The Teachers House

Project Name: The Teachers House
Construction year: 2009
Website:
Address: Osterhaus gate 4 , OSLO - Norway

Architect(s) : Element Arkitekter AS (www.element.no)
Project Category: Education

Latitude: 59.9158
Longitude: 10.7549

The Teachers House

Element was the winner among three invitees competing for utdanningsforbundets new conference center. Emphasis was put on an innovative facade expression and clear organization of functions. The conference center is an extension to Utdanningsforbundets existing office building in the same block, but is separated as its own unit and functions as a new "portal" to the organization. The facade toward the street conveys Utdanningsforbundets role and responsibility to education represented by reflective letters and symbols. The carrying structure for the facade is of glass fins developed in collaboration wiht Skandinaviska Glassystem AB in Sweden. In addition to functioning as an esthetical element, the facade also acts as a sunscreen to attain good U-factors and at the same time avoid a reflective glass appearance. The project is designed with a heat pump as one of many ecological measures. Plan- og bygningetaten in Oslo has stated that Smykkeskrinet is a key project for Hausmannskvartalene when it comes to adaptation and modern architecture.
(text from architects' website)

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