Oslo Opera House Roof

The marble embellished roof of the opera house was designed by norwegian artists kristain blystad kalle grude jorunn sannes.

Oslo opera house roof.

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. Stone wood and metal. 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. The opera s landscape comprises of the marble roof additional marble clad areas and the areas between the building and the surrounding streets.

The wood used in the foyer public galleries and the main house is oak while the metal facades on the roof are aluminium. Clusters of slim white columns angle up branching toward the vaulting ceiling. It invites its visitors to climb its roof and enjoy panoramic views of oslo and the fjord all year round. 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.

Oslo s harborfront before the opera was constructed. Inside the sense of height is breathtaking. Interior of oslo opera house the roof of the building angles to ground level creating a large plaza that invites pedestrians to walk up and enjoy the panoramic views of oslo. Oslo s opera house is located right at the harbour with an angled white exterior that appears to rise from the water.

We spent there about an hour. The snøhetta architects used three main materials in designing oslo opera house. 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. The roof is designed to be accessible in all seasons inviting visitors to climb its roof all year.

Light floods through windows that soar as high as 15 meters. The principal stone used in the construction is the characteristic white marble from carrara in italy. 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.