The project centers around the idea of city life as opposed to architecture and the temporary as opposed to the permanent. Through the development of seven urban conditions the building becomes a structure that could facilitate life in the casual city – a collection of spaces to house the richness of urban everyday life. The site is located in the vibrant neighborhood of Grønland, Oslo, in between housing and small local shops.
The building adds to the nuances of what public space could be.
The project shall through exhibitions, lectures, program activities, mapping of the archipelago and guidance
of nature inform the visitors about the archipelago and what to experience but also how to protect it.
Narrowing the construction site down to the footprint of the building makes it possible for the surrounding vegetation to come as close as possible, letting light and nature in, and the visitors out.