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Tintra Footbridge in Voss, Norway by Rintala Eggertsson Architects

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017

Article source: Rintala Eggertsson Architects

INTRODUCTION

In the spring of 2015 the the municipality of Voss, a municipality in western Norway, invited entrepreneurs and architects to participate in tenders for a pedestrian bridge over the river Vosso. The bridge was to replace a historic bridge, which had been taken by a flood in the river the previous year. The team of IKM Steel & Facade, SK Langeland and Rintala Eggertsson Architects won the competition with a steel lattice bridge in cor-ten steel and wooden floors, walls and ceilings in wood.

Image Courtesy © Dag Jenssen

Architects: Rintala Eggertsson Architects (Dagur Eggertsson, Vibeke Jenssen, Sami Rintala and Polona Susteric)
Project: Tintra Footbridge
Location: Russarvegen 11, 5700 Voss, Norway
Photography: Dag Jenssen
Client: Voss municipality, Sigmund Gjernes
Contractor: IKM Stål & Fasade, Helge Nedreskår, Helle Erevik
Engineering: SK Langeland, Roar Vatne
Light design: IGuzzini Norway, Ida Hågensen

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Voss High School in Norway by Nordic — Office of Architecture

Friday, December 23rd, 2016

Article source: Nordic — Office of Architecture

The new vocational high school at Voss (Norway) designed by Nordic — Office of Architecture and AART architects combines theory and practice in an inspiring learning environment bathed in light with spectacular views of the surrounding landscape.

The new vocational high school at Voss opened this autumn and caters for around 400 students and 100 staff. The Norwegian-Danish team behind several prominent education buildings in Scandinavia took inspiration from the surrounding environment, creating an interpretation of the traditional Norwegian barn common to the area. A composition of “barns” surrounding a series of “farmyards” provides the framework for various educational and social activities. The architects strive to stimulate the students by drawing nature and daylight into the school buildings through the generous glazing and timber cladding both inside and out.