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Exterior view · Visualisation: JAJA
The aim was to transform the industrial building at Nydalsveien 32B into mixed-use housing while keeping its qualities: a cohesive façade and distinctive factory spaces.
Lifting the housing above the factory preserves the hierarchy of the existing building and creates a meeting place for residents and visitors, between contemporary and historic.
Role
Architect
Studio
JAJA Architects, Copenhagen
Programme
Housing and retail
Location
Oslo, Norway
Status
Discontinued
Year
2016
Awards
2nd prize, competition
Street view · Visualisation: JAJA
01
Keeping the factory
Most of the housing sits on top, in a volume that encircles the old factory spaces and turns them into a central courtyard.
02
Courtyard
Removing the roofs of the central factory space creates a communal courtyard and lets daylight into the shops below and the homes above.
Courtyard · Visualisation: JAJA
03
Terraces
From the busy public courtyard, residents can retreat to a shared rooftop terrace or, for total privacy, to their own terraces.
Section
Design: JAJA Architects · Visualisations: JAJA
