Østbanehallen, a modern food court and oasis in Oslo, Norway, with lighting design by ÅF Lighting, took home an IALD Award of Merit.
Østbanehallen, located in an 1880s building in central Oslo, is a natural meeting place, located at the end of Oslo’s main shopping street.
At the end of the indoor hall, a colorful wall of light piles up in three dimensions: 71 overlapping transparent LED panels form a first-of-its-kind pixel wall. The panels can be individually controlled, allowing colour and intensity to be carefully tuned. Østbanehallen’s original design featured an open east-facing façade allowing morning light to fill the giant room. This was the basic idea behind the pixel wall’s design – sunrise and the blue hour are once again welcomed into Østbanehallen.
“What an interesting and novel approach to the ‘media façade’ genre,” one judge wrote. “We loved its considered and selective use of color.”
The lighting design emphasizes the historic construction and highlights its previous function as a railway hall. The roof and the visible construction are kept black to remind visitors of the old days when smoke from the trains colored the interiors. The lighting underlines these ambitions and enhances important details; functional lighting includes 450 fixtures and 6,000 diodes, well-integrated into the construction so as to be nearly invisible.
An advanced lighting control system automatically adapts the lighting to the seasons and time of day; additionally, each shop has its own control panel, enabling owners to control the lighting individually.
“Shopping centres of this scale are usually destined to succumb to overlighting and the dominance of the shops’ promotion over user experience and comfort,” another judge wrote. “This scheme achieves a pleasant internal space with unique features and high quality.”
At the west end of the indoor hall, the new façade in the original style is illuminated to enhance its classical details.
Beneath the central staircase, there is room for reflection and rest. Natural light illuminates the cave-like area and is supplemented by electrical lighting to create a pleasant and tranquil area with high visual comfort.
CREDITS
ØSTBANEHALLEN
OSLO, NORWAY
LIGHTING DESIGN
Morten Jensen
Christian Klinge
Wiggo Evensen Pedersen
Helga Waaseth
ÅF Lighting
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
ARCHITECTURE
Mellbye Arkitektur Interiør AS
BUILDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Aase byggeadministrasjon AS
TECHNICAL ENGINEERING
ÅF Norway
AS Norconsult AS
CONSULT COORDINATOR
Høyer-Finseth AS
SOUND + VIBRATION ENGINEERING
Brekke & Strand AS
PHOTOGRAPHY
© Tomasz Majewski
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