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Competiiton Entry : Meeting Place, Deichmanske Library, Oslo, Norway Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects “Meeting place” is a cubic house emerging as a sculptural entity with a calm top and an expressive bottom. The new main library is destined to become a central meeting place as the privileged neighbour of the much acclaimed new Opera House on the waterfront of Oslo, capital of Norway. To safeguard a direct sightline from the city to the characteristic “shoulder” of the Opera House a triangle is incised in the south-west corner of the library leaving a roofed outdoor space facing the water. Beneath, an amphiteatric “bowl” descends to make a pleasant backdrop of the many activities taking place in the square. Inside, the library mimics the activities unfolding outside; strolls, circulation, squares blended with relaxation, contemplation and recreation. The atrium incised in the middle of the building mirrors the zigzag pattern of the main entrance. From floor to floor the zigzag incisions shift and are not placed symmetrically one above the other. This leaves an interesting uneven pattern when you look up/down through the building. The square in front of the library is strongly connected to the Opera House and the water to create a common plaza of activities events and recreation. The plaza will be studded with elegant skylights providing daylight to the lower groundfloor of the library partly extended out under the plaza. The skylights will form part of the urban furniture. Deichman Library Competition Oslo image / information from Schmidt, Hammer and Lassen Deichman Library Norway : main page with images of the winning design image : Atelier Oslo Architects and LundHagem Architects Oslo Buildings schmidt hammer lassen architects Deichmanske Library - Building Information: Address: The harbour of Oslo, Norway Area: 22.800 m2 Construction sum: Unknown Construction year: Not built Competition year: 2008-09 Award: 2nd prize Comeptition type: Invited, international Client: The Municipality of Oslo and Hav Eiendomme AS Architect: schmidt hammer lassen architects Landscape architect: schmidt hammer lassen architects Sustainability: WSGreen Technologies (Werner Sobek Engineering & Design) Other consultants: Library Consultants from the Danish School of Librarians Dr. Art Henrik Jochumsen and Dr. Art Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen Norway Buildings Concert Halls Art Galleries Library Building Designs World Architecture : e-architect - a guide to key buildings across the globe Comments / photos for the Deichman Library Norway Architecture page welcome: info@e-architect.co.uk Deichman Library Oslo Entry : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt			Key Links: New Houses Architects Library Architecture Norwegian Architects