A Temporary Home for The National Theatre in Oslo

Schneider, Philippe

dc.contributor.advisor	Sørensen, Søren
dc.contributor.author	Schneider, Philippe
dc.coverage.spatial	Økern, Oslo, Norway	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2021-09-28T07:47:43Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-28T07:47:43Z
dc.date.issued	2020-12
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2783932
dc.description	The National Theatre in Oslo is set to start refurbishment in 2022, which is expected to last for 5-6 years. While this goes on, The National Theatre needs another space to be. The typical approach for this situation when another theatre can’t be rented is to build a tempo- rary building or tent. But in a city like Oslo, that is currently undergoing a lot of transformation that involves tearing down older buildings, could one of these buildings be adapted and get a second life as the temporary home for the National Theatre? And with this approach, could the project also act as a catalyst for a developing area? The building I chose was Økern Senter, a closed down shopping mall and ofﬁce in Økern, right in the future centre of Hovinbyen, Oslo’s largest development area. Økern Senter consists of an 18 story ofﬁce tower, 3 two-storey “pavilions” and a subway stop “pavilion” connected by a glass covered indoor square. It all sits on top of a two storey parking garage and storage space. In my project different functions are housed in the different pavilions, and the largest pavilion houses the main stage. The glass covered indoor square is the building’s main cir- culation area and lobby. Because of it’s great daylight qualities this space is also an open workshop space for the wardrobe, hair and props departments. This way part of the back of house functions are exposed to the audience and creates a better connection between theatre and audience. To make the main auditorium part of the building is torn down and opened up to get enough open space and so that different ﬂoors can be used as different balcony levels. Other parts of the building are used more as is. I imagine the project using a lot of recycled materials like plywood, OSB boards and construction timber.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher	The Oslo School of Architecture and Design	en_US
dc.rights	Navngivelse-Ikkekommersiell-DelPåSammeVilkår 4.0 Internasjonal	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.no	*
dc.subject	Architecture	en_US
dc.subject	Arkitektur	en_US
dc.subject	Public buildings	en_US
dc.subject	Offentlige bygninger	en_US
dc.subject	Teatre	en_US
dc.subject	Theatres	en_US
dc.subject	Scenekunst	en_US
dc.subject	Nationaltheatret (Oslo)	en_US
dc.title	A Temporary Home for The National Theatre in Oslo	en_US
dc.type	Master thesis	en_US
dc.description.version	submittedVersion	en_US
dc.rights.holder	Philippe Schneider	en_US
dc.subject.nsi	Architecture and design: 140	en_US