Architecture firm Estudio Herreros has completed a 13-storey museum building dedicated to the work of artist Edvard Munch, which the studio claimed provides "a new reference point in Oslo's skyline".
Estudio Herreros building on the Oslo waterfront houses the world's largest collection of works by the artist best known for painting The Scream.
The museum occupies a prominent location on Oslo's waterfront
The Munch museum occupies a prominent site on the waterfront adjacent to the Oslo Opera House completed by Norwegian firm Snøhetta in 2008.
The building rises to a height of 57.4 metres above the shore and is five times larger than the original museum located in the Norwegian capital's Tøyen area.
The museum has an angular form The museum provides over 26,000 square metres of exhibition spaces across its 13 storeys, with the top floor containing an observation deck overlooking the city.
"Greeting people both day and night, Munch is a new reference point in Oslo's skyline that gives locals and visitors an overview and orientation within the city, the surrounding mountains and the Oslo fjord," said lead architect Juan Herreros.
The building's angular form appears to lean towards the nearby opera house and the historical city centre. The form is intended to present a welcoming gesture that invites visitors to enter at all times of the day.
A podium structure at the base contains a lobby that merges with the surrounding public space and anchors the buildin...