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Troll Wall Restaurant by Reiulf Ramstad Architects
The jagged glass edges of this restaurant by Norwegian studio Reiulf Ramstad Architects point up towards a sheer cliff face.
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Named the Troll Wall Restaurant, the building is located at the foot of the tallest vertical rock face in Europe, in Norway’s Romsdal Valley.
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Full-height glazing gives diners a view of the landscape, behind a criss-crossing pattern of structural beams.
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Charred timber clads the elevations at the rear of the building, where additional rooms provide a local service and information centre.
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Reiulf Ramstad Architects also completed a timber-clad nursery in Oslo this year - see our earlier story here.
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Photography is by the architects.
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Here's some more text from Reiulf Ramstad Architects:
Trollwall Restaurant
It’s a new cursor at the foot of the Troll Wall; The architecture of the new visitors`center next to E139 is an outcome of the sites` close connection to the impressive mountain wall, Europe's tallest vertical, overhanging rock face in The Romsdal Valley.
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The Romsdal valley has some of the tallest, sheerest cliffs in Europe and is a popular place for BASE jumping including "birdmen" jumping off cliffs in Wingsuits!
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This location allows for an exciting setting for the new service- and information center.
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RRAs proposal is carefully planned in relation to the Troll Wall.
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At the same time it is building a character and identity which in itself will be an attraction in the region.
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The building has a simple, though flexible plan, with a characteristic roof that has its character from the majestetic surrounding landscape.
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Geometry of the roof is also generated from the view to the mountains from the restaurant inside the building.
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These simple ways of design gives the building its character and identity that makes the Service center an eye-catcher and an architectural attraction in the region.
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Reiulf Ramstad Architects: Reiulf Ramstad, Sunniva Neuenkirchen Rosenberg and Espen Surnevik
Location: Trollveggen, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Program: New restaurant and service building
Client: Private
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Size: 700m2
Commission type: 1st price, Invited competition (2009)
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Status: Under construction
Year: Completed summer 2011
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