ØSTENSJØVEIEN 27 | Henning Larsen

The new headquarters in Oslo is designed in collaboration with NCC Property Development as a modern passive house. The Integrated Energy Design of the building meets the FutureBuilt criteria for climate-neutral building, and the building will thus become one of Norway’s first spearhead projects in green building.

The headquarters situated in Østensjøveien 27 has focus on daylight, spatial layout and sustainable materials. The building integrates the surrounding urban space as a direct part of its spatial qualities while also giving something back by opening up to the city so the in-house activities enrich the surrounding city life.

The building consists of two office units divided into two wings. The wings are connected by a large central panopticon where displaced, cubic meeting rooms stretch out into and fill up the atrium. A staircase winds all the way up through the panopticon providing users with contact and access to the individual floors.

The cafeteria is situated in one end of the panopticon and has direct access to a peaceful south-facing courtyard with large, light hardwood trees letting the light flow down through the tree crowns. A rippling water wall shields the courtyard from the noise and traffic of the city.