Transformer is an urban development project where small, marginal sites in the city are used as temporary art arenas for children and youngsters.
Here, a selection of plans of potential sites in the centre of Oslo.
Projects / Learning
Transformer. Stage pavilion in Fredensborgveien, Oslo
This small stage pavilion activates a leftover site in the centre of Oslo. Interior design students from the Oslo national Academy of the Arts have identified a myriad similar sites around the city.
Architect: Rintala Eggertsson Arkitekter
Published 14 Mar, 2013
Transformer is an urban development project where small, marginal areas and openings in the urban landscape are used as temporary art arenas for children and youngsters. The project was initiated by gallery R-O-M for Art and Architecture, artist Vigdis Storsveen and Rintala Eggertsson Arkitekter in 2011. The stage pavilion was built in a workshop with interior- and furniture design students from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2012.
Facts:
Project participants: Henrik der Minassian (R-O-M), Vigdis Storsveen, Dagur Eggertsson, Ellen S. Klingenberg (course teachers), Sigurd Strøm and Serge von Arx.
Students: Maria Bjørlykke, Camilla Akersveen, Iris Djupvik, Hege Bøhmer Grøholt, Anne Margrethe Maria Hvesser, Lina Ma, Martin Rygner Ramstad and Simona Bieksaite.
Constructed with the support of iGuzzini Lighting, the Municipality of Oslo and the Arts Council Norway.