Proscenium Trondheim

Whilst this phase advanced the project further the scheme maintained all of the principles of the competition entry. Central to the project is the optimal organization of the program in response to the restrictions imposed by the long, narrow geometry of the site. Residential apartments enclose a semi-open public courtyard that is accessed from the public ramp that traverses the site. The deliberate positioning of public uses at the centre of the site transgresses the typical model of mixed use buildings (cultural and commercial uses at ground floor connected to the street with housing above) and embeds it in the heart of the project, forcing direct connection and relationship to all the residences of the development. The strong contrast of the rather closed and brute outer façades, with the wooden and open inner façade, together with the art, turns the courtyard into a surprising discovery at the core of the site.