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Kongens gate 1, Oslo

The centre of Oslo has its roots in the 17th Century. This refurbishment reuses much of the historical fabric in new offices for Asplan Viak.

Architect: Asplan Viak AS
Published 05 Feb, 2015
 
Kongens gate 1, office conversion. The existing buiding seen from the street.

Kongens gate 1, office conversion. The existing buiding seen from the street.

Courtyard garden in the summer.

The reception, a new element clad in polished brass.

Toilet box in the ground floor cloak room, covered in polished brass.

Parts of the building date from the 17th century.

The old timber ceilings have been painted ochre.

The staircase was given a neo-baroque character by Arnstein Arneberg in a previous restoration.

Common area with project table, second floor.

Glass corridor through the garden at ground floor level, seen from the kitchen side.

Street level entrances to common room and workshop.

Ground floor plan.

First floor plan.

Second floor plan.

Short section.

Completion: 2014

Address:
Kongens gate 1, Oslo

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Photo:
Are Carlsen, Chris Aadland, Bård Helland

Kongens gate 1 is a two storey building in central Oslo, with a simple, rustic façade. Parts of the building date from the 1600s, and the complex was refurbished Arnstein Arneberg by the building in the 1920s. The choice of materials and colours is intended to create a fluid transition between the old and the new. Original wooden floors have been sanded and painted a warm grey, while the old timber ceiling has been painted ochre. All furniture was chosen with attention to modern standards of comfort and functionality. The garden, which includes a historic well, has also been rebuilt.