The opera catches the attention with a falling which frames the eastern edge of the view of the fjord and its islands. Viewed from the Akershus castle and from the grid city the building creates a relationship between the fjord and the Ekerberg hill to the east. The public face of the operahouse faces west and north - while at the same time, the building's profile is clear from a great distance from the fjord to the south. The marble clad roofscape forms a large public space in the landscape of the city and the fjord. Due to its size and aesthetic expression, the operahouse will stand apart from other buildings in the area. In 2010 the heavy traffic beside the building will be moved into a tunnel under the fjord. Urban situation. The operahouse is the first element in the planned transformation of this area of the city. This is the threshold where the public meet the art. This threshold is realised as a large wall on the line of the meeting between land and sea, Norway and the world, art and everyday life. The dividing line between the ground 'here' and the water ‘there'is both a real and a symbolic threshold.
The Bjørvika peninsula is part of a harbour city, which is historically the meeting point with the rest of the world. These artforms evolve in an international setting. "The wave wall:" Opera and ballet are young artforms in Norway. Four diagrams, which were part of the entry, explain the building's basic concept. The operahouse is the realisation of the winning competion entry. 600 employees from more than 50 professions. The Operahouse will be a workplace for approx.
Their core purpose is to be the national producer of opera, ballet, music and dance theatre, and concerts. They are Norway's largest music and theatrical institution.
The Norwegian Opera and Ballet is the building's end user. Statsbygg procure services in the private sector, but are responsible for professional coordination and quality control of the consultants, contractors and suppliers. In 1998 the National Assembly decides that Statsbygg would be the building client for the new operahouse, responsible for planning and management.
Statsbygg is a management company under the Ministry of Renewal and Administration, but provides services and support to all ministries and state organs. It is the state's main consultant on building and property issues, development and management. Sustainability and Performance in ArchitectureĪbout the Building Client and the User. Statsbygg is Norway's largest civil property manager, with 650 employees. The Future of Architectural Visualization
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