New Deichman Library

Furnishing and interior works.

Project status

Jun 2017

Jun 2020

About the project

The interior works include non-load bearing walls in Leca block, plasterboard and steel, as well as finishing the walls, steel media stands, installation floors and other floor work, ceiling work, interior floors, locks and fittings, wrought-iron gates and roller grating, steel stairs and interior railings, and fittings and fixtures. The contract includes works throughout the building, which has a gross external area of 20,000 m2.

NOK 172 million
Contract value
7
Number of storeys

Oslo S/ Operaen

Oslo's new landmark building

It was AF's previous experience with cultural buildings that secured the two furnishing and interior works contracts in one of Oslo's new landmark buildings. The new main library housing 400,000 books on its shelves will be completed in 2020.

The library building will be a compact building that meets the passive building standard, spans five storeys and has a full cellar. The architectonic concept is based around the large, central, continuous library room that stretches up through the storeys and the project has set itself the goal of being the most environmentally friendly cultural building in Norway.

The library has been designed for varied activities such as learning, experiences, debates, own production and research. It will be a distinctive building, noted for its energy efficiency, the use of new ICT solutions and the development of a new type of library space.