Comments on: Svalbard Science Centre / JVA

By: plots

plots — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:32:38 +0000

This is really quite nice, the cladding material is great and the relationship to the landscape is evident without feeling forced or too literal a translation, also a lot of interesting spatial conditions coming about on the interior.

My only real contention is that while I love the wood on the interior for the stairs and the vertical surfaces I think it becomes visually overwhelming in combination with the floor and ceiling in some of the interior shots. In some places, where the line between horizontal and vertical orientation of surface is blurred, it works nicely but where the difference between surface orientation becomes more obvious I think a corresponding differentiation in materiality would have improved the quality of the space.

By: Lost in Nature, an exhibition on JVA’s recent work | ArchDaily

Lost in Nature, an exhibition on JVA’s recent work | ArchDaily — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:28:05 +0000

[...] I found at a friend’s house and saw an enigmatic copper building sitting in the snow: the Svalbard Science Centre (pictured above). Since it was in norwegian, all I could figure out was the name of the practice: [...]

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:37:32 +0000

Beautifully conceived and executed. The interaction between the floor and the ceiling give one the impression of movement through the space without taking a a step. Brilliant.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:32:33 +0000

I think Norway is developing a monopoly on sweet work in wood.

By: lubna

lubna — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:34:42 +0000

i like it so much even i think i will take my major in master with this science parks new and promising:)))

By: Nya

Nya — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:10:30 +0000

I like this design!

By: egyptian architect

egyptian architect — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:43:11 +0000

awesome
i like it soooooooo