Danish architect Julien de Smedt of JDS Architects has won a competition to design a new ski jump at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway.
The new facility will be completed by 2010.
Details from JDS:
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TITLE: NEW HOLMENKOLLEN FYR: EXTENDING TRADITIONS
CODE: HOP
PROJECT: HOLMENKOLLEN SKI JUMP
LOCATION: OSLO, NORWAY
SIZE: -
TYPE: OPEN COMPETITION, 1ST PRIZE
CLIENT: OSLO MUNICIPALITY
COLLABORATORS: FLORIAN KOSCHE, ENGINEER
BUDGET: -
STATUS: COMPLETION 2010
PROJECT SUMMARY:
THE NEW HOLMENKOLLEN HILL IS EXTENDING TRADITION… TO THE SKY!
IT STRIVES TO KEEP THE FINE BALANCE BETWEEN MAJESTIC AND SIMPLE AND EMPHASIZES THE EXISTING LANDMARK VALUES WHILE INTRODUCING CONTEMPORARY MATERIALS AND DESIGN.
TO EMPHASIZE THE SILHOUETTE, THE SHAPE IS SHARP AND SIMPLY CUT. IT USES THE GIVEN WIND PROTECTION PROFILE AND OFFSETS IT PARALLEL DOWN, CREATING A SMOOTH BENDED RECTANGLE HOSTING THE SLOPE, THE MAIN ELEVATORS AND THE TOP IN-RUN PROGRAM.
THE TOP IS CUT HORIZONTALLY TO ACCOMMODATE A VIEWING PLATFORM. THE KNOLL BUILDING IS MOVED FURTHER UP THE HILL, SERVING AS ANCHOR POINT FOR THE STRUCTURE, LETTING IT CANTILEVER AND AVOID A DISRUPTIVE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT.
FROM A DISTANCE THE STRUCTURE WILL APPEAR AS A MILKY-WHITE SHARP PROFILE FURTHER EXTENDED WITH A LIGHT BEAM DIFFUSING INTO THE SKY.
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
September 7th, 2007 at 1:06 am
It is good to see the other half of PLOT getting some attention. I was beginning tho think it was the Bjarke Ingles (BIG) show.
September 11th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
Julien de Smedt = belgium…
September 12th, 2007 at 6:43 pm
If you’ve been practising out of Danmark for years, are living there, have the Belgian nationality and have studied here and there… what nation would one use to describe? the office is Danish but he’s Belgian, I suppose. But who cares, the plan is rather sexy, I must say.