Kistefos Museum near Oslo

Issue
07-08/2020 Architecture and Topography
Author
Jakob Schoof
Source
DETAIL
Task
New construction
Location
Norway, Jevnaker
Architecture
BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
Architecture
Element Arkitekter
The art museum is a bridge that spans the River Randselva to the north of Oslo. It stands on the site of a former cellulose factory, which today is used as a museum, too.
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
A lot of wood, a lot of water, a slightly sloping terrain perfect for exploiting hydropower as a source of energy - in 1889 this situation provided ideal conditions for founding the Kistefos cellulose factory, around 40 kilometres north of Oslo. The same topographical situation also determined the design by BIG for a new art museum which now, like a...
The art museum is a bridge that spans the River Randselva to the north of Oslo. It stands on the site of a former cellulose factory, which today is used as a museum, too.
© Laurian Ghinitoiu