The Barcode project covers a waterfront section of Oslo, with office blocks designed by leading architects who worked side-by-side to produce a new city district that is strategically located close to the business centre and the main station, but also overlooking the fjord with spectacular natural views. The Carve is a multi-purpose complex that is part of Barcode, with both offices and apartments in this 15-storey structure on a 21x105 m plot.
The design was by a-lab. The first eight floors are office space where flexibility was seen as key, in combination with internal comfort. The remaining floors are for apartments. A terrace garden entirely clad in wood, with benches and flowerbeds, forms a type of barrier between the office and residential space. The roof for this terrace is the building itself, which rises in a pixelated pattern. The resultant space is a protected area for playing and socialising, with panoramic views of the fjord and the city and different perspectives for the upper apartments. The sides that overlook this section have ventilated façades clad in Prodema ProdEX natural wood finished HPL panels as this durable, resistant material requires minimal maintenance. Rectangular panels were used, placed horizontally using visible screws. The same cladding is used for the top of the building, for the façades that open onto the private roof terraces. The wooden cladding is in the warm Rustik colour, creating a lovely contrast with the rest of the façade that is clad in white marble, placed in a dynamic design tied to the stresses the façade itself is subject to.
The result is a play on shapes, colours and materials in which the steel of the structure becomes a decorative element when viewed from the terrace garden. Overall, the strong sense of movement helps lighten the otherwise imposing size of The Carve.
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