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The "Barcode Project" is a section of the Fjord City Redevelopment on former dock and industrial land in central Oslo. It consists of a row of new multi-purpose high-rise buildings. The project was basically completed in 2016.
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The "Barcode Project" is a section of the Fjord City Redevelopment on former dock and industrial land in central Oslo. It consists of a row of new multi-purpose high-rise buildings. The project was basically completed in 2016.
Thank you for your visits / comments / faves!
The fresh green of the plants nicely contrasts with modern architecture of the "Barcode Quarter" in Oslo.
The "Barcode Project" is a section of the Fjord City Redevelopment on former dock and industrial land in central Oslo. It consists of a row of new multi-purpose high-rise buildings. The project was basically completed in 2016.
Thank you for your visits / comments / faves!
I was really impressed by the dome inside the Marble Church in Copenhagen. It's inspired by St. Peter's Basilica and is the largest in Scandinavia, but capturing it all in one shot was impossible! So, I focused on finding a detailed section that still showcased the artistry. The frescoes and intricate designs really stand out, even when zoomed in. This close-up view brings out the fine craftsmanship and lets you appreciate the effort that went into creating this neoclassical masterpiece. Sometimes, less is more when it comes to highlighting the beauty of such a grand structure - Copenhagen, Denmark
A fachada da Helligaandskirken, em Copenhaga, destaca-se pelo seu portal ornamentado em contraste com a simplicidade das paredes de tijolo. Esta igreja, com origens no século XV, foi reconstruída ao longo dos séculos, preservando elementos renascentistas e barrocos. O relógio na torre e os vitrais conferem-lhe um caráter histórico e espiritual, tornando-a um marco na cidade.
Empty streets of Trondheim. Nedre Bakklandet a late night in October.
A mix between two photos. The EXIF data is from the background photo.
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Eidskog Church is located in Norway near the village of Matrand. It is the third church to stand here since Viking times.
The present church was built in 1665. The previous church was badly damaged during a war with neighboring Sweden (about nine miles to the east).
For centuries, my Norwegian ancestors worshiped in this church.
Swedish Soldier Cottage
The Soldier’s Cottage (Soldat-torpet), named Säldefall, comes from Småland, Sweden. It is a single-family cottage built of logs and roofed with turf, built about 1800 and painted in the traditional red. On one end of the cottage we find the licence-sign denoting that the cottage has been allotted to soldier No. 91 in the Vedbo company of the Kalmar regiment. It is typical of the numerous soldier’s cottages to be found in Sweden during the first half of the 19th century.
A sod roof or turf roof is a traditional Scandinavian type of green roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. Until the late 19th century, it was the most common roof on rural log houses in Scandinavia. Its distribution roughly corresponds to the distribution of the log building technique in the vernacular architecture of the Scandinavian peninsula.
The load of approximately 250 kg per m² of a sod roof is an advantage because it helps to compress the logs and make the walls more draught-proof. In winter the total load may well increase to 400 or 500 kg per m² because of snow. Sod is also a reasonably efficient insulator in a cold climate. The birch bark underneath ensures that the roof will be waterproof.
A couple of days ago I was complaining that when I visited 8 Tallet in Orestad that the weather was pretty rubbish, having worked on the shots a bit now I think the ominous grey cloud adds a certain something to some of them. Here the steely grey sky is a great match for the aluminium cladding.
Eidskog Church is located in Norway near the village of Matrand. It is the third church to stand here since Viking times.
The present church was built in 1665. The previous church was badly damaged during a war with neighboring Sweden (about nine miles to the east).
For centuries, my Norwegian ancestors worshiped in this church.
In spring 2000, I visited my Norwegian relatives for the first time.
After three years of genealogical research and learning Norwegian, I was able to find my Norwegian cousin, Villy. We are third cousins - three times removed. Basically, Villy's great-grandfather and my great-great-grandmother were brother and sister.
My Norwegian great-grandfather, Ole Syversen, was born and grew up at Högbakken, the family farm. My cousin, Villy, is now the owner of Högbakken.
On my last day (of my first trip) in Norway, my Norwegian cousins gave me a going away picnic at Högbakken.
I'm standing with (from the left):
my cousin, Villy's, wife, Randi: my cousin, Siw, and my cousin, Roger's partner, Vigdis. We are standing in front of the old farmhouse.
The photo was taken on June 3, 2000.
A quiet cobblestone alley in the heart of Trondheim, framed by the contrast of green wooden facades and red brick walls. Once bustling with trade and local life, these narrow backstreets now offer a glimpse into the city’s layered history and architectural heritage.
Fun fact:
Many of Trondheim’s old alleys, known locally as smug, were originally built for easy access between the busy waterfront and merchant houses. Some of them still follow the same paths laid out in the Middle Ages.
In spring 2000, I visited my Norwegian relatives for the first time.
After three years of genealogical research and learning Norwegian, I was able to find my Norwegian cousin, Villy. We are third cousins - three times removed. Basically, Villy's great-grandfather and my great-great-grandmother were brother and sister.
My Norwegian great-grandfather, Ole Syversen, was born and grew up at Högbakken, the family farm. My cousin, Villy, is now the owner of Högbakken.
On my last day (of my first trip) in Norway, my Norwegian cousins gave me a going away picnic at Högbakken.
I'm standing with my cousin, Villy Börresen, and his wife, Randi. We are standing in front of the old farmhouse.
The photo was taken on June 3, 2000.
An urban composition drawn from the sharp silhouettes and mirrored facades of Kesklinn, Tallinn, Estonia
Captured with Canon EOS-1D X Mark II + EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM.
Skansen open-air museum, Stockholm, Sweden.
Skansen is the location of Europe's first open-air folk museum and zoo. Skansen, a 75 acre open-air park was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius. Within the park, there are over 150 buildings that showcase the homes, shops, schools, farms (some dating back to the 16th century) and churches of Sweden.
A sod roof or turf roof is a traditional Scandinavian type of green roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. Until the late 19th century, it was the most common roof on rural log houses in Scandinavia. Its distribution roughly corresponds to the distribution of the log building technique in the vernacular architecture of the Scandinavian peninsula.
The load of approximately 250 kg per m² of a sod roof is an advantage because it helps to compress the logs and make the walls more draught-proof. In winter the total load may well increase to 400 or 500 kg per m² because of snow. Sod is also a reasonably efficient insulator in a cold climate. The birch bark underneath ensures that the roof will be waterproof.
I was very really looking forward to photographing 'The Mountain', one of BIG Architects most iconic buildings in Orestad, Copenhagen. It didn't disappoint and although conditions weren't great with weak sunlight being filtered through a thin layer of cloud I got shots I'm really happy with. More to follow.
From Wikipedia : "Mountain Dwellings (Danish: Bjerget) is an award-winning building in the Ørestad district of Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of apartments above a multi-storey car park. The building is designed by Danish architectural practice Bjarke Ingels Group. The apartments are scaling the diagonally sloping roof of the parking garage, from street level to 11th floor, creating an artificial, southfacing 'mountainside'. Each apartment has a "backyard" on the roof of the in-front, lower-level apartment. The resulting courtyard penthouses are an attempt to balance "the splendours of the suburban backyard with the intensity of an urban lifestyle". Throughout the building, it plays on a mountain metaphor as well as the clash between the urban vibe of the interior parking space as well as the surroundings and the peaceful and organic hillside."
"The northern and western facades of the parking garage depict a 3,000 m² photorealistic mural of Himalyan peaks. The parking garage is protected from wind and rain by huge shiny aluminium plates, perforated to let in light and allow for natural ventilation. By controlling the size of the holes, the sheeting were transformed into the giant rasterized image of Mount Everest. The picture is based on a photo commissioned from a Japanese Himalaya photographer, though it had to be stretched to fit the proportions of the site."
If you're interested to learn more about this project click here : www.big.dk/projects/mtn/
In spring 2000, I visited my Norwegian relatives for the first time.
After three years of genealogical research and learning Norwegian, I was able to find my Norwegian cousin, Villy. We are third cousins - three times removed. Basically, Villy's great-grandfather and my great-great-grandmother were brother and sister.
My Norwegian great-grandfather, Ole Syversen, was born and grew up at Högbakken, the family farm. My cousin, Villy, is now the owner of Högbakken.
On my last day (of my first trip) in Norway, my Norwegian cousins gave me a going away picnic at Högbakken.
I'm standing with my cousin, Villy Börresen, and his grandson, Simon. We are standing in front of the old farmhouse.
The photo was taken on June 3, 2000.
In research circles today, it is believed that in or around the 9th century AD, that NW Russia was attacked and colonized by "eastern Vikings" from current day Sweden and Finland. The western Norsemen headed West to raise havoc on the British Isles, Normandy, and even around into the Med. These "eastern Vikings" were known as "the RUS", where we get today's name Russia. They settled primarily along the waterways, such as the Dvina River, founding a permanent settlement at Novgorod and continuing as
far south as Kiev and the Caspian Sea. For a little over 400 years these Norsemen controlled the entire Baltic and North Seas.
From the architecture of the Dvina River Region of NW Russia, the okhlupen was traditionally carved from the root ball of a full larch tree used as a roof ridge support beam. Carvers usually carved horses, rams, or hens and it was believed that these symbols brought peace, safety, and prosperity to all who lived under them.
There was a saying in the north of Russia, "Kuritsa na krishe, v dome tishe." "With a hen on the roof, it's quiet at home."
This okhlupen and roof ridge were hand carved for our cabin in the Sierra Nevada Mtns of northern California in reclaimed TEAK in a village in Central Java, Indonesia, to the exacting specifications of the historical reference.
Zakopane in the Sierras. Architecture from "the Land of the Blue Eyes".
Architect: Larry Pearson / Keith Anderson, Pearson Design Group, Bozeman, MT
www.keithandersonarchitecture.com/
Master Builder: Matt & Ted Williams, WILLIAMS CONSTRUCTION, Clio, California
Our family "get-away" from the pressures of urban life.
6000 feet elevation in the Feather River headwaters area of the
high Sierra Nevada Mtns of northern California. About 45 miles
north of Lake Tahoe.
We call it Zakopane in the Sierras, after the alpine village of the
same name in the Tatras Range of Europe's Carpathian Mtns, on
the Polish/Slovakian border.
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Out of sequence I know but I've been playing around again with a previously uploaded Orestad shot of 8 Tallet, an Apartment block by the Bjarke Ingels Group. I've flipped the shot to give it a futuristic Egyptian pyramid look.
I thought it would act as a good advert for a talk on 'Paris - London' I'm giving at Wallingford Photographic Club on Thursday 3rd November. Being representative of the kind of stuff you can find on my photostream there'll be an strong emphasis on Architecture but with plenty of other random stuff thrown in for good measure.
The talk starts at 8pm and is held just over Wallingford Bridge at the Crowmarsh Pavilion, The Street, The Street, Crowmarsh. For more info click here : www.wallingford-photographic-club.org.uk/content/programme
Completed in 2008, the Mountain by BIG Architects is a unique and clever building in a number of ways, this shot shows the South facing slope with its planted balconies.
From Wikipedia : "The roof gardens are edged by elevated flowerbeds in the shape of planter railings, designed to block the view to neighbouring, lower-level apartments. They are planted according to a coordinated scheme of plants, which will make the colours and the appearance of the mountain slope change according to the changing seasons. The building has an extensive watering system which collects rainwater and use it for automatically watering the roof gardens during dry periods."
Completed in the mid-2010s as part of the Niittykumpu metro station area’s urban renewal, this residential tower is one of the tallest buildings in Espoo, standing at approximately 90 meters with 24 stories. It symbolizes the shift in Espoo’s suburban identity — from low-rise, car-centered neighborhoods to vertical living and public transit integration.
Located just meters from Niittykumpu Metro Station, the building is known not only for its height, but also for its contemporary Nordic design — characterized by clean lines, dark cladding, and large glass balconies. At night, the warm glow from individual apartments creates a grid of lives quietly illuminated in the sky.
This photo, taken with the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, captures that quiet moment when the city turns blue, and the tower watches over the neighborhood like a glowing monolith of urban life.
Is your style of architecture German, Scandinavian, Russian, Polish, Baltic?
For a thousand years the borders have changed, with great regularity. The Viking influence from 750AD until the 13th century... the Hanseatic Federation and their influence as trading cities... Sweden ruled over much of the Baltic and North Sea for hundreds of years, as well as the Rus, the Poles, the Ukrainians, the Prussians, the Teutonic tribes, Bohemia, and Austro-Hungarians.
But anthropologically what has remained constant, well... taking into consideration invasions and movements of tribes and large groups... are the people. Above is a university study showing the prevalence of blue eyed peoples and the density of same.
And this indeed was the challenge and opportunity for our world-reknowned architects to come up with a style unique to this part of the world from which my Family comes. We very much love the 19th century alpine style known as Zakopane, named after the podhale village of the same name along the Polish/Slovak border. From this wonderful core of design with it's unique and dramatic alpine roof lines, we have embellished the architectural accoutrements and come up with what we refer to as .... Architecture from "the LAND of the BLUE EYES". Adding to that is inspiration from architectural gems in the Sierra Nevada Mtns of northern California. Vikingsholm, considered to be the finest rendition of Nordic alpine architecture in North America, on the shores of Lake Tahoe.... the Maybeck creation at the Hearst Compound called Wyntoon on the McLoud River, Rainbow Lodge in the Yuba Canyon, Thunderbird Lodge at Incline, and of course.... SugarBowl on the top of Donner Summit.
From the Viking days... carvings and portals as seen on the magical Stavkirke (Stave Churches) at Urnes, Heddal, and Gol in Norge, to the roof details of the Novgorod/north DVINA River Region of NW Russia, to the wonderful chip carvings of the Hutsells and Goral people of the Carpathian Mtns, Scandinavian rosemal'ing, magnificent doors from the Baltic area, bauernmalerai from Prussia and Bohemia, exposed hand hewn logs of Mecklanburg, and of course beautiful natural stone throughout the entire region.
Please enjoy the trip with us as you review many of the pictures in this Photostream. Nice to have made so many friends so far on a truly global scale. Thank you for the 10,000 views so far in just two weeks....
Architect: Larry Pearson, PEARSON DESIGN GROUP, Bozeman, Montana USA
www.pinterest.com/bertramsca/zakopane-in-the-sierras/paul...
Sweden is full of beautiful modern architecture.
As a reminder, keep in mind that this picture is available only for non-commercial use and that visible attribution is required. If you'd like to use this photo outside these terms, please contact me ahead of time to arrange for a paid license.
To me this shot of the communal garden at the heart of the 8 Tallet development in Orestad, Copenhagen seems to have a curiously 3d effect if you stare at it for a few seconds. Is anyone else seeing that too or am I alone in this ?
More shots from my trip : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/sets/72157627584650101
Many of Trondheim’s old alleys, known locally as smug, were originally built for easy access between the busy waterfront and merchant houses. Some of them still follow the same paths laid out in the Middle Ages.
A Câmara Municipal de Copenhaga (Københavns Rådhus), inaugurada em 1905 e situada na Rådhuspladsen, é um marco emblemático da cidade e sede do governo local. Projetada por Martin Nyrop, a sua arquitetura neo-romântica nórdica combina tradições dinamarquesas e influências do renascimento italiano. A imponente torre de 105 metros oferece vistas panorâmicas da cidade e abriga um relógio astronómico que fornece informações sobre eclipses e a posição dos astros. A fachada apresenta uma estátua dourada de Absalão, o bispo fundador de Copenhaga, e detalhes que evocam a flora e fauna dinamarquesas, como gaivotas e corvos, além de referências à Groenlândia. O edifício, que inclui o gabinete do Lord Mayor e o conselho municipal, é um exemplo significativo da arquitetura pública escandinava do início do século XX.
The Copenhagen City Hall (Københavns Rådhus), inaugurated in 1905 and located on Rådhuspladsen, is an emblematic landmark of the city and the seat of the local government. Designed by Martin Nyrop, its Nordic neo-romantic architecture combines Danish traditions and Italian Renaissance influences. The imposing 105-meter tower offers panoramic views of the city and houses an astronomical clock that provides information on eclipses and the position of the stars. The façade features a golden statue of Absalom, the founding bishop of Copenhagen, and details that evoke Danish flora and fauna, such as seagulls and crows, as well as references to Greenland. The building, which houses the Lord Mayor's office and the city council, is a significant example of early 20th-century Scandinavian public architecture.
The photo above was taken in Skansen, Sweden (on the island of Djurgarden) and is the location of Europe's first open-air folk museum and zoo. Skansen, a 75 acre open-air park was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius. Within the park, there are over 150 buildings that showcase the homes, shops, schools, farms (some dating back to the 16th century) and churches of Sweden.
Swedish Soldier Cottage:
The Soldier’s Cottage (Soldat-torpet), named Säldefall, comes from Småland, Sweden. It is a single-family cottage built of logs and roofed with turf, built about 1800 and painted in the traditional red. On one end of the cottage we find the licence-sign denoting that the cottage has been allotted to soldier No. 91 in the Vedbo company of the Kalmar regiment. It is typical of the numerous soldier’s cottages to be found in Sweden during the first half of the 19th century.
A sod roof or turf roof is a traditional Scandinavian type of green roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. Until the late 19th century, it was the most common roof on rural log houses in Scandinavia. Its distribution roughly corresponds to the distribution of the log building technique in the vernacular architecture of the Scandinavian peninsula.
The load of approximately 250 kg per m² of a sod roof is an advantage because it helps to compress the logs and make the walls more draught-proof. In winter the total load may well increase to 400 or 500 kg per m² because of snow. Sod is also a reasonably efficient insulator in a cold climate. The birch bark underneath ensures that the roof will be waterproof.
Skånebanken (completed 1900) by architect Gustaf Wickman in Stockholm, is an exuberant baroque showcase of the Malmö-based bank’s home region.
Its red sandstone facade is from Övedskloster quarry in Skåne and is full of sculptures and other decorations by sculptors G. F. Nordling and Christian Eriksson. As shown in the photo here, ornamental details above the entry portal include fruit and vegetables, griffins, and allegorical figures representative of Malmo and Skåne.
The 1904 book Sveriges Konst; från 1700 talets slut till 1900-talets Början i dess hufvuddrag by Georg Nordensvan describes the buiilding (translated via Google):
“Of the many new bank buildings, Skånebanken by Gustaf Wickman (b. 1858) is the most original. Composed for a place where two rather narrow streets intersect, it is made to be seen only up close. The shapes, which show new and surprising motifs, are solid and massive, as befits a building, representing the material possibilities of solid Skåne. The magnificent reddish Scanian sandstone has willingly adhered to the will of the architect. In few of our architects' works is it such a personal and lively mood as in this improvisation, which stands rather alone even in the creation of its originator.”
The building now houses government offices. This photo was taken in summer 2018; in autumn 2018 the Swedish Property Agency (Statens fastighetsverk) and consultant Mikael Traung initiated extensive facade restorations.
For more on this and other unsung architectural gems of Stockholm, please see my article on Scandinavia Standard:
www.scandinaviastandard.com/find-these-hidden-architectur...
A variation on yesterdays upload, I've increased the 'yellowness' and cropped back to 3:2 ratio as it seemed fate that the corners feel exactly on the diagonals.
I've noticed I'm not the only one who likes to have a fun occasionally with flipping so I've created a flickr group for such images : www.flickr.com/groups/2334778@N23/pool/with/6209109569/
A beautiful example of Stockholm architecture.
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A sod roof or turf roof is a traditional Scandinavian type of green roof covered with sod on top of several layers of birch bark on gently sloping wooden roof boards. Until the late 19th century, it was the most common roof on rural log houses in Scandinavia. Its distribution roughly corresponds to the distribution of the log building technique in the vernacular architecture of the Scandinavian peninsula.
The load of approximately 250 kg per m² of a sod roof is an advantage because it helps to compress the logs and make the walls more draught-proof. In winter the total load may well increase to 400 or 500 kg per m² because of snow. Sod is also a reasonably efficient insulator in a cold climate. The birch bark underneath ensures that the roof will be waterproof.
This photo shows the east facade of the 1901 Malmö Museum designed by Swedish architect John Smedberg. Located at the southern edge of Slottsparken (Castle Park), the museum later relocated to the Malmö Castle and the City Library moved here in 1946.
A major expansion to the west by Danish architect Henning Larsen opened in 1997 and this building was then renovated and reopened in 1999. It continues to be part of the library complex.
The bronze sculpture in front of the building by Otto Strandman is called Konstkritik. For more information, please see this link (in Swedish):
www.malmoblickar.se/konstkritik-pa-baltiskan/
For more information on this and other iconic Scandinavian libraries, please see my article for Scandinavia Standard at:
www.scandinaviastandard.com/a-guide-to-the-most-iconic-li...
Dangerously dry in the mountains these late days of August.
There is a monster wildfire burning 200 miles south of here near
Yosemite National Park. Winter storms off the Pacific Ocean are
not to begin until sometime in November, and until then we can
only hold our breath and hope for no fire.
www.mountainliving.com/article/ancestral-aesthetic
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Probably my best photo of 8 Tallet (8 House) by the B.I.G Group but ironically it's the least interesting facade. We'd driven there straight from the airport but the weather had turned by the time we made the short drive. Again, another reason to return, there's going to a whole load more interesting architecture built in Orestad over the next ten years.
My photos don't really do the project justice, if you're interested here's a link to the Architects website which does an excellent job of explaining the scheme : www.big.dk/projects/8/