Barcode Project

In 2008, the Norwegian government declared the Barcode Project as official. As the largest mass-building project in Scandinavian history, 12 buildings will be constructed. In this period the new Oslo Central Station will be built. The new station is not a part of the project. The project is a sub-project of the Bjorvika renovation and expansion, with the new Oslo Opera House and the upcoming Munch museum. The buildings are designed mainly by Snohetta, the leading architectural company in Norway, and various others like Price Water House Coopers. Their headquarters was the first of the 12 buildings to be made. A new street will be built in this new business square in Oslo. The new Bjorvika tunnel that is now being built will remove all roads from this district. Instead of roads, the railway system, also new, will replace the car traffic with fast-speed trains.
The Barcode Project is a part of Fjord City, the new central Oslo, and the citys modern gateway.
The cityline
From left is the PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWCO) building. The construction of this building was finished in 2009. It is 46 meters tall and 12 storeys high. The building is built by Oslo S Utvikling AS. A-Lab designed the building as glass shaped structure with an outside skin of sun shading elements.
2. is the KLP building. KLP Eiendom is the owner of this newly started construction. S+J Arkitekter AS designed the building. The building will consist of two towers, both 64 meters tall. The white, western tower will consist of 54 luxury apartments, and the right one of the KLP offices.
3. building is the Glacier building. This building is made by Snohetta, the company behind the Oslo Opera. The building will be 16 foot tall and consist of 12 floors. The building is an office building.
4. building in the row is the Visma building. 67 meters high as its neighbour, and with three towers. Construction is set to start in January 2010 and be completed in 2011. The building is built by Dark Arkitekter AS.
5. building is the MAD building, a residential and retail building. The final look has not been decided yet, but the building is made by MAD Architects.
6. building is the westernmost DnB NOR-building of the three buildings in the project. The entire building will room over 700 workingplaces. A shopping centre will occupy its first floor, and a public restaurant is pllaned on the top. The rest of the building will be offices.
7. is the RACK. Thhis building is not shown on the opposite picture. It will be 67 floors tall with 17 floors. The architecture of this building is the only one of its kind. On the top level, a panoramic 140 seat canteen will be constructed with an executive lounge. In the middle of the building, the new DnB NOR trading room with 250 work stations will be located. A large number of terraces form the building.
The 8. building, The Code is the main building of the project. As the westernmost building of the commercial structures it will be 63 meters tall with 16 floors. It is designed by Dark Arkitekter AS.
9. building in the project is a 21 meter building with residential areas. Three more buildings will be constructed on the eastern site, these are not shown in the illustration.

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