Trains going west from Oslo soon get to the station at Lysaker, which ...
... Snøhetta designed when expanded in 2009.
The station has self service ticket vending machines, and...
... self-service ticket checking.The concrete walls are experiencing paint peeling issues...
... re-painting is in progress.
Sandvika, the administrative center of Bærum, overlooks islands in the Oslo Fjord.
The arctic explorer, Otto Sverdrup, lived in it over looking the water, 1908 - 1930.
1829 cast Iron Bridge was a subject of ...
... Monet's in his 1895 visit to Norway.
Waffles with strawberry jam and coffee is a popular mid-afternoon snack.
Snøhetta designed the 2003 "Culture House" - we might call it a Performing Arts Center.
The Great Window reflects the main street with the white City Hall at the end, as well as ...
... provides shelter for the entry.
Inserting doors in a sloping wall can be tricky. Wonder why the taggers went for the grey instead of the white....?
The circulation space attached to the side of the main building...
... is adequately lit by the skylight, ... so why are the spot lights on?
Main entry. with ....
... ticketing to the left and ....
... main stairs to performance hall straight ahead.
At the top of the stairs, the Great Window provides the view of City Hall.
A detail of the exterior frosted glass "clap boards" and the interior glass wall.
So we complete the three weeks locking up the AirB&B apartment, and YOU made it to the end of this photo journal. I think you may be more exhausted than we were! Thanks for persevering, and watch for a Snøhetta project coming to a place near you soon!
