Operahouse Oslo, Norway

Photo: © Gerald Zugmann

The Norwegian National Assembly voted in 1999 that the operahouse was to be built in Bjørvika, on the seafront at the Oslo fjord. In this way the building would be the foundation for the urban redevelopment of this area of the capital.

The government wished that the operahouse should be a monumental building which would mark Norway as a cultural nation as well as highlighting the social and cultural importance of The Norwegian Opera & Ballet. The building should be a landmark within architecture, construction, use of materials and technical solutions.

Client:

Ministery of Culture and Church Affairs
P.O. Box 8030 dep. • N-0030 Oslo
Tel.: 0047-22247839
eMail: postmottak@kkd.dep.no • web: www.regjeringen.no

Architect:

Snohetta AS Oslo
Skur 39, Vippetangen • N-0150 Oslo
Tel.: +47 24 15 60 60 • Fax: +47 24 15 60 61
eMail: contact@snohetta.com • web: www.snoarc.no