The Norwegian Petroleum Museum by Lunde & Lovseth Arkitekter (now L2 Arkitekter) is a powerful architectural interpretation of the offshore oil industry. The monolithic main building, clad in dark grey Barents Blue gneiss rock, represents the bedrock which, over millions of years, gave rise to oil. Wave forms are present in some external surfaces and in the glazed facade of the Exhibition Hall, with floors of black Otta slate. Three cylindrical platforms, connected to the main building by elevated walkways, rise from the fjord like an offshore oil platform: the outermost cylinder houses a drilling tower and drilling rod.
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| Image File: | DBOR-0034-0012 |
| Caption: | Norwegian Petroleum Museum (Norsk Oljemuseum), Stavanger, Norway. Architect: L2 Arkitekter, 1999. Detail of main building, clad in dark grey Barents Blue gneiss rock, with triangular windows and traditional wooden houses in background. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | N/A |
| Dimensions in PX: | 3344 x 5016 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 07/09/2011 |
| Restriction: | Editorial Only |
| Credit: | David Borland/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Norwegian Petroleum Museum (Norsk Oljemuseum) |
| Headline: | Norwegian Petroleum Museum (Norsk Oljemuseum), Stavanger, Norway. Architect: L2 Arkitekter, 1999. |
| City: | Stavanger |
| Country: | Norway |
| Architect: | L2 Arkitekter |
| Architect Website: | http://www.l2.no |
| Category: | Culture And Entertainment |
| Building Type: | Museum |
| Year of Completion: | 1999 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | The Norwegian Petroleum Museum by Lunde & Lovseth Arkitekter (now L2 Arkitekter) is a powerful architectural interpretation of the offshore oil industry. The monolithic main building, clad in dark grey Barents Blue gneiss rock, represents the bedrock which, over millions of years, gave rise to oil. Wave forms are present in some external surfaces and in the glazed facade of the Exhibition Hall, with floors of black Otta slate. Three cylindrical platforms, connected to the main building by elevated walkways, rise from the fjord like an offshore oil platform: the outermost cylinder houses a drilling tower and drilling rod. |
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| Orientation: | V |
| Type: | Museum |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | Nobody |
| Technique: | Full Frame |
| People Incidental: | N/A |
| Point of View: | Detail |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Interior or Exterior: | Exterior |
| Photographer: | David Borland |
| Source File Name: | DBOR-0034-0012.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |