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SITE VISIT: Dianshan Lake, Shanghai
Haptic Architects has been commissioned to design a new bath house and athlete village complex at Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, as a companion to the Shanghai Yacht Club delivered by the practice last year.

Set within a mature mangrove of sequoia trees, the project was approached as a landscape-led masterplan shaped by a nature-first strategy that protects and enhances this exceptional forest biotope.

The development revolves around the bath house which is imagined as a unique forest-bathing experience: a carefully choreographed route through the trees that immerses visitors in the atmosphere, light, and texture of the woodland. Along this journey, a series of water therapy spaces, teahouses, and a yoga studio are tucked within the landscape, creating places for retreat, restoration, and reflection.

The athlete village residences are organised around existing trees, allowing the forest to define the character and layout of the community. The original idea being a series of translucent screens, there is a dappled light quality to the dwellings which individually open out towards the surrounding forestry whilst maintaining privacy between neighboring homes, establishing a calm and intimate relationship between architecture and landscape.

SITE VISIT: Dianshan Lake, Shanghai
Haptic Architects has been commissioned to design a new bath house and athlete village complex at Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, as a companion to the Shanghai Yacht Club delivered by the practice last year.

Set within a mature mangrove of sequoia trees, the project was approached as a landscape-led masterplan shaped by a nature-first strategy that protects and enhances this exceptional forest biotope.

The development revolves around the bath house which is imagined as a unique forest-bathing experience: a carefully choreographed route through the trees that immerses visitors in the atmosphere, light, and texture of the woodland. Along this journey, a series of water therapy spaces, teahouses, and a yoga studio are tucked within the landscape, creating places for retreat, restoration, and reflection.

The athlete village residences are organised around existing trees, allowing the forest to define the character and layout of the community. The original idea being a series of translucent screens, there is a dappled light quality to the dwellings which individually open out towards the surrounding forestry whilst maintaining privacy between neighboring homes, establishing a calm and intimate relationship between architecture and landscape.

SITE VISIT: Dianshan Lake, Shanghai
Haptic Architects has been commissioned to design a new bath house and athlete village complex at Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, as a companion to the Shanghai Yacht Club delivered by the practice last year.

Set within a mature mangrove of sequoia trees, the project was approached as a landscape-led masterplan shaped by a nature-first strategy that protects and enhances this exceptional forest biotope.

The development revolves around the bath house which is imagined as a unique forest-bathing experience: a carefully choreographed route through the trees that immerses visitors in the atmosphere, light, and texture of the woodland. Along this journey, a series of water therapy spaces, teahouses, and a yoga studio are tucked within the landscape, creating places for retreat, restoration, and reflection.

The athlete village residences are organised around existing trees, allowing the forest to define the character and layout of the community. The original idea being a series of translucent screens, there is a dappled light quality to the dwellings which individually open out towards the surrounding forestry whilst maintaining privacy between neighboring homes, establishing a calm and intimate relationship between architecture and landscape.

SITE VISIT: Dianshan Lake, Shanghai
Haptic Architects has been commissioned to design a new bath house and athlete village complex at Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, as a companion to the Shanghai Yacht Club delivered by the practice last year.

Set within a mature mangrove of sequoia trees, the project was approached as a landscape-led masterplan shaped by a nature-first strategy that protects and enhances this exceptional forest biotope.

The development revolves around the bath house which is imagined as a unique forest-bathing experience: a carefully choreographed route through the trees that immerses visitors in the atmosphere, light, and texture of the woodland. Along this journey, a series of water therapy spaces, teahouses, and a yoga studio are tucked within the landscape, creating places for retreat, restoration, and reflection.

The athlete village residences are organised around existing trees, allowing the forest to define the character and layout of the community. The original idea being a series of translucent screens, there is a dappled light quality to the dwellings which individually open out towards the surrounding forestry whilst maintaining privacy between neighboring homes, establishing a calm and intimate relationship between architecture and landscape.

SITE VISIT: Dianshan Lake, Shanghai
Haptic Architects has been commissioned to design a new bath house and athlete village complex at Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, as a companion to the Shanghai Yacht Club delivered by the practice last year.

Set within a mature mangrove of sequoia trees, the project was approached as a landscape-led masterplan shaped by a nature-first strategy that protects and enhances this exceptional forest biotope.

The development revolves around the bath house which is imagined as a unique forest-bathing experience: a carefully choreographed route through the trees that immerses visitors in the atmosphere, light, and texture of the woodland. Along this journey, a series of water therapy spaces, teahouses, and a yoga studio are tucked within the landscape, creating places for retreat, restoration, and reflection.

The athlete village residences are organised around existing trees, allowing the forest to define the character and layout of the community. The original idea being a series of translucent screens, there is a dappled light quality to the dwellings which individually open out towards the surrounding forestry whilst maintaining privacy between neighboring homes, establishing a calm and intimate relationship between architecture and landscape.

SITE VISIT: Dianshan Lake, Shanghai
Haptic Architects has been commissioned to design a new bath house and athlete village complex at Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, as a companion to the Shanghai Yacht Club delivered by the practice last year.

Set within a mature mangrove of sequoia trees, the project was approached as a landscape-led masterplan shaped by a nature-first strategy that protects and enhances this exceptional forest biotope.

The development revolves around the bath house which is imagined as a unique forest-bathing experience: a carefully choreographed route through the trees that immerses visitors in the atmosphere, light, and texture of the woodland. Along this journey, a series of water therapy spaces, teahouses, and a yoga studio are tucked within the landscape, creating places for retreat, restoration, and reflection.

The athlete village residences are organised around existing trees, allowing the forest to define the character and layout of the community. The original idea being a series of translucent screens, there is a dappled light quality to the dwellings which individually open out towards the surrounding forestry whilst maintaining privacy between neighboring homes, establishing a calm and intimate relationship between architecture and landscape.

Haptic Architects has been commissioned to design a new bath house and athlete village complex at Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, as a companion to the Shanghai Yacht Club delivered by the practice last year.

Set within a mature mangrove of sequoia trees, the project was approached as a landscape-led masterplan shaped by a nature-first strategy that protects and enhances this exceptional forest biotope.

The development revolves around the bath house which is imagined as a unique forest-bathing experience: a carefully choreographed route through the trees that immerses visitors in the atmosphere, light, and texture of the woodland. Along this journey, a series of water therapy spaces, teahouses, and a yoga studio are tucked within the landscape, creating places for retreat, restoration, and reflection.

The athlete village residences are organised around existing trees, allowing the forest to define the character and layout of the community. The original idea being a series of translucent screens, there is a dappled light quality to the dwellings which individually open out towards the surrounding forestry whilst maintaining privacy between neighboring homes, establishing a calm and intimate relationship between architecture and landscape.

Haptic Architects has been commissioned to design a new bath house and athlete village complex at Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, as a companion to the Shanghai Yacht Club delivered by the practice last year.

Set within a mature mangrove of sequoia trees, the project was approached as a landscape-led masterplan shaped by a nature-first strategy that protects and enhances this exceptional forest biotope.

The development revolves around the bath house which is imagined as a unique forest-bathing experience: a carefully choreographed route through the trees that immerses visitors in the atmosphere, light, and texture of the woodland. Along this journey, a series of water therapy spaces, teahouses, and a yoga studio are tucked within the landscape, creating places for retreat, restoration, and reflection.

The athlete village residences are organised around existing trees, allowing the forest to define the character and layout of the community. The original idea being a series of translucent screens, there is a dappled light quality to the dwellings which individually open out towards the surrounding forestry whilst maintaining privacy between neighboring homes, establishing a calm and intimate relationship between architecture and landscape.

Haptic Architects has been commissioned to design a new bath house and athlete village complex at Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, as a companion to the Shanghai Yacht Club delivered by the practice last year.

Set within a mature mangrove of sequoia trees, the project was approached as a landscape-led masterplan shaped by a nature-first strategy that protects and enhances this exceptional forest biotope.

The development revolves around the bath house which is imagined as a unique forest-bathing experience: a carefully choreographed route through the trees that immerses visitors in the atmosphere, light, and texture of the woodland. Along this journey, a series of water therapy spaces, teahouses, and a yoga studio are tucked within the landscape, creating places for retreat, restoration, and reflection.

The athlete village residences are organised around existing trees, allowing the forest to define the character and layout of the community. The original idea being a series of translucent screens, there is a dappled light quality to the dwellings which individually open out towards the surrounding forestry whilst maintaining privacy between neighboring homes, establishing a calm and intimate relationship between architecture and landscape.

Haptic Architects has been commissioned to design a new bath house and athlete village complex at Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, as a companion to the Shanghai Yacht Club delivered by the practice last year.

Set within a mature mangrove of sequoia trees, the project was approached as a landscape-led masterplan shaped by a nature-first strategy that protects and enhances this exceptional forest biotope.

The development revolves around the bath house which is imagined as a unique forest-bathing experience: a carefully choreographed route through the trees that immerses visitors in the atmosphere, light, and texture of the woodland. Along this journey, a series of water therapy spaces, teahouses, and a yoga studio are tucked within the landscape, creating places for retreat, restoration, and reflection.

The athlete village residences are organised around existing trees, allowing the forest to define the character and layout of the community. The original idea being a series of translucent screens, there is a dappled light quality to the dwellings which individually open out towards the surrounding forestry whilst maintaining privacy between neighboring homes, establishing a calm and intimate relationship between architecture and landscape.

Haptic Architects has been commissioned to design a new bath house and athlete village complex at Dianshan Lake, Shanghai, as a companion to the Shanghai Yacht Club delivered by the practice last year.

Set within a mature mangrove of sequoia trees, the project was approached as a landscape-led masterplan shaped by a nature-first strategy that protects and enhances this exceptional forest biotope.

The development revolves around the bath house which is imagined as a unique forest-bathing experience: a carefully choreographed route through the trees that immerses visitors in the atmosphere, light, and texture of the woodland. Along this journey, a series of water therapy spaces, teahouses, and a yoga studio are tucked within the landscape, creating places for retreat, restoration, and reflection.

The athlete village residences are organised around existing trees, allowing the forest to define the character and layout of the community. The original idea being a series of translucent screens, there is a dappled light quality to the dwellings which individually open out towards the surrounding forestry whilst maintaining privacy between neighboring homes, establishing a calm and intimate relationship between architecture and landscape.

WE ARE HIRING

Part II Architectural Assistants
Senior Architects

Join our London studio by sending a cover letter, CV, and portfolio (pdf max 10mb) to recruitment@hapticarchitects.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

WE ARE HIRING

Part II Architectural Assistants
Senior Architects

Join our London studio by sending a cover letter, CV, and portfolio (pdf max 10mb) to recruitment@hapticarchitects.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

This weekend @noidainternationalairport opened, located in Jewar, south-east of Delhi.

Designed by an international joint venture team - @nordicooa , @grimshawarch and @hapticarchitects - for Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL) the new airport will be a benchmark in sustainable terminal design and create a significant multi-modal hub for India. Responding to the climate and context, the passenger journey is also designed to connect travellers to the place creating nature enhanced spaces landside and airside where people gather and intuitively come together as they travel.

In its first phase, Noida International Airport, is expected to serve over 12 million passengers each year, connecting travellers to local, regional, and international destinations. The airport’s domestic and cargo terminals will be operational from Spring 2026, with the international terminal projected to complete in Autumn 2026. With completion of the second phase the airport will ultimately support over 30 million passengers.

Read more about the project on our website - link in bio.

Clemenskvartalet is a housing project in central Olso by Mad Architects (@madarkitekter) with Haptic, that is fast becoming a touchpoint in the Nordic conversation around urban design along Oslo’s post-industrial waterfront.

On the threshold between Oslo’s historic core and its revitalised port district, Bjørvika, the scheme reconciles high-density living with public space.

Ranging from five to eight storeys with characterful facades and warm colours, Clemenskvartalet is not simply ‘housing’ but a whole neighbourhood contained within a single city block.

Clemenskvartalet is a housing project in central Olso by Mad Architects (@madarkitekter) with Haptic, that is fast becoming a touchpoint in the Nordic conversation around urban design along Oslo’s post-industrial waterfront.

On the threshold between Oslo’s historic core and its revitalised port district, Bjørvika, the scheme reconciles high-density living with public space.

Ranging from five to eight storeys with characterful facades and warm colours, Clemenskvartalet is not simply ‘housing’ but a whole neighbourhood contained within a single city block.

Clemenskvartalet is a housing project in central Olso by Mad Architects (@madarkitekter) with Haptic, that is fast becoming a touchpoint in the Nordic conversation around urban design along Oslo’s post-industrial waterfront.

On the threshold between Oslo’s historic core and its revitalised port district, Bjørvika, the scheme reconciles high-density living with public space.

Ranging from five to eight storeys with characterful facades and warm colours, Clemenskvartalet is not simply ‘housing’ but a whole neighbourhood contained within a single city block.

Clemenskvartalet is a housing project in central Olso by Mad Architects (@madarkitekter) with Haptic, that is fast becoming a touchpoint in the Nordic conversation around urban design along Oslo’s post-industrial waterfront.

On the threshold between Oslo’s historic core and its revitalised port district, Bjørvika, the scheme reconciles high-density living with public space.

Ranging from five to eight storeys with characterful facades and warm colours, Clemenskvartalet is not simply ‘housing’ but a whole neighbourhood contained within a single city block.

Clemenskvartalet is a housing project in central Olso by Mad Architects (@madarkitekter) with Haptic, that is fast becoming a touchpoint in the Nordic conversation around urban design along Oslo’s post-industrial waterfront.

On the threshold between Oslo’s historic core and its revitalised port district, Bjørvika, the scheme reconciles high-density living with public space.

Ranging from five to eight storeys with characterful facades and warm colours, Clemenskvartalet is not simply ‘housing’ but a whole neighbourhood contained within a single city block.

Clemenskvartalet is a housing project in central Olso by Mad Architects (@madarkitekter) with Haptic, that is fast becoming a touchpoint in the Nordic conversation around urban design along Oslo’s post-industrial waterfront.

On the threshold between Oslo’s historic core and its revitalised port district, Bjørvika, the scheme reconciles high-density living with public space.

Ranging from five to eight storeys with characterful facades and warm colours, Clemenskvartalet is not simply ‘housing’ but a whole neighbourhood contained within a single city block.

The Shanghai Yacht Club Pavilion, designed by Haptic Architects, is envisioned as a sculptural waterfront structure wrapped in a distinctive skin of ceramic batons. This façade gives the building a rhythmic, textured appearance while also helping to filter light, provide shade, and respond to the surrounding climate. Positioned at the edge of the water, the pavilion aims to evoke the fluidity and elegance of sailing through its form and material expression, combining functionality with a strong architectural identity. The project reflects Haptic Architects’ focus on craft, environmental responsiveness, and immersive spatial experience, turning the yacht club into both a practical leisure destination and a striking visual landmark.

The Shanghai Yacht Club Pavilion, designed by Haptic Architects, is envisioned as a sculptural waterfront structure wrapped in a distinctive skin of ceramic batons. This façade gives the building a rhythmic, textured appearance while also helping to filter light, provide shade, and respond to the surrounding climate. Positioned at the edge of the water, the pavilion aims to evoke the fluidity and elegance of sailing through its form and material expression, combining functionality with a strong architectural identity. The project reflects Haptic Architects’ focus on craft, environmental responsiveness, and immersive spatial experience, turning the yacht club into both a practical leisure destination and a striking visual landmark.

The Shanghai Yacht Club Pavilion, designed by Haptic Architects, is envisioned as a sculptural waterfront structure wrapped in a distinctive skin of ceramic batons. This façade gives the building a rhythmic, textured appearance while also helping to filter light, provide shade, and respond to the surrounding climate. Positioned at the edge of the water, the pavilion aims to evoke the fluidity and elegance of sailing through its form and material expression, combining functionality with a strong architectural identity. The project reflects Haptic Architects’ focus on craft, environmental responsiveness, and immersive spatial experience, turning the yacht club into both a practical leisure destination and a striking visual landmark.

The Shanghai Yacht Club Pavilion, designed by Haptic Architects, is envisioned as a sculptural waterfront structure wrapped in a distinctive skin of ceramic batons. This façade gives the building a rhythmic, textured appearance while also helping to filter light, provide shade, and respond to the surrounding climate. Positioned at the edge of the water, the pavilion aims to evoke the fluidity and elegance of sailing through its form and material expression, combining functionality with a strong architectural identity. The project reflects Haptic Architects’ focus on craft, environmental responsiveness, and immersive spatial experience, turning the yacht club into both a practical leisure destination and a striking visual landmark.

The Shanghai Yacht Club Pavilion, designed by Haptic Architects, is envisioned as a sculptural waterfront structure wrapped in a distinctive skin of ceramic batons. This façade gives the building a rhythmic, textured appearance while also helping to filter light, provide shade, and respond to the surrounding climate. Positioned at the edge of the water, the pavilion aims to evoke the fluidity and elegance of sailing through its form and material expression, combining functionality with a strong architectural identity. The project reflects Haptic Architects’ focus on craft, environmental responsiveness, and immersive spatial experience, turning the yacht club into both a practical leisure destination and a striking visual landmark.

When a car bomb tore through Oslo’s government quarter in 2011, Norway’s then-Prime Minister responded with three words: “more democracy, more openness and greater political participation.”

Fourteen years later, Nordic Office of Architecture, with Haptic Architects, rebuilt Regjeringskvartalet as seven blocks; five new, two restored, set within a pedestrian-friendly masterplan that reconnects the site with Oslo’s historic centre.

The campus also carries Norway’s largest public art programme featuring 300 works curated by KORO, including a mosaic of stone offcuts collected from municipalities across the country.

Through the memorial, the learning museum, artworks and spaces that still bear visible traces of the attack, the site creates a sensitive archive of the 2011 incident, but through art, architecture and landscape as a rich tapestry of the nation’s craft, culture and memory.
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Images: Hufton + Crow & Nordic Office of Architecture @huftonandcrow ; Video:Dion Barrett / Architecture. Film @dionbarrett
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The Shanghai Yacht Club Pavilion, designed by Haptic Architects, is envisioned as a sculptural waterfront structure wrapped in a distinctive skin of ceramic batons. This façade gives the building a rhythmic, textured appearance while also helping to filter light, provide shade, and respond to the surrounding climate. Positioned at the edge of the water, the pavilion aims to evoke the fluidity and elegance of sailing through its form and material expression, combining functionality with a strong architectural identity. The project reflects Haptic Architects’ focus on craft, environmental responsiveness, and immersive spatial experience, turning the yacht club into both a practical leisure destination and a striking visual landmark.

The Shanghai Yacht Club Pavilion, designed by Haptic Architects, is envisioned as a sculptural waterfront structure wrapped in a distinctive skin of ceramic batons. This façade gives the building a rhythmic, textured appearance while also helping to filter light, provide shade, and respond to the surrounding climate. Positioned at the edge of the water, the pavilion aims to evoke the fluidity and elegance of sailing through its form and material expression, combining functionality with a strong architectural identity. The project reflects Haptic Architects’ focus on craft, environmental responsiveness, and immersive spatial experience, turning the yacht club into both a practical leisure destination and a striking visual landmark.

The Shanghai Yacht Club Pavilion, designed by Haptic Architects, is envisioned as a sculptural waterfront structure wrapped in a distinctive skin of ceramic batons. This façade gives the building a rhythmic, textured appearance while also helping to filter light, provide shade, and respond to the surrounding climate. Positioned at the edge of the water, the pavilion aims to evoke the fluidity and elegance of sailing through its form and material expression, combining functionality with a strong architectural identity. The project reflects Haptic Architects’ focus on craft, environmental responsiveness, and immersive spatial experience, turning the yacht club into both a practical leisure destination and a striking visual landmark.

The Shanghai Yacht Club Pavilion, designed by Haptic Architects, is envisioned as a sculptural waterfront structure wrapped in a distinctive skin of ceramic batons. This façade gives the building a rhythmic, textured appearance while also helping to filter light, provide shade, and respond to the surrounding climate. Positioned at the edge of the water, the pavilion aims to evoke the fluidity and elegance of sailing through its form and material expression, combining functionality with a strong architectural identity. The project reflects Haptic Architects’ focus on craft, environmental responsiveness, and immersive spatial experience, turning the yacht club into both a practical leisure destination and a striking visual landmark.

The Shanghai Yacht Club Pavilion, designed by Haptic Architects, is envisioned as a sculptural waterfront structure wrapped in a distinctive skin of ceramic batons. This façade gives the building a rhythmic, textured appearance while also helping to filter light, provide shade, and respond to the surrounding climate. Positioned at the edge of the water, the pavilion aims to evoke the fluidity and elegance of sailing through its form and material expression, combining functionality with a strong architectural identity. The project reflects Haptic Architects’ focus on craft, environmental responsiveness, and immersive spatial experience, turning the yacht club into both a practical leisure destination and a striking visual landmark.

The Shanghai Yacht Club Pavilion, designed by Haptic Architects, is envisioned as a sculptural waterfront structure wrapped in a distinctive skin of ceramic batons. This façade gives the building a rhythmic, textured appearance while also helping to filter light, provide shade, and respond to the surrounding climate. Positioned at the edge of the water, the pavilion aims to evoke the fluidity and elegance of sailing through its form and material expression, combining functionality with a strong architectural identity. The project reflects Haptic Architects’ focus on craft, environmental responsiveness, and immersive spatial experience, turning the yacht club into both a practical leisure destination and a striking visual landmark.

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
Material precision

The timeless material palette employs a mix of natural stone, concrete and timber. Every material choice has been conceived to tie the New Government Quarter to Norway’s landscapes, the craft traditions and long-term sustainability goals. Contrasts between materials, composition and lighting work together to create subtle and intentional variations within each space.
 
Timber is locally sourced and is used throughout the New Government Headquarters in a disciplined and rhythmic manner, providing a framework around which daily life revolves. The stone facade and its detail provides generous daylight internally, while whilst casting subtle reflections onto the surrounding streetscape.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
Material precision

The timeless material palette employs a mix of natural stone, concrete and timber. Every material choice has been conceived to tie the New Government Quarter to Norway’s landscapes, the craft traditions and long-term sustainability goals. Contrasts between materials, composition and lighting work together to create subtle and intentional variations within each space.
 
Timber is locally sourced and is used throughout the New Government Headquarters in a disciplined and rhythmic manner, providing a framework around which daily life revolves. The stone facade and its detail provides generous daylight internally, while whilst casting subtle reflections onto the surrounding streetscape.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
Material precision

The timeless material palette employs a mix of natural stone, concrete and timber. Every material choice has been conceived to tie the New Government Quarter to Norway’s landscapes, the craft traditions and long-term sustainability goals. Contrasts between materials, composition and lighting work together to create subtle and intentional variations within each space.
 
Timber is locally sourced and is used throughout the New Government Headquarters in a disciplined and rhythmic manner, providing a framework around which daily life revolves. The stone facade and its detail provides generous daylight internally, while whilst casting subtle reflections onto the surrounding streetscape.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
Material precision

The timeless material palette employs a mix of natural stone, concrete and timber. Every material choice has been conceived to tie the New Government Quarter to Norway’s landscapes, the craft traditions and long-term sustainability goals. Contrasts between materials, composition and lighting work together to create subtle and intentional variations within each space.
 
Timber is locally sourced and is used throughout the New Government Headquarters in a disciplined and rhythmic manner, providing a framework around which daily life revolves. The stone facade and its detail provides generous daylight internally, while whilst casting subtle reflections onto the surrounding streetscape.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
The Collaboration District

The Collaboration District spans all buildings at first floor level, linking ministries through bridges, shared workspaces and informal meeting areas. It enables direct access across departments while allowing the internal organisation to evolve over time.

This collaboration floor is stitched together by a continuous timber element that snakes up and through the building, morphing from handrail to balustrade, connecting the main entrance through to each department. The Collaboration District is illuminated and visible from the city, communicating the inner workings of government.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
The Collaboration District

The Collaboration District spans all buildings at first floor level, linking ministries through bridges, shared workspaces and informal meeting areas. It enables direct access across departments while allowing the internal organisation to evolve over time.

This collaboration floor is stitched together by a continuous timber element that snakes up and through the building, morphing from handrail to balustrade, connecting the main entrance through to each department. The Collaboration District is illuminated and visible from the city, communicating the inner workings of government.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
The Collaboration District

The Collaboration District spans all buildings at first floor level, linking ministries through bridges, shared workspaces and informal meeting areas. It enables direct access across departments while allowing the internal organisation to evolve over time.

This collaboration floor is stitched together by a continuous timber element that snakes up and through the building, morphing from handrail to balustrade, connecting the main entrance through to each department. The Collaboration District is illuminated and visible from the city, communicating the inner workings of government.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
The Collaboration District

The Collaboration District spans all buildings at first floor level, linking ministries through bridges, shared workspaces and informal meeting areas. It enables direct access across departments while allowing the internal organisation to evolve over time.

This collaboration floor is stitched together by a continuous timber element that snakes up and through the building, morphing from handrail to balustrade, connecting the main entrance through to each department. The Collaboration District is illuminated and visible from the city, communicating the inner workings of government.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
The Collaboration District

The Collaboration District spans all buildings at first floor level, linking ministries through bridges, shared workspaces and informal meeting areas. It enables direct access across departments while allowing the internal organisation to evolve over time.

This collaboration floor is stitched together by a continuous timber element that snakes up and through the building, morphing from handrail to balustrade, connecting the main entrance through to each department. The Collaboration District is illuminated and visible from the city, communicating the inner workings of government.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
The Collaboration District

The Collaboration District spans all buildings at first floor level, linking ministries through bridges, shared workspaces and informal meeting areas. It enables direct access across departments while allowing the internal organisation to evolve over time.

This collaboration floor is stitched together by a continuous timber element that snakes up and through the building, morphing from handrail to balustrade, connecting the main entrance through to each department. The Collaboration District is illuminated and visible from the city, communicating the inner workings of government.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
The Atrium

The 52 metre high atrium of the A-block is defined by a faceted, triangular geometry that organises light, movement and security within a single space. The atrium is both sculptural and pragmatic, clearly marking one of two entrances into the New Government Quarter.

Structure, surface and symbolism are inseparable: Outi Pieski’s AAhkA artwork is not a backdrop but part of the spatial logic of the room.

At Haptic, the intersection between geometry, construction and public space has been central to the development of the A-block, creating an impressive entry sequence into the New Government Quarter.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
The Atrium

The 52 metre high atrium of the A-block is defined by a faceted, triangular geometry that organises light, movement and security within a single space. The atrium is both sculptural and pragmatic, clearly marking one of two entrances into the New Government Quarter.

Structure, surface and symbolism are inseparable: Outi Pieski’s AAhkA artwork is not a backdrop but part of the spatial logic of the room.

At Haptic, the intersection between geometry, construction and public space has been central to the development of the A-block, creating an impressive entry sequence into the New Government Quarter.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow

The New Government Quarter, Oslo
The Atrium

The 52 metre high atrium of the A-block is defined by a faceted, triangular geometry that organises light, movement and security within a single space. The atrium is both sculptural and pragmatic, clearly marking one of two entrances into the New Government Quarter.

Structure, surface and symbolism are inseparable: Outi Pieski’s AAhkA artwork is not a backdrop but part of the spatial logic of the room.

At Haptic, the intersection between geometry, construction and public space has been central to the development of the A-block, creating an impressive entry sequence into the New Government Quarter.

Architect: Nordic Office of Architecture Norway @nordicooa (lead architect), with Haptic Architects
Landscape architects: Bjørbekk & Lindheimlandskapsarkitekter @bjorbekk.lindheim and SLA @sla_architects
Interior architects: Scenario Interiørarkitekter @scenario.no and I-d. Interiørarkitektur & design AS @i_d.no
Engineering consultants / Design team: COWI @cowigroup, @ramboll_uk, Aas-Jakobsen AS and @asplanviak_as Asplan Viak AS
Client: @statsbygg Statsbygg
Photography by HUFTON & CROW LTD @huftonandcrow