christ & gantenbein's munch museum proposal for oslo

christ & gantenbein and lie oyen architecture received second prize for their ‘girls on the bridge’ scheme in the international competition to design the munch museum and surrounding area in norway. the proposal places the museum at the eastern side of the river. the large, simple building and the geometrically very clear park, picks up a scale that it is common for the opera, bjørvikutstikkeren, and bispevika. the project was chosen due to its localization and its strong organizing effect on bjørvika, as well as their intention of developing the museum into a large general art hall and the possibility to develop an elastic and flexible museum.

all images courtesy of christ & gantenbein

project info:

client: HAV eiendom AS in cooperation with oslo muncipality
team: christ & gantenbein, basel with lie oyen architecture AS, oslo: emanuel chist, christoph gantenbein, julia tobler, mariana alves, anna fluckiger, josiane imhof, cloe gattigo, tabea lachenmann, annina meier, annette schick, kai timmermann, cristina trofin