MAXBO Holmen

Category

Trade and industry , Sustainability

Project Status

Built

Year

2022

Area

5,700 m2

Principal

Storebrand Holmen Utvikling AS

Address

Vogellund 35, 1394 Nesbru

The project involves step-by-step development on the property, where the requested shop for space-consuming goods is the first step.
The connection between this new building and the existing building (Skeidar) will form a later stage 2.

The building consists of three volumes (buildings A, B and C) that reflect different functions. Building A – contains a representative entrance area with a glass facade over 2 floors, a common area on the 2nd floor and a technical room on the roof (common for stage 1 and stage 2).
Building B - with main function, which is a building supply store on the 1st floor and rental space on the 2nd floor.
Building C – high storage for timber goods with drive-in solution and associated outdoor storage / goods delivery.
The building stretches along the building boundary to the west and forms a natural noise barrier against the motorway, a desirable protection for sports facilities.
Access is planned from the east side with customer parking near the entrance. Goods reception / goods delivery is located appropriately to the south-east so that customer circulation around the building is unaffected.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND VISUAL QUALITIES: The architectural concept of the project is a composition of two building volumes – one long and lower and one short but higher, which intertwine. A long volume (buildings B and C), designed in a sandwich wall technology, has a decorative cornice around it, which "nails" the hardware store and high-rise warehouse in one. The building is articulated to the south with a cantilevered roof in a dynamic form. The roof has not only aesthetic, but also functional importance and protects the goods reception and outdoor storage for wooden products from rain. Building B "opens up" towards E18 with a glass facade over two floors, which gives a visually inviting impression. This high volume is articulated with vertical wooden cladding, which clarifies the entrance area. The wooden cladding also forms a cozy background for store profiling and is a "business card" for Maxbo timber business. The glass facade over two floors lets a lot of daylight into the entrance area and the common area on the 2nd floor, while also providing a good overview of the car park and the view towards the sports facilities. Great emphasis is placed in the project on the building's aesthetic qualities, adaptation to the surroundings, connection with the GS road and environmentally-oriented solutions such as a green roof, solar panels on the roof and an integrated stream.