Industrial areas and harbors all over the country are being transformed into new neighborhoods. New places for living, leisure and commercial purposes arise, but some of the same mistakes are being repeated over and over again. The existing qualities and the feeling of history are usually demolished and new neighborhoods look the same from Mandal in the south to Narvik in the north. How can we keep the traces of the old industry in our new neighborhoods? How can we preserve the atmosphere? How does these areas look and feel before and after their transformation?
Fagerstrand, 30 minutes south of Oslo is a place ready to be transformed. The short distance to our capital along with its natural qualities have the potential of a huge growth. The area- and transport plan for Oslo and Akershus has pointed out Fagerstrand as an area for a huge number of new houses. The 1,4sqkm planning area will be transformed from a gated industrial area with no public traffic into a new neighborhood.
These issues are crucial to creating new neighboorhoods. In this project we will discuss the problems, but also document the site as it is. We think it could be of public interest to see an area like Fagerstrand presented in poetic cinematography, pictures and models. We hope that the project can make the viewers reflect and get new thoughts on the perspective of transformation, reuse, adaptation and the history of a place.
Industrial areas and harbors all over the country are being transformed into new neighborhoods. New places for living, leisure and commercial purposes arise, but some of the same mistakes are being repeated over and over again. The existing qualities and the feeling of history are usually demolished and new neighborhoods look the same from Mandal in the south to Narvik in the north. How can we keep the traces of the old industry in our new neighborhoods? How can we preserve the atmosphere? How does these areas look and feel before and after their transformation?
Fagerstrand, 30 minutes south of Oslo is a place ready to be transformed. The short distance to our capital along with its natural qualities have the potential of a huge growth. The area- and transport plan for Oslo and Akershus has pointed out Fagerstrand as an area for a huge number of new houses. The 1,4sqkm planning area will be transformed from a gated industrial area with no public traffic into a new neighborhood.
The industrial area today. Photo by Sanden+Hodnekvam
The industrial area today. Photo by Sanden+Hodnekvam
The industrial area today. Photo by Sanden+Hodnekvam
Master plan from the Europan winning proposal. Drawing by Sanden+Hodnekvam
Sanden+Hodnekvam Architects won the Europan competition for the site in december and are now working with the municipality of Nesodden for a strategy for the area. The studio is one of the most award winning norwegian young architecture practices.
Jon Benjamin Tallerås is an artist well known for his photography, essays and sculptures about the topic of transformation of our citys.
Paul Tunge is a cinematographer known for his architectural movie trilogy «Mind of Modernism» which has been shown on a huge amount of architectural film festivals all over the world.
We all live in Nesodden, quite close to the site at Fagerstrand. In this work we want to document the area how it is today and discuss how the existing qualities can make the new neighbourhood a unique place with its own identity based on the sites history and existing qualities.
Please see more of our work, cvs etc at the following webpages:
sandenhodnekvam.no
jontalleras.com
paultunge.com
Installation by Jon Benjamin Tallerås: notes on autonomy, impressions of topography, Prosjektrom Normanns, Stavanger
Bauta. A film by Paul Tunge about norwegian brutalism
Illustration from the Europan winning proposal at Fagerstrand by Sanden+Hodnekvam.