Oslo Architectural Triennale 2022
Exhibition: Oslo Neighbourhood Lab
Date: September 22 – October 30 2022
Exploring how we form the places we share – and how we can make them better!
The exhibition takes place in the old Munch Museum on Tøyen. Here, the original building by architects Gunnar Fougner and Einar Myklebust from 1963 forms the framework for what curator Christian Pagh describes as a laboratory, where the mission is to find new ways to reform our neighbourhoods:
"We can – and should – design more considerate, more inspiring, more uplifting places, not as utopian visions for a distant future, but as actions to begin tomorrow”.
In the room entitled "Oslo in the Making", a report on a selection of contemporary development projects in the capital is presented. Just by taking a look at the four projects A-lab is involved in, you can see the range of topics covered in the exhibition.
Photo: Are Carlsen
Photo: Are Carlsen
Human interactions - Oslo Science City
Oslo Science City is a feasibility study that has looked at whether the conditions are right to establish Norway's first innovation district between Gaustad and Majorstua. The concept of an ‘innovation district’ quickly invites connotations of high technology solutions and the accompanying futuristic buildings. Oslo Science City has studied a different approach, focused around extracting the essence of what makes innovation thrive, namely the meetings between people. A small artwork presents the intricate puzzle of inhabitants and visitors in the area and the possible connections that promote meetings between relevant actors. The established neighborhood setting and new centers of gravity create an overall framework for the district. A densely vegetated green belt, running from Nordmarka to Frognerparken, is also strengthened with the planting of 10,000 trees. A-lab in collaboration with BIG, Comte Bureau. Menon Economics Civitas
Photo: Are Carlsen
Photo: Are Carlsen
Another 150 years - Lilleakerbyen
Lilleakerbyen comes to life at the exhibition through a voluminous model built by our eminent model builders over several years in line with the development of the master plan for the area. Together with a specially designed table, it tells the story of an ambitious family business that established itself in Lilleaker 150 years ago, and aims to remain for longer thanh the next 150 years. For Mustad, the development of Lilleakerbyen is about creating a new district, where everything from ground level to buildings and building components is designed with lasting quality. The objective is to transform the area from monofunctional to multifunctional. The Lysaker River, which runs through the area, is brought back to life after being hidden behind office buildings, a shopping centre, and parking lots going all the way down to the river bank. The natural flora and fauna is furthermore enhanced to become an active part of the new city life. For Mustad Eiendom in collaboration with LPO, Civitas, Grindaker LDA (from London).
In the work with Lilleakerbyen's pilot project Vollsveien 9-11, A-lab asks in collaboration with landscape architects Grindaker and an extensive team, what does it really mean to design sustainable architecture? How can you create architecture where people can live in symbiosis with nature? Collaborators: Prodecon, Grindaker, Bollinger+Grohmann, Multiconsult, AJL, Norconsult, Multiconsult, Evotek, Multiconsult, Fokus Rådgivning, Vianova, Geovita, Naturrestaurering, plus Snøhetta og Conform in the development of E-slab.
More about Vollsveien is coming.
Social Sustainability - Affordable housing in Konows gate 76
With a new report, Tøyen Housing Construction Cooperative, has focused on opportunities for piloting for the Third Housing sector in Old Oslo district. Should it be a human right to be able to live in central Oslo? An analysis of the two undeveloped plots in Konows gate 76 shows a method for project development where social sustainability, public space, housing quality and the process for realization form the most important premises.
Cities need diversity to thrive. This means that urban areas must be able to be renewed without those with lower incomes being driven out of the central areas. Segregation and gentrification processes are neither favorable for sustainable development, nor healthy for a just society. The project is part of the report Mapping of pilot opportunities in the old Oslo district (Bydel Gamle Oslo)» by TBBL .
Revealed - Verket at Grønlikaia
An exciting moment during this year's trienniale is the launch of the 16 teams that were selected from the total of 118 teams that wanted to take part in developing Grønlikaia. A-lab together with Ooze and a large group of specialists was one of four teams that went ahead with the development of Verket, the plot of land located in the innermost part of the cove, closest to Oslo S and Grønland.
This very plot is to be developed with office buildings and the task was to transform the site into an attractive gateway to the entire area. Grønlikaia shall feel welcome for everyone with connections to the district of old Oslo. Emphasis was placed on creating a bustling city floor where contact with the water becomes obsolete, with a focus on the Oslofjord's unique marine biological diversity. Collaborators: OOZE, Bollinger Grohmann, Natural State, Resirquel, Its Tomorrow, Sweco, Simon Kline, Siri Østvold, Roar Svenning, Henrik Taubøll.
More about Grønlikaia is coming.
