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Writers' Cottage 2 / JVA

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 21:00:00 +0000

This small annex is located in the garden of two professionals in a residential area on the outskirts of the city. The clients wanted a place that would give them space and quiet to focus on their writing and work. At the same time they wanted a view that could somehow remind them of their native West-Norwegian landscapes, this in spite of the site’s location only offering views towards a parking lot and a train station. Their intention was that the project would work as an alternative to a cottage in the countryside.

Steinsdalsfossen Waterfall / JVA

Karen Valenzuela — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 17:00:00 +0000

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has been commissioned by the Norwegian Parliament and Government to develop the National Tourist Routes, consisting of 18 selected stretches of a road passing through Norway's beautiful and varied landscape. The objective is to turn Norway into a more attractive destination for tourists, by enhancing the experience of the magnificent natural scenery with bold architecture.

Sykepleierskolen The Nursing School / JVA

Daniel Tapia — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0000

The Nursing School at Dikemark was built in 1966. The building consisted of a low-rise containing the school program and a high-rise comprised of single-room student dormitories. The structure is cast in in-situ concrete, facades are clad in redbrick. Architecturally and tectonically the building was of high quality, and likely to have been an exemplary school of its time. The correlation between the two buildings create a nice forecourt, and the buildings are positioned high and unobstructed in the terrain. The building stood unused for several years and was practically a ruin prior to renovation.

Paleet Shopping Center / JVA

Karen Valenzuela — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 02:00:00 +0000

Paleet is a shopping center situated on the high street Karl Johans gate in the very centre of Oslo. It has operated as a shopping mall since 1990, a new building sitting behind retained historical facades from the 1860’s.

Log House / JVA

Cristian Aguilar — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 02:00:00 +0000

This family house in the mountain area of Oppdal is placed on the upper part of a sloped site, offering great views towards the south. An annex is placed on the lower part of the plot with a courtyard formed between the two. Both buildings are timber log structures placed on an elevated base wall of concrete. This foundation wall is elevated in order to handle the height differences in the surrounding terrain. Decks and roof structures are made of massive wood.

Rabot Tourist Cabin / JVA

Karen Valenzuela — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 01:00:00 +0000

The Rabot Tourist Cabin is one of many DNT (Norwegian Trekking Association) lodging facilities throughout Norway. It is located at 1200 meters above sea level, close to the glacier at Okstindan in northern Norway. The site is spectacular and the mountains and glaciers are in close proximity. The weather can be extremely harsh and the structure is constructed for heavy winds and storm.

Twins' House / JVA

Cristian Aguilar — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

This is a house designed for two twins who want to live next to each other. The house is situated in a residential area of Oslo. The site was earlier a part of an old fruit garden located in a steep slope, with a spectacular view over the Oslo fjord.

The Aluminum Cabin / JVA

Cristian Aguilar — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 01:00:00 +0000

Situated in a beautiful archipelago, this seaside cabin is a replacement project for a worn-out, unpractical cabin which was dominating the site. The area's building code and its following obstructions have formed the project in size and form, as well as an enhanced site-specific adaption to the landscape.

Summerhouse in Denmark / JVA

Cristian Aguilar — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The site is located in a beautiful, windy summerhouse village on the northern tip of Sjælland, Denmark. It is a summerhouse for a family of five, and a dog. The project is an assembly of five small buildings gathered around a wind shielded courtyard like a miniature village. the layout is well known in this area, often used for organising traditional farm buildings. There is a kitchen building, parents building, children’s building, guest building and utility building.

Split House / JVA

Cristian Aguilar — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The house is situated close to the sea with a great view in this direction. While it folds out towards the horizon, it is also broken up to relate to the scale of existing buildings close by.

The Polite House / JVA

Javier Gaete — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:00:00 +0000

Situated in the residential area of Havstein, this compact single family house is overlooking the fjord and city of Trondheim. The house has a modest and abstract formal character in a neighbourhood with various density and architectural expressions. Regulated minimal distance to adjacent road is maintained by the shifting geometrical shape of the house. The shift also obtains a significant view for a neighbour up the hill. These two obstructions – road and neighbour – gave the house its characteristic form.

Myrkdalen Hotel / JVA

Javier Gaete — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

In 2008 JVA won the competition for the new master plan of Myrkdalen ski resort near Voss. Myrkdalen Hotel is the first project from the master plan that is realized. The volume and location of the building is understood as a part of a greater scheme. It embraces the ski slope and at the same time it takes part of creating a public square in the new alpine village.

Sørenga 3 / JVA

Sebastian Jordana — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The project is part of an 8 block / 900 unit development named Sørenga in the harbor area of Oslo. The Sørenga project is located at its own peninsula, and is part of the large Bjørvika development, that also includes the New Norwegian Opera building.

Gullesfjord Weight Control Station / JVA

Victoria King — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Tanum Karl Johan Bookstore / JVA

Kritiana Ross — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Tanum Karl Johan is Oslo’s oldest bookstore located on the city’s main street. The project is a full renovation, which means completely tearing down the old interior. From having several floor levels, the store reappeared with all functions on one floor with a stronger visual relationship to the street and more rough materials to emphasize the physical appearance of the book.

Dune House / JVA

Megan Jett — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:00:00 +0000

The house is situated in Thorpeness, England on the Suffolk coast, replacing an existing building at the site. The house is a holiday house for rental and is part of Living Architecture.

Red House / JVA

Andrew Rosenberg — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Red house is located in the western suburbs of Oslo.

Writers Cottage / JVA

Andrew Rosenberg — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The boundaries, the height lines of the terrain and an underground pipeline, define the geometry of the plan. The building is divided: First one steps into a garden without any green, from here you can enter the indoor space.