NSW ARKITEKTUR

Architectural practice with a strong international representation, a variety of projects and our own model studio.

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DRAMMEN STATION HOTEL OPENS IN A MONTH

The 14 storey Quality Hotel River Station will be ready for opening on 1 November. It contains 247 rooms and a 400 seat conference hall. There will be two restaurants on the ground floor fronting both the street and railway station.

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NSW CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF ARCHITECTURAL INDEPENDENCE
NSW Arkitektur celebareted its 40th anniversary this week as an independent company.
The weather was great. Lots of clients and friends, politicians and public emplyees gathered in Blomstertrappen (Flower stairs).

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TRONDHEIM NEEDS A HARBOUR PLAN!

The beautiful city of Trondheim is fronting the fjord through its strung out harbour area. Lots of ideas for future use and development have been proposed, but the comprehensive plan is still missing.

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The newspaper Finansavisen has focused on NSW Arkitektur as of the largest architectural firms in Norway that is still independent. In recent years a number of architectural practices – big and small - have been bought by large engineering firms.

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#byggedagene Stas å møte disse flotte forbildene fra #ramboll, #skanska og #nswarkitektur som representerer fremtidens byggenæringen

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Hordaland County Council has nominated the team lead by @lab_entreprenoer as contractor and winner of the competition for the new regional parliament building of @hordaland_no NSW Arkitektur along with our design partners @_iark @arkcubus @Hu sarkitekteras and @sweco_norge.

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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NEW FLAGSHIP STORE IN OSLO
H&M has opened the doors to their new Flagship Store in Oslo’s main street, Karl Johans gate. The listed 20th century building has been the subject of a total renovation and renewal.

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NSW TEAM SELECTED FOR SCHOOL IN STUNNING LOFOTEN
The NSW team was selected as winners of the competition. Apart from NSW, the project will benefit from the solid expertise of the landscape architect Gullik Gulliksen, coupled with specialists from the engineering firm Rambøll.

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DRAMMEN OFFICE LANDMARK OFF THE GROUND Site works of the 11 storey Drammen Business Centre (DBC) has started, with building completion in 2020.

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NSW VICTORY IN ARENDAL
NSW Arkitektur has won a competition to provide office accommodation for 215 government employees in the Agder County Governor administration. The winning design was developed in collaboration with the City of Arendal, EiPro as project manager and Skanska.

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LOFOTEN TOWN PLAN –CHALLENGED BY JEWELRY!
NSW Arkitektur has, thorough its office in Svolvær, entered into the discussion through the design of a new piece of jewelry; depicting the city as a jewel.

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SCHOOL VICTORY FOR NSW
NSW and contractor NCC have won a competition for the new Risenga School in Asker. The challenge was to design a future orientated school based on a brief from the Asker municipality for 540 junior high students and the Asker cultural school activities.

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Oslo Airport is one of the most energy efficient airports in the world. It was important to set equally ambitious sustainability targets for its expansion and this has just been given the WAN Awards at the World Architecture News ceremony in London.

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NSW ARKITEKTUR WITH NEW STRATEGI
The architect firm of Narud Stokke Wiig (NSW) has changed its name to NSW Arkitektur, signaling some important future changes in the firm.

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‘PINSTRIPES’ IN HOLMENKOLLEN
This apartment building is situated in the Holmenkollen area of Oslo – close to the famous Holmenkollen ski jump.
The building contains five separate apartments on one, two and three levels, all facing the generous garden area.

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SOLID POLITICAL SUPPORT IN TRONDHEIM

The Planning Committee in Trondheim unanimously voted in favour of NSW’s proposal for revitalising an important city block.

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Norges Råfisklag (The Norwegian Fishermen’s Sales Organization) is located in four coastal towns, with headquarters in Tromsø designed by NSW.
In Svolvær, Lofoten, NSW not only designed the refurbishment of the existing building, but also created a six storey gable wall design.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

All the 60 dedicated employees in our Hamar, Lofoten and Oslo offices wish you a happy Yuletide and a prosperous New Year.

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NSW has had an active presence in Svolvær, Lofoten for 10 years, having been presented with a number of interesting challenges - mainly in the Lofoten and Vesterålen areas, but also in other parts of the North Norway.