The new university building called "Tallhall", Hall of Numbers, has achieved passive energy standards and is the new face of Norwegian climate research.
An existing little hillock made it possible to enter the new building on two levels.
The new building for the Norwegian Meteorological Institute contains two main functions: Staff meeting rooms and canteen on the upper level, with direct entrance from the little hillock, and the servers for processing climatic data below.
The new building houses the Meteorological Institute’s enormous servers for weather data processing, as well as new meeting rooms and a staff canteen. Public- and staff areas are located on the upper level, with the technical functions below. The local terrain has been shaped to allow universal access to both levels, on both sides.
The external cladding of perforated panels varies from closed to open in a pattern of clouds circling the building. A low carbon footprint has directed the choice of main materials: timber cladding and low-carbon concrete.