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Between Sea and City: Contemporary Fish Market Architecture

Camilla Ghisleni — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Throughout history, fish markets have played a singular role in mediating the relationship between city and sea. From the port agoras of antiquity, through medieval markets established along docks and estuaries, to the large covered structures of the 19th century, these spaces have been instrumental in shaping coastal cities. More than simple infrastructures for food supply, fish markets express cultural practices and modes of occupation rooted in proximity to water, consolidating themselves as intense and highly social public spaces. Within them, architecture, landscape, and social dynamics intertwine directly, revealing how the built environment can translate maritime traditions and reinforce the identity of coastal and port communities.

Lagunen II Shopping Center / BIOSIS

Hadir Al Koshta — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000

In Bergen - one of Europe's rainiest cities - Copenhagen-based BIOSIS has completed Lagunen II, a climate-adaptive, community-focused expansion of Norway's largest shopping centre. The 15,000-square-meter extension redefines the role of the contemporary mall by transforming it into an open, light-filled urban environment shaped directly by the coastal climate and the daily rhythms of its surrounding neighborhood.

Bergen Camping Culture House / locallll

Andreas Luco — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

locallll transforms a historic building in Bergen into a vibrant cultural house with mini-golf, food, and performing arts - Architecture studio locallll has breathed new life into a historic concrete building in the heart of Bergen by creating Bergen Camping, a dynamic new venue where mini-golf, culinary experiences, and performing arts merge in a rich and layered interior.

A Serene Spa in the South of France and a Music Theater Expansion in Norway: 10 Unbuilt Projects by Established Firms

Maria-Cristina Florian — Thu, 16 May 2024 07:30:00 +0000

Delving into the realm of unbuilt architectural projects by renowned offices offers a peak into the design principles and ethos of the studios. The curated list of unbuilt projects submitted by established architecture practices has the potential to reveal new perspectives on the socio-cultural and environmental factors shaping contemporary architecture. These designs often respond to complex challenges such as sustainability, urbanization, and cultural preservation, reflecting architects' efforts to navigate and contribute meaningfully to the built environment.

Glasblokkene Haukeland Hospital for Children Youth and Women Schönerr / KHR Architecture + Henning Larsen + PKA Arkitekter

Andreas Luco — Sun, 05 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000

Glasblokkene at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen is an ambitious vision for a comprehensive pediatric and women’s hospital, where all expertise related to children, youth, and women converges in a singular facility. The holistic patient view, encompassing both physical and mental challenges, following the patient in a life-course perspective until adulthood, innovates how to offer healthcare services to children. Comprising eight building blocks, Glasblokkene was completed in two phases; the second phase was unveiled in December 2023. It is one of the world's first fully digital and hence resource efficient hospital construction projects. Focus on energy efficiency and sustainability right from the beginning has resulted in numerous green solutions and the best energy label in the market.

Redefining Urban Culture: Henning Larsen Wins Competition to Design New Arts Center in Bergen, Norway

Nour Fakharany — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Henning Larsen has just won an international competition to design the New Arts Center in Bergen, Norway. Situated in western Norway, the Grieg Quarter aims to blend urbanity, culture, and natural beauty in Bergen. The winning entry proposes to expand the city’s creative and natural landscapes with the new performing arts and exhibition center.

Garden Studio / Studio Abacaxi

Valeria Silva — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Working from home can be challenging, especially with small kids around. Therefore a young creative couple asked Studio Abacaxi to design a Garden Studio, in which they could work and host guests. The combination of working and living resulted in a multi-functional structure, where the integrated furniture caters to the different needs.

BD House / Space Encounters + Studio Vincent Architecture

Andreas Luco — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000

In the quaint village of Bergen, a modest white villa from the 1950s proved technically and structurally no longer sound for contemporary wishes and demands for living. Yet, after its new occupants, a young family had lived in the dwelling for a number of weeks, the house proved to be so characteristic that they decided to renovate and extend it, rather than demolish the house.

Henning Larsen, Snøhetta, MAD Arkitekter Amongst Shortlisted Teams for the New Music Theater in Griegkvartalet, Bergen, Norway

Nour Fakharany — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 05:30:00 +0000

Five finalists have been shortlisted in the competition to design the new Griegkvartalet Theater in Bergen, Norway. The project is set to be a cultural powerhouse in Western Norway, hosting multidisciplinary forms of art, including opera, musical theater, ballet, dance, concerts, and conferences. The competition emphasizes integration with the surroundings, urban space, energy efficiency, and feasibility.

Villa Refsnes / Saunders Architecture

Andreas Luco — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000

One of the great pleasures of living in the picturesque port city of Bergen is the way that many of its urban neighborhoods also offer easy connections with the mountains and forests. This is especially true of desirable enclaves such as Starefossen, which sits upon one of the hillsides that overlook the center of the city, the university district, and the winding waterways that lead, eventually, out to the open sea.

Villa Grimseiddalen / Saunders Architecture

Andreas Luco — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0000

There is a thoughtful degree of flexibility woven into the design of Todd Saunders’ houses. Importantly, his buildings allow for the possibility of change and adaptation as the needs of his clients gradually shift and alter over time. The concept of ‘future proofing’ is particularly important for clients building a family home for the long term. Like many of the families that commission Saunders, the owners of Villa Grimseiddalen, near Bergen, came to him with a commission for a dream home that would fulfill all of their ambitions for the present but also carry them into the future.

Villa Grieg / Saunders Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 02:00:00 +0000

The house sits upon the brow of a hill, overlooking the waters of Lake Nordås and its collection of small islands. Situated around fifteen minutes drive to the south of the city of Bergen, the neighborhood has a semi-rural and almost bucolic quality, which comes partly from the wealth of woods and trees, but also the open views of a unique and picturesque landscape where hills and coastal inlets combine.

Visitor Center in Skomakerdiket Lake / Fløyen / SAAHA + Utmark

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000

SAAHA’s winning competition design for a Visitor Center at Mt. Fløyen in Bergen, aims to facilitate the use of this popular mountain landscape for children, youth, hikers and tourists. With its undulating movement, the pavilion leads the visitor from the gravel road around the lake to the walkways through the surrounding mountains.

Third Nature Designs Regenerative City Plan for Bergen, Norway

Eric Baldwin — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Danish architecture firm TREDJE NATUR has designed a new 40-hectare regenerative masterplan for Bergen, Norway. The grand vision aim to bring new life to an old logistics port and ferry terminal. The plan outlines a zero-emission district focused on a community-based sharing economy, renewable building materials and climate adaptation strategies. The proposal emphasizes Bergen’s relation to the fjord, nature and history.

House K+K / Kvalbein Korsøen Arkitektur

Andreas Luco — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 21:00:00 +0000

HOUSE K+K. Single-family house in Bergen, Norway. Nominated City of Bergen best architectural project 2015, honorable mention. Situation. The house is situated in a residential area consisting of different typologies and sizes of town houses and apartment buildings from the years 1900-1950. The volume and detailing of the house submit to the surrounding character of the immediate buildings, such as cladding and format, cornice height, a centrally placed entrance and closed façade to the street. At the same time, it has a distinct modern expression, adding a new quality to the neighborhood according to our time. It represents an example of how to build modern in an established, central area adapting to character and scale.

White Arkitekter to Design One Kilometre Long Extension for a Park in Norway

Christele Harrouk — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 09:00:00 +0000

White Arkitekter has won a competition to design a new beach park and sea bath in Bergen, Norway. The waterfront proposal entitled “True Blue” generates “a new meeting place where residents will be challenged to experience the water’s qualities throughout the year”. Inspired by water, the most tangible element in Bergen, the winning project creates a sustainable park, upon the competition’s brief.

“Schwitzhütte” Sweat Lodge / Paul Johann Magnus - Arkitektur & Håndverk

Andreas Luco — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 20:00:00 +0000

The “Schwitzhütte” (german for: sweat lodge) understands itself as a landscape furniture and adopts corresponding structural characteristics. While the formal language is influenced by the principles of the material wood, the interior shape is adapted to human body dimensions. Aspects such as physicality, intimacy, visual references and lighting conditions play a major role and are expressed in a space-creating way. In addition to the social aspect, the small, mobile building consciously addresses the relationship between space and time and as nomadic architecture, the feeling of the archaic primeval hut. Fitting on a small, standard car trailer the sauna hut can be transported even to places that are difficult to access. By setting the sauna down, it is uncoupled from the trailer and lowered using the attachable swivel outriggers. In this way, the furniture can be located, levelled and adapted to the respective topography and brought to a comfortable entrance height.

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.