Zaha Hadid Architects and A-Lab have been announced the winner of a competition to design two new metro stations in Oslo. The stations, Fornebu Senter and Fornbuporten, are to be part of Oslo's new Fornebubanen line, connecting a major existing rail interchange to the Fornebu Senter, a major shopping center in the city. The Fornebuporten station responds directly to its urban setting. Looking south from the station, visitors will find an orthogonal pavilion and public square that fits seamlessly in the structured geometry of its surroundings. To the north, the station will open onto a... >>>

The building had to fulfil several contradictory aspects like safety of the goods which can't cope with daylight and the wish for an open building. Another request was to run the facility with a minimum use of energy and at the same time keep the temperature ranges within a very narrow limit in the conditioned area. As result an energy productive building is made possible which would produce a total of 1,3 kWh. >>>