eriksen skajaa architects: shuffle haugerud center

shuffle, haugerud center, oslo norway

eriksen skajaa architects recently won europan 10 with their proposal for haugerud centre called ‘shuffle’ in oslo, norway. haugerud was an area of born from the utopian ideals of the modern movement. once considered a success in improving the general living conditions in postwar oslo, haugerud now struggles to a have a clear sense of what it stands for.

the project is exploring low rise/high density urban planning as a way to reinforce local identity, making use of passive-house concepts to shape the buildings. the project makes reference to the traditional ‘tun’ organisation from the vernacular of norwegian architecture, but could also be seen as an interpretation of a ‘garden city’, evoking a topology that has proven to be successful in the eastern parts of oslo.

the buildings create a village-like atmosphere with multi-functional structures that can be used for housing as well as public functions. the low and dense layout for the area could bring in new, semi-urban qualities into the existing late-modernist plan.

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