Oslo Opera House Roof

The entrance is free.

Oslo opera house roof.

Oslo s opera house is part of the city s revitalization strategy to redevelop the city s historically industrial waterfront into an active public space. Light floods through windows that soar as high as 15 meters. The main entrance to the oslo opera house is through a crevasse beneath the lowest portion of the sloping roof. We spent there about an hour.

Walking along the rooftop is a great way to admire panoramic view of oslo. The opera s landscape comprises of the marble roof additional marble clad areas and the areas between the building and the surrounding streets. The snøhetta architects used three main materials in designing oslo opera house. The principal stone used in the construction is the characteristic white marble from carrara in italy.

Oslo s opera house is located right at the harbour with an angled white exterior that appears to rise from the water. The wood used in the foyer public galleries and the main house is oak while the metal facades on the roof are aluminium. Even oslo s central train station is joining the bjørvika fray by proposing a major redesign by space group that would focus on a new unified station sited on a linear north south axis toward the opera house freeing up the ground level for public interaction and providing a massive roof garden above. Inside the sense of height is breathtaking.

Oslo s harborfront before the opera was constructed. The norwegian national opera balet was designed in the style of modern architecture which does not change the fact that i recommend it to everybody. Interior of oslo opera house the roof of the building angles to ground level creating a large plaza that invites pedestrians to walk up and enjoy the panoramic views of oslo. While much of the building is covered in white granite and la facciata a white italian carrara marble the stage tower is clad in white aluminium in a design by løvaas wagle that evokes old weaving patterns.

The roof is designed to be accessible in all seasons inviting visitors to climb its roof all year. The marble embellished roof of the opera house was designed by norwegian artists kristain blystad kalle grude jorunn sannes. Of course to say all these projects were to continue forward as planned would be idealistic at best as financial and political resistance is already prevalent but it shows how a single.