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The Petter Dass Museum
Petter Dass is one of Norway’s most important and beloved National poets. The strong historical importance of the surroundings made the task of locating and designing a new building on the site sensitive and very challenging. Snøhetta´s team decided to make a new site by making a cut in the landscape. This cut allows a freestanding building which in volume balances the mass removed. This bold solution creates a new but humble relationship to the historical sites, as well as allowing an expressive design. The site is defined by two 70 meter long wire-cut rock walls 15.5 meters... >>>
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