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Covering structure, Pålsbu power station, Nesbyen

Industrial structures usually do not receive any significant design input. The carefully considered little power station at Pålsbu is an exception.

Architect: Manthey Kula ANS
Published 25 May, 2009
 
Paalsbu Power Station, view from the dam.

Paalsbu Power Station, view from the dam.

Paalsbu Power Station, view from the south.

Paalsbu Power Station, view from southwest.

Paalsbu Power Station, view from the west.

Paalsbu Power Station, turbine housing by the dam wall.

Paalsbu Power Station, view towards the dam.

Paalsbu Power Station and the Paalsbu Fjord.

Paalsbu Power Station.

 
 
 
Completion: 2007

Address:
Tunhovd, 3540 Nesbyen

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Photo:
Per Berntsen

This hydroelectric power generating station is located just below the Pålsbu dam in the Numedal valley. It adds a new generator to the larger power station below, avoiding the need for a completely new dam and plant.

The new structure aims to enhance the qualities of the existing situation. It contains turbine, generator, transformer and staff facilities, and consists of 15 prefabricated insulated concrete elements, covered by a steel beam roof. The shape indicated the rotating flow of the water, and the shadows on the façade chart the course of the sun across the 530-metre stretch of the dam. Stainless steel profiles lead rainwater away from openings, but allow it to run over the large concrete surfaces, that over time will be covered with lichen and algae.