Plassen

Open mouth entrance connect outdoor space with foyer.

With its highly usable and easy accessible areas, it maintains the public space of Gorvellplassen, and even enhances the flexibility of the square. Contemporary and innovative, but at the same time simple and blunt, the design of the building resists any excesses. Hence, it is in accordance with the surrounding sober and regularly shaped buildings, while the horizontal lay-out opens up the square in the north-south direction. Use of the same local stone on both walls and floors, creates a calm atmosphere. The exterior is dominated by the broad staircase, completed with beds for the roses, providing people of Molde not only with a space to rest in nice weather, but also the jazz festival with a big open-air stage that may become a new focal point for the town. Heart of the building is the stage in the main hall, an arts centre with a gallery facing the upper square and the library situated in the eastern wing with a strong exposure to the square.

More photographs

Library with red box hall.

Art gallery above main staircase.

Flexible multi-functional hall.

Landscape cross section.

Cross section.

Credits

• Text - Christian Bundegaard, Courtesy of the Architect
• Photographs - 3XN architects, Courtesy of the Architect

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