Selected Projects
Selected Projects
JØSSINGFJORD CENTER
COORDINATES
LOCATION
YEAR
CLIENT
STATUS
PROGRAM
AREA
58° 19' 45.4584'' N 6° 21' 18.2916'' E
Jøssingfjord, Norway
2011
Dalanerådet
Competition
Museum
2750 m²
The Jøssingfjord Center is a mining museum located on the south-west coast of Norway with an exceptional occasion to bring visitors close to art and history while offering interaction between nature, technology and society. Placed at the mouth of the fjord on the remnants of an old titanium mine, the museum proposal seeks to generate a clear setting from which the vast spatial qualities of the site can be experienced. The horizontality of the valley is strengthened, allowing it to act as a counterpoint to the other defining elements of the landscape. The building is divided into three major parts: a red colored ‘public corridor’ including the lobby, museum shop and café, gently raised from the ground, sits on two concrete blocks hosting exhibition areas, auditorium and administration offices. The spatial experience of the architectural elements is characterized by the relation between ‘extroverted’ and ‘introverted’ spaces, creating various visual contacts to the surrounding scenery.