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Østfoldmuseet
: The storyteller
Location: Sarpsborg, Østfold County
Program: New main exhibition building with archives
Client: The Foundation "Østfoldmuseet"
Size: 1500 m2
Commision type: Invited competition (2008)
Status: Competition entry
Year: 2008

Østfoldmuseet pictures : RRA (Main illustration
RRA/MIR Illustrated)
The client wanted a signal edifice and a building that would convey the
different and intertwining aspects that constitute a museum of cultural
history.
Most importantly, the building is to be a significant storyteller, an
embodiment of tradition and local character and a meeting place where
cultural identity is reflected upon and promoted. The design-concept is
primarily an adaptation of the basic traits of the local landscape: soft
rolling fields interspersed by groves and townlets. A chief character
of this vista is the vertical lines that intersect the gentle natural
scenery; church spires, factory chimneys, and, along the coast, lighthouse
towers.
The design of the building alludes directly to these figures of the Østfold
landscape by presenting a gently undulating roof atop a fairly low structure
with a distinct tower in one end. The edifice is situated in such a way
that the tower becomes a feature of the old axis layout of Sarpsborg city.
Thus, visible from afar, the new building will take up the tradition of
signal buildings having prominent vertical features, and further allude
to the basic vertical figures of the Østfold landscape.
Another key character of the new building is the copper surface, which
signifies tradition and importance. At the same time it is a contemporary
material that can be shaped and modified in unorthodox ways. In terms
of design and materials the building is very expressive, its unique shape
making it a storyteller and an active part of city life.
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