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Bøler church

Bøler church
© Nils Petter Dale

BØLER CHURCH

Hansen-Bjørndal Arkitekter AS

LOCATION
Oslo, norway

CATEGORY
Churches

AREA
3231.0 m²

PROJECT YEAR
2011

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nils Petter Dale, Laila Meyrick

Text description provided by architect.

The new Bøler church is the result of an open architectural competition in 2004. The church stretches across a falling terrain, with.

The main functions either elevated on a plateau (church hall), on ground level (congregation hall) or dug into the ground (chapel).

Bøler church
© Laila Meyrick
Bøler church
© Laila Meyrick

A sheltering side wing of brick protects the functions from the traffic and the raised rail tracks to the east.

The church patio is reached through a gateway, and opens up to the surrounding nature.

Bøler church
© Laila Meyrick
Bøler church
© Nils Petter Dale
Bøler church
© Nils Petter Dale

The main church hall is entered through an anteroom, and the ceiling lifts towards the far wall.

The glazed areas of the sidewalls give glimpses of the nature outside and the shifting seasons.

The main spaces are oriented vertically and connected by a processional axis.

Bøler church
© Laila Meyrick
Bøler church
© Nils Petter Dale
Bøler church
© Laila Meyrick

Administrative and support functions are located in the side wings.

There is a parish kindergarten and a youth club in the lower level.

Bøler church
© Laila Meyrick
Bøler church
© Nils Petter Dale
Bøler church
© Laila Meyrick
Bøler church
© Laila Meyrick

The main roof structure is steel, supported by concrete columns and concealed by a timber ceiling inside, and copper cladding on the outside.

The side wings are load bearing brick carrying insitu concrete slabs.

The flat roofs have a green sedum covering.

Bøler church
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Bøler church
© Laila Meyrick
Bøler church
© Laila Meyrick


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