The project enhances the experience of the Trollstigen plateau’s location and nature. Thoughtfulness regarding elements and materials underscore the site’s nature and character, and well-adapted, functional facilities augment the visitor experience.

The architecture is characterized by clear and precise transitions between planned zones and the natural landscape. Through the notion of water as a dynamic element—from snow to running and then falling water—and rock as a static element, the project creates a series of prepositional relations that describe and magnify the unique spatiality of the site.

Awards
A. C. Houens Fonds Award
American Architecture Prize | Recreational architecture
ArchDaily's Building of the Year
Architizer A+ Awards | Institutional/Government Buildings | Popular choice and Jury awards
Architizer A+ Awards | Landscape/Parks | Popular choice and Jury awards
Norsk Stålkonstruksjonspris (Norwegian Steel Award)
European Steel Design Award
Betongtavlen (Norwegian Concrete Award)
European Concrete Award
The International Architecture Award
Topos Jubilee Award
Nomination to Mies van der Rohe Award

Typology
Landscape, Public

Status
Competition (2004)
Completed (2012)

Location
Møre og Romsdal, Norway