With the detailed design completed and a building contract signed, our remodelled apartment in central Oslo is ready for construction work to start April 2026.
Remodelled apartment in Central Oslo ready for construction
Remodelled family house in Bygdøy
We have delivered the sketch design for a remodelled family house close to the popular Huk beach, on Oslo’s Bygdøy peninsula.
Planning permission granted on Montebello-Hoff
We have been granted planning permission for our conversion and remodelling of a terrace house on the heights of Montebello-Hoff, in Western Oslo. Building work will start in April 2026.
Sketch section through the new living-room and its new kitchen
Fitted floor boards
Some fun hands-on carpentry in a flat refurbishment in central Oslo. using hand tools.
Vintage shop opening at Gaarder Gård
All construction work and upgrade of the annex building at Gaarder Gård is now completed, and the new 7th Heaven Vintage shop — hosted in the transformed listed building — opened its door to the public this weekend!
The space is now converted and open to the public, with minimum changes to the historical facades of the listed building
We were responsible for converting this unused garage space into a commercial space in a listed building in the centre of Eidsvoll. Despite stringent conservation requirements for the facades and being located within the flood zone of the Vorma river, we successfully collaborated with our client and Eidsvoll municipality to secure planning permission, infusing new life into an otherwise abandoned urban space.
Opening day at Vintage 7th Heaven (photo © Chriss Brohaug)
Planning permission granted in Oslomarka
We have just been granted planning permission for the extension and upgrading of a disused house in Oslomarka, the large forested belt surrounding Oslo.
Oslomarka is a major recreational area for the population of Oslo, with strict regulations to preserve its natural settings and guarantee wide public access to its attractive hilly landscapes. As a result, development in the area is for the most part prohibited.
Nonetheless, through thoughtful siting of the planned extension and careful integration of the necessary environmental upgrades to the house, we managed to secure planning permission for the project, allowing the house to be adapted to its new use and to modern environmental performances.
Opening a window
Visualising the effect of a new window in an existing kitchen, early in the design process to explore ideas with our clients…
The art of gardening: Astruptunet visitor centre
We have collaborated with Ur Arkitekter to submit a competition entry for the new visitor centre at Astruptunet. Our proposal places Nikolai Astrup’s love for gardening at the root of its artistic practice, bringing the luxuriant landscape and views at the core of the visitors’ new experience.
Nikolai Astrup is one of Norway’s most famous and beloved artists, renowned for his wild and lush gardens and his paintings of traditional life in his home country. His homestead, Astruptunet, is located on a steep rural site overlooking to grandiose landscapes of Jølstravatnet, in Jølster, Norway.
The work of the famed painter is currently exhibited in the small buildings of his own farm yard, interweaving his painting with the beautifully landscaped gardens he created throughout his life.
Kari – Motif from Sunde, Nikolai Astrup (1917)
The open design competition proposed to create a new visitor centre on adjacent to the landscaped site, to welcome visitors, hosts exhibitions, while Astrup’s houses and garden remains the centre remains the central to the experience of his artwork.
Section of our proposal, through the steep hillside: the landscaped approach from the bus stop, the exhibition spaces, the café and, at the top, the greenhouses
Paws Project : Doggy wellness centre in an agricultural barn conversion
Our conversion of a former cow shed into a canine wellness centre for The Paw Project is complete.
We opted to keep the new development low and spreading to create a welcoming outdoor sheltered space for owners and their dogs. This lack of formality reduces stress for the dogs, giving them space to mingle and to see where they are going.
Two main enclosed spaces house an office and acupuncture studio, and a grooming and treatment area. An open barn-like space is hidden behind a sliding gate for use for agility and behavioural classes.
A seating area and sales point/event space are located under a protective canopy, creating an intimate scale under the soaring barn roof. These features, along with the enclosed spaces, screen the rear of the barn from view.
A phased development plan means that there is space to expand the facilities in the future, whilst presenting a complete environment to visitors in the short term.
Client: @the_pawproject Design & build contractor: Sheltered Spaces
Natural clay floor
Hands-on course last week at our collective work space Kroloftet in Oslo, where I got a chance to practice natural clay flooring techniques under the guidance of our collaborator Kristian Møystad Bjørnland (of Ur Arkitekter) and Marc Charneau (of Kroloftet).
This little practical exercise aimed at resurfacing the unfinished floor of one of our meeting rooms, exploring clay plaster mixes, workmanship and surface treatments to create a natural, durable and, of course, beautiful floor.
We aimed are reclaiming as much existing materials as possible: taking as a starting point the strangely laid out parquet in the middle of the room over a rough concrete floor, we collected unwanted clay materials from our ceramics workshop, waste wood shavings from the wood workshop and hand sifted sand from a local quarry to experiment with various mix of clay-sand-fibre-water.
After an initial layer of clay mix compressed in place, we progressed through several layers of finer clay mixes to achieve a smooth end result. Since we used reclaimed materials of uncertain composition, we decided to experiment with various mixing proportions, some of which more successful than others, which gave us a chance to practice our reparation techniques on the less optimal mixes that developed cracks upon drying!
We finally applied a coat of boiled linseed oil and wax, purchased from the local building conservation shop, to seal and harden the surface.
The workshop was rich in discoveries and allowed me to experience the theory and process behind clay plastering.
With beautiful moisture control abilities, low embodied energy and full recyclability, we are looking forward to applying clay plastering techniques to create stunning and durable interior finishes for our future projects!
Construction started in Hagalykkja
Building work has started on our family house remodel in Eidsvoll. with the timber framing of the new extension now completed.
In this first phase of the construction process, this extension will be fully built and fitted with a new kitchen connected to a winter garden, before being integrated into the house. The second building phase will then start, whereby the old kitchen will be converted into an accessible master bedroom and a new modern bathroom.
This careful phasing informed the design process and was developed in collaboration with the clients to minimise disruption to the family life, allowing them to continue using the house throughout the construction period.
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Planning permission granted in Hagalykkja
Our project for the remodelling and extension of family house on the bank of the lake Mjøsa, in Eidsvoll, has just been granted planning permission.
We are now finalising its detailed design, in collaboration with the builder, ahead of the construction process starting in October 2023.
Oslo roof terrace getting ready for National Day
Most of the building work for our new roof terrace on a residential block in central Oslo is now completed, and the finishing work is progressing quick, on time for the festivity of the Norwegian national day in May!
New approach
Our proposed new approach for the house, as seen from the street
As part of a larger remodelling and refurbishment of a family house in Vinterbro, we have put a particular focus on redesigning the house approach from the street, linking a new accessible and welcoming entrance to the home with a new woodworking workshop and garage.
The existing approach, as seen from the street
Canine Wellness Centre under construction
We are very pleased to see our Canine Wellness Centre project under construction by Sheltered Spaces.
Can’t wait to see it come to life (our dogs are looking forward to a spa day too!).
