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Set to bring more than 18,000 square metres of modern office space to Stavanger's historic city centre, a proposal put forward by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects (SHL Architects) for a 101-metre office tower, to be built by Base Property in the heart of Norway's third-largest city, will transform the local skyline.
Known as Breiavatnet Lanterna, the proposed 26-storey office tower will be designed via a joint effort between the Copenhagen-based SHL and the local Stavanger-based firm of SJ Arkitekter. Plans for the new development include 18,170 square metres of flexible space, which will be divided into office, restaurant, and conference spaces.
Truly a mixed-use building, several of the bottom and top floors will be open for public use, with the first two floors to include space for a cafe, restaurant, canteen, lobby, and exhibition spaces, while floors three to five will become the new home of the local church that currently sits on the site. The middle floors, from six to 24, will be reserved for office space, while the remaining top two floors will once again be made open to the public, with a mix of bars, restaurants, and conference rooms — all providing stunning panoramic views of the city and surrounding fjords.
In keeping with Scandinavia's progressive reputation, the tower will include a series of exterior green terraces, which will cascade down the height of the building via a set of sloping, linear ridges, every square metre of which will be populated by various species of native vegetation. Beyond this, the tower's climate and other internal systems will be engineered to peak efficiency, allowing the new development to minimize its carbon footprint and environmental impact.
The facade will be composed of slim vertical aluminum and glass panels, which have been designed to bring a high amount of natural light into the building, providing more than enough illumination for up to 1000 work spaces. More than just a practical measure, the glass curtain wall will make for great city views and give workers a glimpse of the nearby fjords.
Once complete, Breiavatnet Lanterna will likely be a welcome addition to the historic city centre. The new development will be just steps from Stavanger Central Station, with frontage along a picturesque parkland-lined riverbank, to which the base of the tower will be connected via new landscaping.
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