Museum of Design Oslo Competition by Switch, Norwegian Architecture Contest 2020
Museum of Design Oslo Competition
29 Sep 2020
Museum of Design Oslo Contest Winners
Winners for the Museum of Design Oslo Competition
Switch state, “We are proud to tell you that this competition generated 120 registrations and an enthralling and spellbinding set of proposals.”
MOD RESULTS
1st winner – Enrique S Gallardo, Vasiliki Christakou (Spain)

2nd winner – Marcin WIECZOREK, Isabelle MENU, Luc SAISON (France)

3rd winner – kritika saini (India)

Text by 1st prize winner – Enrique S Gallardo, Vasiliki Christakou, Spain:
TALLERKEN
Seeking to accentuate the most beautiful elements of the surrounding landscape: the forests and the water, while achieving minimum intrusion and maximum accordance with the topography and the magic of the place, a unique space is generated. A deep watery plate translucent and reflective is gently placed on the natural upper plateau of the topography, capturing and bringing in the changing landscape to feel embraced. The magnitude of the plate consists of a horizontal bold element that, instead of imposing itself on the site, captures its liquid and green atmosphere and generates an aqueous haven of silence and serenity, sheltered from the city, yet open to the world. All spaces are designed as a refuge inside the landscape, a hidden world to be discovered, surrounded by lush vegetation and a liquid atmosphere of lights, colou...