Løren Metro Station
LØREN METRO STATION
Arne Henriksen Arkitekter + MDH Arkitekter
ARCHITECTURE
Arne Henriksen Arkitekter, MDH Arkitekter
LANDSCAPE
Grindaker AS
CLIENT
Sporveien Oslo AS
CONSULTANT TEAM
Aas Jacobsen AS, Ingenia AS, Electronova AS
PROJECT TEAM
Arne Henriksen, Helge Lunder, Dagfinn Sagen, Line Gudbrandsen, Magnar Westby, Christin Johannessen, Minna Riska
MANUFACTURERS
Norka lighting, thyssenkrupp
PHOTOGRAPHS
YEAR
2016
LOCATION
Oslo, Norway
CATEGORY
Metro Station
Text description provided by architect.
The neighbourhood of Løren, a former industrial area and military camp, has in recent years emerged as a new, attractive residential district.
As a further development of the area a new metro station was planned.
The station is located 27 meters underground and accessed by stairs, escalators or lifts from the two entrances.
The main vestibule comprises a closed, technical part made in concrete, and a public part made in steel and glass.
Large steel girders in the ceiling make the room open and column-free, and the many skylights open up for changing light conditions through the day.
Three different escalators with interconnected passages provide for a varied spatial sequence on the way down to the platform.
The station hall is a mountain tunnel with a middle platform and a natural vaulted shape.
The extensive technical installations have been a contributing factor to the architectonical concept, exposing it rather than attempting to hide it.
This gives the station a robust and a industrial atmosphere; A giant machine in steel and concrete bringing people up and down into the metro system.
