design for the Main Theatre. Erik Berg. The main theater at Oslo Opera House seats approximately 1,370 in a classic horseshoe shape. Here the oak has been darkened with ammonia, bringing richness and intimacy to the space. Overhead, an oval chandelier casts a cool, diffused light through 5,800 hand-cast crystals.
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Oslo Opera House also has two smaller stages – the Second Stage and the Studio. Advanced theatre technology, specially built workshops, and rehearsal rooms for dance, song, orchestra and chorus make Oslo Opera House a modern, fully integrated performance venue. Every step in the process of creating performance art can be completed here.
Oslo's Opera house is part of the city's revitalization strategy to redevelop the city's historically industrial waterfront into an active public space. Oslo's harborfront, before the Opera was constructed.
