Bjørvika will in a few years time stand out as the preferred choice for establishing business or a new office in Oslo.
OperaKvarteret will consist of a number of spectacular buildings, each with its unique identity and view over the Oslo fjord, the inner islands and the inner city.
OSU alone will build offices for 10 000 people in OperaKvarteret. The offices will have flexible solutions and can be adjusted to larger and smaller enterprises. Well-known companies such as PriceWaterhousCoopers, KLP, Deloitte and the bank DNBNor have already decided to relocate their headquarters.
The Barcode has been planned as a row of different buildings with views between them. Several of the buildings will have fewer floors facing the fjord than the railway.
View and Nordic light
The purpose of choosing such dissimilar building forms is to avoid a massive wall between the fjord and the buildings behind the Barcode, and that the Barcode principle, with segmented construction, will contribute to openness, light penetration, and transparency in the built-up area. The buildings will have a shared basement, entered from Trelastgata.
The fine mix of apartments, offices and shopping is, perhaps, the most important element if you seek to create an attractive working environment. Together with the requirements of the municipal regulatory plan to reserve the two bottom floors for public services and shops, the companies that choose Bjørvika will help the area find its city pulse and make it an attractive place to do business. All is set for making OperaKvarteret the country’s most preferred place to work.