Integration

The New National Opera House forms an extension of the landscape surrounding the city which is not clearly distinguishable as either building or ground. A sloping roof surface rises directly from beneath the fjord at the Oslo waterfront. The stairs, fractures, stage roof surfaces, and the stage towers are defining features for the vast platform that can be traversed from the sea to the uppermost levels by all visitors. Together with the vertical movement, the diagonal lines create a convincing composition that both adapts to the scale of the city and is distinctive and unique in the city landscape.

Oslo Opera House, Oslo, Norway