DESIGN OF ECO-FRIENDLY BUILDINGS FOR THE OSLO HEADQUARTERS

The compilation was done by team iand the photographs was provided courtesy of henning larsen architects. While designing the new headquarters for the city of Oslo in Norway, the architectural firm henning larsen used a holistic approach to building design by minimizing the project’s total effect on the environment… The way that contemporary workplaces are planned and designed is undergoing substantial changes. Different ways of working combined with an increase in the use of computers, cable-free networks, mobile phones, and project-oriented collaboration have led to the development of whole new needs for office buildings. Therefore, workplaces are increasingly being designed as fluid spaces that provide flexible zones. These workplaces have an atmosphere that is more open and engaging, and there is almost no area for hierarchy in these settings. The new headquarters in Oslo, which were designed by henning larsen architects, is a modern passive house (the design also allows for the building to be converted into residences in the future); the integrated energy design of the building meets the futurebuilt criteria for climate-neutral building, which makes it one of the first projects in green building design in Norway. The large building incorporates the surrounding urban space as a direct part of its spatial qualities by putting an emphasis on daylight, spatial layout, and environmentally friendly materials. At the same time, the building gives something back to the city by opening up to the public, which allows the activities that take place inside to enrich the life of the surrounding community. The building has two office units that are separated into two wings and are joined to one another by a big central structural expression that resembles a panopticon. Within this expression are displaced cubic meeting rooms that reach out into the atrium and fill it entirely. Users may access each of the levels of the panopticon via a stairway that weaves its way all the way to the top of the structure. The cafeteria has direct access to a tranquil south facing courtyard that has large, light hardwood trees that let the light flow down through the tree crowns and a rippling water-wall that shields the courtyard from the noise and traffic of the city. This is an attempt to blend in the scenic outdoors. However, the removal of hallways and the enhanced utilization of the floors as uniform landscapes rather than typical hierarchies are the most notable features of the redesign. In addition, the facility was constructed with a flexible layout that allows for a variety of different uses. The conference rooms were located in close proximity to the various services so that they could be rented out to third-party organizations. The concepts of green design are applied to several aspects of energy, water, resources, materials, transportation, waste, and so on; nevertheless, the use of energy is the primary emphasis. The project is also concerned with sustainability in terms of the consumption of materials during the building phase, the selection of cladding materials, accessibility, the reduction of water consumption, the management of waste, operation, use conditions, plot maintenance, and so on. Please visit globalhop.indiaartndesign.com in order to see the photographs.

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