Oslo Opera House Roof

Oslo s opera house is part of the city s revitalization strategy to redevelop the city s historically industrial waterfront into an active public space.

Oslo opera house roof.

Stone wood and metal. Oslo s opera house is located right at the harbour with an angled white exterior that appears to rise from the water. Oslo s harborfront before the opera was constructed. The opera s landscape comprises of the marble roof additional marble clad areas and the areas between the building and the surrounding streets.

The norwegian national opera balet was designed in the style of modern architecture which does not change the fact that i recommend it to everybody. Even oslo s central train station is joining the bjørvika fray by proposing a major redesign by space group that would focus on a new unified station sited on a linear north south axis toward the opera house freeing up the ground level for public interaction and providing a massive roof garden above. It invites its visitors to climb its roof and enjoy panoramic views of oslo and the fjord all year round. Light floods through windows that soar as high as 15 meters.

The main entrance to the oslo opera house is through a crevasse beneath the lowest portion of the sloping roof. The principal stone used in the construction is the characteristic white marble from carrara in italy. The roof is designed to be accessible in all seasons inviting visitors to climb its roof all year. The wood used in the foyer public galleries and the main house is oak while the metal facades on the roof are aluminium.

The snøhetta architects used three main materials in designing oslo opera house. Clusters of slim white columns angle up branching toward the vaulting ceiling. While much of the building is covered in white granite and la facciata a white italian carrara marble the stage tower is clad in white aluminium in a design by løvaas wagle that evokes old weaving patterns. We spent there about an hour.

Of course to say all these projects were to continue forward as planned would be idealistic at best as financial and political resistance is already prevalent but it shows how a single. Walking along the rooftop is a great way to admire panoramic view of oslo. The marble embellished roof of the opera house was designed by norwegian artists kristain blystad kalle grude jorunn sannes.