Norwegian Wood
Norwegian wood is a collaborative effort to turn the Stavanger region in Norway into a showcase for environmentally friendly architecture.
Isn't it good? Marilunden just outside of Stavanger is one of the Norwegian Wood projects. The houses have superinsulated windows, balanced ventilation and are clad in local timber. (Photo: Norwegian Wood / Eder Biesel Arkitekter)
Norwegian Wood's most important collaborators are the Stavanger and Sandnes Municipalities, Innovation Norway, Enova, The Norwegian State Housing Bank, The building Cost Programme, National Office of Building Technology and Administration, Ministry of Environment, the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design and the Timber Industry.
Norwegian Wood’s quality criterias are guidelines set to develop building projects of high architectural quality. Theses crieterias are: low energy use, principles of universal design, use of environmentally friendly materials and new, rational, timber building systems.
NORWEGIAN WOOD'S BUILDING PROJECTS
Projects finished in 2008:
- Jåtten East B7 – 73 self-build low-energy rowhouses, Stavanger (April Arkitekter, Norway)
- Lanternen – a protected town square and open-air stage in Langgata, Sandnes. (Atelier Oslo, Norway / AWP, France)
- Preikestolhytta – a new Tourist Association mountain lodge close to Preikestolen in Ryfylket (Helen & Hard AS, Norway)
- Egenes Park – 58 urban dwellings and a four department kindergarten at Eiganes, Stavanger (Onix, Holland / HLM arkitektur og plan, Norway)
- Marilunden – 10 houses connected by garages at Godeset, Stavanger (Sivilarkitekt Wilhelm Eder, Norway / Noncon:form, Austria)
- Lierdal gård og kulturlandskap - transformation of a barn (Helge Schjelderup sivilarkitekter MNAL AS, Norway)
There are also a number of projects planned and under construction. Visit their website to learn more.
Quick fact:
Stavanger is Europe’s largest timber city.
Enova is a state run enterprise meant to promote environmentally sound and rational use and production of energy.
Norwegian Wood is a part of Stavanger European Capital of Culture 2008.
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