Fornebubanen

Illustrations: A-Lab

Fornebubanen: Fornebuporten

Expansion of the metro line

Fornebuporten station is the first station on the Fornebu line after Lysaker. It is expected to serve 8000 passengers per day in 2030. A-lab and Zaha Hadid Architects won the competition for two of the stations planned in 2018; Fornebu station and Fornebuporten station. The two are collaborating on the operational base in connection with Fornebu Station, while A-Lab is the designer for Fornebuporten.

TYPE OF PROJECT: Infrastructure, Public transport
LOCATION: Fornebu, Bærum, Norway
CLIENT: Fornebubanen 
SIZE: 4850 m² BRA
TIMEFRAME: 2018 -
STATUS: Under construction

Entrance A

The entrance is placed in a park.

Entrance B

Access B is integrated into Akerkvartalet with its existing rectangular urban design language. New structures include an extension into the existing atrium to provide room for the new lobby. Additionally, a new freestanding square-shaped pavilion is placed at the plaza level providing lift access to the platform level about 25 metres below ground.

Wayfinding

There are two entrances to the station located in two quite distinct environments. One entrance is in the existing Akerkvartalet, characterized by a square design language of plaza facades and building volumes. The other entrance consist of two pavilions in which one of them is an entrance to the station.

Vision and concept

The station hall’s ceiling is adorned with a centered raster hovering over the platform floor. The tunnel ceiling in the station hall has strips of lights that are dynamically placed on the upper side of the raster ceiling. The design choices were developed for easy maintenance and efficient operation. The lighting design is customized for shifting of light moods. Behind the vision and concept was a wish to make the movement pattern from being outside to the journey down and under ground into an experience.