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Describing its work as a means to “enhance our sense of place, identity and relationship to others and the physical spaces we inhabit, whether feral or human-made,” award-winning Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta often bring the surrounding landscapes into its architectural designs, with how people experience a space a key factor in all their projects.
With the firm presenting at the annual Design Indaba Conference in South Africa, we’ve rounded up, in no particular order, 12 of the VISI team’s favourite Snøhetta designs.
Name: Lillehammer Art Museum Expansion
Location: Lillehammer, Norway
Type of Project: Museum
Completed In: 2016
Image credit: Mark Syke
Name: Swarovski Kristallwelten (Crystal Worlds)
Location: Wattens, Austria
Type of Project: Mixed use
Completed In: 2015
Image credit: David Schreyer
Name: Bjellandsbu – Åkrafjorden Cabin
Location: Etne, Norway
Type of Project: Cabin/shelter
Completed In: 2013
Image credit: James Silverman
Name: Tverrfjellhytta, Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion
Location: Hjerkinn, Norway
Type of Project: Pavilion
Completed In: 2011
Image credit: Dennis Alekseev
Name: The 7th Room
Location: Harads, Sweden
Type of Project: Hotel cabin
Completed In: 2017
Image credit: Johan Jansson
Name: Kaspar Weyrer Strasse
Location: Innsbruck, Austria
Type of Project: Residential
Completed In: 2015
Name: Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
Location: Oslo, Norway
Type of Project: Opera house
Completed In: 2008
Name: New Tungestølen Tourist Cabin
Location: Luster, Norway
Type of Project: Cabin
Expected Completion Date: 2017
Name: Temple University Library
Location: Philadelphia, USA
Type of Project: Library
Expected Completion Date: 2018
Name: Powerhouse Telemark
Location: Telemark, Norway
Type of Project: Office
Expected Completion Date: 2019
Name of Project: Busan Opera House
Location: Busan, South Korea
Type of Project: Performance Space
Expected Completion Date: 2020
Name of Project: Lofoten Opera Hotel
Location: Lofoten, Norway
Type Of Project: Residential/hotel
Expected Completion Date: 2020
View more of Snøhetta’s projects and proposals at snohetta.com.
