Solberg Spinderi

Category

Rehabilitation , Residential and holiday homes , Sustainability , Regulation/urban development

Project Status

Built

Year

2019

Area

11 000

Principal

Solberg Spinderi Holding AS, POB

Address

Solbergveien 22, Solbergelva

Solberg Spinderi is an important cultural heritage for the area and one of the best-preserved industrial buildings in the country, bearing witness to the period of industrial prosperity in the region as a textile producer.

The project includes the establishment of 66 modern apartments and a business premises in harmony with a historic building body. The new architectural elements will be clear and will not compete with the original architecture, and these must be made in materials that are typical of their period. The cultural environment contains listed industrial buildings which are a rare example of the development of Norwegian industrial architecture and which are an important historical heritage for the municipality.

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The intention is to preserve the industrial character of the original brick building, and create new contrasts through the choice of materials of exposed concrete, wood and neutral glass. Balconies on the top floor are carried out as drawn into roof niches that do not break with the original roof shape, while new terraces on the ground floor come into direct contact with outdoor areas around the building.

The project is well anchored in the natural area with an open stream that partially flows under the building. The stream is considered a unique, natural quality and an important characteristic for the project.

In the northern part of the property, where the current parking lot is located, an open, roofless, 2-story parking garage has been built for the residents. The building is adapted to the existing terrain and designed so that it does not dominate the surroundings.