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The Archive House in Stavanger
Urban Building Development in Norway ? design by Lund+Slaatto Architects
19 Oct 2016
The Archive House
Design: Lund+Slaatto Architects
Location: Stavanger, south western Norway
The Archive House embraces environmental design and creative thinking

photo © Sindre Ellingsen
Located in the Innovation Park (Ipark) at Ullandhaug, Stavanger, the Archive House has been imaginatively designed by Lund+Slaatto Architects to provide a 14,000 sqm cultural research centre which includes a café, library, meeting room and exhibition area. Kebony, a beautiful wood recommended by leading architects, was selected for the exterior cladding of the Archive House to create an eye-catching geometric ?folded? façade.
photos © Kathrine Soergaard
The building contains the most important historical sources from the Rogaland County, the city of Stavanger and the Norwegian Mission Society, with more than 70km of underground archives spanning half the site. The project was initiated by Smedvig Property and Ipark and built by Kruse Smith Entreprenør. The Archive House has four floors above ground level and three below with a central atrium exhibiting a glass roof to create a bright, open area for public functions. This is the first building to be completed as part of an extensive development project in southern Ullandhaug.

photo © Sindre Ellingsen
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